Kumbia Kings Live is a live album and tenth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the first live album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on April 4, 2006, by EMI Latin. The concert took place on April 30, 2005 at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.[2] The song "Pachuco" is a studio recording that was released as a single to promote the album.

Kumbia Kings Live
Live album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
RecordedApril 30, 2005
VenueArena Monterrey
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
GenreCumbia
Length1:10:17
LabelEMI Latin
ProducerA.B. Quintanilla III
Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Duetos
(2005)
Kumbia Kings Live
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2007)
Singles from Kumbia Kings Live
  1. "Pachuco"
    Released: March 1, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The concert was released on video in DVD format in conjunction with the album.

Track listing

edit
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro - Time to Shine" 0:50
2."Baila Esta Kumbia"A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo3:51
3."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:23
4."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela4:15
5."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo6:08
6."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez5:41
7."No Tengo Dinero"Juan Gabriel5:31
8."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:41
9."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:05
10."Mi Gente"Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Nir Seroussi5:34
11."Fuiste Mala"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Vela4:07
12."Azúcar"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri6:44
13."Reggae Kumbia"Quintanilla III, Vico C3:30
14."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:55
15."Shhh!"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo5:18
16."Pachuco"Lobito, Sax, Aldo, Pacho, Roco, Tiki3:45
Total length:1:10:17
Notes
  • "Baila Esta Kumbia" features prerecorded vocals by Selena Quintanilla.
  • "Mi Gente" contains a snippet of "Fuiste Mala".
  • "Azúcar" contains audio of the "Dance Off" towards the end.
  • "Pachuco" is a studio recording and the only non-live track on the album.
Kumbia Kings Live
 
Video by
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
RecordedApril 30, 2005
VenueArena Monterrey
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
GenreCumbia
Length1:34:57 (Side A)
1:12:18 (Side B)
LabelEMI Latin
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings chronology
Fuego: Premium Edition
(2005)
Kumbia Kings Live
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2007)

Track listing

edit
DVD Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" (Spoken Message by A.B. Quintanilla) 2:25
2."Intro" ("Baila Esta Kumbia" Video Opening) 1:10
3."Baila Esta Kumbia"A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo3:10
4."Army Chant/Nino's Hair" (Interview) 3:19
5."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:23
6."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela4:06
7."Desde Que No Estás Aquí" (Intro)Quintanilla III, Giraldo1:05
8."Pangie and Pollo" (Interview) 1:39
9."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo4:57
10."The Power of Kings" (Interview) 1:42
11."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez5:39
12."Mr. Green Eyes" (Interview) 3:04
13."No Tengo Dinero"Juan Gabriel5:31
14."You Thought You Knew P-Dub" (Interview) 6:27
15."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:40
16."I'm Tired of This Song" (Interview) 2:40
17."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:04
18."My Favorite Song" (Interview) 1:06
19."Mi Gente"Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Nir Seroussi3:42
20."Tattoos" (Interview) 7:10
21."Fuiste Mala"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Vela4:08
22."Azúcar"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri4:07
23."Unsung Heroes" (Interview) 1:17
24."Reggae Kumbia" (includes the "Dance Off")Quintanilla III, Vico C5:17
25."Nando Can Cook" (Interview) 1:11
26."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:53
27."Shhh!"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo5:15
Total length:1:34:57
DVD Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" ("Baila Esta Kumbia" Video Opening) 1:12
2."Baila Esta Kumbia"A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo3:12
3."Boom Boom"Quintanilla III, Cruz Martínez, Luigi Giraldo3:25
4."Te Quiero a Ti"Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela4:07
5."Desde Que No Estás Aquí"Quintanilla III, Giraldo6:04
6."Insomnio"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Chris Pérez5:41
7."No Tengo Dinero"Juan Gabriel5:30
8."Sabes a Chocolate"Carlos Villa De La Torre, Alejandro Monroy Fernández3:42
9."Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo4:05
10."Band Members" (A.B. Quintanilla thanks the crowd and introduces each member of Kumbia Kings) 7:15
11."Mi Gente"Quintanilla III, Asdru Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Poree, Giraldo, Nir Seroussi4:31
12."Fuiste Mala"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Vela4:11
13."Azúcar"Quintanilla III, Giraldo, Edward Palmieri4:14
14."Dance Off" (Kumbia Kings members have a dance off) 2:50
15."Reggae Kumbia"Quintanilla III, Vico C3:10
16."Fuego"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo, Jerry Bloodrock, Selite Evans, Richard Fowler, Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall3:54
17."Shhh!"Quintanilla III, Martínez, Giraldo5:15
Total length:1:12:18

Personnel

edit
Kumbia Kings
  • A.B. Quintanilla III – bass guitar, backing vocals, producer, composer
  • Fernando "Nando" Domínguez III – vocals
  • Frankie "Pangie" Pangelinan – vocals
  • Abel Talamántez – vocals
  • Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas – vocals
  • Anthony "Nino B" López – dancer, backing vocals
  • Juan Jesús "JP" Peña – dancer, backing vocals
  • Cruz Martínez – keyboards, producer, composer
  • Chris Pérez – guitar
  • Jorge "Pekas" Caballero – percussion, congas
  • Ronnie "Campa" Delgado – timbales
  • Robert "BoBBo" Gomez III – keyboards
  • Noe "Gipper / El Animal" Nieto Jr. – accordion, backing vocals
  • Robert "Robbie" Del Moral – drums
Crew members
  • David "Chocolate" Martínez – road manager
  • Jorge Adame – production manager and design
  • Israel "Trooper" Hinojosa – ing. lighting and production
  • Victor "Cejas" Villarreal – production
  • Freddie Martínez – ing. monitors
  • Luis "Heman" Mendoza – ing. monitors
  • Juan Villarreal – ing. audio house
  • Mario Adame – ing. audio house
  • Emerico "Emeraco" Alfaro – backline
  • Juan "Pinky" Hernandez – backline
  • Miguel "El Charro" Elizondo – backline
  • Juventino "Picucho" Galvez – backline
  • Abel Chronis – backline
DVD recording and production
  • Teleon – DVD recording and production
  • Bernardo Leon Villegas – production and direction of cameras
  • Javier Garcia Espinosa – assistant of production
  • Bernardette Leon Flores – assistant of direction
  • Luis Ernesto Flores Macias – editing
  • Mariana Felix – assistant of editing
  • Dominio Digital – mobile unit
  • Hugo Nuñez – coordination
  • Rual "Nico" Aguilar – interview recording of A.B. Quintanilla
Audio recording
  • Estudio 19 Móvil – audio recording
  • Francisco "Pancho" Miranda – system design
  • Carlos Montaño – system design
  • Fernando Roldan – recording engineer
A&R direction
  • EMI Televisa – A&R
  • Manuel Calderon – A&R
  • Cruz Martínez – A&R
Concert production
  • Audio and lighting
    • A.B. Quintanilla III
    • Cruz Martínez
    • J. Adame Haso
    • V. Villarreal
  • Recording engineers
    • Robert "BoBBo" Gomez III
    • Fernando Gomez Roldan
    • Cruz Martínez

Charts

edit

Sales and certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum (Latin) 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

edit
  1. ^ "A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings - Kumbia Kings Live Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Kumbia Kings Live DVD by A B Quintanilla III @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  3. ^ a b "Top 100 Album 2006" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "A.B. Quintanilla III Kumbia Kings Live Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  5. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Live in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings – A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Kumbia Kings Live". Recording Industry Association of America.