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Son by Four is the second studio album recorded by Puerto Rican-American band Son by Four. It was released by Sony Music Latin on February 1, 2000. This album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album in the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 21, 2001, and also became their first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The first single, "A Puro Dolor", was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song in the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 13, 2000.[2]

Son by Four
Studio album by Son by Four
Released	February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01)
Recorded	1999
Studio	Pentagrama Sound Arts Studios Powerlight Studios, San Juan, Puerto Rico Extreme Music, Miami The War Room, Newark, New Jersey
Genre	Latin pop salsa tropical bolero Latin
Length	61:44
Label	Sony Discos
Producer	Omar Alfanno Alejandro Jaén Sergio George Byron
Son by Four chronology
Prepárense (1998) Son by Four (2000) Purest of Pain (2000)
Singles from Son by Four
"A Puro Dolor" Released: November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29) "Dónde Está Tu Amor" Released: May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

The track listing from Billboard.[3]

1. "A Puro Dolor" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:23
2. "Pero Eres Tú" (Pedro Quiles) – 4:15
3. "Sofia" (Omar Alfanno, Ángel López) – 4:20
4. "Poca Mujer" (Jorge Montes) – 4:31
5. "Qué Está Pasando" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:08
6. "Mi Corazón Te Recuerda" – 5:06
7. "Dónde Está Tu Amor" (Alejandro Jaén) – 4:38
8. "Lo Qué Yo Más Quiero" (Omar Alfanno) – 4:55
9. "Cómo Decírselo" (Jorge Montes) – 4:08
10. "Lo Que Yo No Tengo" (Mickey Perfecto) – 5:03
11. "Muévelo" (Ángel López) – 3:33
12. "Lunática" (Sonny Hernández) – 5:06
13. "A Puro Dolor" (Ballad version) (Omar Alfanno) – 3:33
14. "Sofía" (Remix) (Omar Alfanno, Ángel López) – 4:38
15. "Purest of Pain" (bonus track)

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Colombian Albums (ASINCOL)[4]	1
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[5]	2
US Billboard 200[6]	94
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[7]	1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[8]	1

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[9]	Gold	30,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[10]	Gold	85,000[11]
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s

Personnel

This information from Allmusic.[13]

• Caferino Caban – arranger
• Roberto Calderón – sax (baritone)
• José David Carrión – piano
• Mario De Jesús – engineer, mixing
• DJ Lucho – mixing
• Danny Fuentes – trombone
• Jose Gazmey – bass
• Gustavo López – trumpet
• Héctor David Marcano – timbales
• J. Salazar – arranger
• Son by Four – vocals
• Ronnie Torres – engineer
• Eliud Velázquez – banjo, percussion, conga
• Alejandro López – art director

References

На других языках

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- [en] Son by Four (album)

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[es] Son by Four (álbum)

Son by Four es el título del segundo álbum de estudio homónimo grabado por el grupo puertorriqueño-estadounidense Son by Four. Fue lanzado al mercado bajo el sello discográfico Sony Discos el 1 de febrero de 2000. El álbum Son by Four tuvo como productor general a Omar Alfanno, y contó con producciones de Alejandro Jaén, Sergio George y Byron, además cuenta con la colaboración de la Miami Symphony Orchestra. El álbum fue nominado para el Premio Grammy al mejor álbum de salsa en los 43°. entrega anual de los Premios Grammy celebrados el miércoles 21 de febrero de 2001 y obtuvo una nominación para los Premios Grammy Latinos al mejor álbum música tropical. Llegó al número 1 en las listas de Billboard Top Latin Albums y Billboard Tropical Albums.

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