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Clásicos de la Provincia
Studio album by
Carlos Vives
Released
  • August 27, 1993 (1993-08-27)
  • (Colombia)
  • February 22, 1994 (1994-02-22) (International)
GenreVallenato
Length50:55
Label
Producer
  • Eduardo De Narváez
  • Bernardo Ossa
  • Fidel Jaramillo
Carlos Vives chronology
Escalona: Vol. 2
(1992) 		Clásicos de la Provincia
(00000002) 		La Tierra del Olvido
(1995)

Clásicos de la Provincia is the sixth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato classics. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the vallenato genre.

The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Colombia,[1] and 3 million copies worldwide in its first 6 months of being released.[2] Worldwide copies stands at 4 million.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "La gota fría" (E. Zuleta) – 3:33
  2. "Amor Sensible" (F. Molina) – 4:26
  3. "Alicia Adorada" (J. Valencia) – 4:15
  4. "La Hamaca Grande" (A. Pacheco) – 3:16
  5. "El Cantor De Fonseca" (C. Huertas) – 3:07
  6. "Matilde Lina" (L. Díaz) – 3:57
  7. "Altos Del Rosario" (A. Durán) – 3:56
  8. "Honda Herida" (R. Escalona) – 3:03
  9. "La Cañaguatera" (I. Carrillo) – 3:13
  10. "Lirio Rojo" (C. Ochoa) – 2:48
  11. "La Tijera" (L. Martínez) – 3:27
  12. "Compae Chipuco" (C. Gomez) – 3:16
  13. "Pedazo De Acordeón" (A. Durán) – 4:06
  14. "La Celosa" (F. Molina) – 4:12
  15. "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (A. Zabaleta) – 0:49

Personnel

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Performance credits

  • Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
  • Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
  • Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
  • Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
  • John Jairo Lemus - Conga
  • Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
  • Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
  • Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
  • Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
  • Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
  • Eder Polo - Guacharaca
  • Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
  • Michael Egizi - Piano
  • Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
  • Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")

Technical credits

  • Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
  • Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
  • Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
  • Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
  • Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
  • Phil Austin - Engineer
  • Jorge Díaz - Engineer
  • Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
  • Manuel Riveira - Representation

Chart performance

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Chart (1994-1995) Peak
position
Chile (APF)[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[5] 2
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5] 2
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[5] 21

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina — 120,000[1]
Chile[6] 2× Platinum  
Colombia[7] Gold 1,400,000[1]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] 2× Gold 200,000[9]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold (Latin) 350,000[11]
Summaries
Worldwide — 4,000,000[3]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Quien es Quien". Semana (in Spanish). January 15, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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  3. ^ a b Díaz Cárdenas, Jonathan. "Carlos Vives rompió el molde hace 25 años". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-01-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  5. ^ a b c "Clasicos de la Provincia – Carlos Vives". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  6. ^ "VIVES BRILLO EN FESTIVAL DE VIÑA". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 16 February 1996. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Hit Parade". El Siglo de Torreon (in Spanish). 22 February 1994. p. 44. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ Calzada, Gloria (28 February 1995). "Comentarios de...". El Informador (in Spanish). p. 8-E.
  9. ^ "No fue el mejor año, pero varios artistas mexicanos tuvieron éxitos en 1994". La Opinión (in Spanish). December 26, 1994. p. 3D. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 939. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  11. ^ "U.S./Latin Trade". U.S./Latin Trade. Vol. 3–4, no. 1–12. June 14, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved August 9, 2023. The result was " Clásicos de la Provincia , " which has sold 2.5 million copies world - wide and 350,000 in the United States
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Carlos Vives – Clásicos de la Provincia". Recording Industry Association of America.

External credits

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