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1976 studio album by Julio Iglesias
America
Studio album by Julio Iglesias
Released1976
GenreLatin pop
LabelAlhambra
Julio Iglesias chronology
El amor
(1975) 		America
(1976) 		Ein Weihnachtsabend Mit Julio Iglesias
(1976)

America is 1976 album by Julio Iglesias. It was released on the Alhambra label. In December 1976, it was No. 2 on the Billboard chart in New York.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caminito"Juan de Dios Filiberto; Gabino Coria Peñaloza3:30
2."Recuerdos de Ypacarai"Zulema de Mirkin; Demetrio Ortíz3:57
3."Historia de un Amor"Carlos Eleta Almarán3:18
4."Obsesion"Pedro Flores2:22
5."Sombras"Carlos Brito3:30
6."Mañana de carnival"Luiz Bonfá; Antônio Maria3:20
7."Jurame"María Grever4:07
8."Guantanamera"J. Fernández; H. Angulo; P. Seeger; José Martí3:50
9."Vaya Con Dios"Larry Russell; Buddy Pepper; Inez James3:04
10."Moliendo Café"Hugo Blanco (credited to José Manzo Perroni)3:38
11."Ay, ay, ay"Osmán Pérez Freire2:45
12."Alma Llanera"Pedro Elías Gutierrez2:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for America
Chart (1976–1983) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF) 1
Israeli Albums (IBA) 1
Italian Albums (AFI) 19
Japanese Albums (Cassettes) (Oricon) 8
Japanese Albums (LPs) (Oricon) 21
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 11

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for America
Chart (1977) Position
Italian Albums (AFI) 70
US Latin Pop National (Billboard) 1

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) Gold 200,000
Japan — 123,890

References

  1. "Julio Iglesias discography". Julioiglesias.com. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. Novas, Himilce (1 January 1995). The Hispanic 100: a ranking of the Latino men and women who have most influenced American thought and culture. Carol Pub. Group. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-8065-1651-6. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 December 1976. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. "International Bestsellers - Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box. December 25, 1976. p. 181. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 9 August 1980. p. 65. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Gli album più venduti del 1977". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. "1977 year-end charts" (PDF). Billboard. 24 December 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Argentinian News" (PDF). Cash Box. December 18, 1976. p. 48. Retrieved 15 October 2022 – via World Radio History.

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