Friends & Legends
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| Released | May 7, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Bachata | |||
| Length | 54:41 | |||
| Label | Hustle Hard Entertainment [1] | |||
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Friends & Legends is the fifth studio album by Dominican singer Henry Santos.[2] Released by his own record label, HustleHard Entertainment on May 7, 2021. This album features from artist on the rise and artist that Santos considers friends. It also featured guest appearances from legends of the bachata genre like Alexandra from the famous duo Monchy & Alexandra, Joe Veras, Luis Vargas, and Anthony Santos 'El Mayimbe'. It also included the legendary typical merengue artist El Prodigio.[3]
Singles
[edit]Even though the album came out in 2021, its first singles came out in 2019. First single was "Don Juan & Cupido" with Anthony Santos released on May 3, 2019. Later on November 15, 2019, he released Weekend with Daniel Santacruz & Lirow. In 2020 he released Como "Abeja A La Flor" with Alexandra La Reina on March 6. On May 8, he released Traiciónalo Conmigo which was his first single by himself and with no featured artist. After releasing 4 more singles, he eventually released the album on May 7, 2021.
After the albums release, he released the remaining tracks as separate singles. all tracks have their own cover art as separate singles.[4] One of the singles titled "Mambo", which is a salsa featuring David Kada, peaked at number 10 in the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart.[5]
Original released date and delays
[edit]The album was originally scheduled to be released in May 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he postponed the released date to May 2021. Santos stated in a few interviews that he felt like it wasn't the right time and that's why he had postponed it. He also mentioned that the song "Una Mentirita", which featured the supreme king Luis Vargas, wasn't originally in the album due to the song not being finished. However, because of the album's released date being delayed, he was able to finish the song with Vargas and was able to add it to the album.[6][7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Gisselle" | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Cuando Vayas Conmigo" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Don Juan & Cupido" (featuring Anthony Santos 'El Mayimbe') | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Mambo" (featuring David Kada) | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Una Mentirita" (featuring Luis Vargas) | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Perdón" (featuring Grupo Extra) | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Weekend" (featuring Daniel Santacruz & Lirow) | 3:47 |
| 8. | "No Me Tocó Morir Por Ti" (featuring Joe Veras) | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Brindemos Por Ellas" (featuring Ronny Mercedes) | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Traiciónalo Conmigo" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Como Abeja A La Flor" (featuring Alexandra La Reina) | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Mi Casa Es Tu Casa" (featuring V Of Vossae & Adam Nazar) | 2:48 |
| 13. | "Bachata & Barra" | 3:51 |
| 14. | "¿Qué Pensabas?" | 3:35 |
| 15. | "I'm So In Love" (featuring El Prodigio) | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 54:41 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Label's Official Website". HustleHard Entertainment.
- ^ "Henry Santos - Friends & Legends". Apple Music.
- ^ "Henry Santos presents his album "Friends & Legends"". Dominican Republic Live. May 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Henry Santos's Singles Library". Apple Music.
- ^ "Henry Santos Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Luis Becker Cabrera (May 6, 2021). "Henry Santos considera que hay muchísimos exponentes que necesitan…". Bachata Republic. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Episode 123: From Obsesión to Una Mentirita (Interview with Henry Santos) - At the 14:54 mark". Learn Spanish Con Salsa. May 11, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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