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Intenso (Intense) is the thirteenth studio album recorded by Puerto Rican salsa singer Gilberto Santa Rosa released on March 6, 2001. The album became his third number-one set on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. The album received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Salsa Album and the single “Pueden decir” received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Song.[2]
Track listing
This information adapted from Allmusic.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Advertencia” | Víctor Manuel Ruiz | 4:35 |
| 2. | “Alguna Parte de Ti” | Juan Carlos de la Vega | 4:58 |
| 3. | “La Agarro Bajando” | Javier Montes Quiles | 4:15 |
| 4. | “Mentira” | Gustavo Marquez | 4:40 |
| 5. | “Acechando” | Miguel A. Díaz, José M. Lugo, Gilberto Santa Rosa | 3:53 |
| 6. | “Pueden Decir (Balada)” | Omar Alfanno | 3:32 |
| 7. | “Pero No Me Ama” | Rafy Monclova | 3:53 |
| 8. | “De Colores” | Emilio Regueira | 4:12 |
| 9. | “Se Puede” | Ramón Rivera | 2:51 |
| 10. | “Si No lo Digo Ahora” | Jorge Luis Piloto | 4:34 |
| 11. | “Bailalo” | Puppy Santiago | 4:14 |
| 12. | “Pueden Decir” | Omar Alfanno | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Trombone– Antonio Vasquez
- Violin – Armen Garabedian
- Guitar – Billy Colon Zayas
- Saxophone – Bob Franceschini
- Violin – Bob Sanov
- Arranger – Bobby Valentin
- Violin – Brian Leonard
- Tres – Charlie Rodriguez
- Cello – Daniel Smith
- Cuatro – Edwin Colon Zayas
- Composer – Emilio Regueira Perez
- Arranger – Ernesto Sanchez
- Background Vocals – Genaro Ramirez
- Music Coordinator – George Rivera
- Composer, Primary Artist, Background Vocals – Gilberto Santa Rosa
- Composer – Gustavo Marquez
- Viola – Harry Shirinian
- Trumpet – Jan Duclerc
- Arranger, String Director – Jeremy Lubbock
- Background Vocals – Jerry Rivas
- Viola – Jimbo Ross
- Congas – Jimmy Morales
- Violin – Joel Derouin
- Engineer – John Kurlander
- Vocals – Johnny Torres
- Engineer – Jon Fausty
- Trombone – Jorge Diaz
- Guitar – Jorge Laboy
- Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Jose Rodriguez
- Background Vocals – Josue Rosado
- Contractor – Jules Chaikin
- Background Vocals – Justo Betancourt
- Arranger – Lenny Prieto
- Arranger – Louis Garcia
- Arranger – Luis Ortiz
- Background Vocals – Luisito Carrion
- Bongos, Congas, Percussion, Timbales – Marc Quiñones
- Violin – Mari Tsumura
- Viola – Marilyn Baker
- Assistant Engineer – Mike Scielzi
- Bass Trombone – Moises Nogueras
- Background Vocals – Nestor Sanchez
- Composer – Omar Alfanno
- Music Copyist, Production Assistant – Osvaldo De La Rosa
- Trombone – Ozzie Melendez
- Violin – Pat Johnson
- Violin – Pat Johnson
- Arranger – Pedro Rivera Toledo
- Violin – Peter Kent
- Guiro, Maracas, Background Vocals – Pichie Perez
- Violin – Pip Clarke-Ling
- Bongos – Rafael “Tito” Echevarria
- Background Vocals – Rafael De Jesus
- Trombone – Raffi Torres
- Engineer – Rei Pena
- Bongos – Richie Bastar
- Alto Flute – Rie Akagi
- Engineer – Rolando Alejandro
- Engineer – Ronnie Torres
- Bass – Ruben Rodriguez
- Bass – Sal Cuevas
- Congas – Sammy Garcia
- Violin – Shari Zippert
- Music Copyist – Steve Juliani
- Cello – Suzie Katayama
- Arranger, Trumpet – Tommy Villarini
- Photography – Tony Vera
- Trumpet – Vicente Cusi Castillo
- Tenor Saxophone – Angel Torres
Chart performance
| Chart (2001)[4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 47 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum (Latin) | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ “The Full List of Nominations”. Los Angeles Times. July 18, 2001.
- ^ “Intenso – Gilberto Santa Rosa”. Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ “Intenso – Gilberto Santa Rosa”.
- ^ “American album certifications – Gilberto Santa Rosa – Intenso”. Recording Industry Association of America.
