"La Media Vuelta"
Song by José Alfredo Jiménez
Released1963
Genre
Songwriter(s)José Alfredo Jiménez

"La Media Vuelta" ("The Turn Around") is a song written and performed by Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez released in 1963.[1] One of Jiménez' most famous compositions, the song has become part of the traditional Mexican musical repertoire, and has been recorded by dozens of singers and groups.

Javier Solís version

The first version of the song to chart in Mexico was that of Javier Solís. His recording entered the Mexican charts on the 22 June 1963 week,[2] peaking at number three on 20 July. The song would remain on the top 10 for almost six months, for a total of 27 weeks.[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Mexico (Audiomusica) 3[4]

Luis Miguel version

"La Media Vuelta"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Segundo Romance
ReleasedNovember 1994
Genre
Length2:42
LabelWEA Latina
Songwriter(s)José Alfredo Jiménez
Producer(s)
  • Luis Miguel
  • Armando Manzanero
  • Juan Carlos Calderón
  • Kiko Cibrian
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"El Día Que Me Quieras"
(1994) 		"La Media Vuelta"
(1994) 		"Todo y Nada"
(1995)

It was covered by Mexican singer Luis Miguel on his album Segundo Romance where it was released as the second single from the album in November 1994 and reached number one on both the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and the Latin Pop Airplay charts.[5][6] "La Media Vuelta" also became a number-one hit in Mexico and Panama; and a top-ten single in four other countries.

Luis Miguel's rendition is performed as a ranchera-bolero and features horns, strings, and Spanish guitars.[7][8] Its music video, directed by Pedro Torres and filmed in black-and-white, features Miguel reminiscing at a bar about a woman who deceived him.[9][10] Several Mexican celebrities including Juan Gabriel, Lola Beltrán, Amalia Mendoza, Katy Jurado, Pablo Montero, Carlos Monsiváis, Ofelia Medina and Jiménez's son made guest appearances in the video.[11] "La Media Vuelta" won the Lo Nuestro award for Video of the Year.[12] It was recognized as one of best-performing songs of the year at the 1996 ASCAP Latin Awards.[13] A live version of the song was included on his album El Concierto (1995).[14]

Charts

Other covers

"La Media Vuelta" was covered by Tejano singer Michael Salgado on his album De Buenas Raíces (1996).[25] His version peaked at number 38 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ Segundo Romance (CD liner). Luis Miguel. United States: WEA Latina. 1994. W2 97234.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Billboard Hits of the World - 22 June 1963". 22 June 1963. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Billboard Hits of the World - 14 December 1963". 14 December 1963. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Billboard Hits of the World - 20 July 1963". 20 July 1963. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Luis Miguel — Chart history: Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Promueve Luismi "La media vuelta"". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Editora de la Laguna. 26 November 1994. p. 49. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014.
  7. ^ González, Aurelio (2007). La copla de México (in Spanish). El Colegio de México. p. 166. ISBN 978-968-12-1299-5.
  8. ^ "Luis Miguel rompe record de ventas con una nueva produccion". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Editora de la Laguna. 4 September 1994. p. 65. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014.
  9. ^ Romero, Victor M (8 August 1994). "Luis Miguel y su video-clip en el Palacio". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Editora de la Laguna. p. 49. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014.
  10. ^ Torres, Pedro (director) (1994). La Media Vuelta (Television). Warner Music Mexico. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Revelan la memorable historia detrás del video "La media vuelta" de Luis Miguel". Quién (in Spanish). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  13. ^ "ASCAP Congratulates the Winners of the fourth El Premio ASCAP". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 37. Prometheus Global Media. 1996-09-14. p. 17. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  14. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "El Concierto - Luis Miguel: Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). October 29, 1994. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  16. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). December 17, 1994. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  17. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). March 25, 1995. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  18. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). October 14, 1994. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). December 17, 1994. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "Luis Miguel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Luis Miguel Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). January 28, 1995. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  23. ^ "The Year in Music: 1995". Billboard. 23 December 1995. p. YE-66.
  24. ^ "The Year in Music". Billboard. December 23, 1995. p. 66. Archived from "ese%20hombre%20myriam%20selena" the original (PDF) on July 5, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  25. ^ "De Buenas Raices - Michael Salgado | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Michael Salgado: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 26 December 2020.



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