Fonseca (album)

Fonseca
Studio album by Fonseca
Released	February 2002
Genre	Latin Pop
Label	Líderes, EMI Colombia
Fonseca albums chronology
Bomba de Tiempo (1997) Fonseca (2002) Corazón (2005)

Fonseca is the self-titled official debut studio album by Colombian recording artist Fonseca released on February 2002 in Colombia by Líderes Entertainment Group. In 2005 was released by EMI Colombia.^[1] The album features the hit singles "Magangue", "Confiésame" and "Noche de Carnaval".

Album information

When Fonseca was searching to get the representation of a label, he found the Colombian musician José Gaviria and helped him in an initial recording with Sonolux five years before. In 2002, he signed with the label Líderes for making three albums.^[2] The album according to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo said that is a great debut and it's so influenced by Carlos Vives.^[3] The song "Sueño" catches from the start, and "Noche de Carnaval" and "Magangué" are the typical parties songs that can't fail on a pop disc. The Fonseca's voice is uncommon and shows that knows as use it. The most successful song was "Magangué".^[3]

Fonseca's self-titled debut gained him considerable attention in Colombia, including the notice of artists Shakira and Juanes, both of whom offered him subsequent collaboration and performance opportunities. Sharing the stage with Shakira on her Tour of the Mongoose and Juanes at Estadio El Campín in Bogota garnered Fonseca the recognition and momentum he would need for his second album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Magangue"	Juan Fernando Fonseca	Juan de Luque, Juan Fernando Fonseca	4:21
2.	"Confiésame"			4:03
3.	"Noche de Carnaval"			3:45
4.	"Sueño"			4:11
5.	"Arrepentida"			4:19
6.	"La Misma Nota"			3:46
7.	"Melancolía del Ayer"			3:52
8.	"Con una Botella"			3:33
9.	"Lina"			4:15
10.	"No Se Si Pueda"			4:27
11.	"Tunel Irracional"			3:50
12.	"Noche de Carnaval"			4:10

References

1. "Fonseca por Fonseca". iTunes (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2012.
2. "Nacidos con estrella, a pesar de que las casas disqueras se quejan más que nunca del bajo nivel de ventas, algunas responden al cansancio de un mercado inundado de reencauche con apuestas nuevas." (in Spanish). El Tiempo. April 8, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
3. "TORNAMESA" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. April 22, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

External links

• Fonseca at Allmusic