Morir de Amor

Morir de Amor
Studio album by Conjunto Primavera
Released	2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Norteño music
Label	Fonovisa
Conjunto Primavera chronology
Recado (2000) Morir de Amor (2000) El Recado del Amor (2001)

Morir de Amor (Eng.: Dying of Love) is an studio album released in 2000 by norteño music group Conjunto Primavera. This album received a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Performance,^[1] which was awarded to En La Madrugada se Fue by Los Temerarios, and became their first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

Technically this album is of re-recordings, except for Morir de amor and Mexico Ra,ra,ra, in total are only ballads, all with keyboard with exception of Mexico Ra, ra, ra, because the song has accordion instead of the keyboard.

The re-recordings are: Enamorado de ti of Vas a conseguir of 1991, Jugando al amor of Me Nortie of 1993, Dime,dime,dime, of Me voy,me voy of 1989, Maldita seas,(previously only named Maldita), of Cumbias y rancheras, with Nacho Galindo in 1985, Y otra vez of the album with the same name of 1992, No como amigo,of Lo mejor,lo ultimo of 1991, Cinco lagrimas of Con las manos vacias of 1990, and En cada gota de mi sangre of La Otra,with Nacho Galindo, of 1986.

Tracklisting

All songs were written by Oscar Ochoa, except where noted.^[2]

1. Morir de Amor (Ramón González) — 3:04
2. Enamorado de Tí — 3:20
3. Jugando al Amor — 3:06
4. Dime, Dime, Dime — 3:13
5. Maldita Seas (Luis Raúl Alcántara) — 5:29
6. Y Otra Vez — 3:42
7. No Como Amigo — 2:50
8. Cinco Lagrimas — 4:16
9. En Cada Gota de Mi Sangre (José De Jésus Pineda Ramos) — 3:23
10. México Ra, Ra, Ra (Jesse Armenta) — 4:02

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[3]	1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums[4]	1
US Billboard 200[5]	153

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6]	Gold	75,000^
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning by Marc Anthony

U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album February 12, 2000 - February 19, 2000

Succeeded by Desde Un Principio: From the Beginning by Marc Anthony

Personnel

This information from Allmusic.^[8]

• Mario Alanis: Mastering, Mixing engineer
• Tony Gonzalez: Engineer
• Jesús Guillén: Executive producer
• Víctor Manuel Mata: Art direction

References

1. ^ "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". Allbusiness.com. 2000-07-29. http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4608633-1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-30. 
2. ^ ""Morir de Amor" on Billboard.com". 2000-02-12. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=30746&aid=505875. Retrieved 2008-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ ""Top Latin Albums" on Billboard.com". 2000-02-12. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=330&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3037043&cdi=7550612&cid=02%2F12%2F2000. Retrieved 2008-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ ""Regional Mexican Albums" on Billboard.com". 2000-02-12. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=304&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Regional+Mexican+Albums&ci=3037039&cdi=7550508&cid=02%2F12%2F2000. Retrieved 2008-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ ""The Billboard 200" on Billboard.com". 2000-02-12. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3036976&cdi=7548854&cid=02%2F12%2F2000. Retrieved 2008-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Mexican album certifications – Conjunto Primavera – Morir de Amor" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Conjunto+Primavera&titulo=Morir+de+Amor&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar. 
7. ^ "American album certifications – Conjunto Primavera – Morir de Amor". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Morir+de+Amor%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
8. ^ ""Morir de Amor - Credits" on Allmusic.com". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r561448/credits. Retrieved 2008-08-23.