Romances (Luis Miguel album)
Romances is the twelfth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 12 August 1997, by WEA 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 (Luis Miguel album)
Luis Miguel worked with Armando Manzanero and Bebu Silvetti on the recording of Romances.
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican-Puerto Rican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico by accident, to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as El Sol de Mexico, derived from the nickname his mother gave him as a child: "Mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in multiple genres and styles, including pop songs, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band, and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation not to cross over to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s.
Luis Miguel in 2008
Miguel performing at the 1985 Sanremo Festival
Miguel performing in 2012
Luis Miguel's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame