Siempre Contigo

Infobox Album |
Name = Siempre Contigo
Type = Album
Artist = Lucero


Background = Orange
Released = 1995
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Pop, Romantic Balad
Length =
Label = Melody
Producer = Rafael Pérez Botija
Sales =
Reviews =
Last album = "Cariño De Mis Cariños"
(1994)
This album = "Siempre Contigo"
(1995)
Next album = "Piel De Angel"
(1997)

"Siempre Contigo" (English: Always With You) is the twelfth album from Mexican pop music singer and actress Lucero. It was released on 1995.

This was the third album written, produced, and arranged by Rafael Pérez Botija for the singer, and was another success for both. The producer also presented another song to be included called "Un Mundo sin Amor" (A World Without Love), but since the singer decided that this album was about victorious love, the song was not included. Lucero told Mexican magazine "Eres" that she was very proud of this album because it had something for everybody, and was an album to be played in every home for the whole family.

The first single was the title track "Siempre Contigo" which hit #1 in Mexico and #4 in US. Once again Lucero was face to face with Luis Miguel for the top of the Mexican charts. "Siempre Contigo" was at #1 for 3 weeks, when Luis Miguel's "El Día Que Me Quieras" hit the top spot.

With the release of the second single ("Quién Soy Yo", English: Who Am I), Lucero had to settle for the #2 rug of the charts, because of Luis Miguel's "La Media Vuelta".

By the time of the release of the third single "Palabras" (English: Words), she spent 5 weeks at the top. Also a forth and a fifth single were taken from the album: "Como Perro al Sol" and "Volvamos a Empezar".

Lucero was staring in 1994 on the soap opera "Lazos de Amor" and a re-release of the album was planned to include the song "Lazos de Amor" and increase sales (the album at the time had 350,000 copies sold), however the plans were dropped and instead an EP with the song and 4 instrumental tracks was released.

Track listing

# Volvamos a Empezar — 3:44
# Quién Soy Yo — 4:01
# Veinticuatro Horas — 3:55
# Como Perro al Sol — 3:20
# Alguien — 3:25
# Palabras — 4:29
# Déjame Ir — 4:40
# Regresar — 4:48
# Te Extraño Tanto — 4:14
# Fotografiame — 4:08
# Siempre Contigo — 4:09

2nd. Track listing (for the cassette)

# Volvamos a Empezar — 3:44
# Como Perro al Sol — 3:20
# Veinticuatro Horas — 3:55
# Quién Soy Yo — 4:01
# Alguien — 3:25
# Siempre Contigo — 4:09
# Palabras — 4:29
# Déjame Ir — 4:40
# Regresar — 4:48
# Fotografiame — 4:08
# Te Extraño Tanto — 4:14

ingles

# Siempre Contigo (#1 MEX. #4 US Latin)
# Palabras (#1 MEX)
# Como Perro Al Sol (#20 MEX)
# Quién Soy Yo? (#2 MEX. #24 US Latin)
# Volvamos a Empezar

Personnel

* Recorded at: Criteria (Miami), Record One (LA) Smecky (Prague), Kirios (Madrid)
* Recording engineers: Carlos Nieto, Ray Pyle, Javier Vacas, Juraj Durovic.
* Mixing: Kirios Studios by Carlos Nieto
* Mastering: Steve Marcussen
* Arrangements, piano, keyboards and programming: Rafael Perez Botija
* All vocals: Lucero
* Photography: Adolfo Perez Butron
* Wardrobe: Frattina

Musicians

* Bass: Neil Stubenhaus
* Drums: Mike Bayrd
* Guitars: Tim Pierce, Jose Antonio Barrera, Rene Toledo
* Metals: Ed Calles
* Sax: Tony Concepción
* Trumpet: Jim Hacker
* Strings: Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague. Director: Mario Klemens