A Pedir Su Mano
"A Pedir Su Mano" | ||||
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Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
from the album Bachata Rosa | ||||
B-side | "Bachata Rosa" | |||
Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
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Length | 4:51 | |||
Label | Karem Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lea Lignanzi | |||
Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
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A Pedir Su Mano (English: Ask her hand) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the fourth single for his album Bachata Rosa (1990). It was released in 1990 by Karem Records and in 1992 on Europe by Ariola.[1] The track is a merengue version of the song “Dede Priscilla,” by Lea Lignanzi from the Central African Republic. The track combined music elements of Afropop and zouk with merengue.[2][3] The music video shows people in traditional African dress dancing in sugarcane fields with a cartoon of a red train traversing the landscape.[4]
The song receive positive reviews by the critics and won Video of the Year at the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards and was nominated for International Viewer's Choice: MTV Internacional.[5] It is widely considered one of Guerra's most popular and signature songs and was included on Guerra's greatest hits album Grandes Éxitos Juan Luis Guerra y 440 and live versions of the track were included on the albums A Son De Guerra Tour (2013) and Entre Mar y Palmeras (2021). In 2020, the track was re-recorded in an acoustic version and included on his Privé EP.
Tracklist
- A Pedir su Mano – 4:51
- Bachata Rosa – 4:17
- Razones – 3:57
Charts
Chart (1990–91) | Peak position |
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Panama (UPI)[6] | 9 |
Peru (UPI)[7] | 5 |
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) | 13 |
Venezuela (UPI)[8] | 3 |
References
- ^ Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-22
- ^ Austerlitz, Paul (1997-01-22). Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-484-0.
- ^ Lipsitz, George (2007). Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5019-4.
- ^ Aramaki, Mitsuko; Barthet, Mathieu; Kronland-Martinet, Richard; Ystad, Sølvi (2013-09-12). From Sounds to Music and Emotions: 9th International Symposium CMMR 2012, London, UK, June 19-22, 2012, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-41248-6.
- ^ "LATIN AWARDS TAP TOP TALENT" (PDF). Billboard. June 8, 1991.
- ^ "Discos Más Populares en América Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. March 12, 1991.
- ^ "Discos Más Populares en América Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. July 7, 1991.
- ^ "Discos Más Populares en América Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. January 25, 1991.
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- Soplando (1984)
- Mudanza y Acarreo (1985)
- Mientras Más Lo Pienso...Tú (1987)
- Ojalá Que Llueva Café (1989)
- Bachata Rosa (1990)
- Areíto (1992)
- Fogaraté (1994)
- Ni es lo mismo ni es igual (1998)
- Para Ti (2004)
- La Llave de Mi Corazón (2007)
- A Son de Guerra (2010)
- Coleccion Cristiana (2012)
- Todo Tiene Su Hora (2014)
- Literal (2019)
- A Son de Guerra Tour (2013)
- Entre Mar y Palmeras (2021)
- Grandes Éxitos Juan Luis Guerra y 440 (1995)
- Colección Romantica (2001)
- Privé (2020)
- Radio Güira (2023)
- "Ojala Que Llueva Cafe"
- "Visa Para Un Sueño"
- "Como Abeja al Panal"
- "La Bilirrubina"
- "Burbujas de Amor"
- "A Pedir Su Mano"
- "Estrellitas y Duendes"
- "Carta de Amor"
- "Bachata Rosa"
- "Frío Frío
- "Señales de Humo"
- "El Costo de la Vida"
- "Mal de Amor"
- "Coronita de Flores"
- "Rompiendo Fuente"
- "Cuando Te Beso"
- "La Cosquillita"
- "Viviré"
- "El Beso de la Ciguatera"
- "Mi PC"
- "Palomita Blanca"
- "El Niágara en Bicicleta"
- "La llave de mi corazón"
- "Bachata en Fukuoka"
- "La Calle"
- "Tus Besos"
- "Kitipun"
- "Corazón Enamorado"
- "Lámpara Pa' Mis Pies"
- "Mambo 23"
- "Rosalia
- "El Farolito
- "Los Pajaritos"
- "Lacrimosa"
- "Señorita"