Quizas
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Quizás is an Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...

 album recorded in Spanish in 2002. The singer won a Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Male
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...


for this recording in 2003.

Making of Quizás

Enrique Iglesias wrote or co-wrote every track on the album and co-produced several of the tracks with the exception of "Tres Palabras" and the cover version of "La Chica de Ayer" originally recorded by Nacha Pop. Enrique was the executive producer of the album alongside best friend Andres Restrepo. The title track of the album talks about Enrique's strained relationship with his father. The album was released on September 17, 2002.

Chart success

Quizas topped the Billboard Latin Chart debuting at #1 and reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 album chart, the highest position for a Spanish album at the time and fastest selling Spanish album in five years. All three singles released from the album ("Mentiroso", "Quizás" and "Para Qué La Vida") topped Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks Chart. In Spain however the first single "Mentiroso" was not released. In its place the song "La Chica de Ayer" was released and topped their singles chart as well as the album. The album also entered at 200 on the UK album charts, the highest entry for a Spanish album that year as well as performing well across Latin America going platinum in counties like Mexico
Mexico
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 and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

.

Track listing

  1. Tres Palabras (Gerardo "Cachorro" López/Sandra Baylac/Sebastian Schon) — 4:23
  2. Para Qué La Vida
    Para Qué La Vida
    "Para Qué La Vida" is the third single released internationally by Enrique Iglesias from his fourth full-Spanish album Quizás.-Song information:...

     (Chein García-Alonso/Lester Mendez
    Lester Mendez
    Lester Mendez is an American record producer and songwriter. His production/writing credits include a multitude of successful hits including Shakira's "Underneath Your Clothes" and "La Tortura", Jessica Simpson's "A Public Affair", and Nelly Furtado's "Te Busqué".Mendez worked with Carlos Santana...

    /Enrique Iglesias)
    — 4:05
  3. La Chica de Ayer
    La Chica de Ayer
    "La Chica de Ayer" is a pop song written by Antonio Vega and recorded by Spanish rock band Nacha Pop and was included on their album Un Día Cualquiera.-Enrique Iglesias version:...

     (Antonio Vega) — 3:58
  4. Mentiroso
    Mentiroso
    "Mentiroso" is the first single released internationally by Enrique Iglesias from his fourth full-Spanish album Quizás.-Song information:The track was written by Cheín García-Alonso and Enrique Iglesias. It was released to U.S...

     (Chein García-Alonso/Enrique Iglesias) — 3:55
  5. Quizás
    Quizás (song)
    "Quizás" is the second single released internationally by Enrique Iglesias from his fourth fully Spanish language album Quizás.-Song information:...

     (Lester Mendez/Enrique Iglesias) — 4:11
  6. Pienso en Ti (Rafael Pérez-Botija/Enrique Iglesias) — 4:18
  7. Marta (Rafael Pérez-Botija/Enrique Iglesias) — 4:23
  8. Suéltame las Riendas (Chein García-Alonso/Enrique Iglesias) — 3:55
  9. Mamacita (Chein García-Alonso/Lester Mendez/Enrique Iglesias) — 4:52
  10. Mentiroso [Mariachi] (Chein García-Alonso/Enrique Iglesias) — 3:51
  11. No Apagues La Luz
    Don't Turn Off the Lights
    "Don't Turn Off the Lights" is a pop song by Enrique Iglesias from his 2001 album Escape. The song was written by Iglesias Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and Dave Siegel and was released as the third single from the album in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.-Song information:In...

     (Kara DioGuardi
    Kara DioGuardi
    Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...

    /Enrique Iglesias/Steve Morales/David Siegel)
    — 3:49

Chart positions

Chart Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

12
US Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1
Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart 1
Swiss Albums Top 100 41
Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart 15
Spanish Top 100 Albums Chart 1

Sales and certifications

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