Segundo Romance

Segundo Romance

Segundo Romance is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released on 30 August 1994 through WEA Latina. The album comprises cover versions of boleros written between 1934 and 1993. Four singles were released: “El Día Que Me Quieras” and “La Media Vuelta” The former two reached the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.

About Segundo Romance in brief

Summary Segundo RomanceSegundo Romance is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released on 30 August 1994 through WEA Latina. The album comprises cover versions of boleros written between 1934 and 1993. Four singles were released: “El Día Que Me Quieras”, “La Media Vuelta”, “Todo y Nada”, and “Delirio”. The former two reached the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. Segundo Romance received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production, Miguel’s vocals and the choice of songs. It won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance. By 1995, the album had sold more than four million copies and achieved multi-platinum status in many Latin American countries and Spain. It helped continue renewing mainstream interest in bolero music. Miguel promoted the album with tours in the U.S. and Latin America from August to December 1994. In 1991, Miguel released his eighth studio album, Romance, a collection of classic boleros. In 1994, he recorded Aries, an album comprising original pop ballads and dance songs with R&B influences.

The first part of Miguel’s set of Latin pop songs featured in Acapulco, which drew an audience of more than 155,000 in Mexico City. The second part of the set featured the main theme for the Mexican telenovela Imperio de Imperio, when Miguel performed throughout Mexico, Peru and Argentina until December 1994, when the tour concluded. The third single was featured as the crististal theme for  The Mexican Telenovelo de Imperia, which was released in December 1994 and peaked at number 16 on the Hot Hot Pop Songs chart; its music video was filmed in Brazil. The fourth single was released as the album’s lead single on 5 August 1994, and reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart for the week of 26 November, topping the chart for three weeks. The album features covers of three songs composed by Armando Manzanero: “Somos Novios”, “Cómo Yo Te Amé”, and “Yo Sé Que Volverás”.