Como Abeja al Panal
| "Como Abeja al Panal" | ||||
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| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Bachata Rosa | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| B-side | "Woman del Callao" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Karem Records | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
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"Como Abeja Al Panal" (English: Like a bee to the honeycomb) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his fifth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990). It is a song that tells the story of a forbidden love.
The song was originally released in separate verses in a two-part Commercial for Barceló Rum, as a Bachata with bolero elements and the lyrical overarching storyline of forbidden love, with the male and female lead trading stanzas. The rhythm change to salsa in the Single/CD version is omitted from the Barceló commercials. It was one of Guerra's first international hits and help to contribute to the bachata sophistication along with Estrellitas y Duendes and Bachata Rosa. The track's success demonstrated that tropical music could be fun, danceable and commercial, and at the same time, witty and complex.[1][2][3][4][5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Como Abeja Al Panal" – 4:09[6]
- "Woman del Callao" – 4:23
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 55 |
| Panama (UPI)[8] | 1 |
| Puerto Rico (UPI)[9] | 2 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) | 35 |
| Venezuela (UPI)[10] | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-13
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2020-06-07). "Juan Luis Guerra cumple 63 años: 8 de sus canciones con las que hizo bailar y suspirar a sus fans | FOTOS | NNDC-NNES | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ Economía, Diario La. "R. Dominicana, como abeja al panal, Juan Luis Guerra, Embajador de Marca País". diariolaeconomia.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Pioneering Musician And Humanitarian Juan Luis Guerra Is The Latin Recording Academy's Person Of The Year" (PDF). October 10, 2007.
- ^ Hernandez, Deborah Pacini; Pacini, Deborah (1995). Bachata: A Social History of Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-300-3.
- ^ Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-14
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Juan Luis Guerra Y 4.40 - Como abeja al panal". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Disco Mas Populares de America Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.
- ^ "Discos Mas Populares". El Siglo de Torreón. January 12, 1990.
- ^ "Disco Mas Populares AL". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.