Un Nuevo Despertar

Solista pero no solo
Studio album by Lalo Rodríguez
Released	1988
Genre	Salsa
Label	Rodven Records
Lalo Rodríguez chronology
Punto y coma (1987) Solista pero no solo (1985) Un nuevo sexsacional...! (1990)

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

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" was the third single released from the album and charted #23 on the Hot Latin Tracks.^[1]

Track listing

1. Ven, devórame otra vez (5:11)
2. Si, te mentí (4:55)
3. Voy a escarbar tu cuerpo (3:55)
4. Te estoy pidiendo (4:35)
5. Tú ni te piensas (4:32)
6. Despues de hacer el amor (4:33)
7. Tú iluminas (4:24)
8. No te voy a defraudar (4:52)

Chart position

^[2]

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

Awards

Un nuevo despertar was given the first Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Album of the Year" in 1989.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s

References

1. "Lalo Rodriguez > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
2. Un Nuevo Despertar at AllMusic
3. "Premio 1989 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univisión. Retrieved 2012-03-12.