Pecado Original (album)

Pecado Original (English: Original Sin) is the third studio album by Mexican singer Ana Gabriel. It was released by CBS Records on December 8, 1987. The album was produced by Mariano Perez Bautista.

The album marked the beginning of her international stardom, with its first single, "¡Ay, Amor!", being first performed at the OTI Festival in Lisbon, which she achieved the third place; and later became Gabriel's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs.

Singles
"¡Ay, Amor!" was released as the album's lead single. It became a huge success, being Gabriel's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, topping the chart for fourteen weeks, and eventually ending as the best-performing Latin single of 1988. Internationally, ¡Ay, Amor! also reached number one in Bolivia and her native Mexico; while it peaked at number four in Colombia.

The title track was released as the second single from the album. It reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, and hit the top-ten in her native Mexico.

Other songs
Another track, "Amor", though it wasn't released as a single, was an unexpected success in Paraguay, where it reached number one.

Track listing
Tracks:
 * 1) Pecado Original 03:29 (Original by Roupa Nova)
 * 2) Ven, Ven 03:58 (Original by Marisol)
 * 3) Ven Cariño 03:31
 * 4) Por Culpa del Amor 03:58
 * 5) Amor con Desamor 03:38
 * 6) Amor 04:42
 * 7) Cruz Y Raya 03:34
 * 8) Ay Amor 03:23
 * 9) Noche a Noche 03:35
 * 10) Pensar en Ti 03:49

Album chart
This release reached the #3 position in Billboard Latin Pop Albums.