Es Así (It Is So) is the ninth studio album released by Ricardo Montaner. It is his first album to be released under WEA Latina.[1] The self-titled track became his first number one song on the Latin Pop Airplay chart.[2] "La Mujer de Mi Vida" was featured as the theme song for the 1998 Venezuelan telenovela of the same name.[3] "Para Lloar" was one of the recipients of the 1999 ASCAP Latin Awards on the Pop/Ballad category.[4]

Es Así
Studio album by
Released28 October 1997 (1997-10-28)
GenreLatin pop
Length50:40
LanguageSpanish
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerPiero Cassano
Ricardo Montaner chronology
Viene del Alma
(1995)
Es Así
(1997)
Con la London Metropolitan Orchestra
(1999)
Singles from Es Así
  1. "Es Así"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Para Llorar"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Ojala"
    Released: 1998
  4. "La Mujer de Mi Vida"

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Piero Cassano and Ricardo Montaner, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Y Si Te Miro" 4:08
2."Tanto Que Decirte"
  • José Luis "Caplís" Chacín
  • Montaner
4:35
3."La Mujer de Mi Vida"
  • Cassano
  • Chacín
  • Montaner
4:15
4."Es Así" 5:02
5."Dame Olvido"
  • Chacín
  • Montaner
4:46
6."Este Amor" 4:22
7."Para Llorar" 4:36
8."Ojala"
  • Cassano
  • Chacín
  • Montaner
5:18
9."Tributo al Amor" 4:44
10."Te Pienso" 4:31
11."Una Palabra" 4:23

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[5] 29
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[6] 12

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Gold 30,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum (Latin) 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Es Así - Ricardo Montaner | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ricardo Montaner - Chart history: Latin Pop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Venevisión estrena su telenovela 'La Mujer de mi Vida'". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 27 September 1998. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Congratulations to the 1999 El Premio ASCAP Award Winners". Billboard. 111 (26). Prometheus Global Media: 55. 26 June 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Ricardo Montaner Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Ricardo Montaner Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Ricardo Montaner – Es Asi". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Ricardo Montaner – Es Asi". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 March 2017.