Puros Trankazos
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Puros Trankazos is a compilation album
released by Fonovisa Records
on July 16, 2011. The album includes tracks recorded by several artist from the Regional Mexican
genre, such as Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, Voz de Mando, Vagón Chicano, Enigma Norteño, Larry Hernández, Los Horóscopos de Durango
, Chuy Lizárraga and his Banda Tierra Sinaloense, Violento, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, El Chapo
, Fidel Rueda and Alfredo Olivas.
Upon release the album debuted in the top ten of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart before climbing to number-one for three non-consecutive weeks. Puros Trankazos also peaked at the top of the Regional Mexican Albums
chart. The first track, "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, which is available exclusively on this release, has reached top five at the Latin Songs chart in the United States. A volume 2 was released in November, 2011 titled Más Trankazos.
on July 16, 2011 in the United States. The compilation album includes three tracks not available on other albums, such as "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, the underground hit "La Hummer y el Camaro" by Voz de Mando, and "Como la Gelatina" written by Espinoza Paz
and performed by Vagón Chicano. Another song written by Espinoza Paz, "Dónde Estás Presumida" by Chuy Lizárraga and his Banda Tierra Sinaloense is included. The track peaked at the top ten in the Billboard Latin Songs chart. Larry Hernández, Voz de Mando and Violento, are new acts that perform narcocorridos (songs that tell the stories of drug dealers and their exploits). Hernández performs "El Ardido", a ballad of lost love, which peaked at number 3 in the Regional Mexican Airplay chart. "Gracias a Dios" by Violento peaked at number four in the Latin Songs chart and at two in the Regional Mexican chart. "No Me Dejes con Las Ganas" by Los Horóscopos de Durango
, named their departure from the duranguense
style and their incursion to banda, became a top ten single for the band. Fidel Rueda performs "Me Encantaría", a song that became a number-two hit in the Latin Charts in the United States, kept from the top by Maná
's "Lluvia al Corazón
". "Increíble" by Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga and "No Me Digas" by El Chapo
also charted in the United States. The last track on the album is "Las Vacaciones del Jefe" by Alfredo Olivas, a song about not killing people lately and taking a vacation, which was written by Olivas.
's debut album
. Four weeks later, the album reached the top of the chart, where spent three non-consecutive weeks. In the Regional Mexican Albums chart
it was at the top during seven consecutive weeeks. The sales of the album are aided by success of the single "Olvídame" by Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda, a banda-ballad, that became a number-one hit in the Regional Mexican Songs chart and reached number three in the Latin Songs chart.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Cristian Castro, Enrique Iglesias, and Thalía....
on July 16, 2011. The album includes tracks recorded by several artist from the Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
genre, such as Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, Voz de Mando, Vagón Chicano, Enigma Norteño, Larry Hernández, Los Horóscopos de Durango
Los Horoscopos de Durango
Los Horóscopos de Durango is one of the longest recording groups in the Regional Mexican genre performing Duranguense banda.This successful group was started by Dn. Armando Terrazas in Chicago during 1975...
, Chuy Lizárraga and his Banda Tierra Sinaloense, Violento, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, El Chapo
El Chapo de Sinaloa
Ernesto Pérez better know by his stage name El Chapo de Sinaloa , is a Mexican norteño/banda singer....
, Fidel Rueda and Alfredo Olivas.
Upon release the album debuted in the top ten of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart before climbing to number-one for three non-consecutive weeks. Puros Trankazos also peaked at the top of the Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican 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 mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only...
chart. The first track, "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, which is available exclusively on this release, has reached top five at the Latin Songs chart in the United States. A volume 2 was released in November, 2011 titled Más Trankazos.
Background and repertoire
Puros Trankazos was released by Fonovisa RecordsFonovisa Records
Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Cristian Castro, Enrique Iglesias, and Thalía....
on July 16, 2011 in the United States. The compilation album includes three tracks not available on other albums, such as "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, the underground hit "La Hummer y el Camaro" by Voz de Mando, and "Como la Gelatina" written by Espinoza Paz
Espinoza Paz
Isidro Chávez Espinoza and best known as Espinoza Paz, is a Mexican musician and composer of Mexican Regional music. He is now a banda and norteña music composer in Mexico.-Early career:...
and performed by Vagón Chicano. Another song written by Espinoza Paz, "Dónde Estás Presumida" by Chuy Lizárraga and his Banda Tierra Sinaloense is included. The track peaked at the top ten in the Billboard Latin Songs chart. Larry Hernández, Voz de Mando and Violento, are new acts that perform narcocorridos (songs that tell the stories of drug dealers and their exploits). Hernández performs "El Ardido", a ballad of lost love, which peaked at number 3 in the Regional Mexican Airplay chart. "Gracias a Dios" by Violento peaked at number four in the Latin Songs chart and at two in the Regional Mexican chart. "No Me Dejes con Las Ganas" by Los Horóscopos de Durango
Los Horoscopos de Durango
Los Horóscopos de Durango is one of the longest recording groups in the Regional Mexican genre performing Duranguense banda.This successful group was started by Dn. Armando Terrazas in Chicago during 1975...
, named their departure from the duranguense
Duranguense
Duranguense is a genre of Mexican music. It is popular among the Mexican-American community in the United States. Duranguense is closely related to the Mexican styles of banda and norteño. The main instruments, which are held over from banda, are the saxophone, trombone, and bass drum...
style and their incursion to banda, became a top ten single for the band. Fidel Rueda performs "Me Encantaría", a song that became a number-two hit in the Latin Charts in the United States, kept from the top by Maná
Maná
Maná is a pop rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, whose career has spanned more than three decades. They have earned three Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, five Premios Juventud awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and 13 Premios Lo...
's "Lluvia al Corazón
Lluvia al Corazón
"Lluvia al Corazón" is the first single from Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná's upcoming eighth studio album Drama y Luz. The song is produced by Fher Olvera & Alex González..-Chart performance:...
". "Increíble" by Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga and "No Me Digas" by El Chapo
El Chapo de Sinaloa
Ernesto Pérez better know by his stage name El Chapo de Sinaloa , is a Mexican norteño/banda singer....
also charted in the United States. The last track on the album is "Las Vacaciones del Jefe" by Alfredo Olivas, a song about not killing people lately and taking a vacation, which was written by Olivas.
Reception and commercial performance
The week of its release, Puros Trankazos debuted at number two on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, behind Prince RoycePrince Royce
Geoffrey Royce Rojas , known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from New York City, New York. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music and into his teenage years, began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met...
's debut album
Prince Royce (album)
Prince Royce is the eponymous debut studio album by American recording artist Prince Royce, released on March 2, 2010 through Top Stop Music. The production was handled primarily by Andrés Hidalgo, with other contributions made by Sergio George, George Meña, Bastiany, Gregory "Greko" Rojo and Napoles...
. Four weeks later, the album reached the top of the chart, where spent three non-consecutive weeks. In the Regional Mexican Albums chart
Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican 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 mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only...
it was at the top during seven consecutive weeeks. The sales of the album are aided by success of the single "Olvídame" by Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda, a banda-ballad, that became a number-one hit in the Regional Mexican Songs chart and reached number three in the Latin Songs chart.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
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| U.S. Latin Albums (Billboard Billboard (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... ) |
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| U.S. Regional Mexican Albums Regional Mexican Albums Regional Mexican 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 mariachi, norteño, banda and Duranguense, which are frequently considered regional Mexican. The chart features only... (Billboard) |
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