La Llave de Mi Corazón is a studio album

Studio album

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 by Dominican

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 singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...

 and was released on March 20, 2007 by EMI Records

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. It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200

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. A special edition of the album was released on October 2, 2007. In 2007, the album won six Latin Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

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. The album won a Grammy at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008 for Best Tropical Latin Album

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

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Track listing

All songs written by Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...

.

1. "Medicine for My Soul
   La Llave de Mi Corazón (song)
   La Llave De Mi Corazón is a 2007 hit song from Juan Luis Guerra that has won numerous Latin awards.-Song information:Though the song is primarily written in Spanish, several parts of the lyrics are written in English...
   
   " — 3:16
2. "La Travesía" — 3:25
3. "Te Contarán" — 4:05
4. "Que Me des Tu Cariño" — 3:28
5. "Como Yo" — 3:25
6. "Si Tú No Bailas Conmigo" — 2:42
7. "Sólo Tengo Ojos Para Ti" — 3:20
8. "Amores" — 3:25
9. "Cancioncita de Amor" — 3:48
10. "Sabia Manera" — 3:56
11. "La Llave de Mi Corazón
    La Llave de Mi Corazón (song)
    La Llave De Mi Corazón is a 2007 hit song from Juan Luis Guerra that has won numerous Latin awards.-Song information:Though the song is primarily written in Spanish, several parts of the lyrics are written in English...
    
    " — 3:15
12. "Something Good" (featuring Chiara Civello
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    )— 4:03

Bonus Tracks

1. "A La Vera" — 2:50 (Standard edition bonus track)
2. "Medicine For My Soul" (featuring Taboo
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    from The Black Eyed Peas
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   ) (Special edition bonus track)
3. "La Llave De Mi Corazón" (Portuguese edition of the album)

Singles

#	Singles	Date	Note(s)
1.	"La Llave de Mi Corazón La Llave de Mi Corazón (song) La Llave De Mi Corazón is a 2007 hit song from Juan Luis Guerra that has won numerous Latin awards.-Song information:Though the song is primarily written in Spanish, several parts of the lyrics are written in English... "	February 2007	Chart positions: U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #1 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2 U.S. Regional Mexican Airplay: #33 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
2.	"Que Me Des Tu Cariño"	May 2007	Chart positions: U.S. Hot Latin Tracks: #2 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #2 U.S. Latin Tropical Tracks: #1
3.	"La Travesía"	August 2007	Chart positions: U.S. Latin Tracks: #3 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #3 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #1
4.	"Como Yo"	April 2008	Chart positions: U.S. Latin Tracks: #21 U.S. Latin Pop Airplay: #19 U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay: #10

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart	77
Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...  AMPROFON Albums Chart AMPROFON Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...	63
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...  PROMUSICAE Albums Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry...	12
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	77
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums Billboard Top Latin Albums Latin Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales...	1
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums Tropical Albums Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...	1

Sales and certifications

Latin Grammy Awards

On November 8, 2007 the album won 6 Latin Grammy Awards:

• Record of the Year
  Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
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   for "La Llave de Mi Corazón
  La Llave de Mi Corazón (song)
  La Llave De Mi Corazón is a 2007 hit song from Juan Luis Guerra that has won numerous Latin awards.-Song information:Though the song is primarily written in Spanish, several parts of the lyrics are written in English...
  
  "
• Album of the Year
  Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
  The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
  
  
• Song of the Year
  Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
  The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
  
   for "La Llave de mi Corazón"
• Best Merengue Album
• Best Tropical Song for "La Llave de mi Corazón"
• Best Enginereed Album

Grammy Awards

The Album won a Grammy at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008.

• Best Tropical Latin Album: "La Llave de mi Corazón"

Performance Credits

• Juan Luis Guerra — Primary Artist, Guitar, Coros
• Ed Calle — Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
• Prodigio — Accordion
• Janina Rosado — Piano, Keyboards, Melodica, Bandoneon, Coros
• Adalgisa Pantaleon — Coros
• Roger Zayas — Coros
• Jose Flete — Trombone
• Sandy Gabriel — Tenor Saxophone
• Rafael "Rafo" German — Guira
• Luis del Rosario — Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
• Luisa Payan — Steel Guitar
• Rodheb Santos — Trumpet
• Ramses Colón — Acoustic Bass
• Chiara Civello — Guest Appearance
• Jeremías King — Bajo Sexto
• Abednego De Los Santos — Bajo Sexto
• Juan "Chocolate" De La Cruz — Bongos, Conga, Maracas, Timbales, Tamboura, Guiro
• Ezequiel Francisco — Drums