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}}''Romances'' is the twelfth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 12 August 1997, by Warner Music Latina. It is the third album of the ''Romance'' series, in which Miguel covers Latin songs from 1940 to 1978. Aside from Miguel, the production also involved arranger Bebu Silvetti, and Armando Manzanero, who directed all of Miguel's ''Romance'' albums. ''Romances'' consists of twelve cover versions and two new compositions by Manzanero and Silvetti. Recording took place in early 1997 at the Ocean Way recording studio in Los Angeles, California. ''Romances'' has sold over 4.5 million copies and received platinum certifications in several Latin American countries, the United States and Spain. Miguel promoted the album by touring the United States, Latin America and Spain. The album was generally well received by critics, who praised Miguel's vocals as well as the song selection. The album earned Miguel several awards, including a Grammy Award in the United States. Six singles were released: "Por Debajo de la Mesa", "El Reloj", "Contigo (Estar Contigo)", "De Quererte Así (De T'Avoir Aimee)", "Bésame Mucho", and "Sabor a Mí". == Background == In 1991 Miguel released ''Romance'', a collection of classic Latin ballads, the oldest of which dates back to the 1940s. The album was produced by Armando Manzanero and arranged by Bebu Silvetti,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://allmusic.com/album/romance-r100917/credits )〕 and was credited for revitalizing the bolero genre.〔 It also made history as the first Spanish-language album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.latinoise.com/Luis_Miguel.html )〕 A follow-up to ''Romance'' was released in 1994 under the title ''Segundo Romance'' (''Second Romance''), which was produced by Miguel, Juan Carlos Calderón and Kiko Cibrian.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://allmusic.com/album/segundo-romance-r203611 )〕 Both albums received a platinum certification by the RIAA in the United States and also became successful in countries outside of Latin America and the United States, such as Finland and Saudi Arabia,〔 selling over twelve million copies combined. In December 1996 Miguel held a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he announced his desire to record a third ''Romance'' album and mentioned the possibility of working with Manzanero and Juan Gabriel. He also expressed an interest in singing in Italian and Portuguese, although the album's songs are originally all in Spanish. Two months later Manzanero confirmed that he was working with Miguel on another bolero-inspired ballads album, under the tentative title ''Tercer Romance'' ("Third Romance").〔 〕 Miguel's record label confirmed that fourteen tracks would be included on the album under the title ''Romances''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Romances (Luis Miguel album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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