Esencial is Christian Chávez's second album and first live. It was released on August 14, 2012,[1] and was recorded during a live performance at Carioca Club in São Paulo, Brazil on January 17, 2012.[2] A DVD version of the concert was scheduled to be released in late 2012. The album was produced and arranged by Tiago D'Errico.
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"Esencial" features remakes of several of Chávez's more famous songs including "Y Si No Ves" and "Tu Amor" which was written by Diane Warren and released when Chávez was a part of Latin pop sensation RBD. His single "¿En Donde Estas?" has been remade into a duet with Indonesian singer and actress Agnes Monica. The song is sung in three languages: English, Spanish, and Indonesian.
"Sacrilegio", written by Chavez and Claudia Brant, was released as an EP on May 22, 2012 and is included as a track on "Esencial".[3] People magazine said the song "...marks the return of Christian Chavez"[4][5]
Other notable tracks on the album include "No Me Olvides" written for Chávez by his friend, singer/songwriter Juan Gabriel.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Eterna Soledad" | Marciano Cantero, Felipe Staiti | 4:30 |
2. | "Tu Amor" | Diane Warren | 3:58 |
3. | "Como Es Grande Mi Amor Por Ti (feat. Cine)" | Roberto Carlos, Mc Cluskey, Buddy Ma | 2:54 |
4. | "Y Si No Ves" | Mau Lopez de Arriaga, Eduardo Murguia Pedraza | 3:47 |
5. | "Tatuajes" | Jose Manuel Figueroa, Joan Sebastian | 3:13 |
6. | "Por Encuando" | Renato Russo | 2:48 |
7. | "No Me Olvides" | Juan Gabriel | 3:26 |
8. | "Sacrilégio" | Christian Chávez, Claudia Brant | 4:14 |
9. | "Pedazos" | Christian Chávez | 3:53 |
10. | "En Donde Estas (feat. Agnes Monica)" | Mau Lopez de Arriaga | 3:58 |
11. | "Purple Rain" | Prince, Samuel Parra Cruz | 6:51 |
12. | "Libertad" | Christian Chávez, Samuel Parra Cruz, Sebastian J. | 4:22 |