Bachata Rosa (Spanish for Romantic Bachata, translated literally as Pink Bachata) is the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40. It was released on 11 December 1990, by Karen Records. It brought bachata music into the mainstream in the Dominican Republic and gave the genre an international audience. A Portuguese version of the record was released in 1992 under the title Romance Rosa; it was certified gold in Brazil. The album received a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album and two Lo Nuestro Awards for Tropical Album of the Year and Tropical Group of the Year.
Seven singles were released from the record, four of which became top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Tropical Albums. It remained the top-selling album on the chart for 24 weeks and was certified platinum (Latin field) in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Spain, the album spent eight weeks at the number one position on the chart. In the Netherlands, the record peaked at number two on the Mega Album Top 100 and was certified gold. Bachata Rosa was praised by critics, who commended Guerra's songwriting and the record's production, citing it as one of his most important works.
Written and produced by Guerra, the record sold over five million copies worldwide as of 1994. The album's commercial success helped to introduce Bachata and Merengue music to the mainstream audiences across Europe and South America. To promote the album, Guerra embarked on the Bachata Rosa World Tour (1991–92), breaking attendance records. Those commercial and critical archivermentes, was noted by US mainstream media such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice and The Wall Street Journal, becoming the first tropical artist to receive this level of recognition. Bachata Rosa topped the charts in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Holland and Belgium.
BachataRosa (Spanish for Romantic Bachata, translated literally as Pink Bachata) is the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra...
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many Latin American countries. In 1990, 440 released their next album, BachataRosa, which became a major hit and earned Guerra his first Grammy award. With...
BachataRosa World Tour is the first concert world tour by Dominican recording artist Juan Luis Guerra and his Band 4:40 to promote this blockbuster album...
and 1991 in Europe as the second single from his fifth studio album, BachataRosa. It was nominated for Record of the Year at 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards. The...
singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, released as the third single of his album BachataRosa (1990). It is widely considered one of Guerra's most popular songs. The...
commentary. He also incorporated bachata and Western musical influences with albums like 1990's critically acclaimed BachataRosa. Salve is a call-and-response...
released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his fifth studio album BachataRosa (1990). It is a song that tells the story of a forbidden love. The song...
part of his cycle "Nocturnes" from 2005. The opening lines of the song "BachataRosa" by Juan Luis Guerra were inspired by Neruda's The Book of Questions...
Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2013 Record of the Year "BachataRosa" (with Juan Luis Guerra) Nominated Album of the Year Natalie Cole en Español...
Charts. In 1990, His follow album up, BachataRosa is Guerra most successful album, helping to launch Bachata and Merengue to mainstrean and international...
singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the fourth single for his album BachataRosa (1990). It was released in 1990 by Karem Records and in 1992 on Europe...
Juan Luis Guerra released BachataRosa in 1990, led bachata to become a mainstream genre in the country. After BachataRosa, many other Dominican Republic...
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classes." The album BachataRosa, released on December 11, 1990, by Juan Luis Guerra, marked the beginning of a new acceptance of bachata among the middle...
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Prive and to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of his blockbuster album BachataRosa. The tour kicked off February 12, 2022, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...
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the fifth single for his album BachataRosa (1990). It was released in 1991 by Karem Records. The track is a Bachata with elements of Bolero. It reached...
the U.S. on January 29, 2008. The first single released was "La Bilirrubina". The second and more successful single released was "BachataRosa". v t e...
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