33

33 is the fifteenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released through Warner Music Latina on 30 September 2003. It is a pop record which contains pop ballads and uptempo disco numbers. The album was produced by Miguel and recorded in Hollywood, California. 33 was promoted by two singles: "Te Necesito" and "Un Te Amo". It was also promoted by a tour which lasted from 2003 to 2004. Several songwriters including Armando Manzanero, Juan Luis Guerra, and Kike Santander contributed to the compositions in the record. 33 was met with unfavorable reviews by some music critics for having similar music styles to Miguel's previous pop records. 33 received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album and a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Album. The record reached number one in Argentina, Spain, and the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. By 2004, it had sold more than 2.5 million copies. Background In 2002, Luis Miguel released Mis Boleros Favoritos, a compilation album featuring boleros from the Romance series. He held a press conference in October 2002 in Spain to promote the album. During the conference, Miguel mentioned that his next studio album would be a pop record and would feature original songs. He also expressed interest in combining pop and bolero for his next project. Miguel had begun enlisting composers for the new album on the previous month. The album's title, 33, was announced on 3 September 2003. Regarding the album's title, Miguel commented: "It is a very personal reflection of me and a way to share it with my fans. It is the demonstration of a different era of my life and it is to inform what someone with this age may be going through." It was recorded in Hollywood, California and produced by Miguel. Composition 33 is a pop album with musical styles similar to his previous records Aries (1993) and Amarte Es un Placer (1999). Of the eleven tracks on the record, six are pop ballads and five are uptempo numbers. Miguel enlisted the help of songwriters such as Armando Manzanero, Kike Santander and Juan Luis Guerra with several of the compositions in the album. Manzanero composed three ballads for the record: "Un Te Amo", "Nos Hizo Falta Tiempo", and "Ahora Que Te Vas". Miguel also covers Manzanero's "Que Tristeza". On "Un Te Amo", the protagonist appreciates the "small blessings" from his lover.