El Cantante
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length46:47
LabelSony BMG
Producer
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez chronology
Como Ama una Mujer
(2007)
El Cantante
(2007)
Brave
(2007)
Singles from El Cantante
  1. "Mi Gente"
    Released: June 2007
  2. "Aguanilé"
    Released: October 2007
  3. "Escándalo"
    Released: September 2008

El Cantante (English: The Singer) is the soundtrack to the motion picture of the same name by American recording artists Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. It was released on July 24, 2007 by Sony BMG. The entire album, except for the last track "Toma de Mí", is a cover album of songs originally written and recorded by the famous Puerto Rican salsa icon Héctor Lavoe.

Track listing

  1. "El Cantante" (Rubén Blades) — 6:47
  2. "Mi Gente" (Johnny Pacheco) — 3:52
  3. "Escándalo" (Rafael Cárdenas Crespo; Rubén Fuentes) — 3:58
  4. "Aguanile" (Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe) — 5:15
  5. "Che Che Colé" (Willie Colón) — 3:26
  6. "El Día de Mi Suerte" (Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe) — 5:19
  7. "Qué Lío" (Willie Colón; Joe Cuba; Héctor Lavoe) — 4:24
  8. "Quítate Tú Pa' Ponerme Yo" (Johnny Pacheco; Bobby Valentín) — 4:24
  9. "Todo Tiene Su Final" (Willie Colón) — 4:56
  10. "Toma de Mí" (Performed by Jennifer Lopez) (Nelly Furtado; Julio Reyes Copello) — 4:29

Charts

Album charts
Chart (2007)[1][2] Peak
position
Spanish Album Chart 11
Swiss Album Chart 100
U.S. Billboard 200 31
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks 4
Year-end charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums Year-End Charts[3] 11
U.S. Billboard Top Tropical Albums Year-End Charts[4] 2

Credits and personnel

Performance credits

Technical credits

References

  1. "El Cantante". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  2. "El Cantante". Les Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  3. "Top Latin Albums - El Cantante (soundtrack)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  4. "Top Tropical Albums - El Cantante (soundtrack)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
Preceded by
Agárrese by Grupo Montéz de Durango
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
August 11, 2007 - September 15, 2007
Succeeded by
La Radiolina by Manu Chao