Un Nuevo Despertar Explained

Un Nuevo Despertar (A New Awakening) is a studio album by Lalo Rodríguez released in 1988. Continuing the tradition of the salsa romántica, Rodríguez also added in sexual songs known as salsa erótica which was short-lived.

Singles

The album produced three singles that charted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.

• "Ven, devórame otra vez" ("Come, Devour Me Again") was the first single released from the album. The song displays an example of the salsa erotica-style songs. The song charted #10 on the Hot Latin Tracks.^[1]
• "Sí, te mentí" ("Yes, I Lied to You") was the second single released from the album and charted #12 on the Hot Latin Tracks.^[1]
• "Voy a escarbar tu cuerpo" ("I Will Dig Through Your Body") was the third single released from the album and charted #23 on the Hot Latin Tracks.^[1]

Awards

Un nuevo despertar was given the first Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Album of the Year" in 1989.^[2]

Reception

José A. Estévez Jr. of Allmusic gave the album a mixed his efforts on the album a "lackluster production" despite its commercial success.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p29382/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Lalo Rodriguez > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. . 2012-03-12.
2. Web site: Premio 1989 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro . Univisión . 2012-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110805232553/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=489294 . 2011-08-05 .