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"'Cosas del Amor'" ("Things About Love") is a song by American recording artist Vikki Carr and Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. It was released as the lead single from Carr's studio album 'Cosas del Amor' (1991). Written by Roberto Livi and Rudy Prez, the song portrays the relationship between two friends and confidences between both due to marital problems of one of them.
The song became commercially successful when it reached the top of the 'Billboard' Latin Songs chart, the first for Carr and the fifth number-one single for Gabriel. "Cosas del Amor" has been widely covered by several artists including Ana Brbara, Milly Quezada, Jenni Rivera, Olga Tan, and Yuri, among others. The accompanying music video portrays Carr and Gabriel discussing the situation described in the song and witnessing a solar eclipse. The track earned awards such as a Lo Nuestro for Best Pop Song and the Single of the Year mention by the Radio y Msica journal.
Background
"Cosas del Amor" was written by Roberto Livi and Rudy Prez, performed by American singer Vikki Carr and included on the album of the same title, Carr's fourteenth Spanish language studio album and thirty-third overall. Carr was already a well known singer in the United States and the United Kingdom when she decided to record her first Spanish language album in 1972, 'Vikki Carr, En Espaol'. Thirteen years later Carr was awarded her first Grammy Award for 'Simplemente Mujer', an album recorded with mariachi and produced by Pedro Ramrez. Carr recorded 'Cosas del Amor' under the guidance of Roberto Livi in 1991, and was released a year after her duet album with Mexican singer Vicente Fernndez which gave the singer her second top ten single in the 'Billboard' Latin Songs chart with "Dos Corazones" ("Two Hearts") peaking at number ten. The first single released was recorded in a duet with Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel, who was also signed on Carr's record label Sony Music. About singing in Spanish, Carr stated: "for business I'm very American, but my heart is totally Latin."
Chart performance and awards
The song debuted in the 'Billboard' Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number 21 in the week of July 27, 1991, climbing to the top ten the following week. "Cosas del Amor" peaked at number-one on August 31, 1991, replacing "Todo, Todo, Todo" by Mexican singer Daniela Romo and being succeeded ten weeks later by "Por Qu Ser" by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala. During six consecutive weeks Ana Gabriel also held the runner-up position on the chart with "Ahora", the lead single from her studio album 'Mi Mxico'. "Cosas del Amor" ended 1991 as the fourth best performing Latin single of the year in the United States.
The song became the fifth number-one single for Gabriel following "Ay Amor" (1988), "Simplemente Amigos" (1989), "Quin Como T" and "Es Demasiado Tarde" (both 1990), and the first (and to date only) for Carr.
"Cosas del Amor" earned a Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year and was named Single of the Year by the journal Radio y Msica.
For the parent album Carr received a Grammy Award for Best Latin Performance and in Venezuela was awarded the "Album of the Year" (the 'Grammy' equivalent of the country). The album also peaked at number-one in Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, the 'Billboard' Latin Pop Albums in the United States, and Venezuela.
Music video
The music video for "Cosas del Amor" was filmed in Cuernavaca, Morelos on July 11, 1991, and presents Carr arriving at a house where Gabriel is waiting for her. Upon entering the house, Gabriel begins to discuss the situation described in the song. The video is interspersed with scenes of both singers performing the song and some scenes where they witness a solar eclipse. The video concludes with Carr comforting Gabriel for her love situation. The video received a 'Billboard' Music Award nomination for Latin Duo or Group Video of the Year.
Legacy and cover versions
In November 1999, "Cosas del Amor" was labeled as one of the "hottest tracks" for Sony Discos in a list including the most successful songs released by the label since the launching of the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1986.
The song was also included in the compilation album 'Free to Be' created by Jaime Ikeda and released by Right Stuff Records in order to create an all-inclusive musical collection targeting the homosexual demographic. Only four Spanish language recorded songs were added to the album: "Tres Deseos" and "Lo Que Son Las Cosas" by Ednita Nazario, "Un Amor Como el Mo" by Lunna, and "Cosas del Amor".
Argentinean duo Pimpinela recorded the song for their album 'Pimpinela '92'. Mexican singers Yuri and Ana Brbara included their version on Yuri's self-titled album in 2004. The song was performed live for the first time by the singers at the "AcaFest2005" held in Acapulco, Mexico. Jos Feliciano and Rudy Prez performed a duet on Feliciano's album, 'Jos Feliciano y Amigos'.
Puerto-Rican American singer Olga Tan recorded a cover version of the track on 'xitos en 2 Tiempos' (2007), the first album by Taon to include covers of songs previously recorded by other artists. The song was performed in a duet with Dominican singer Milly Quezada for the pop version and with American singer Jenni Rivera for the Regional/Mexican version, and upon released as a single peaked at number 40 in the 'Billboard' Latin Songs and at number 20 in the Latin Pop Songs chart, respectively. This version was nominated for Tropical Airplay Song of the Year, Female at the 2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards. which was ultimately won by Ivy Queen and "Dime".
Margarita Vargas "La Diosa de la Cumbia" ("The Goddess of Cumbia") joined Mariana Seoane on a recording of "Cosas del Amor" included on Seoane's fourth studio album 'Est de Fiesta... Atrvete!!!' (2007). Mexican singers Mara Jos and Edith Mrquez recorded "Cosas del Amor" for Jos's studio album 'Amante de lo Ajeno' in 2009. Carr was awarded the Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th Latin Grammy Awards in 2008. Carr attended the ceremony and performed "Cosas del Amor" with Olga Tan and Jenni Rivera, in a presentation described as "boring" by Carlos Reyes of the magazine 'Club Fonograma'. In 2020, Mexican singer-songwriter Ximena Sariana was joined by Spanish actress Paz Vega to record a cover version of the song for the third season of the Mexican web series 'La Casa de las Flores'. About the recording, Sariana said: "It is a very emblematic song, but also the situation in which it is placed in the series and how Manolo Caro worked it, became a great musical moment, and it was super fun to perform the song with Paz Vega, we had a great time that day."
See also
* Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart
* List of number-one Billboard Latin Songs from the 90's
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Category:1991 songs
Category:1991 singles
Category:2008 singles
Category:Vikki Carr songs
Category:Ana Gabriel songs
Category:Jenni Rivera songs
Category:Ximena Sariana songs
Category:Songs written by Roberto Livi
Category:Songs written by Rudy Prez
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Sony Discos singles
Category:1990s ballads
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Femalefemale vocal duets
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