Un Poco de Amor (song)
Encyclopedia
"Un Poco de Amor" is a song written and sung by Colombian
singer Shakira
, included in her international breakthrough album Pies Descalzos
from 1995.
and Colección de Oro.
Un Poco de Amor was the first Shakira song to include some phrases in English
, performed by reggae artist Howard Glasford. Additionally, there is a Portuguese
version entitled Um Pouco de Amor, included in her remix album The Remixes
.
director Gustavo Garzón, who had previously directed other music videos of Shakira. It shows the artist singing and dancing along with many people from other races or ethnic groups in addition to Shakira and Glasford singing together.
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
singer Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, included in her international breakthrough album Pies Descalzos
Pies descalzos
-Personnel:* Shakira – producer, songwriter, vocals* Luis Fernando Ochoa – producer, mixer, songwriter, background vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, percussion* Alvaro Farfan – director* Victor DiPersia – engineer, mixer* Camillo Montilla – engineer, piano...
from 1995.
About the song
In the song, Shakira tells that she is waiting for someone who loves her. The song was not as successful as her previous singles, but was included in her two recompilation albums Grandes ÉxitosGrandes Éxitos (Shakira album)
-Personnel:* Shakira - Producer, vocals, guitar* Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer* Tim Mitchell — Compilation producer* Luis Fernando Ochoa — Producer, songwriter* Lester Mendez — Producer* Pablo Florez — Producer, songwriter* Javier Garza — Producer...
and Colección de Oro.
Un Poco de Amor was the first Shakira song to include some phrases in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, performed by reggae artist Howard Glasford. Additionally, there is a Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
version entitled Um Pouco de Amor, included in her remix album The Remixes
The Remixes (Shakira album)
-Personnel:* Shakira - songwriter, vocals* Luis Fernando Ochoa - Producer, mixer, songwriter, background vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, percussion* Alvaro Farfan - Director* Pablo Florez - Remixing* Jarvier Garza - Remixing...
.
Music video
The video for this song was colourful and ethnic and was directed by ArgentineArgentina
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...
director Gustavo Garzón, who had previously directed other music videos of Shakira. It shows the artist singing and dancing along with many people from other races or ethnic groups in addition to Shakira and Glasford singing together.
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