Clásicos de la Provincia

Clásicos de la Provincia
Studio album by Carlos Vives
Released	August 27, 1993 (1993-08-27) (Colombia) February 22, 1994 (1994-02-22) (International)
Genre	Vallenato
Length	50:55
Label	Sonolux (Colombia) Polygram (worldwide)
Producer	Eduardo De Narváez Bernardo Ossa Fidel Jaramillo
Carlos Vives chronology
Escalona: Vol. 2 (1992) Clásicos de la Provincia (00000002) La Tierra del Olvido (1995)

Clásicos de la Provincia is the sixth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato classics. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the vallenato genre.

The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Colombia,^[1] and 3 million copies worldwide in its first 6 months of being released.^[2] Worldwide copies stands at 4 million.^[3]

Track listing

1. "La gota fría" (E. Zuleta) – 3:33
2. "Amor Sensible" (F. Molina) – 4:26
3. "Alicia Adorada" (J. Valencia) – 4:15
4. "La Hamaca Grande" (A. Pacheco) – 3:16
5. "El Cantor De Fonseca" (C. Huertas) – 3:07
6. "Matilde Lina" (L. Díaz) – 3:57
7. "Altos Del Rosario" (A. Durán) – 3:56
8. "Honda Herida" (R. Escalona) – 3:03
9. "La Cañaguatera" (I. Carrillo) – 3:13
10. "Lirio Rojo" (C. Ochoa) – 2:48
11. "La Tijera" (L. Martínez) – 3:27
12. "Compae Chipuco" (C. Gomez) – 3:16
13. "Pedazo De Acordeón" (A. Durán) – 4:06
14. "La Celosa" (F. Molina) – 4:12
15. "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (A. Zabaleta) – 0:49

Personnel

Performance credits

• Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
• Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
• Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
• John Jairo Lemus - Conga
• Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
• Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
• Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
• Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
• Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
• Eder Polo - Guacharaca
• Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
• Michael Egizi - Piano
• Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
• Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")

Technical credits

• Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
• Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
• Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
• Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
• Phil Austin - Engineer
• Jorge Díaz - Engineer
• Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
• Manuel Riveira - Representation

Chart performance

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Chile (APF)[4]	1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[5]	2
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5]	2
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[5]	21

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina	—	120,000[1]
Chile[6]	2× Platinum
Colombia[7]	Gold	1,400,000[1]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8]	2× Gold	200,000[9]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold (Latin)	350,000[11]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	4,000,000[3]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of best-selling albums in Colombia
• List of best-selling Latin albums

References

1. "Quien es Quien". Semana (in Spanish). January 15, 1995. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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3. Díaz Cárdenas, Jonathan. "Carlos Vives rompió el molde hace 25 años". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
4. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-01-21. p. 49. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
5. "Clasicos de la Provincia – Carlos Vives". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
6. "VIVES BRILLO EN FESTIVAL DE VIÑA". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 16 February 1996. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
7. "Hit Parade". El Siglo de Torreon (in Spanish). 22 February 1994. p. 44. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
8. Calzada, Gloria (28 February 1995). "Comentarios de...". El Informador (in Spanish). p. 8-E.
9. "No fue el mejor año, pero varios artistas mexicanos tuvieron éxitos en 1994". La Opinión (in Spanish). December 26, 1994. p. 3D. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
10. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 939. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
11. "U.S./Latin Trade". U.S./Latin Trade. Vol. 3–4, no. 1–12. June 14, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved August 9, 2023. The result was " Clásicos de la Provincia , " which has sold 2.5 million copies world - wide and 350,000 in the United States
12. "American album certifications – Carlos Vives – Clásicos de la Provincia". Recording Industry Association of America.

External credits

• Carlos Vives official website