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Released
  
August 22, 2006

Amar es Combatir (2006)
  
Arde el Cielo (2008)

Release date
  
22 August 2006

Length
  
56:30

Artist
  
Maná

Label
  
Warner Music México

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Recorded
  
2005–2006 at The Hit Factory, Miami, Florida

Producer
  
Fher Olvera & Alex González

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock en español, Latin rock, Pop rock, Dub

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Similar
  
Maná albums, Rock en español albums, Other albums

Amar Es Combatir (English: "To Love Is To Fight") is the seventh studio album released by the Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná. The album, which was released on August 22, 2006, became the band's first release in four years.

Contents

On February 11, 2007, the album won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. On April 26, 2007 it received two Billboard Latin Music Awards.

The band Re-released this album with a Deluxe Limited Edition CD & DVD on March 27, 2007.

Personnel

  • Francisco Ayon – assistant
  • Miguel Bustamante – assistant engineer
  • Juan Calleros – Bajo sexto, group member
  • Juan Luis Guerra – guest vocals
  • Albert Sterling Menendez – keyboards
  • Fher Olvera – acoustic guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, main vocals, producer, choir, concept design, group member
  • Carlos Perez – graphic design, creative director, concept design
  • Fernando Quintana – choir
  • Luis Rey – choir
  • Thom Russo – mixing, recording
  • Fabian Serrano – digital editing, coordination
  • Fernando Vallín – guitar, bajo sexto, digital editing, choir, guitar technician
  • Sergio Vallin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, choir, group member
  • Javier Valverde – digital editing, assistant engineer
  • Charts

    Amar Es Combatir debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, selling nearly 87,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States. This marked the highest first-week sales and chart position for a Spanish language album by a duo or group and the first Spanish language album to debut atop the rock albums tally. It is also tied with Shakira's Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005) as the highest debut of a Spanish language album in the history of Billboard.

    The album has produced three Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one singles: "Labios Compartidos", "Bendita Tu Luz" and "Manda Una Señal".

    Awards

    Billboard Latin Music Awards

  • Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
  • Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year by a Duo or Group – "Labios Compartidos"
  • Grammy Awards

  • Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
  • MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

  • Video of the Year – "Labios Compartidos"
  • Best Rock Artist
  • MTV Legend Award
  • Songs

    1Manda una Señal5:09
    2Labios Compartidos5:21
    3Ojalá pudiera borrarte4:56

    References

    Amar es Combatir Wikipedia