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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | RCA International | |||
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Menudo is an album released by Menudo in 1985. This was the third time the group released a self-titled album; the first one was in 1981, which was also released under the title Fuego. The second one was Menudo's 17th album (second in English) released in 1985, featuring Charlie Massó, Roy Rosselló, Robby Rosa, Ricky Martin, and new member Raymond Acevedo. Raymond replaced Ray Reyes after Ray had to be forced to leave the group because of the numerous fights and misunderstandings between his father and the group's manager. According to Ray's brother, Raúl Reyes, his brother's departure was anticipated. This album contains seven new songs plus three songs from their Evolución album translated into English.
The album includes four tracks produced by Howie Rice, the associate producer of the Pointer Sisters's Break Out album, for which Rice received a Grammy nomination.[1] It was supervised by the group's founder and manager Edgardo Diaz, and other producers Carlos Villa and Alejandro Monroy, worked with Rice and Mary Lynne Pagan.[1] It also features their only song to reach the Billboard Hot 100: "Hold Me," which peaked at No. 62.[2] A music video was released for this single. One of the band's most successful albums, Menudo features two members who went on to become highly successful international stars as solo artists: Ricky Martin and Robi Rosa.
The promotion included a tour in the United States, sponsored by Pepsi, which stood out due to the group performing with a live band; previously, their performances had been done using playback.[3] The tour began in New York and included stops in places like Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Chicago, and Miami.[3]
- ^ a b Fernandez, Enrique (11 May 1985). "Notas". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "AllMusic Awards>> Menudo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Fernandez, Enrique (6 July 1985). "Notas". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 October 2024.