Son by Four (album)

Son By Four
Studio album by Son by Four
Released	February 1, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Latin pop, salsa
Length	61:44
Label	Sony Discos
Producer	Omar Alfanno
Son by Four chronology
Prepárense (1998) Son By Four (1999) Purest of Pain (2000)
Singles from Son By Four
"A Puro Dolor" Released: January 10, 2000 "Donde Está Tu Amor" Released: May 8, 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Son By Four is the second studio album released on February 1, 1999 by the romantic music group Son by Four. This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album, and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The first single, "A Puro Dolor", was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song.^[2]

Track listing

The track listing from Billboard.^[3]

1. "A Puro Dolor" (Omar Alfanno/Ceferino Caban) – 4:26
2. "Pero Eres Tú" (Pedro Quiles) – 4:15
3. "Sofia" (Omar Alfanno/Angel Lopez) – 4:20
4. "Poca Mujer" (Jorge Montes) – 4:31
5. "Qué Está Pasando" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:08
6. "Mi Corazón Te Recuerda" – 5:06
7. "Dónde Está Tu Amor" (Alejandro Jaen) – 4:38
8. "Lo Que Yo Más Quiero" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:55
9. "Cómo Decírselo" (Jorge Montes) – 4:08
10. "Lo Que Yo No Tengo" (Mickey Perfecto) – 5:03
11. "Muévelo" (Ángel López) – 3:33
12. "Lunática" (Sonny Hernández) – 5:06
13. "A Puro Dolor" (Ballad version) (Omar Alfanno/Ceferino Caban) – 3:33
14. "Sofía" (Remix) (Omar Alfanno/Ángel López) – 4:38
15. "Purest of Pain" (bonus track)

Chart performance

Chart (2000)[4]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Tropical/Salsa Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	94

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[5]	Gold	30,000^x
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6]	Gold	75,000^^
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s

Personnel

This information from Allmusic.^[8]

• Caferino Caban: arranger
• Roberto Calderón: sax (baritone)
• Jose David Carrion: piano
• Mario De Jesús: engineer, mixing
• DJ Lucho: mixing
• Danny Fuentes: trombone
• Jose Gazmey: bass
• Gustavo López: trumpet
• Héctor David Marcano: timbales
• J. Salazar: arranger
• Son by Four: vocals
• Ronnie Torres: engineer
• Eliud Velázquez: banjo, percussion, conga
• Alejandro López: art director

References

1. "Son by Four". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
2. "Complete List of Nominations for First-Ever Latin Grammy Awards". Allbusiness. 2000-07-29. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
3. "Son by Four". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2000-02-01. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
4. "Son by Four – Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
5. "Argentinian album certifications – Son By Four – Son By Four". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
6. "Certificaciones – Son By 4" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
7. "American album certifications – Son By Four – Son By Four". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
8. "Son by Four – Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2008-08-25.