A Son de Guerra

A Son de Guerra is the 11th studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by Capitol Latin on June 8, 2010 (see 2010 in music). It won the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year on November 11, 2010. This was the second time he won the award for Album of the Year. This album features the collaboration of the hit Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes performing the song La Calle.

A Son de Guerra
Studio album by Juan Luis Guerra
Released	June 8, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Studio	JLG Studio (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Ocean Way Recording Studio City Sound (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Merengue · bachata · Tropical music
Length	36:53
Label	Capitol Latin
Producer	Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra chronology
La Llave de Mi Corazón (2007) A Son de Guerra (2010) Colección Cristiana (2012)
Singles from A Son de Guerra
"Bachata en Fukuoka" Released: March 22, 2010 "Mi Bendición" Released: May 24, 2010[1] "La Guagua" Released: July 12, 2010[2] "La Calle (feat. Juanes)" Released: August 30, 2010[3] "Lola's Mambo" Released: November 8, 2010 "Apaga y Vámonos" Released: January 31, 2011

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, and while he felt that "there's nothing extravagant here", he stated that "every song is interesting from one standpoint or another."[4]

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

At the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 11, 2010, the album was awarded three awards:

• Album of the Year
• Best Contemporary Tropical Album
• Best Tropical Song: Bachata en Fukuoka

Track listing

All tracks are written by Juan Luis Guerra.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Aparecen"	3:16
2.	"La Guagua"	3:23
3.	"Mi Bendición"	3:08
4.	"La Calle (featuring Juanes)"	3:34
5.	"Bachata en Fukuoka"	3:11
6.	"Apaga y Vámonos"	3:15
7.	"Son al Rey"	3:32
8.	"Cayo Arena"	3:24
9.	"Arregla los Papeles"	3:33
10.	"Lola's Mambo (featuring Chris Botti)"	3:00
11.	"Caribbean Blues"	3:35

Personnel

• Adam Ayan – mastering
• Patricio Bonilla – trombone
• David Channing – engineer
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• Juan De La Cruz – bongos, conga, maracas, Timbals, guiro
• Abednego DeLos Santos – electric bass
• Jose Fléte – trombone
• Rafael "Rafo" German – guira
• Juan Luis Guerra – producer, arrangements
• Jeremías King – electric bass
• Rafael Lazzaro – engineer
• Allan Leschhorn – engineer
• Luis Mansilla – engineer
• Adalgisa Pantaleon – chorus
• Apolinar Peralta – trombone
• Juan Rizek – Chorus
• Frank Rodriguez – assistant engineer
• Janina Rosado – piano, producer, engineer, chorus, synth
• Allen Sides – engineer
• Ruben Toribio – electric bass
• Carlos Torres – trombone
• David Torres – mixing assistant
• Ronnie Torres – engineer, mixing, mastering supervisor
• Roger Zayas – chorus

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart[5]	16
Mexican International Chart Albums[6]	11
Spanish Albums Chart[7]	1
US Billboard 200[8]	52
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[8]	2
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Albums[8]	1
Uruguayan Albums (CUD)[9]	1
Venezuelan Albums (Recordland)[10]	2

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ecuador	—	5,000[11]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12]	Gold	30,000^*
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum (Latin)	100,000^^
Venezuela (APFV)[14]	Platinum	20,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2010 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums of 2010

References

1. Juan Luis Guerra estrena la canción Mi bendición como primer single de su nuevo álbum A son de Guerra, que se publica el 8 de junio emimusic.es Retrieved August-30-2010.
2. Estrena Juan Luis video dirigido por su hijo chetumail.com Retrieved August-30-2010.
3. Estrena Juan Luis Guerra su nuevo sencillo "La Calle" elfinanciero.com.mx Retrieved September-03-2010.
4. A Son de Guerra – Review Allmusic
5. "JUAN LUIS GUERRA Y 4.40 – A SON DE GUERRA (ALBUM)". AMPROFON. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
6. "WebCite query result" (PDF). www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
7. "JUAN LUIS GUERRA Y 4.40 – A SON DE GUERRA (ALBUM)". PROMUSICAE.
8. "Son de Guerra". Billboard.
9. ":: Cámara Uruguaya del Disco". August 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
10. "|| RecordLand ||". October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010.
11. "Los Latin Grammy tienen 3 favoritos". El Comercio.
12. Panamá, GESE-La Estrella de. "Juan Luis Guerra 'Un alto a la violencia'". La Estrella de Panamá.
13. "American album certifications – Juan Luis Guerra – ASONDEGUERRA". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.