Fuego (Menudo album)

1981 studio album by Menudo

Fuego

Studio album by

Menudo

Released| 1981
Studio| Estudio Torres Sonido (Madrid, Spain)
Genre| Latin Pop
Label| Colibri
Producer| Edgardo Diaz
Menudo chronology
| Es Navidad
(1980)  | Fuego
(1981)  | Xanadu
(1981)

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Fuego (previously released as Menudo), is the seventh studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1981 by the Padosa record label.[1] The first release was titled Menudo features brothers Oscar and Ricky Meléndez, along with René Farrait, Johnny Lozada and Xavier Serbiá. This is the second album that this line-up recorded together. This was the last album Oscar would appear on, as he reached the group's age limit of 15 in early 1981, and was replaced by Miguel Cancel. The second release was titled Fuego and had a new cover with Cancel on it.[1]

To promote the album, the group made appearances on television programs, such as Siempre en Domingo in Mexico with Raúl Velasco, as well as their own program on Channel 52 in California.[1] In Venezuela, they received the "Meridiano de Oro" award for being the most popular singers on Channel 81.[1] A tour was held, covering countries such as the United States (Washington, Los Angeles), Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay.[1]

"Fuego" was released as a single and serves as the title track for the international version of the album. With this song, the group achieved success in Venezuela and other countries across Latin America. The track was initially recorded in 1978 for the album Laura,[2] but it was the 1981 album version that gained popularity. In Mexico, the single reached the top position twice on the music chart of the Mexican biweekly magazine Notitas Musicales.[3][4]

Commercially, the album became a success,[5] reaching the top positions on music charts in the United States[6][7][8][9] and Argentina.[10] In Venezuela, sales reached 143,000 copies.[11] According to a 1981 report from Record World, each Menudo album released in Mexico until that date (the other being Quiero Ser, also from 1981) managed to sell half a million copies across LPs and cassettes.[12] In 1998, the album was released on compact disc (CD) format.[13]

According to Billboard magazine, the combined sales of this album along with the CDs of Quiero Ser, Por Amor, and Una Aventura Llamada Menudo reached 10,000 units just in the first week.[13]

## Track listing

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1. Fuego - Singer: group
2. El Momento Del Adiós - Singer: Johnny Lozada
3. Doña Tecla - Singer: Oscar Meléndez and Ricky Meléndez
4. Madre - Singer: René Farrait
5. Llegas Tú - Singer: group
6. A Bailar - Singer: René Farrait
7. El Ayer - Singer: René Farrait
8. Isole - Singer: group
9. De Tu Vuelo - Singer: group
10. Sueños - Singer: René Farrait
11. Ella A-A - Singer: group
12. El Pavo Real - Singer: René Farrait[14]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

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Argentina (Record World / Prensario)[10] | 6
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums \- Los Angeles / (Pop))[6] | 7
United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums \- California / (Pop))[7] | 23
United States (Record World \- East Coast)[8] | 39
United States (Record World \- West Coast)[9] | 26
Mexico (Record World / Ventas)[15] | 1
Mexico (Record World / Popularidad)[15] | 2

## Certifications and sales

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Region  | Certification | Estimated sales

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Venezuela  | Gold  | 143,000[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "El juvenil "Menudo" viene a Los Angeles, en diciembre". La Opinión (44 ed.). Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2. ^ Menudo (1978). Laura (Media notes). Puerto Rico: Padosa. DP-1005.
3. ^ "Los discos más populares". Notitas Musicales (in Spanish). November 15, 1982. p. 66\. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
4. ^ "Los discos más populares". Notitas Musicales (in Spanish). December 1, 1982. p. 66\. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
5. ^ "Latin America - Album peaks" (PDF). Record World (in Spanish). December 5, 1981. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
6. ^ a b "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. October 31, 1981. p. 40. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
7. ^ a b "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. January 23, 1982. p. 67. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
8. ^ a b "Record World Latin America (International) Hit Parade" (PDF). Record World (in Spanish). November 28, 1981. p. 76. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
9. ^ a b "Record World Latin America (International) Hit Parade" (PDF). Record World (in Spanish): 56. December 12, 1981. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
10. ^ a b "International best sellers: Argentina" (PDF). Cashbox. August 29, 1981. p. 33. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
11. ^ a b "In Venezuela We obtain this results!" (PDF). Cash Box. October 13, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved October 25, 2024. "Instead of the album name, the report uses the catalog number of the album released in Venezuela."
12. ^ Silva, Vilo Arias (December 5, 1981). "Record World en Mexico" (PDF). Record World. p. 48. Retrieved October 25, 2024. "(...) ya que las yentas, en todos los casos antesmencionados, superaron facilmente mas de medio millón de unidades vendidas entre elepes y cassettes en cada lanzamiento (...)"
13. ^ a b "Notas". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 9\. February 28, 1998. p. 44\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
14. ^ "Viva la pasión por Menudo (Ve vídeo y fotogalería)". Primera Hora (in Spanish). June 5, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
15. ^ a b "Record World Latin America (International) Hit Parade" (PDF). Record World (in Spanish). December 26, 1981. p. 76. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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Menudo

* Ricky Meléndez
* René Farrait
* Johnny Lozada
* Miguel Cancel
* Xavier Serbiá

* Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry
* Carlos Meléndez
* Óscar Meléndez
* Charlie Masso
* Ray Reyes
* Roy Rosselló
* Draco Rosa
* Ricky Martin
* Raymond Acevedo
* Sergio Gonzalez
* Ralphy Rodríguez
* Rubén Gómez
* Angelo Garcia
* Robert Avellanet
* Rawy Torres
* César Abreu
* Adrián Olivares
* Edward Aguilera
* Jonathan Montenegro
* Ashley Ruiz
* Alexis Grullón
* Andy Blázquez
* Abel Talamántez
* Ricky López
* Anthony Galindo
* Didier Hernández
* Chris Moy
* Carlito Olivero
* Jose Bordonada
* Jose (Monti) Montañez
* Emmanuel Vélez Pagán

Studio albums|

* Los Fantasmas (1977)
* Laura (1978)
* Chiquitita (1979)
* Felicidades! (1979)
* Más, Mucho Más... (1980)
* Es Navidad (1980)
* Fuego (1980)
* Xanadu (1981)
* Quiero Ser (1981)
* Por Amor (1982)
* A Todo Rock (1983)
* Reaching Out (1984)
* Mania (1984)
* Evolución (1984)
* Menudo (1985)
* Ayer Y Hoy (1985)
* Viva! Bravo! (1986)
* Refrescante... (1986)
* Can't Get Enough (1986)
* Somos Los Hijos del Rock (1987)
* In Action (1987)
* Sons of Rock (1988)
* Sombras & Figuras (1988)
* Los Últimos Héroes (1989)
* Os Últimos Heróis (1990)
* No Me Corten El Pelo (1990)
* Detras de tu Mirada (1991)
* 15 Años (1992)
* Vem Pra Mim (1993)
* Imagínate (1994)
* Tiempo de Amar (1996)

Live albums|

* El Reencuentro: 15 Años Después (1998)

Compilations|

* De Colección (1982)
* Adios Miguel (1983)
* Feliz Navidad (1983)
* Con Amor - Tus Éxitos Favoritos (1984)
* The Best of Menudo (1986)
* La Colección (1990)
* Cosmopolitan Girl (1993)
* 15 Años de Historia (1998)
* La Historia (2007)

EPs|

* More Than Words (2007)
* Un Nuevo Comienzo (A New Beginning) (2023)
* Party En California (2024)

Singles|

* "Claridad" (1981)
* "Subete a Mi Moto" (1981)
* "Dame Un Beso" (1982)
* "Hold Me" (1985)
* "A Little TLC" (1988)
* "Lost/Perdido Sin Ti" (2008)

Films|

* Menudo: La Película (1981)
* Una aventura llamada Menudo (1982)

Related articles|

* Edgardo Díaz
* El Reencuentro
* MDO
* La Pandilla
* Mario Lopez
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* Proyecto M
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