El Cariño Es Como Una Flor
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"El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" ("Love is Like a Flower") is a song written, produced and performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter
Rudy La Scala
. It was released as the lead single
from Scala's fourth studio album
Cuando Yo Amo in 1990, and became his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart while the aforementioned album peaked at number four in the Latin Pop Albums
chart. The song became one of his better known compositions after the success of the theme song from the soap opera
Cristal
, "Mi Vida Eres Tú", which broke sales records.
The song debuted on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 35 on April 14, 1990 and rose to the top ten two weeks later. It reached the top position of the chart on June 23, 1990, replacing Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel
's "Quién Como Tú
" and being succeeded by "Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí
" by Luis Miguel
four weeks later. The same week the song peak atop the Hot Latin Tracks chart, "Tesoro Mío" performed by Guillermo Dávila
and Kiara
and written by La Scala, also reached its peak at number three. At the end of 1990, "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" ranked as the best performing
Latin single of the year. The song spent 25 weeks within the Top 40 and became the first top ten single for the singer in the chart, and first number-one hit. "El Carino Es Como Una Flor" has been covered by several performers including Grupo Sonni, José Antonio Santana, Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15
, Vinicio Quezada and Oscar Sánchez.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Rudy La Scala
Rudy La Scala
Rudy La Scala is a singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Rocca di Papa, Rome, Italy. La Scala began his career with a short lived band named Las Explosiones de Goma in the 1960s. In 1971 was presented as a solo artist under the name Flavio, to finally present himself as Rudy La Scala in...
. It was released as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from Scala's fourth 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...
Cuando Yo Amo in 1990, and became his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart while the aforementioned album peaked at number four in the Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums
Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen...
chart. The song became one of his better known compositions after the success of the theme song from the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Cristal
Cristal (telenovela)
Cristal was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Daniel Farías, Arturo Páez, and Tito Rojas...
, "Mi Vida Eres Tú", which broke sales records.
The song debuted on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 35 on April 14, 1990 and rose to the top ten two weeks later. It reached the top position of the chart on June 23, 1990, replacing Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...
's "Quién Como Tú
Quién Como Tú (song)
"Quién Como Tú" is a song written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. It was produced by Oscar Gómez for Gabriel's fifth studio album of the same title in 1990. Released as the second single from the album, the song became the third number-one single for the singer in the...
" and being succeeded by "Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí
Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí
"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti" is a pop song written, produced and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón, and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel...
" by Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
four weeks later. The same week the song peak atop the Hot Latin Tracks chart, "Tesoro Mío" performed by Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila
Guillermo Dávila is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas.After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in a telenovela called Ligia Elena, becoming famous internationally in 1983, when he starred in its sequel, Nacho, for...
and Kiara
Kiara (Venezuelan entertainer)
Gloria Sabrina Gómez Delgado is a Venezuelan singer, actress,lawyer and TV presenter known by her professional name Kiara.-Biography:...
and written by La Scala, also reached its peak at number three. At the end of 1990, "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" ranked as the best performing
Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart
The Year-End charts for the Top Latin Songs chart are published in the last issue of Billboard magazine every year. The chart is based on information provided by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, which collects radio airplay information...
Latin single of the year. The song spent 25 weeks within the Top 40 and became the first top ten single for the singer in the chart, and first number-one hit. "El Carino Es Como Una Flor" has been covered by several performers including Grupo Sonni, José Antonio Santana, Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15
Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15
Jossie Esteban y la Patrulla 15 is a leading merengue band from Dominican Republic, formed by Jossie Esteban and Alberto Martínez ....
, Vinicio Quezada and Oscar Sánchez.
Credits and personnel
This information adapted from Cuando Yo Amo liner notes.- Rudy La Scala – productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, songwriting, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Vicente Delgado – arrangerArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
- Nucho Bellomo – mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
See also
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1990
- Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End ChartBillboard Top Latin Songs Year-End ChartThe Year-End charts for the Top Latin Songs chart are published in the last issue of Billboard magazine every year. The chart is based on information provided by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, which collects radio airplay information...