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Raíces (Los Tigres del Norte album)

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Raíces
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreNorteño
LabelFonovisa
Los Tigres del Norte chronology
Detalles y Emociones
(2007)
Raíces
(2008)
La Granja
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Raíces ("Roots") is a cover album released by Regional Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte on May 4, 2008. This album became their sixth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It won the Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album at the Grammy Awards of 2009.[2]

Track listing

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The information from Billboard.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."El Rey"José Alfredo Jiménez2:23
2."Rumbo al Sur"Felipe Valdés Leal, Ramón Ortega Contreras3:30
3."El Hijo del Pueblo"Jiménez3:04
4."El Golpe Traidor"Manuel Valdez3:04
5."No Volveré"Manuel Esperón, Ernesto Cortázar3:21
6."Mi Gusto Es"Samuel Lozano3:39
7."Sangre Caliente"Abelardo Pulido3:43
8."Cien Años"Rubén Fuentes, Alberto Cervantes3:42
9."Tu Recuerdo y Yo"Jiménez3:06
10."Sin Ti"Pepe Guízar3:17
11."No Me Amenaces"Jiménez2:31
12."Tonta (Tonto)"Armento Fierro3:21

Personnel

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The information from Allmusic.[4]

  • Hernán Hernández – Production assistant, Voz, Bajo Eléctrico
  • Jorge Hernández – Voz, Acordeón
  • Eduardo Hernández – Voz, Acordeón, Bajo Sexto, Saxophone
  • Luis Hernández – Voz, Bajo Sexto
  • Oscar Lara – Batería
  • Don C. Tyler – Mastering engineer
  • Alfonso Ródenas – Engineer, mixing
  • Joseph Pope – Engineer, mixing
  • Adriana Rebold – Graphic design, art direction
  • Pablo Castro – Art direction

Chart performance

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Chart (2008)[5][6] Peak
position
México AMPROFON Albums Chart 32
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums 1
US Billboard 200 68

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Grammy Nominations". Grammy. The Recording Academy. 2008-12-03. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. ^ "Raíces". Billboard. Nielsen Business, Inc. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-05. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Raíces - Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  5. ^ "Raíces". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  6. ^ "Raíces". Mexican Charts. Les Charts. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-11-05.