Soy Como Quiero Ser is the first album recorded by Mexican

Mexican people

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 singer 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"...

 on Warner Music. The album was subtitled "Luis Miguel '87: Soy Como Quiero Ser" and was the first of many collaborations with longtime producer Juan Carlos Calderón. The singers Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan

Laura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"...

 and Rocío Banquells appear on two of the album's tracks. The majority of the songs included are covers from the 60's, 70's and 80's. It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

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.

Track listing

#	Title	Composer	Time
1	Es Mejor Reach Out I'll Be There "Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s and is today considered The Tops' signature song...	Lamont Dozier Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:... /Eddie Holland/Brian Holland Brian Holland Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland. That songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops,... /Alejandro Monroy/Carlos Villa	3:48
2	Sin Hablar (Duet with Laura Branigan Laura Branigan Laura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"... )	Juan Carlos Calderón	4:27
3	Ahora Te Puedes Marchar	Ivor Raymonde Ivor Raymonde Ivor Raymonde was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.-Life and career:... /Mike Hawker/Luis Gómez Escolar	3:13
4	Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí You Don't Have to Say You Love Me "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is the title of a 1966 hit recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield which proved to be her career record reaching #1 UK and #4 US: the song subsequently charted in the UK via remakes by Elvis Presley , Guys 'n' Dolls and Denise Welch with Presley's version...	Pino Donaggio Pino Donaggio Giuseppe "Pino" Donaggio is an Italian composer.Born in Burano , into a family of musicians, Donaggio began studying violin at the age of ten, first at the Benedetto Marcello conservatory in Venice, followed by the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan... /Vito Pallavicini Vito Pallavicini Vito Pallavicini was an Italian lyricist.Born in Vigevano, he wrote numerous songs, during his career for Adriano Celentano , Caterina Caselli and many others. He died at the age of 83.... /Luis Gómez Escolar	3:25
5	Eres Tú Eres tú (Mocedades song) "Eres tú" is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga on lead.This song was chosen as Spain's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest...	Juan Carlos Calderón	4:25
6	Sólo Tú (Only You) Only You (And You Alone) "Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955....	Andy Rande/Buck Ram Buck Ram Buck Ram was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger.-Biography:... /Carlos Toro	3:17
7	No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí (Duet with Rocío Banquells)	Juan Carlos Calderón	3:20
8	Cuando Calienta el Sol Love Me with All Your Heart "Love Me with All Your Heart" is a popular song, based on the Spanish language song "Cuando calienta el sol". The music was written by Rafael Gaston Perez, a Nicaraguan songwriter and bandleader, and made famous first by the Rigual Brothers. The English lyrics are sometimes credited to Michael...	Rafael Gastón Pérez/Carlos Rigual/Mario Rigual/Carlos Alberto Martinoli	4:00
9	Soy Como Quiero Ser	Luis Rey	2:55
10	Perdóname All by Myself "All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975.The verse is based on the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18...	Eric Carmen Eric Carmen Eric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries , and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It",... /Carlos Toro	3:23
11	Sunny Sunny (song) "Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century."...	Bobby Hebb Bobby Hebb Bobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:... /Luis Gómez Escolar	3:18

Chart performance in United States

Year	Chart	Track	Peak
1987	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Ahora Te Puedes Marchar	1
1988	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí (duet with Rocio Banquells)	14
	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí	26
	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Soy Como Quiero Ser	36
	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Cuando Calienta El Sol	50

Sales and certifications

Personnel

• Producer: Juan Carlos Calderón
• Executive Producer: Luis Rey
• Arrangements on "Sin Hablar", "Cuando Calienta el Sol", "Sólo Tú" and "Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí" by Juan Carlos Calderón
• Arrangements on "No Me Puedo Escapar De Ti", "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" and "Eres Tú" by K. C. Porter
  K. C. Porter
  KC Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. For nearly three decades in the entertainment industry, Porter has earned numerous Grammy nominations and 3 Grammys and Latin Grammys...
  
  
• Arrangements on "Es Mejor" and "Sunny" by: Randy Kerber
  Randy Kerber
  Randy Kerber is a composer, orchestrator, keyboard player, born September 25, 1958 in Encino, California, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema...
  
  
• Arrangements on: "Perdóname" and "Soy Como Quiero Ser" by Erich Bulling.
• Bass: Dennis Bellfield
• Drums: Carlos Vega and Paul Leim
• Guitars: Dan Huff and Paul Jackson Jr.
• Keyboards: Randy Kerber, Juan Carlos Calderón and K. C. Porter
  K. C. Porter
  KC Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. For nearly three decades in the entertainment industry, Porter has earned numerous Grammy nominations and 3 Grammys and Latin Grammys...
  
  
• Percussions: Paulinho DaCosta
• Piano: Randy Kerber
• Saxo solos: Joel Peskin
• Strings: Ezra Kilger
• Metals on "Es Mejor": Jerry Hey, Mark Russo, Bill Richenbach and Gary Grant.
• Metals on "Cuando Calienta El Sol": Burnette Dillon, Charles Davis, Jim sawyer and Joseph Johnson
• Background vocals: Tony DeFranco, K. C. Porter
  K. C. Porter
  KC Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. For nearly three decades in the entertainment industry, Porter has earned numerous Grammy nominations and 3 Grammys and Latin Grammys...
  
  , Isela Sotelo and Darlene Kolden-Hoven
• Photography: Randee St. Nicholas