Chayanne Albums

Chayanne Albums (13)

'Vivo'

Release Date 10/28/2008

Tracks 11

Label Norte

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Roughly 30 years after he began his professional singing career in the teen pop group Los Chicos, singer/actor Chayanne released his first-ever live album, Vivo, in a variety of CD/DVD formats. Recorded in 2008 at the mammoth River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the live performance finds Chayanne at his best as a performer, reeling off a torrent of smash hits while putting his dancing and sexiness to good use throughout the show. While the different editions of Vivo include varying quantities of music, the 14 songs common to all editions are comprised totally of major hit singles that, with only one exception, date back no further than ten years. Moreover, five of the 14 songs were number one hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, namely "Y Tú Te Vas" (2002), "Yo Te Amo" (2000), "Si Nos Quedara Poco Tiempo" (2007), "Dejaría Todo" (1998), and "Un Siglo Sin Tí" (2003). With the aforementioned exception of "Provócame," the show-closing finale from the 1992 album of the same name, the bulk of Vivo is culled from the latter-day albums Atado a Tu Amor (1998), Simplemente (2000), Sincero (2003), Cautivo (2005), and Mi Tiempo (2007). Fans of earlier albums such as Chayanne (1988), Tiempo de Vals (1990), Provocame (1992), and Volver a Nacer (1997), all of which spun off numerous hit singles, might be disappointed by the emphasis on more recent material. The performance of Chayanne on Vivo is impressive all the same, yet it's a shame he didn't make the show a more retrospective effort, performing his more recent hits along with older fan favorites. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

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'Mi Tiempo'

Release Date 4/10/2007

Tracks 5

Label Norte

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'Cautivo'

Release Date 9/27/2005

Tracks 9

Label Norte

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The career of the "actor/singer" is a precipitous one indeed. Seldom has this combination yielded truly quality results for the artist in either arena. There have been a few examples of artists, like Rubén Blades and Marc Anthony, who've managed to straddle the fence successfully. With more than 15 records spanning nearly two decades on one side of the fence, and various tele novellas and major motion pictures to his credit on the other, Chayanne seems to have joined the side of the success stories. The 2005 release of Cautivo marks his continued success as a staple in the Latin pop world. On his first release for the Norte label, Chayanne teamed up with veteran producers Freddy Piñero, Jr., Gustavo Arenas, and Joel Someillan. Soaring pop balladry to raise the rafters and carefree country-tinged rock tunes were the result. With overdriven guitars on almost every track, and scarcely a conga head to be heard, this record is certainly more on the pop side than the Latin. Thankfully, it is on the tasteful side of pop. Thanks to acoustically warm arrangements and a rhythm section with a human touch, Cautivo dodged the loop bullet that fatally wounded so many of 2005's pop Latino crooners. Chayanne's cool, comfortable tenor mixed with quality writing and top-drawer studio work makes for a strong album sure to please dedicated fans as well as win more for the future. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, All Music Guide