Atrevido y diferente

Atrevido y Diferente (English: Daring and Different) is the debut solo studio album recorded by Puerto Rican-American salsa singer-songwriter Eddie Santiago. The album witch released by TH-Rodven in late 1986 (see 1986 in music), it was cited as one of the turning points of the salsa genre into salsa romantica.

Atrevido y Diferente
Studio album by Eddie Santiago
Released	October 21, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	V.U. Recording Studios (Santurce, Puerto Rico)
Genre	Salsa
Length	36:08
Language	Spanish
Label	TH-Rodven
Producer	Frank Torres · Tony Moreno (Exec.)
Eddie Santiago chronology
Atrevido y Diferente (1986) Sigo Atrevido (1987)

Singles

Two singles were released from the album that charted on the Hot Latin Tracks.

• Nadie Mejor Que Tu (Nobody Better Than You) was the lead single released from the album and charted #16 on Hot Latin Tracks.^[1]
• Qué Locura de Enamorarme de Ti (What Madness to Fall in love with you) was the second and final single released from the album and charted #13 on the Hot Latin Tracks.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tú Me Quemas"	Luis Ángel Márquez	5:01
2.	"Volcán de Amor"	Santiago Delgado	4:24
3.	"Nadie Mejor Que Tú"	Luis Ángel Márquez	3:51
4.	"De Profesión... Tu Amante"	Marquito Héctor Sotelo	4:30
5.	"Qué Locura Enamorarme de Ti"	Alejandro Vezzani	5:09
6.	"Secretos"	Eddie Santiago	4:19
7.	"Quiero Amarte en la Yerba"	Luis Ferri Lauren Julio Santiago	5:09
8.	"Se Acabó"	Eddie Santiago	4:02
Total length:			36:08

Personnel

• Composer - Alejandro Vezzani
• Bongos - Carlos Martin Rodriguez
• Banjo - Carlos Rondan
• Timbales - Chago Martínez
• Piano - César Concepción
• Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals - Eddie Santiago
• Percussion - Hecor Perez
• Composer - Héctor Sotelo
• Congas - Jimmy Morales
• Composer - Julio Santiago
• Composer - Luis Angel
• Composer - Marquito
• Composer - Santiago Delgado

Chart position

The album peaked #1 on the tropical album charts and remained #1 for 10 consecutive weeks.

^[1]

Year	Chart	Album	Peak
1987	U.S. Billboard Tropical/Salsa Albums	Atrevido y Diferente	1

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

John Storm Roberts of Allmusic declared Atrevido y Diferente to be "the biggest name in the newish salsa-romantica vein" and pointed out the rise of salsa romantica.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s