Son By Four
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Son by Four is a salsa
music group from Puerto Rico
, well-known for their English U.S. pop hit "Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)
". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment
.
Son by Four was created by Panamanian producer/songwriter Omar Alfanno and integrated by Angel López, Pedro Quiles, and brothers Javier Montes and George Montes.
Latin Tracks chart, and helped Son by Four sign a recording contract with Sony Records. The same year, they had their first album Prepárense and started touring to promote the album. In early 2000, they released an eponymous album
featuring single
"A Puro Dolor
". This song, written by Omar Alfanno and originally recorded in Spanish, proved to be a success. Its ballad
version was featured in the Mexican soap opera
La Calle de las Novias, and the single spent a year on the Billboard Latin singles chart and set a record for staying at number one for 20 weeks. It also got a place in the Billboard tropical music charts for 21 weeks. "A Puro Dolor" ranks at number one in Billboards Decade-End Latin Songs of 2000s Chart.
The English version of the song ("Purest of Pain") placed at No. 26 on Billboards pop music charts. The album sold 315,000 units in the United States, and more than 1 million copies worldwide. "A Puro Dolor" subsequently helped Son by Four earn gold sales status, as well as receiving four prizes at Billboard Music Awards (December 2000) and seven prizes the Billboard Latin Music Awards
(April 2001), including Hot Latin Track Artist of the Year. The Spanish version of the song appeared at No. 65 in Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
, which was conceived as a rare feat for a Spanish single. The group soon recorded a new English-language version, named "The Purest of Pain", and this version got into the top 30, peaking at No. 26. Son by Four continued to release two albums Salsa Hits in 2001 and Renace in 2004, but these were less successful than their second album.
, salsa
and ballad
, to Christian music
and are singing to Jesus
with the albums Aquí Está el Cordero (The Lamb Is Here, 2007) and ABBANUESTRO (OURABBA, 2009).
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
music group from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, well-known for their English U.S. pop hit "Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)
A Puro Dolor
"Purest of Pain " is a song recorded by Puerto Rican band Son by Four. It was written by Omar Alfanno and released as the first single of the second studio album of the band in 2000...
". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
.
Son by Four was created by Panamanian producer/songwriter Omar Alfanno and integrated by Angel López, Pedro Quiles, and brothers Javier Montes and George Montes.
Music career
In 1998, the group released two songs written by Alfanno, "No Hay Razón" and "Nada". The songs were minor hits on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Latin Tracks chart, and helped Son by Four sign a recording contract with Sony Records. The same year, they had their first album Prepárense and started touring to promote the album. In early 2000, they released an eponymous album
Son By Four (album)
Son by Four is the second studio album released in 2000 by the romantic music group Son by Four. This album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song, for their number-one hit "A Puro Dolor", and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.-Track...
featuring single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"A Puro Dolor
A Puro Dolor
"Purest of Pain " is a song recorded by Puerto Rican band Son by Four. It was written by Omar Alfanno and released as the first single of the second studio album of the band in 2000...
". This song, written by Omar Alfanno and originally recorded in Spanish, proved to be a success. Its ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
version was featured in the Mexican soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
La Calle de las Novias, and the single spent a year on the Billboard Latin singles chart and set a record for staying at number one for 20 weeks. It also got a place in the Billboard tropical music charts for 21 weeks. "A Puro Dolor" ranks at number one in Billboards Decade-End Latin Songs of 2000s Chart.
The English version of the song ("Purest of Pain") placed at No. 26 on Billboards pop music charts. The album sold 315,000 units in the United States, and more than 1 million copies worldwide. "A Puro Dolor" subsequently helped Son by Four earn gold sales status, as well as receiving four prizes at Billboard Music Awards (December 2000) and seven prizes the Billboard Latin Music Awards
Billboard Latin Music Awards
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The awards began in 1990...
(April 2001), including Hot Latin Track Artist of the Year. The Spanish version of the song appeared at No. 65 in Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, which was conceived as a rare feat for a Spanish single. The group soon recorded a new English-language version, named "The Purest of Pain", and this version got into the top 30, peaking at No. 26. Son by Four continued to release two albums Salsa Hits in 2001 and Renace in 2004, but these were less successful than their second album.
New music style - present
From 2007, the band conformed only by Pedro Quiles and the brothers Javier and George Montes has changed their music style from Latin popLatin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
, salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
and ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
, to Christian music
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
and are singing to Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
with the albums Aquí Está el Cordero (The Lamb Is Here, 2007) and ABBANUESTRO (OURABBA, 2009).
Studio albums
- 1998: Prepárense
- 1999: Son by FourSon By Four (album)Son by Four is the second studio album released in 2000 by the romantic music group Son by Four. This album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song, for their number-one hit "A Puro Dolor", and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.-Track...
- 2000: Purest of Pain
- 2004: Renace
- 2007: Aquí Está el Cordero
- 2008: Música y Palabra Vol. 1
- 2009: Abbanuestro
- 2010: Madre Mía
- 2011: Católico Soy