Fogaraté


Fogaraté! is the seventh album of the famous Dominican songwriter and musician Juan Luis Guerra. It was released in July 8,1994. Fogaraté! was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year at the 7th Lo Nuestro Awards. The album features a particular, bachata-styled adaptation of the Lacrimosa movement from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor.

Background

According to Billboard, Areito and Bachata Rosa sold 8 millions of copies worldwide.Initial shipments of "Fogaraté" include 70,000 units in Spain and 10,000 in Holland. A Japanese release is planned in September of that Year, where Guerra also enjoys some popularity.

Commercial Reception

The album debuted at number 1 of the Spanish album charts and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. Also, Debuted and Peaked at the top 10 in US Billboard Top Latin Album and Tropical Album charts.

Track listing

  1. Los Mangos Bajitos - 3:55
  2. El Farolito - 3:42
  3. Los Pajaritos - 4:02
  4. Viviré - 4:00
  5. El Beso de la Ciguatera - 4:08
  6. Oficio de Enamorado - 4:52
  7. Lacrimosa - 3:20
  8. Fogaraté - 3:40
  9. Canto de Hacha - 3:53
  10. Oprobio - 2:48
  11. July 19 - 4:06
  12. La Cosquillita - 3:40

    Name of the Album

Fogarate is the Dominican word for the plant Mucuna pruriens, a plant whose dust causes an intense itching on contact with the skin. But the word has a double meaning: in the Dominican Republic it is said that a person has "fogaraté" when he is very "on", or if he is very "alive". A woman who has "fogaraté" is that she is turned on in terms of sensuality.

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