El Amor (Ricardo Arjona song)
Encyclopedia
"El Amor" is a song recorded by Guatemalan
latin pop
singer-songwriter
Ricardo Arjona
for his thirteenth studio album
, Independiente
(2011). It was written and produced by Arjona, with aditional work from Dan Warner, Lee Levin and Tommy Torres
. The songs development was motivated by Arjona's idea of showing "those big dark events within love that nobody talk about", saying that "love's dark sides are really fundamental to understand its great value". "El Amor" serves as the album's official lead single; it was released on August 23, 2011.
s lead single, "Puente", which failed to make impact on the United States and proved moderate success in Latin America. "El Amor" is mainly composed of guitar and piano, with additional use of violin on the chorus, very similar to those heard on past singles like "Como Duele
" and "Pingüinos en la Cama".
for "El Amor", filmed entirely in black-and-white
, was released on September 8, 2011. It was directed by Ricardo Calderón, who also directed Arjona's music video for "Como Duele
", and filmed in Mexico City
.
.
Top Latin Songs, becoming his fourth number-one hit on that list after "Desnuda", "Cuando" and "El Problema", and No. 2 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs. It also became a hit in the rest of Latin America, reaching No. 1 in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
singer-songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, , known as Ricardo Arjona , is a Guatemalan singer...
for his thirteenth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Independiente
Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album)
-Reception:David Feffries of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review, referencing the return of Arjona to his more mainstream music after his "stripped-down acoustic effort" Poquita Ropa...
(2011). It was written and produced by Arjona, with aditional work from Dan Warner, Lee Levin and Tommy Torres
Tommy Torres
Tommy Torres is a Grammy Award winning producer, singer, and songwriter. Named as the No. 1 Hot Latin Tracks producer of 2007 by Billboard Magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists such as Ricardo Arjona, Ednita...
. The songs development was motivated by Arjona's idea of showing "those big dark events within love that nobody talk about", saying that "love's dark sides are really fundamental to understand its great value". "El Amor" serves as the album's official lead single; it was released on August 23, 2011.
Background and composition
"El Amor", a piano and guitar mid-tempo ballad, was created by Arjona in an attempt to show all sides of love. As said by Arjona himself, "So many good things about love has been shown, that somebody had to turn it around and tell the bad ones". "El Amor" marks the return of the known Arjona on a music basis, after the multi-genre and politically charged Poquita RopaPoquita Ropa
-Personnel:*Ricardo Arjona - Composer, chorus*Ahmed Barroso - Tres Cubano*Doug Emery - Hammond B3, Piano*Gianko Gomez - Chorus*Brian Lang - Bass*Victor Parton - Piano*Roger Silvestre Ramírez - Chorus*Matt Rollins - Piano*Ismael Vergara - Sax...
s lead single, "Puente", which failed to make impact on the United States and proved moderate success in Latin America. "El Amor" is mainly composed of guitar and piano, with additional use of violin on the chorus, very similar to those heard on past singles like "Como Duele
Como Duele
"Cómo Duele" , is a song by Guatemalan pop singer Ricardo Arjona released in November 2008 as the first commercial single from his fourteenth studio album, 5to Piso ....
" and "Pingüinos en la Cama".
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "El Amor", filmed entirely in black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
, was released on September 8, 2011. It was directed by Ricardo Calderón, who also directed Arjona's music video for "Como Duele
Como Duele
"Cómo Duele" , is a song by Guatemalan pop singer Ricardo Arjona released in November 2008 as the first commercial single from his fourteenth studio album, 5to Piso ....
", and filmed in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from Independiente Liner notesLiner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
.
- Ricardo Arjona - chorus
- Dan Warner - bass, guitar, recording engineering
- Lee Levin - drums, percussion, recording engineering
- Matt Rollings - piano, Hammond B3, recording engineering
- Tommy Torres - chorus, recording engineering
- Chris MacDonald - arrangement, directing
- Pamela Sixfin - violin
- David Angell - violin, viola
- Connie Ellisor - violin
- Mary Katherine VanOsdale - violin
- Karen Winkelmann - violin
- Carolyn Bailey - violin
- Erin Hall - violin
- Zeneba Bowers - violin
- Cornelia Heard - violin
- James Grosjean - viola
- Elizabeth Lamb - viola
- Anthony LaMarchina - cello
- Julia Tanner - cello
- Craig Nelson - bass
- Carlos "Junior" Cabral - recording engineering
- Isaias García - - recording engineering
- Jerald Romero - recording engineering
- Dan Rudin - recording engineering
- David Thoener - mixing
Chart performance
In the United States, the song reached No. 1 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Latin Songs, becoming his fourth number-one hit on that list after "Desnuda", "Cuando" and "El Problema", and No. 2 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs. It also became a hit in the rest of Latin America, reaching No. 1 in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexico (Monitor Latino) | 6 |
| Venezuela Top Latino (Record Report) | 7 |