"Soy Así" is a ballad written and produced by Spanish composer Rafael Pérez-Botija and performed by Mexican singer José José

José José

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...

. It was released as the first single from his twenty fourth studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 of the same title

Soy Así

Soy Así is the title of a studio album released by Mexican performer José José on 1987. It was written and produced by Spanish producer Rafael Pérez-Botija...

 in late 1987. This song became the second number-one single by the artist in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, after the single "¿Y Quién Puede Ser?

¿Y Quién Puede Ser?

"¿Y Quién Puede Ser?" is a song written and produced by Paco Cepero, co-written F.M. Moncada, and performed by Mexican singer José José. It was released in 1986 as the first single from his studio album Siempre Contigo...

" two years before. In 2005, Mexican late "singer" Valentín Elizalde

Valentín Elizalde

Valentín Elizalde Valencia was a Mexican banda music singer gunned down in an ambush. Known by the nickname "El Gallo de Oro" , his biggest Banda hits included "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", " Vete Con Él", "Vuelve Cariñito", "Como Me Duele", "Vencedor", " Mi Virgencita", and "Soy Así"...

 recorded a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of the single and included it on his album of the same name.

Background

"Soy Así" was written and produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija, who worked previously with José José on the albums Volcán

Volcán (album)

Volcán is the title of the studio album released by Mexican singer José José in 1978. The arranger and director of all the songs was the Spanish composer Rafael Pérez Botija. The main hits of the album were: O Tu O Yo, Volcán, Farolero, and Preguntaselo A Ella...

(1978), Si Me Dejas Ahora

Si Me Dejas Ahora

Si Me Dejas Ahora is the title of the studio album released by Mexican singer José José in 1979.José José produces an album for the first time in collaboration with Spanish singer, composer and producer Camilo Sesto....

(1979), Amor Amor

Amor Amor

Amor Amor is the title of the studio album released by Mexican singer José José in 1980. It was recorded at the Salty Dog Studios in Los Angeles, California....

(1980), Gracias

Gracias (album)

Gracias is the title of the studio album released by Mexican singer José José in 1981. The main hits of the album were: Gracias, Una noche de amor, Sólo tú y yo , Preso, Vamos a darnos tiempo and Me basta.-Track listing:...

(1981), Mi Vida (1982), Reflexiones

Reflexiones (album)

- Personnel :* Rafael Perez Botija – Arranger, Director, Producer, Direction, Realization* José José – Interpretation-Chart performance:...

(1984), and Promesas

Promesas

-Personnel:*Rafael Pérez-Botija — Arranger, director, realization*Tito Saavedra — Engineer*Joel Soiffer — Engineer -Chart performance:...

(1985). José José told magazine Selecciones that during 1985 to 1987, he had a personal crisis because "my life was going on airplanes, trucks, locked in a hotel room." His daughter was born in 1987 and that more or less balanced his marriage, but after a while he divorced his then wife. In the same year, he also finished his work relation with his manager

Talent manager

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, who also was his brother in law. During this events, and his on-going battle with alcoholism

Alcoholism

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, José José recorded his album Soy Así.

Chart performance and cover versions

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 22 on November 11, 1987 and climbed to the top ten two weeks later. It reached the top position of the chart on January 16, 1988, replacing "Y Tú También Llorarás

Y Tú También Llorarás

"Y Tú También Llorarás" is a ballad written and produced by Albert Hammond, co-written by Anahí van Zandweghe, and performed by Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". It was released as the first single from his studio album Señor Corazón in 1987...

" by Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" and being replaced one week later by Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...

's "Ay Amor

Ay Amor

"Ay Amor" is a ballad written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel and produced by Mariano Pérez. It was released as the first single from her third studio album Pecado Original in late 1987...

". "Soy Así" ranked at number seven in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988

Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot Latin Tracks of 1988.#Ay Amor - Ana Gabriel - CBS#Qué Te Pasa - Yuri - EMI#Y Tú También Llorarás - José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" - Mercury#María - Franco - Peerless#Debo Hacerlo - Juan Gabriel - Ariola...

.

"Soy Así" has been recorded by several performers, including Valentín Elizalde

Valentín Elizalde

Valentín Elizalde Valencia was a Mexican banda music singer gunned down in an ambush. Known by the nickname "El Gallo de Oro" , his biggest Banda hits included "Vete Ya," "Ebrio de Amor", " Vete Con Él", "Vuelve Cariñito", "Como Me Duele", "Vencedor", " Mi Virgencita", and "Soy Así"...

 who released it as a single from his album of the same title in 2005, peaking at number 28 in the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay

Latin Regional Mexican Airplay

Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...

. Elefante

Elefante

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, Juan Garza, Banda Horoscopos and Alamenos de la Sierra also recorded their own version of the track.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1