Un Nuevo Despertar

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Un Nuevo Despertar
Studio album by
Released1988
GenreSalsa
LabelRodven Records
Lalo Rodríguez chronology
Punto y Coma
(1987)
Un Nuevo Despertar
(1988)
Sexsacional..!
(1989)

Un Nuevo Despertar (A New Awakening) is a studio album by Lalo Rodríguez released in 1988. Continuing the tradition of the salsa romántica, Rodríguez also added in sexual songs known as salsa erótica which was short-lived.

Singles[edit]

The album produced three singles that charted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.

  • "Ven, devórame otra vez" ("Come, Devour Me Again") was the first single released from the album. The song displays an example of the salsa erotica-style songs. The song charted #10 on the Hot Latin Tracks.[1]
  • "Sí, te mentí" ("Yes, I Lied to You") was the second single released from the album and charted #12 on the Hot Latin Tracks.[1]
  • "Voy a escarbar tu cuerpo" ("I Will Dig Through Your Body") was the third single released from the album and charted #23 on the Hot Latin Tracks.[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ven, Devórame Otra Vez"Palmer Hernandez5:11
2."Si, Te Mentí"Anibal Pastor4:55
3."Voy a Escarbar Tu Cuerpo"Mario Díaz3:55
4."Te Estoy Pidiendo"Corinne Oviedo4:35
5."Tú Ni Te Piensas"Corinne Oviedo4:32
6."Despues de Hacer el Amor"Elio Roca, V. Planas4:33
7."Tú Iluminas"Antonio de Jesus4:24
8."No Te Voy a Defraudar"Corinne Oviedo4:52

Chart position[edit]

Year Chart Album Peak
1988 U.S. Billboard Tropical/Salsa Un nuevo despertar 1

Awards[edit]

Un nuevo despertar was given the first Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Album of the Year" in 1989.[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

José A. Estévez Jr. of Allmusic gave the album a mixed his efforts on the album a "lackluster production" despite its commercial success.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Lalo Rodriguez > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. ^ "Premio 1989 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univisión. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  3. ^ Un Nuevo Despertar at AllMusic