Chayanne (also known as Chayanne II) is the fourth studio album recorded by Puerto Rican performer Chayanne. It was released by CBS Discos on November 22, 1988. This album is the second released under the Sony record label, after the successful, also self-titled, previous album. This release includes a blend of ballads and dance songs, that would be the singer trademark through his career. The four singles yielded from this album peaked within the Top Ten in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Tu Pirata Soy Yo", "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así", "Fantasías", and the number-one song "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha". Unlike his previous album, also titled Chayanne, all music from the LP version is available in the CD Version.
The album includes ten tracks, mostly covers of songs previously recorded by several performers. The lead track and first single "Tu Pirata Soy Yo" ("I Am Your Pirate") is a ballad written by Honorio Herrero, who also wrote Chayanne's previous hit "Fiesta en América".[9] "Pata Pata" is a cover version of the signature song of Miriam Makeba, who is featured on this new version.[10] "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así" is also a cover version of the 1987 song "Sye Bwa" by the FrancophonezoukbandKassav'. Record producer Roberto Livi made the Spanish adaptation of this song.[1][11] "Fantasías", is a ballad first performed by his writer, Brazilian singer-songwriter José Augusto. The song was translated and adapted by Luis Gómez Escolar.[12] "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha" was written by Spanish singer-songwriter José María Cano (of the Mecano fame).[1] "Tengo Esperanza (Gritos de Guerra)" was first performed by Brazilian Axé music band Chiclete com Banana in 1987, and included on their album Gritos de Guerra.[13] The Spanish adaptation was made by Juan Mardi.[1]
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