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{{Infobox song

| name = Loco de Amor

| cover = Jerry rivera loco de amor.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jerry Rivera

| album = Fresco

| released = 1996

| studio = Charlie Dos Santos
E1212 Recording
Genesis Recording
Ocho Recording
Power Light Recording
Sir Sound Recording, NY
V, .U. Recording

| genre = Salsa

| length =

| label = Sony Discos

| writer = Mary Lauret

| producer =

| prev_title = Suave

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Una y Mil Veces

| next_year = 1996

}}

"'Loco de Amor'" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Jerry Rivera from his seventh studio album 'Fresco', (1996). The song was written by Mary Lauret and produced by Sergio George and Cuto Soto. It is a salsa tune, in which Rivera confesses that he is crazy in love. The song received positive from music critics, being identified by them as a standout from the album. It was nominated for the Tropical Song of the Year award at the 9th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1997 and was a recipient of the ASCAP Latin Award in the tropical field in the same year. In the United States, "Loco de Amor" reached number 11 on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs chart and topped the Tropical Airplay chart, spending eight weeks at this position on the latter chart. A music video for the song was filmed in a barn.

Background and composition



In 1996, Rivera released his seventh studio album 'Fresco'. It is a traditional salsa album produced by Sergio George and Cuto Soto with the lyrics of the songs having a ballad-laden "romantic touch". The album's songs were written by composers who are popular in the Latin music field including Rudy Prez, Manny Benito, Alejandro Vennazi, and Mary Lauret, the latter of whom composed "Loco de Amor". Musically "Loco de Amor" is a salsa song in which Rivera sings in the chorus: "Vuelve por favor, mira que estoy loco de amor y ya no puedo resistir ni un dia mas lejos de ti".

Promotion and reception



"Loco de Amor" was released as the lead single from 'Fresco' in 1996. A music video was filmed for the song which the features scenes of the singer and a woman in a barn. Writing for 'Vista', Lili Estefan praised the track as "a contagious song that will shake up all the salsa record charts". Jos A. Estvez, Jr. of AllMusic called the track one of the album's stand outs while 'Billboard' editor John Lannert cited it as one of the songs where Rivera "sounds more emotive than ever" despite being "limited in range and depth". 'Cashbox' music critic Hctor Rsendez regarded the song as "undisputedly Sergio George at his usual creative peak".

The track was nominated in the category of Tropical Song of the Year at the 9th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1997, ultimately losing to "La Morena" by Ilegales. It was recognized as recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 ASCAP Latin Awards on the tropical field. In the United States, "Loco de Amor" reached number 11 on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs chart and topped the Tropical Airplay chart, where it spent eight weeks on this spot. On the year-end chart, the song ended 1996 as the fifth best-performing song on the Tropical Airplay chart.

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



See also



*List of 'Billboard' Tropical Airplay number ones of 1996

Notes



References



Category:1996 songs

Category:1996 singles

Category:Jerry Rivera songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Sergio George

Category:Sony Discos singles

Category:Spanish-language songs

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