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 Lignazi | |||
| 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 Lignazi 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 Prive EP.
Tracklist[edit]
- A pedir su mano – 4:51
- Bachata Rosa – 4:17
- Razones – 3:57
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1990–91) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Panama (UPI)[6] | 9 |
| Peru (UPI)[7] | 5 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) | 13 |
| Venezuela (UPI)[8] | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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 Mas Populares en A. Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. March 12, 1991.
- ^ "Discos Mas Populares". El Siglo de Torreón. July 7, 1991.
- ^ "Disco Mas Populares AL". El Siglo de Torreón. January 25, 1991.