Sueños Líquidos

Sueños Líquidos
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
Recorded1997
StudioA&M Records
Classic Recording Rentals
Conway Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Mad Hatter Studios
Puerta Azul-Mobile Studio
Quinta del Mar
(Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
GenreLatin Rock
Length59:35
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerFher Olvera · Álex González
Maná chronology
Cuando los Ángeles Lloran
(1995)
Sueños Líquidos
(1997)
Maná MTV Unplugged
(1999)
Alternative cover
from the album booklet
Singles from Sueños Líquidos
  1. "Clavado En Un Bar"
    Released: September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)
  2. "Hechicera"
    Released: December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13)
  3. "Cómo Dueles En Los Labios"
    Released: February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)
  4. "En El Muelle de San Blás"
    Released: May 23, 1998 (1998-05-23)
  5. "Cómo Te Extraño Corazón"
    Released: November 28, 1998 (1998-11-28)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]

Sueños Líquidos (Spanish for Liquid Dreams) is the fifth studio album (ninth overall) recorded by Mexican rock band Maná, It was released by WEA Latina on October 14, 1997 (see 1997 in music). After its release for the first time in over 36 countries across the globe, the band began to receive wide international attention, especially in Spain and the U.S., where the album sold over one million copies. This album was born of the desire to create an environment where water, a vital element, has an important presence. Because of this, the record was recorded in the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta, an important location in the creative atlas of Maná. Sueños Líquidos garnered Maná its first Grammy Award, for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance. The album was given a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Pop Album of the Year" which was shared with Shakira for "¿Dónde están los ladrones?.[3] It was released on DVD-Audio format in 2001. As of 2002, it sold 3.5 millions of copies.[4] The album's "[pop] sensibility and successful experimentalism" was praised upon release.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hechicera (Sorceress)"Fher Olvera, Alex González4:58
2."Un Lobo Por Tu Amor (A Wolf for Your Love)"Fher Olvera, Alex González5:21
3."Cómo Dueles en los Labios (How You Hurt the Lips)"Fher Olvera4:08
4."Chamán (Shaman)"Fher Olvera, Alex González5:11
5."Tu Tienes Lo Que Quiero (You've Got What I Want)"Alex González4:38
6."Clavado en un Bar (Stuck in a Bar)"Fher Olvera5:11
7."Róbame el Alma (Steal My Soul)"Fher Olvera, Alex González4:04
8."En el muelle de San Blas (On the Pier of San Blas)"Fher Olvera, Alex González5:51
9."La Sirena (The Mermaid)"Fher Olvera5:28
10."Me Voy a Convertir En Un Ave (I Will Become a Bird)"Fher Olvera5:00
11."Como Te Extraño Corazón (How I Miss You, My Love)"Fher Olvera5:10
12."Ámame Hasta Que Me Muera (Love Me Till I Die)"Fher Olvera, Sergio Vallín4:30
Total length:72:58

After the final track, "Ámame Hasta Que Me Muera," there is a backmasked track. Those who found this early, won tickets to their shows.[citation needed]

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [6] 67
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[6] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[6] 1

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] Diamond+2× Gold 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 706,000[9]
Venezuela[11] 3× Platinum 70,000[11]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • Fher Olvera – main vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, and group member
  • Alex González – drums, vocals, electric percussion, programming, and group member
  • Juan Diego Calleros – bass, acoustic bass and group member
  • Sergio Vallin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and group member

Guest performers

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  • Juan Carlos Toribio – keyboards, programming
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Bob Tansen – flute on "Como Dueles En Los Labios"
  • José L. Quintana – background vocals
  • Randy Walman – keyboards, samples on "Como Dueles En Los Labios" and "La Sirena"
  • Pablo Aguirre – programming
  • Rick Bartist – trumpet
  • Doug Michael

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  3. ^ "Lo Nuestro 1999 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  4. ^ "Biografía de Maná" (in European Spanish). LOS 40. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ Wiser, Danny (2021-09-19). "MEXICO: Sueños Líquidos - Maná". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ^ a b c "Cuando Los Angeles Lloran – Maná". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  7. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Mana in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Sueños Liquidos in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  9. ^ Estevez, Marjua (October 17, 2017). "The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Mana – Suenos Liquidos". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ a b "Maná ofrecerá tres conciertos en Venezuela". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). October 31, 1998. Retrieved December 10, 2021.