Soy Como Quiero Ser

Soy Como Quiero Ser
Studio album by Luis Miguel
Released	July 15, 1987
Recorded	1986–87
Genre	Latin pop
Label	Warner Music
Producer	Juan Carlos Calderón
Luis Miguel chronology
Fiebre de amor (1985) Soy Como Quiero Ser (1987) Busca una mujer (1988)
Singles from Soy Como Quiero Ser
"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Released: 1987 "No Me Puedo Escapar de Ti" Released: 1987 "Cuando Calienta el Sol" Released: 1987 "Soy Como Quiero Ser" Released: 1987 "Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí" Released: 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Soy Como Quiero Ser is the fifth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel and his first album to be released by WEA Latina on July 15, 1987. The album was subtitled "Luis Miguel '87: Soy Como Quiero Ser" and was the first of many collaborations with longtime producer Juan Carlos Calderón. The singers Laura Branigan and Rocío Banquells appear on two of the album's tracks. The majority of the songs included are covers from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.^[2]

Track listing

#	Title	Composer	Time
1	Es Mejor	Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland/Brian Holland/Alejandro Monroy/Carlos Villa	3:48
2	Sin Hablar (Duet with Laura Branigan)	Juan Carlos Calderón	4:27
3	Ahora Te Puedes Marchar	Ivor Raymonde/Mike Hawker/Luis Gómez Escolar	3:13
4	Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí	Pino Donaggio/Vito Pallavicini/Luis Gómez Escolar	3:25
5	Eres Tú	Juan Carlos Calderón	4:15
6	Sólo Tú (Only You)	Andy Rande/Buck Ram/Carlos Toro	3:17
7	No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí (Duet with Rocío Banquells)	Juan Carlos Calderón	3:20
8	Cuando Calienta el Sol	Rafael Gastón Pérez/Carlos Rigual/Mario Rigual/Carlos Alberto Martinoli	4:00
9	Soy Como Quiero Ser	Luis Rey	2:55
10	Perdóname	Eric Carmen/Carlos Toro	3:23
11	Sunny	Bobby Hebb/Luis Gómez Escolar	3:18

Portuguese version

A Portuguese version was released in 1988 and is referred to as Luis Miguel '88 instead of '87. It was only released as a vinyl LP.

Side A

1. Es Mejor
2. Sin Hablar
3. Agora Você Pode Ir (Ahora Te Puedes Marchar)
4. Eu Que Não Vivo Sem Você (Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti)
5. Era Você (Eres Tu)
6. Solo Tu

Side B

1. No Me Puedo Escapar de Ti
2. Cuando Calienta El Sol
3. Soy Como Quiero Ser
4. Perdoname
5. Sunny

Chart performance in United States

Year	Chart	Track	Peak
1987	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Ahora Te Puedes Marchar	1
1988	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí (duet with Rocio Banquells)	14
	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí	26
	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Soy Como Quiero Ser	36
	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	Cuando Calienta El Sol	50

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[3]	3× Platinum	180,000^*

Personnel

• Producer: Juan Carlos Calderón
• Executive Producer: Luis Rey
• Arrangements on "Sin Hablar", "Cuando Calienta el Sol", "Sólo Tú" and "Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí" by Juan Carlos Calderón
• Arrangements on "No Me Puedo Escapar De Ti", "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" and "Eres Tú" by K. C. Porter
• Arrangements on "Es Mejor" and "Sunny" by: Randy Kerber
• Arrangements on: "Perdóname" and "Soy Como Quiero Ser" by Erich Bulling.
• Bass: Dennis Bellfield
• Drums: Carlos Vega and Paul Leim
• Guitars: Dan Huff and Paul Jackson Jr.
• Keyboards: Randy Kerber, Juan Carlos Calderón and K. C. Porter
• Percussions: Paulinho DaCosta
• Piano: Randy Kerber
• Saxo solos: Joel Peskin
• Strings: Ezra Kilger
• Metals on "Es Mejor": Jerry Hey, Mark Russo, Bill Richenbach and Gary Grant.
• Metals on "Cuando Calienta El Sol": Burnette Dillon, Charles Davis, Jim sawyer and Joseph Johnson
• Background vocals: Tony DeFranco, K. C. Porter, Isela Sotelo and Darlene Kolden-Hoven
• Photography: Randee St. Nicholas

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Here are the nominees for the 30th annual Grammy...". United Press International. January 14, 1988. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
3. "Argentinian album certifications – Luis Miguel – LUIS MIGUEL 87". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.