"Una y Mil Veces" | |
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Song by Cristian | |
from the album El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz | |
Released | 1996 |
Recorded | 1995 |
Studio |
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Genre | Latin pop · latin ballad |
Length | 5:25 |
Label | Melody/Fonovisa |
Songwriter(s) | Donato Póveda |
Producer(s) | Daniel Freiberg |
"Una y Mil Veces" (English: A Thousand and One Times) is a written by Cuban singer-songwriter Donato Póveda and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Cristian Castro on his fourth studio album El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz (1996). [1] The song received airplay on Latin pop radio stations in the United States and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart. [2] It was later covered by Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera on his sixth studio album Fresco also released in 1996. [3] Rivera's version peaked at No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart, becoming his third number one song on the chart. [4] Rivera's version was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 ASCAP Latin Awards on the tropical field. [5]