Ciclos (Luis Enrique album)

Ciclos (English: Cycles) is the 17th studio album recorded by American salsa singer-songwriter Luis Enrique, The album was released by Top Stop Music on 19 May 2009 (see 2009 in music). The album became his first number-one set on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart since Una Historia Diferente in 1991.

Ciclos
Studio album by Luis Enrique
Released	19 May 2009 (2009-05-19)
Recorded	2008–2009
Studio	Alliance Recording Studios (Hollywood, Florida, USA) The Hit Factory Critiera Picks And Hammers Sonic Projects Studios The Tiki Room (Miami, Florida, USA)
Genre	Salsa latin pop tropical
Length	47:37
Label	Top Stop Music
Producer	Bob Benozzo Sergio George
Luis Enrique chronology
Dentro Y Fuera (2007) Ciclos (2009) Soy y Sere (2011)
Singles from Ciclos
"Yo No Sé Mañana" Released: 23 March 2009 (2009-03-23) "Como Volver a Ser Feliz" Released: 14 September 2009 (2009-09-14) "Sonríe" Released: 1 February 2010 (2010-02-01)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luís Piloto, Jorge Villamizar) – 4:19
2. "Cómo Volver a Ser Feliz" (Amaury Gutiérrez, Luis Enrique Mejia) – 4:11
3. "Sonríe" (Sergio George, Mejia, Fernando Osorio) – 4:14
4. "Sombras Nada Más" (Jose Maria Contursi, Francisco Lomuso) – 4:27
5. "Parte de Este Juego" (Gianmarco Zignago) – 4:02
6. "No Me Des la Espalda" (Gutierrez) – 4:46
7. "Autobiografía" (Mejia, Piloto) – 4:34
8. "Cambia" (Carlos Varela) – 4:59
9. "Inocencia" (Mejia, Osorio) – 4:19
10. "Abre Tus Ojos" (Mejia, Osorio ) – 3:47
11. "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Piloto, Villamizar) (Pop Version) – 3:51

Credits and personnel

• Jose Aguirre – trumpet, horn arrangements
• Carlos Álvarez – mixing
• Juan Mario Aracil "Mayito" – engineer
• Alberto Barros – trombone
• Ahmed Barroso – guitar
• Bob Benozzo – arranger, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer
• LaTisha Cotto – director
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Leonardo Di Angilla – percussion
• Luis Enrique – guitar, percussion, Chorus
• Sergio George – arranger, producer
• Guianko Gómez – chorus
• Andrés Hernández – Photographer
• Raúl Hernández – concept, cover design
• Lee Levin – drums
• Luis Márquez – horn arrangements
• Elio Rivagli – drums
• Héctor Rubén Rivera – production coordination
• Reuben Rodríguez – bass
• Yorgis Goiricelaya – bass
• Milton Salcedo – keyboards
• José Sibaja – trumpet
• Manolito – arranger
• Rafael Solano – conga, shekere
• Andrea Valfré – engineer
• Ismael Vergara – sax
• Robert Vilera – bongos, timbals, bell
• Sidney Swift – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 126 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] 18 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[4] 2 US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[6] 35 Chart (2010) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[7] 59

Singles

Year	Chart[8][9]	Single	Peak
2009	Billboard Hot Latin Songs	Como Volver a Ser Feliz	24
2009	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	Como Volver a Ser Feliz	16
2009	Billboard Tropical/Salsa	Como Volver a Ser Feliz	6
2009	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Yo No Sé Mañana	6
2009	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	Yo No Sé Mañana	28
2009	Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	Yo No Sé Mañana	1
2009	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Yo No Sé Mañana	12
2009	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	Yo No Sé Mañana	12
2009	Billboard Tropical Airplay	Yo No Sé Mañana	1
2010	Dutch Single Top 100	Yo No Sé Mañana	13
2010	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	Sonrie	30
2010	Billboard Tropical/Salsa	Sonrie	17

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold (Latin)	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] DVD	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

The Album received five nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009. The album won the following awards:

• Best Salsa Album: Ciclos
• Best Tropical Song: "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar, songwriters)

The Album was also nominated for the following awards:

• Album of the Year: Ciclos
• Song of the Year: "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar, songwriters)
• Producer of the Year: Sergio George

Grammy Awards

The Album won the following at the 2010 Grammy Awards:

• Best Tropical Latin Album

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s