Julio (album)

Julio is a best-of compilation album by Julio Iglesias. It was released in 1983 on CBS. The album covers the period from 1981 to 1983.[1] According to the Guinness World Records, Julio is the first foreign language album to sell more than two million in the United States.[2]

Julio
Greatest hits album by
Julio Iglesias
Released1983
Recorded39:11
GenreLatin pop
LanguageSpanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German
LabelCBS (Columbia)
Julio Iglesias chronology
Momentos
(1982)		 Julio
(1983)		 1100 Bel Air Place
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It contains songs in multiple languages.[3]

Reception

In the United States Julio peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of May 21, 1983.[4] On August 17, 1984, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies in the country.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLanguageLength
1."Non Si Vive Cosi" ("Can't Live Like This")Italian 
2."Amor"Spanish/English 
3."Abraçame" ("Wrap Your Arms Around Me")Portuguese 
4."Ou Est Passée Ma Boheme?" ("Carefree Days")French 
5."Volver A Empezar" ("Begin The Beguine")Spanish 
6."Hey"English 
7."Nostalgie" ("Nostalgia")French 
8."La Paloma" ("The Dove")Spanish 
9."Wo Bist Du" ("Where Are You")German 
10."De Niña A Mujer" ("Childhood To Womanhood")Spanish 
Total length:39:11

Charts
Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
UK Official Charts Company[6] 5
US Billboard 200[4] 32
US Billboard Country Albums 41
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard Latin Pop[7] 4
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[8] 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[10] Platinum 500,000[11]
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Sharon Mawer. "Julio - Julio Iglesias". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. Barrett, Dan (April 2, 2013). "Julio Iglesias receives world record certificate in Beijing". Guinness World Records. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  3. Colin Larkin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Farian, Frank to Menza, Don. Guinness. ISBN 978-1-882267-02-6.
  4. "Julio Iglesias - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  5. "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Julio". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  6. "JULIO IGLESIAS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  7. "Julio Iglesias - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  8. "Julio Iglesias - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  9. "JULIO SAYS G'DAY" (PDF). Cash Box. 23 February 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  10. "Brazilian album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Julio" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  11. McGowan, Chris (January 26, 1985). "Industry struggles". Billboard. p. 52. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Google books.
  12. "Canadian album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Julio". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. "British album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Julio". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 September 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Julio in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Julio". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.