Palomita Blanca (song)

"Palomita Blanca"
Image of Juan Luis Guerra wearing a white shirt, dark blue cap, sitting down and facing right.
Single by Juan Luis Guerra and 4–40
from the album Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual
ReleasedMarch 1999 (1999-03)
GenreBachata
Length3:44
LabelKaren
Songwriter(s)Juan Luis Guerra
Producer(s)Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra and 4–40 singles chronology
"Mi PC"
(1998)
"Palomita Blanca"
(1999)
"El Niágara en Bicicleta"
(1999)
Music video
"Palomita Blanca" on YouTube

"Palomita Blanca" (transl. "Little White Dove")[1] is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4-40 from his eighth studio album, Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual (1998). As with the rest of the album, the song was written and produced by Guerra. The song was released as the second single from the album in March 1999 by Karen Records. It is a bachata acoustic ballad about a man who is immensely in love with a woman and refuses to let her go.

"Palomita Blanca" received positive reactions from music critics, with one reviewer praising the usage of the mandolin. The song was a recipient of a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 2000. Commercially, it topped both the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. The accompanying music video was filmed in the Dominican Republic and directed by Pey Guzmán. In the video, Guerra sings with his guitar while a couple reunites with each other.

  1. ^ Stavans, Ilan (2014). Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. p. 836. ISBN 9780313343964. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.