Puros Trankazos
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJuly 16, 2011
GenreRegional Mexican
Length38:08
LabelFonovisa
Fonovisa Records chronology
Puros Trankazos
(2011)		 Más Trankazos
(2011)

Puros Trankazos (Huge Hits) is a compilation album released by Fonovisa Records on July 16, 2011. The album includes tracks recorded by several artist from the regional Mexican genre, such as Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, Voz de Mando, Vagón Chicano, Enigma Norteño, Larry Hernández, Los Horóscopos de Durango, Chuy Lizárraga y su Banda Tierra Sinaloense, Grupo Violento, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, El Chapo de Sinaloa, Fidel Rueda and Alfredo Olivas.

Upon release, the album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for three non-consecutive weeks. Puros Trankazos also peaked at the top of the Regional Mexican Albums chart. The first track, "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda and available exclusively to this release, reached the top five of the Latin Songs chart in the United States. A second volume to the album was released in November 2011 titled Más Trankazos.

Background and repertoire

Puros Trankazos (Huge Hits)[1] was released by Fonovisa Records on July 16, 2011, in the United States.[2] The compilation album includes three tracks not available on other albums, such as "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, the underground hit "La Hummer y el Camaro" by Voz de Mando, and "Como la Gelatina" written by Espinoza Paz and performed by Vagón Chicano.[1] Another song written by Espinoza Paz, "Dónde Estás Presumida" by Chuy Lizárraga and his Banda Tierra Sinaloense is included. The track reached the top 10 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart.[3] Larry Hernández and Voz de Mando were up-and-coming acts at the time of the album's release. They perform narcocorridos (narrative songs that tell the stories of drug dealers and their exploits).[4] Hernández performs "El Ardido", a norteño waltz ranchera of lost love, which peaked at number 3 in the Regional Mexican Airplay chart.[5][6] "Gracias a Dios" by Violento peaked at No. 4 in the Latin Songs chart and at No. 2 in the Regional Mexican chart.[7] "No Me Dejes con las Ganas" by Los Horóscopos de Durango, named their departure from the duranguense style and their incursion to banda, became a top ten single for the band.[8] Fidel Rueda performs "Me Encantaría", a song that became a number-two hit on the Latin Charts in the United States.[9] "Increíble" by Banda MS and "No Me Digas" by El Chapo de Sinaloa also charted in the United States.[10][11] The last track on the album is "Las Vacaciones del Jefe" by Alfredo Olivas, a narcocorrido about not killing people lately and taking a vacation, which was written by Olivas.[12]

Reception and commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The week of its release, Puros Trankazos debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, behind Prince Royce's debut album.[2] Four weeks later, Puros Trankazos reached the top of the chart, where it spent three non-consecutive weeks.[1][13]

On the Regional Mexican Albums chart, it was at the top during seven consecutive weeks.[14] The sales of the album were aided by success of the single "Olvídame" by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, a banda waltz ranchera, that became a No. 1 hit in the Regional Mexican Songs chart and reached No. 3 in the Latin Songs chart.[15]

Charts

Track listing

This track listing adapted from the album liner notes.[18]

Standard
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Olvídame"Carlos Guadalupe DuránJulión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda4:03
2."La Hummer y el Camaro"Daniel NieblaVoz de Mando3:31
3."Como la Gelatina"Espinoza PazVagón Chicano2:44
4."Aunque Sea en Silencio (Cuatro Paredes)"Ernesto BarajasEnigma Norteño3:14
5."El Ardido"Geovani Cabrera InzunzaLarry Hernández2:45
6."No Me Dejes Con Las Ganas"Horacio PalenciaLos Horóscopos de Durango3:38
7."Dónde Estás Presumida"Espinoza PazChuy Lizarraga y su Banda Tierra Sinaloense3:34
8."Gracias a Dios"Jesús GonzálezViolento2:50
9."Increíble"Gerardo OrtízBanda MS2:48
10."No Me Digas"Ariel BarrerasEl Chapo de Sinaloa2:28
11."Me Encantaría"Benny CamachoFidel Rueda3:07
12."Las Vacaciones del Jefe"Alfredo OlivasAlfredo Olivas3:28

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Puros Trankazos por tercera semana consecutiva dando trankazos en el #1 de ventas en la lista de Hot Latin de la revista Billboard". Universal Music Latin Entertainment. September 7, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jeffries, David. "Puros Trankazos – Various Artists – Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Chuy Lizarraga y Su Banda Tierra Sinaloense". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ Cobo, Leila (August 25, 2011). "Billboard Mexican Music Awards Finalists Announced!". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Larry Hernández – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Larry Hernández lanza 'El Ardido'". Terra Networks (in Spanish). Telefónica. February 8, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Violento – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Estrenan video 'No me dejes con las ganas'" (in Spanish). Grupo Editorial Noroeste. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Latin Songs – Week of April 30, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 30, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Increible – Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  11. ↑ "No Me Digas – El Chapo". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Alfredo Olivas lanza hoy su album debut para Fonovisa Records "El Patroncito"" (in Spanish). Universal Music. January 21, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Latin Albums – Week of September 3, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 3, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Latin Albums – Week of September 3, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 17, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Olvidame – Julión Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda" (in Spanish). Poder Grupero. March 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  16. ↑ "2011 Year End Charts – Latin Albums – 21–30". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  17. ↑ "2011 Year End Charts – Regional Mexican Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  18. ↑ Puros Trankazos (CD liner notes). Fonovisa. 2011.

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