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Aries
Aries
Studio album by Luis Miguel
Released	22 June 1993
Recorded	June 1992 – May 1993
Studio	Ocean Way (Hollywood); Record One (Los Angeles); Larrabee (Hollywood); Ground Control (Los Angeles);
Genre	Dance-pop; R&B;
Length	44:31
Language	Spanish
Label	WEA Latina
Producer	Luis Miguel; Kiko Cibrian; David Foster; Emilio Castillo;
Luis Miguel chronology
Singles from Aries
	"Ayer"; Released: 17 May 1993; "Hasta Que Me Olvides"; Released: August 1993; "Suave"; Released: 1993;

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Aries is the ninth studio album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 22 June 1993. After attaining commercial success in 1991 with his previous album, Romance, Luis Miguel decided to return to a style similar to his earlier work, featuring pop ballads and dance numbers with R&B influences. The record was produced by Miguel, who was assisted by Kiko Cibrian, Rudy Pérez, David Foster, and Juan Luis Guerra.

Three singles were released to promote the album. The first two singles, "Ayer" and "Hasta Que Me Olvides," topped the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and the third, "Suave," peaked at number nine. Two other songs were released as promotional singles, "Hasta el Fin" and "Tú y Yo"; both peaked at number four on the Hot Latin Songs chart. To further promote the record, Luis Miguel launched the 1993 Aries Tour to some Latin American countries and the United States.

Aries peaked at number one on the US Billboard Latin Pop Albums, where it stayed for 19 weeks. Internationally, the album was certified quadruple platinum in Mexico, where it sold over one million copies. It was also certified diamond in Argentina. Aries sold over three million copies worldwide. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics; they were divided on the dance tunes and ballads, although Luis Miguel's vocals and the album's arrangements garnered positive reactions. Luis Miguel received several accolades, including the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.

Background and recording

In 1991 Miguel released his eighth studio album, Romance, a collection of classic boleros, the oldest of which originated in the 1940s. The album, which was produced by Armando Manzanero and arranged by Bebu Silvetti,^[2] was a commercial success in Latin America and sold over seven million copies worldwide.^[3]^[4] It revived interest in the bolero genre and was the first record by a Spanish-speaking artist to be certified gold in Brazil, Taiwan, and the United States.^[4] In spite of the album's success, Miguel did not want to release a follow-up record that was similar to Romance.^[5] When asked why he chose not to record more boleros, he replied "I wanted to try my music, just forgetting a little bit about those boleros that everyone knows".^[6] He began working with the composers for the album a year before recording in a studio in 1992; in Miguel's words, he wanted to "discuss the works, the themes, and melodies; ... The creation of an album has to be part of me or else I would not be able to interpret it, or sing in it".^[7]

On 24 August 1992, Mexican newspaper El Siglo de Torreón reported that Miguel had begun collaborating with David Foster and Juan Carlos Calderón on some compositions, along with English-speaking composers, and selecting cover versions for the album.^[8] He also received assistance from Cuban composer Rudy Pérez and Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra with the songwriting.^[7] Recording began on 4 July 1992.^[9] Miguel had difficulty finding a suitable producer for the record; he initially worked with American audio engineer Bruce Swedien, but decided to re-record the whole album after disagreements with Swedien's direction. Unable to find a producer, he decided to co-produce the album with his long-time associate Kiko Cibrian.^[6] Recording the album took almost a year and was affected by several complications, including its high budget of over US$1.5 million, his father's death, and an appendectomy.^[5] Miguel announced that the name of the album would be Aries during a presentation at the 1993 Festival Acapulco.^[10] About the naming of the album he said, "This album expresses my personal self. I had a lot to do. I produced everything and wanted to have a lot of fun, take what I like, and what better than the zodiac sign representing what one is."^[11]

Composition

Luis Miguel "Que Nivel de Mujer"

A 27-second sample of Miguel's "Que Nivel de Mujer", a Spanish adaptation of "Attitude Dance" by Tower of Power. One of the band's member Emilio Castillo arranged the horn sections in the song. About the inclusion of the song, Miguel commented that he was very fond of "that type of R&B, Motown, and hip-hop" and that "My musical influence comes from those sounds".^[6]

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Aries is composed of ten tracks, six of which are romantic ballads.^[12] The remaining four songs are dance numbers which San Antonio Express-News editor Ramiro Burr describes as containing a "pop groove" and R&B influences, further comparing them to Miguel's earlier recordings before Romance.^[5]^[13] Miguel said the mixture of ballads and uptempo music was done to "keep a steady musical line" because he did not want his music to be unrecognizable.^[6] The dance tunes "Suave", "Dame Tu Amor", and "Que Nivel de Mujer" are "upbeat, brass-heavy, attitudinal numbers" while "Luz Verde" incorporates Latin hip hop and R&B.^[12] "Suave" features a saxophone solo by American musician Kirk Whalum and "Que Nivel de Mujer" is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Attitude Dance" by American band Tower of Power. The band members assisted with the horn section in the song, which was led by one of its lead members Emilio Castillo.^[7] Miguel said he included the band's song on the album because of his fondness for R&B in the 1970s, citing the group as one of his musical influences.^[6]

"Ayer" is a Spanish-language cover of David Foster's instrumental "All That My Heart Can Hold" with additional lyrics by Rudy Pérez.^[5]^[14] Burr characterized the song as a "lush ballad sung by Miguel in his stylistic romantic swagger that simultaneously conveys pride and pain".^[15] Similarly, John Lannert wrote for the Sun-Sentinel that the track was comparable to Romance's "sparse lyrical muse and smooth musical backdrop".^[13] Lannert also called Juan Luis Guerra's composition "Hasta Que Me Olvides" an "emotion-drenched love ode" and referred to "Me Niego Estar Solo" and "Hasta El Fin" as "desperate confessionals about being out of love".^[16] Achy Obejas of the Chicago Tribune labeled the ballads "Hasta El Fin" and "Tú y Yo" as "luxuriantly slow narratives of love lost".^[17]

Singles and promotion

"Ayer"

A 20-second sample of Miguel's "Ayer", the album's lead single. The song is a cover of David Foster's instrumental "All That My Heart Can Hold" with lyrics added by Rudy Pérez. Ramiro Burr writes for the San Antonio Express-News: "It is a lush ballad sung in Miguel's stylistic swagger that simultaneously conveys pride and pain".^[15]

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"Ayer" was released as the lead single from Aries on 17 May 1993.^[18] It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States the week of 17 July 1993, and stayed there for three weeks.^[19] The three music videos for "Ayer" were directed by Benny Corral, Rubén Galindo, and Gustavo Garzón respectively.^[20] The music videos were filmed in a mansion in Mexico City.^[21] "Ayer" ended 1993 as the sixth-best-performing Latin song of the year in the US.^[22] The album's second single, "Hasta Que Me Olvides", was released in August 1993 and reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart the week of October 23, and remained there for three weeks.^[23]^[19] The album's third single, "Suave", was released in 1993 and peaked at number nine on the Hot Latin Songs chart.^[24]^[25] Its music video was directed by Kiko Guerrero and features Miguel dancing with several women on a beach.^[26]^[27] "Hasta el Fin" and "Tú y Yo" were released as promotional singles in the US and both peaked at number four on the Hot Latin Songs chart.^[25]^[28] "Pensar en Ti" received airplay in Mexico,^[29] while "Me Niego a Estar Solo" was released as a promotional single in Spain in 1993.^[30]

To promote the album, Miguel began his Aries Tour on 29 May at the 1993 Acapulco Festival in Mexico.^[31] After his performances in Mexico, he toured several countries in Latin America beginning with Argentina, and later performed in the US.^[32] His set list consisted mainly of pop songs and ballads from Aries and his earlier career, as well as boleros from Romance, which he performed during the second half of the concerts.^[33]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[12]
Chicago Tribune	^[17]
Los Angeles Times	^[34]

Upon its release, Aries received mixed reactions from music critics. AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five and found the ballads to be "sometimes a little too syrupy". He complimented some of the dance tunes such as "Suave" and "Dame Tu Amor", but said "Luz Verde" was a "somewhat dated attempt at early-'90s Latin hip-hop R&B".^[12] A music journalist for Billboard magazine wrote a favorable review of Aries, stating that Miguel "trades in nostalgic boleros for a stylish, up-to-date package" and called "Ayer" a "perfect transition track from Romance".^[35] Chicago Tribune music critic Achy Obejas gave the record two-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it "a kind of middle ground between Romance and its lush ballads, and the bouncy pop of 20 Años, its immediate antecedent". She praised Miguel's vocals as "wonderfully nuanced and dramatic", and said the ballads mostly "work", but that "the uptempo tunes fall flat most of the time".^[17] Enrique Lopetegui of the Los Angeles Times gave the album three stars out of four; he lauded Miguel's inclusion of "healthy elements of jazz and funk into his polished sound" and said he "returns to familiar territory accompanied by his usual superb arrangements and musicianship".^[34]

Accolades

At the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994, Miguel won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Aries.^[36] At the 6th Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year, the album won the award for Pop Album of the Year and Miguel was named Pop Male Artist of the Year.^[37] He also received two nominations in the category of Pop Song of the Year for "Hasta Que Me Olvides" and "Ayer"; the latter track was also nominated Video of the Year.^[38] At the inaugural Billboard Latin Music Awards in 1994, Miguel received two awards including Pop Album of the Year and Pop Male Artist of the Year.^[39] Miguel was awarded Best Male Singer, Best Male Show for the tour, and Best Disc for the album at the 1994 Eres awards.^[40]

Commercial performance

Aries was released internationally on 22 June 1993,^[15] although pirated cassettes of the album were being sold for $1 in Mexico ten days before the official release.^[6] WEA Latina prepared 500,000 copies to be distributed on the release date, but after finding legitimate copies of the compact disc were already being sold on the pirate market, they discovered only 300,000 units stored in their warehouse. WEA Latina responded to the piracy by having a Mexican radio station play the whole album a few days before its release.^[41] In Mexico, the album was certified quadruple platinum; it has sold over one million copies in the country.^[42] In the US, it debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, second to Gloria Estefan's album Mi Tierra.^[43] Aries remained in this position until it was replaced by the Gipsy Kings's album Love and Liberté 20 weeks later.^[44]

Aries peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart and stayed at the top for 19 weeks.^[45] It ended 1993 as the second best-selling Latin pop album in the US after Romance.^[46] In Argentina, the album peaked at number two on the album chart and was certified diamond by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers for sales of 500,000 copies.^[47]^[48] Elsewhere in South America, the album peaked at number one on the Chilean albums chart and was certified platinum in Colombia.^[49]^[50] Aries sold over three million copies worldwide.^[51]

Track listing

All recordings produced by Luis Miguel and Kiko Cibrian, except where noted.^[52]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Suave"	Orlando Castro Kiko Cibrian	Cibrian		4:47
2.	"Me Niego a Estar Solo"	Rudy Pérez	Pérez		4:17
3.	"Luz Verde"	Pérez Carlos Castellón - Jorge L. Piloto (Spanish adaptation)	Pérez		4:59
4.	"Hasta el Fin"	Cibrian	Cibrian		4:49
5.	"Ayer"	Pérez	David Foster Jeremy Lubbock	Miguel Cibrian Foster	3:25
6.	"Que Nivel de Mujer"	Castro	Emilio Castillo Stephen Kupka	Miguel Cibrian Castillo	4:28
7.	"Pensar en Ti"	Francisco F. Céspedes	Céspedes		4:15
8.	"Dame Tu Amor"	Adrián Posse Cibrian	Cibrian		3:23
9.	"Hasta Que Me Olvides"	Juan Luis Guerra	Guerra		4:40
10.	"Tú y Yo"	Pérez	Jorge Calandrelli		4:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Aries liner notes:^[53]

Musicians

Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (tracks 1–2, 4, 7–8, 10), arranger (1–2, 4, 7)
Marcel East – keyboards, arranger and programming (track 3)
Randy Kerber – keyboards, arranger (tracks 5, 9)
Nick Milo – keyboards (track 6)
Jorge Calandrelli – electric piano, arranger (track 10)
John Robinson – drums (tracks 1, 9–10)
Harvey Mason – drums (tracks 2–5, 7)
Francis Russ McKinnon – drums (track 6)
Kiko Cibrian – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8), background vocals (1–2, 6), arranger (1, 4, 8), programing (8), brass arrangements (1, 8)
Michael Landau – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7, 10)
Carmen Grillo – guitar (track 6)
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (tracks 7, 9)
Dean Parks – Acoustic guitar (track 9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 8–10)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (tracks 2, 7, 9–10)
Freddie Washington – bass (tracks 3, 5)
Rocco Prestia – bass (track 6)
Jerry Hey – brass, brass arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 8)
Dan Higgins – brass (tracks 1, 3, 8)
Gary Grant – brass (tracks 1, 3, 8)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – brass (tracks 1, 3, 8)
Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo (track 1)
Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone (track 6), background vocals (track 6)
Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (track 6)
Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (track 6)
Greg Adams – trumpet, arranger (track 6)
Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet (track 6)
Tower of Power – guest artist (track 6)
Annie Cruz – background vocals (tracks 1–2, 8)
Iliana Holland – background vocals (tracks 1–2)
Dan Navarro – background vocals (tracks 1–2, 6)
Tom Bowes – background vocals (tracks 1–2, 6)

The Hollywood String Ensemble (tracks 3, 5, 7–10)

Ezra Kliger – concertmaster, violin
Paul C. Shure – violin
Shari Zippert – violin
Roman Volodarsky – violin
Barbara J. Porter – violin
Vladimir Polimatidi – violin
Cordon H. Marron – violin
Charles H. Everett – violin
Norman J. Hughes – violin
Joel Derouin – violin
Sid Page – violin
Linda Rose – violin
R.F. Peterson – violin
John J. Wittenberg – violin
Leslie J. Woodbury – violin
Endre Granat – violin
Alexander Horvath – violin
Israel Baker – violin
Herschel P. Wiserenita Koven – viola
Raymond J. Tisher II – viola
James J. Ross – viola
John T. Acevedo – viola
Cynthia Morrow – viola
Larry Corbett – cello
Daniel W. Smith – cello
Nancy Stein – cello
Roger Lebow – cello
Steve G. Edelman – contrabass
Jon C. Clarke – English horn, oboe
Joseph Meyer – French horn
Calvin Smith – French horn
Michael A. Englander – percussion

Production

Luis Miguel – producer
Kiko Cibrian – co-producer
Mauricio Abaroa – executive producer
Julio Saenz – executive producer
Benny Faccone – engineer, mixing (tracks 2–3, 5–6, 8–9)
Humberto Gatica – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 7)
Paul McKenna – mixing (track 10)
Rudy Pérez – co-producer in the voice recording
Emilio Castillo – co-producer in "Que Nivel de Mujer"
Jose Quintana – production coordination
Ezra Kliger – production coordination
Jim Champagne – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Noel Hazen – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Bryan Pollack – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Kimm James – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Cartel Diseñadores – design
Alfredo Gatica – artistic coordination
Carlos Somonte – photography
Bruce Swedien – special thanks for their collaboration in this production

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Aries*
Chart (1993–94)	Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)^[47]	2
US Billboard 200^[54]	182
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[55]	2
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[56]	1

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[57]	91

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Aries*
Chart (1994)	Peak position
Chilean Albums (IFPI)^[49]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Aries*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[46]	2

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[58]	14
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[58]	9

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for *Aries*
Chart (1985-1994)	Position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[59]	9

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[48]	Diamond	693,162^[60]
Colombia (ASINCOL)^[50]	Platinum	60,000^[61]
Chile	—	200,000^[62]
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[42]	4× Platinum	1,000,000^[42]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[63]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Uruguay (CUD)^[64]	3× Platinum	18,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	3,000,000^[51]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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 Three singles were released to promote the album. The first two singles, "Ayer" and "Hasta Que Me Olvides,"  topped the US [[Hot Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs]] chart and the third, "Suave," peaked at number nine. Two other songs were released as promotional singles, "Hasta el Fin" and "Tú y Yo"; both peaked at number four on the Hot Latin Songs chart. To further promote the record, Luis Miguel launched the 1993 [[Aries Tour]] to some Latin American countries and the United States.
-''Aries'' peaked at number one on the US [[Latin Pop Albums|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums]], where it stayed for 19 weeks. Internationally, the album was certified triple platinum in Mexico, where it sold over one million copies. It was also [[List of diamond-certified albums in Argentina|certified diamond in Argentina]]. ''Aries'' sold over three million copies worldwide. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from [[music journalism|music critics]]; they were divided on the dance tunes and ballads, although Luis Miguel's vocals and the album's arrangements garnered positive reactions. Luis Miguel received several accolades, including the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]].
+''Aries'' peaked at number one on the US [[Latin Pop Albums|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums]], where it stayed for 19 weeks. Internationally, the album was certified quadruple platinum in Mexico, where it sold over one million copies. It was also [[List of diamond-certified albums in Argentina|certified diamond in Argentina]]. ''Aries'' sold over three million copies worldwide. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from [[music journalism|music critics]]; they were divided on the dance tunes and ballads, although Luis Miguel's vocals and the album's arrangements garnered positive reactions. Luis Miguel received several accolades, including the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]].
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 In 1991 Miguel released his eighth studio album, ''[[Romance (Luis Miguel album)|Romance]]'', a collection of classic [[bolero]]s, the oldest of which originated in the 1940s. The album, which was produced by [[Armando Manzanero]] and arranged by [[Bebu Silvetti]],<ref name="romance">{{cite web|title=Romance&nbsp;– Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/romance-mw0000277001/credits|access-date=6 October 2018|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|archive-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006114803/https://www.allmusic.com/album/romance-mw0000277001/credits|url-status=live}}</ref> was a commercial success in Latin America and sold over seven million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1992/10/12&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05100&PageLabel=51|title=Dimes y Diretes|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|date=12 October 1992|page=51|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=24 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524024147/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1992%2F10%2F12&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05100&PageLabel=51|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="popculture">{{cite book| first1 = Cordelia| last1 = Candelaria| first2 = Peter| last2 = Garcia| first3 = Arturo| last3 = Adalma| volume = 2| title = Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3uD6PKXl3q4C&q=%22world%20music%22%20awards%20%22luis%20miguel%22%20%22romances%22&pg=PA551| access-date = 14 March 2011| year = 2004| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group| location = Westport, United States| isbn = 9780313322150| pages = 551–552| archive-date = 11 June 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140611094200/http://books.google.com/books?id=3uD6PKXl3q4C&lpg=PA552&dq=%22world%20music%22%20awards%20%22luis%20miguel%22%20%22romances%22&pg=PA551| url-status = live}}</ref> It revived interest in the bolero genre and was the first record by a Spanish-speaking artist to be [[record certification|certified gold]] in Brazil, Taiwan, and the United States.<ref name="popculture"/> In spite of the album's success, Miguel did not want to release a follow-up record that was similar to ''Romance''.<ref name="burr1">{{cite news|last1=Burr|first1=Ramiro|title=Luis Miguel meets his challenges|work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=11 July 1993}}</ref> When asked why he chose not to record more boleros, he replied "I wanted to try my music, just forgetting a little bit about those boleros that everyone knows".<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=Luis Miguel Returns With An R&B Flavor|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=3 July 1993|volume=105|issue=27|pages=1, 72|publisher=[[Nielsen N.V.]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> He began working with the composers for the album a year before recording in a studio in 1992; in Miguel's words, he wanted to "discuss the works, the themes, and melodies;&nbsp;...&nbsp;The creation of an album has to be part of me or else I would not be able to interpret it, or sing in it".<ref name="burr2">{{cite news|last1=Burr|first1=Ramiro|title=Tejano pop star croons 2nd album|work=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|publisher=[[Cox Media Group]]|date=17 June 1993}}</ref>
-On 24 August 1992, Mexican newspaper ''[[El Siglo de Torreón]]'' reported that Miguel had begun collaborating with [[David Foster]] and [[Juan Carlos Calderón]] on some compositions, along with English-speaking composers, and selecting [[cover versions]] for the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1992/08/24&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05000&PageLabel=50|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=50|date=24 August 1992|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1992%2F08%2F24&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05000&PageLabel=50|url-status=live}}</ref> He also received assistance from Cuban composer [[Rudy Pérez]] and Dominican singer-songwriter [[Juan Luis Guerra]] with the songwriting.<ref name="burr2"/> Recording began on 4 July 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Comentarios de...|last=Calzada|first=Gloria|newspaper=[[El Informador (Mexico)|El Informador]]|publisher=Unión Editorialista|language=es|trans-title=Comments from...|date=10 June 1992|page=13-E}}</ref> Miguel had difficulty finding a suitable producer for the record; he initially worked with American audio engineer [[Bruce Swedien]], but decided to re-record the whole album after disagreements with Swedien's direction. Unable to find a producer, he decided to co-produce the album with his long-time associate Kiko Cibrian.<ref name="billboard"/> Recording the album took almost a year and was affected by several complications, including its high budget of over US$1.5 million, his father's death, and an [[appendectomy]].<ref name="burr1"/> Miguel announced that the name of the album would be ''Aries'' during a presentation at the 1993 Festival Acapulco.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/05/18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=18 May 1993|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210726/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F05%2F18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39|url-status=live}}</ref> About the naming of the album he said, "This album expresses my personal self. I had a lot to do. I produced everything and wanted to have a lot of fun, take what I like, and what better than the zodiacal sign representing what one is."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/05/19&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03801&PageLabel=38|title=Confirmado Luis Miguel ¡No es mexicano!|language=es|trans-title=Luis Miguel is not Mexican!|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=19 May 1993|quote=Este disco expresa mi forma muy personal. Tuve mucho que ver en todo. Lo produje totalmente y quise divertirme mucho, sacar lo que a mi me gusta y, entonces qué mejor que el signo zodiacal que representa lo que uno es.|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203110/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F05%2F19&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03801&PageLabel=38|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On 24 August 1992, Mexican newspaper ''[[El Siglo de Torreón]]'' reported that Miguel had begun collaborating with [[David Foster]] and [[Juan Carlos Calderón]] on some compositions, along with English-speaking composers, and selecting [[cover versions]] for the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1992/08/24&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05000&PageLabel=50|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=50|date=24 August 1992|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1992%2F08%2F24&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05000&PageLabel=50|url-status=live}}</ref> He also received assistance from Cuban composer [[Rudy Pérez]] and Dominican singer-songwriter [[Juan Luis Guerra]] with the songwriting.<ref name="burr2"/> Recording began on 4 July 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Comentarios de...|last=Calzada|first=Gloria|newspaper=[[El Informador (Mexico)|El Informador]]|publisher=Unión Editorialista|language=es|trans-title=Comments from...|date=10 June 1992|page=13-E}}</ref> Miguel had difficulty finding a suitable producer for the record; he initially worked with American audio engineer [[Bruce Swedien]], but decided to re-record the whole album after disagreements with Swedien's direction. Unable to find a producer, he decided to co-produce the album with his long-time associate Kiko Cibrian.<ref name="billboard"/> Recording the album took almost a year and was affected by several complications, including its high budget of over US$1.5 million, his father's death, and an [[appendectomy]].<ref name="burr1"/> Miguel announced that the name of the album would be ''Aries'' during a presentation at the 1993 Festival Acapulco.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/05/18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=18 May 1993|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210726/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F05%2F18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39|url-status=live}}</ref> About the naming of the album he said, "This album expresses my personal self. I had a lot to do. I produced everything and wanted to have a lot of fun, take what I like, and what better than the zodiac sign representing what one is."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/05/19&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03801&PageLabel=38|title=Confirmado Luis Miguel ¡No es mexicano!|language=es|trans-title=Luis Miguel is not Mexican!|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=19 May 1993|quote=Este disco expresa mi forma muy personal. Tuve mucho que ver en todo. Lo produje totalmente y quise divertirme mucho, sacar lo que a mi me gusta y, entonces qué mejor que el signo zodiacal que representa lo que uno es.|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203110/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F05%2F19&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03801&PageLabel=38|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-''Aries'' is composed of ten tracks, six of which are [[Sentimental ballad|romantic ballads]].<ref name="promis"/> The remaining four songs are [[dance-pop|dance]] numbers which ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' editor Ramiro Burr describes as containing a "pop groove" and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] influences, further comparing them to Miguel's earlier recordings before ''Romance''.<ref name="burr1"/><ref name="lannert1">{{cite news|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=A Seduction Of Rhythm|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|access-date=21 July 2015|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date=20 June 1993|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223838/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|url-status=live}}</ref> Miguel said the mixture of ballads and uptempo music was done to "keep a steady musical line" because he did not want his music to be unrecognizable.<ref name="billboard"/> The dance tunes "Suave", "Dame Tu Amor", and "Que Nivel de Mujer" are "upbeat, [[Brass instrument|brass-heavy]], attitudinal numbers" while "Luz Verde" incorporates [[Latin hip hop]] and R&B.<ref name="promis"/> "Suave" features a saxophone solo by American musician [[Kirk Whalum]] and "Que Nivel de Mujer" is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Attitude Dance" by American band [[Tower of Power]]. The band members assisted with the [[horn section]] in the song, which was led by one of its lead members Emilio Castillo.<ref name="burr2"/> Miguel said he included the band's song on the album because of his fondness for R&B in the 1970s, citing the group as one of his musical influences.<ref name="billboard"/>
+''Aries'' is composed of ten tracks, six of which are [[Sentimental ballad|romantic ballads]].<ref name="promis"/> The remaining four songs are [[dance-pop|dance]] numbers which ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' editor Ramiro Burr describes as containing a "pop groove" and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] influences, further comparing them to Miguel's earlier recordings before ''Romance''.<ref name="burr1"/><ref name="lannert1">{{cite news|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=A Seduction Of Rhythm|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|access-date=21 July 2015|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date=20 June 1993|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223838/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|url-status=dead}}</ref> Miguel said the mixture of ballads and uptempo music was done to "keep a steady musical line" because he did not want his music to be unrecognizable.<ref name="billboard"/> The dance tunes "Suave", "Dame Tu Amor", and "Que Nivel de Mujer" are "upbeat, [[Brass instrument|brass-heavy]], attitudinal numbers" while "Luz Verde" incorporates [[Latin hip hop]] and R&B.<ref name="promis"/> "Suave" features a saxophone solo by American musician [[Kirk Whalum]] and "Que Nivel de Mujer" is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Attitude Dance" by American band [[Tower of Power]]. The band members assisted with the [[horn section]] in the song, which was led by one of its lead members Emilio Castillo.<ref name="burr2"/> Miguel said he included the band's song on the album because of his fondness for R&B in the 1970s, citing the group as one of his musical influences.<ref name="billboard"/>
-"Ayer" is a Spanish-language cover of David Foster's instrumental "All That My Heart Can Hold" with additional lyrics by Rudy Pérez.<ref name="burr1"/><ref>{{cite web|last=du Lac|first=J. Freedom|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-08-31/features/0708290441_1_love-songs-latin-music-hot-latin-tracks-chart|title=Rudy Perez's two romance languages: Spanish, music|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=31 August 2007|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906135233/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-08-31/features/0708290441_1_love-songs-latin-music-hot-latin-tracks-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> Burr characterized the song as a "lush ballad sung by Miguel in his stylistic
+"Ayer" is a Spanish-language cover of David Foster's instrumental "All That My Heart Can Hold" with additional lyrics by Rudy Pérez.<ref name="burr1"/><ref>{{cite web|last=du Lac|first=J. Freedom|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/08/31/rudy-perezs-two-romance-languages-spanish-music/|title=Rudy Perez's two romance languages: Spanish, music|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=31 August 2007|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906135233/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-08-31/features/0708290441_1_love-songs-latin-music-hot-latin-tracks-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> Burr characterized the song as a "lush ballad sung by Miguel in his stylistic
-romantic swagger that simultaneously conveys pride and pain".<ref name="burr3">{{cite news|last1=Burr|first1=Ramiro|title=Luis Miguel's latest due out Tuesday|work=San Antonio-Express News|publisher=Heart Corporation|date=16 June 1993|page=3}}</ref> Similarly, John Lannert wrote for the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' that the track was comparable to ''Romance''{{'}}s "sparse lyrical muse and smooth musical backdrop".<ref name="lannert1"/> Lannert also called Juan Luis Guerra's composition "Hasta Que Me Olvides" an "emotion-drenched love ode" and referred to "Me Niego Estar Solo" and "Hasta El Fin" as "desperate confessionals about being out of love".<ref name="lannert2">{{cite news|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=A Seduction Of Rhythm|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|access-date=21 July 2015|work=Sun-Sentinel|publisher=Hearst Corporation|date=20 June 1993|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223838/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Achy Obejas]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' labeled the ballads "Hasta El Fin" and "Tú y Yo" as "luxuriantly slow narratives of love lost".<ref name="obejas"/>
+romantic swagger that simultaneously conveys pride and pain".<ref name="burr3">{{cite news|last1=Burr|first1=Ramiro|title=Luis Miguel's latest due out Tuesday|work=San Antonio-Express News|publisher=Heart Corporation|date=16 June 1993|page=3}}</ref> Similarly, John Lannert wrote for the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' that the track was comparable to ''Romance''{{'}}s "sparse lyrical muse and smooth musical backdrop".<ref name="lannert1"/> Lannert also called Juan Luis Guerra's composition "Hasta Que Me Olvides" an "emotion-drenched love ode" and referred to "Me Niego Estar Solo" and "Hasta El Fin" as "desperate confessionals about being out of love".<ref name="lannert2">{{cite news|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=A Seduction Of Rhythm|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|access-date=21 July 2015|work=Sun-Sentinel|publisher=Hearst Corporation|date=20 June 1993|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223838/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-06-20/features/9301190737_1_aries-luis-miguel-john-mceuen|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Achy Obejas]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' labeled the ballads "Hasta El Fin" and "Tú y Yo" as "luxuriantly slow narratives of love lost".<ref name="obejas"/>
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-"Ayer" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''Aries'' on 17 May 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=Luis Miguel Sets New Single, Album|magazine=Billboard|date=22 May 1993|volume=105|issue=21|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73|access-date=22 October 2015|publisher=Nielsen N.V.|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114640/https://books.google.com/books?id=cygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached number one on the [[Hot Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs]] chart in the United States the week of 17 July 1993, and stayed there for three weeks.<ref name="latinsongs1993">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1993/latin-songs|title=Hot Latin Songs&nbsp;– 1993 archive|year=1993|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=29 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829132832/http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1993/latin-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> The three music videos for "Ayer"  were directed by Benny Corral, Rubén Galindo, and [[Gustavo Garzón]] respectively.<ref name="ayervideo">{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/06/22&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03800&PageLabel=38|title=Dimes y diretes|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=38|date=22 June 1993|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F06%2F22&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03800&PageLabel=38|url-status=live}}</ref> The music videos were filmed in a mansion in Mexico City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/08/31&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04201&PageLabel=42|title=Luis Miguel, el número uno|language=es|trans-title=Luis Miguel, number one|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=42|date=31 August 1993|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205025/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F08%2F31&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04201&PageLabel=42|url-status=live}}</ref>  "Ayer" ended 1993 as the sixth-[[Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart|best-performing Latin song of the year]] in the US.<ref name="yearend">{{cite magazine| last = Lannert| first = John| date = 28 November 1998| title = Topping The Charts Year By Year| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen N.V.| volume = 110| issue = 48| page = 35| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA35| access-date = 3 March 2010| issn = 0006-2510| archive-date = 17 July 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114613/https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA35| url-status = live}}</ref> The album's second single, "Hasta Que Me Olvides", was released in August 1993 and reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart the week of October 23, and remained there for three weeks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arias |first1=Vilo |title=Article - Hit ParadeHit Parade |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/08/09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04400&PageLabel=44 |access-date=25 March 2022 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=9 August 1993 |page=44 |language=es |archive-date=25 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325050851/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F08%2F09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04400&PageLabel=44 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="latinsongs1993"/> The album's third single, "Suave", was released in 1993 and peaked at number nine on the Hot Latin Songs chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/09/27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar09500&PageLabel=95|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=95|date=27 September 1993|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023020/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F09%2F27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar09500&PageLabel=95|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="latinsongs">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luis miguel|chart=Latin Songs}}|title=Luis Miguel&nbsp;– Chart history: Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> Its music video was directed by Kiko Guerrero and features Miguel dancing  with several women on a beach.<ref name="listo">{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/07/27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03403&PageLabel=34|title=Listo el "Segundo Romance" de Luismi|trans-title="Segundo romance" by Luis Miguel is ready|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=34|date=27 July 1994|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195916/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F07%2F27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03403&PageLabel=34|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media| people = Guerrero, Kiko (director) | title = Suave|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t6ZIU17jxU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-t6ZIU17jxU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| medium = Television| publisher = Warner Music Latina | access-date= 5 September 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Hasta el Fin" and "Tú y Yo" were released as [[promotional recording|promotional singles]] in the US and both peaked at number four on the Hot Latin Songs chart.<ref name="latinsongs"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Tú y Yo|people=Luis Miguel|date=1993 |type=Promo single CD|publisher=WEA Latina, a division of Warner Music Group|location=United States|id=PROM #1141}}</ref> "Pensar en Ti" received airplay in Mexico,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/06/28&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03903&PageLabel=39|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=28 June 1994|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202304/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F06%2F28&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03903&PageLabel=39|url-status=live}}</ref> while "Me Niego a Estar Solo" was released as a promotional single in Spain in 1993.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Me Niego a Estar Solo|people=Luis Miguel|date=1993 |type=Promo single CD|publisher=WEA Spain, a division of Warner Music Group|location=Spain|id=M-37778}}</ref>
+"Ayer" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''Aries'' on 17 May 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=Luis Miguel Sets New Single, Album|magazine=Billboard|date=22 May 1993|volume=105|issue=21|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73|access-date=22 October 2015|publisher=Nielsen N.V.|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114640/https://books.google.com/books?id=cygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached number one on the [[Hot Latin Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs]] chart in the United States the week of 17 July 1993, and stayed there for three weeks.<ref name="latinsongs1993">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1993/latin-songs|title=Hot Latin Songs&nbsp;– 1993 archive|year=1993|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=29 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829132832/http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1993/latin-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> The three music videos for "Ayer"  were directed by Benny Corral, Rubén Galindo, and [[Gustavo Garzón]] respectively.<ref name="ayervideo">{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/06/22&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03800&PageLabel=38|title=Dimes y diretes|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=38|date=22 June 1993|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F06%2F22&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03800&PageLabel=38|url-status=live}}</ref> The music videos were filmed in a mansion in Mexico City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/08/31&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04201&PageLabel=42|title=Luis Miguel, el número uno|language=es|trans-title=Luis Miguel, number one|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=42|date=31 August 1993|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205025/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F08%2F31&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04201&PageLabel=42|url-status=live}}</ref>  "Ayer" ended 1993 as the sixth-[[Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart|best-performing Latin song of the year]] in the US.<ref name="yearend">{{cite magazine| last = Lannert| first = John| date = 28 November 1998| title = Topping The Charts Year By Year| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen N.V.| volume = 110| issue = 48| page = 35| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA35| access-date = 3 March 2010| issn = 0006-2510| archive-date = 17 July 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114613/https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA35| url-status = live}}</ref> The album's second single, "Hasta Que Me Olvides", was released in August 1993 and reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart the week of October 23, and remained there for three weeks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arias |first1=Vilo |title=Article - Hit ParadeHit Parade |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/08/09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04400&PageLabel=44 |access-date=25 March 2022 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=9 August 1993 |page=44 |language=es |archive-date=25 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325050851/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F08%2F09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04400&PageLabel=44 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="latinsongs1993"/> The album's third single, "Suave", was released in 1993 and peaked at number nine on the Hot Latin Songs chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/09/27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar09500&PageLabel=95|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=95|date=27 September 1993|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023020/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F09%2F27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar09500&PageLabel=95|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="latinsongs">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=luis miguel|chart=Latin Songs}}|title=Luis Miguel&nbsp;– Chart history: Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> Its music video was directed by Kiko Guerrero and features Miguel dancing  with several women on a beach.<ref name="listo">{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/07/27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03403&PageLabel=34|title=Listo el "Segundo Romance" de Luismi|trans-title="Segundo romance" by Luis Miguel is ready|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=34|date=27 July 1994|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195916/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F07%2F27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03403&PageLabel=34|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media| people = Guerrero, Kiko (director) | title = Suave|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t6ZIU17jxU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-t6ZIU17jxU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| medium = Television| publisher = Warner Music Latina | access-date= 5 September 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Hasta el Fin" and "Tú y Yo" were released as [[promotional recording|promotional singles]] in the US and both peaked at number four on the Hot Latin Songs chart.<ref name="latinsongs"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Tú y Yo|author=Luis Miguel|date=1993 |type=Promo single CD|publisher=WEA Latina, a division of Warner Music Group|location=United States|id=PROM #1141}}</ref> "Pensar en Ti" received airplay in Mexico,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/06/28&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03903&PageLabel=39|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=28 June 1994|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202304/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F06%2F28&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03903&PageLabel=39|url-status=live}}</ref> while "Me Niego a Estar Solo" was released as a promotional single in Spain in 1993.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Me Niego a Estar Solo|author=Luis Miguel|date=1993 |type=Promo single CD|publisher=WEA Spain, a division of Warner Music Group|location=Spain|id=M-37778}}</ref>
 To promote the album, Miguel began his [[Aries Tour]] on 29 May at the 1993 Acapulco Festival in Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/05/18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39|title=Listo el nuevo LP de Luismi|trans-title=Luis Miguel's new LP is ready|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=39|date=18 May 1993|access-date=8 October 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210726/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F05%2F18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39|url-status=live}}</ref> After his performances in Mexico, he toured several countries in Latin America beginning with Argentina, and later performed in the US.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exitosa presentación de Luis Miguel|language=es|trans-title=Successful presentation by Luis Miguel|newspaper=El Informador|publisher=Unión Editorialista|date=22 September 1993|page=11-E}}</ref> His set list consisted mainly of pop songs and ballads from ''Aries'' and his earlier career, as well as boleros from ''Romance'', which he performed during the second half of the concerts.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Romero|first1=Fernando|title=Maturing Luis Miguel now knows how to put on a show|work=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=17 June 1993}}</ref>
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 |rev2=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
-|rev2score={{Rating|2.5|4}} <ref name="obejas">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-08-11/features/9408110113_1_luis-miguel-star-aries|last=Obejas|first=Achy|author-link=Achy Obejas|title=Luis Miguel Aries|work=Chicago Tribune|date=11 August 1994|access-date=14 January 2012|archive-date=26 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926041247/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-08-11/features/9408110113_1_luis-miguel-star-aries|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|rev2score={{Rating|2.5|4}} <ref name="obejas">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-08-11/features/9408110113_1_luis-miguel-star-aries|last=Obejas|first=Achy|author-link=Achy Obejas|title=Luis Miguel Aries|work=Chicago Tribune|date=11 August 1994|access-date=14 January 2012|archive-date=26 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926041247/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-08-11/features/9408110113_1_luis-miguel-star-aries|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |rev3=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
-|rev3score={{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="lopegetui">{{cite news|last1=Lopetegui|first1=Enrique|title=Latin Pulse : Salsa Converts and Veterans Flavor Sassy Beat With Meaning|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-11/entertainment/ca-11968_1_latin-pulse|access-date=7 February 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=11 July 1993|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211004108/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-11/entertainment/ca-11968_1_latin-pulse|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|rev3score={{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="lopegetui">{{cite news|last1=Lopetegui|first1=Enrique|title=Latin Pulse : Salsa Converts and Veterans Flavor Sassy Beat With Meaning|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-11-ca-11968-story.html|access-date=7 February 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=11 July 1993|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211004108/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-11/entertainment/ca-11968_1_latin-pulse|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ===Accolades===
-At the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1994, Miguel won the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]] for ''Aries''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : And the Grammy Goes to . . . Winners According to Category|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-02/entertainment/ca-29147_1_grammy-awards|access-date=12 July 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2 March 1994|archive-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011001119/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-02/entertainment/ca-29147_1_grammy-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[Premio Lo Nuestro 1994|6th Lo Nuestro Awards]] in the same year, the album won the award for [[Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year|Pop Album of the Year]] and Miguel was named [[Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Male Artist of the Year|Pop Male Artist of the Year]].<ref name="Winners-archive">{{cite web |url=http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|title=Lo Nuestro – Historia |language=es |work=[[Univision]] |publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|access-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> He also received two nominations in the category of [[Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year|Pop Song of the Year]] for "Hasta Que Me Olvides" and "Ayer"; the latter track was also nominated [[Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]].<ref name="LoNuestro-Award-Nominees-1994">{{Cite news | last1 = Burr| first1 = Ramiro| title = Miguel, Guerra top awards nominees | newspaper = [[San Antonio Express-News]]  | date = 1 May 1994  }}</ref> At the inaugural [[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]] in 1994, Miguel received two awards including Pop Album of the Year and Pop Male Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Lannert| first = John| date = 21 May 1994| title = First Latin Music Awards Recognize Range of Talent| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.| volume = 106| issue = 21| page = LM-8| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52| access-date = 12 July 2015| issn = 0006-2510| archive-date = 19 May 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160519135240/https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA52| url-status = live}}</ref> Miguel was awarded Best Male Singer, Best Male Show for the tour, and Best Disc for the album at the 1994 ''Eres'' awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/02/12&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05805&PageLabel=58|title=Fueron entregados los premios "Eres"|trans-title=The Eres Awards were given|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|date=12 February 1994|access-date=20 July 2015|page=58|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202232/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F02%2F12&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05805&PageLabel=58|url-status=live}}</ref>
+At the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1994, Miguel won the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]] for ''Aries''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : And the Grammy Goes to . . . Winners According to Category|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-02-ca-29147-story.html|access-date=12 July 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2 March 1994|archive-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011001119/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-02/entertainment/ca-29147_1_grammy-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[Premio Lo Nuestro 1994|6th Lo Nuestro Awards]] in the same year, the album won the award for [[Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year|Pop Album of the Year]] and Miguel was named [[Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Male Artist of the Year|Pop Male Artist of the Year]].<ref name="Winners-archive">{{cite web |url=http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|title=Lo Nuestro – Historia |language=es |work=[[Univision]] |publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|access-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> He also received two nominations in the category of [[Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year|Pop Song of the Year]] for "Hasta Que Me Olvides" and "Ayer"; the latter track was also nominated [[Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]].<ref name="LoNuestro-Award-Nominees-1994">{{Cite news | last1 = Burr| first1 = Ramiro| title = Miguel, Guerra top awards nominees | newspaper = [[San Antonio Express-News]]  | date = 1 May 1994  }}</ref> At the inaugural [[Billboard Latin Music Awards|''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards]] in 1994, Miguel received two awards including Pop Album of the Year and Pop Male Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Lannert| first = John| date = 21 May 1994| title = First Latin Music Awards Recognize Range of Talent| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.| volume = 106| issue = 21| page = LM-8| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52| access-date = 12 July 2015| issn = 0006-2510| archive-date = 19 May 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160519135240/https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA52| url-status = live}}</ref> Miguel was awarded Best Male Singer, Best Male Show for the tour, and Best Disc for the album at the 1994 ''Eres'' awards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/02/12&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05805&PageLabel=58|title=Fueron entregados los premios "Eres"|trans-title=The Eres Awards were given|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|date=12 February 1994|access-date=20 July 2015|page=58|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202232/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F02%2F12&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05805&PageLabel=58|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Commercial performance==
-''Aries'' was released internationally on 22 June 1993,<ref name="burr3"/> although [[piracy (media)|pirated]] cassettes of the album were being sold for $1 in Mexico ten days before the official release.<ref name="billboard"/> WEA Latina prepared 500,000 copies to be distributed on the release date, but after finding legitimate copies of the compact disc were already being sold on the pirate market, they discovered only 300,000 units stored in their warehouse. WEA Latina responded to the piracy by having a Mexican radio station play the whole album a few days before its release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/06/14&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04403&PageLabel=44|title=Nuevo producto de Luis Miguel inunda el mercado, pero en versión "pirata"|trans-title=New product by Luis Miguel floods the market, but it's pirated|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|date=14 June 1993|page=44|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211642/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F06%2F14&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04403&PageLabel=44|url-status=live}}</ref> In Mexico, the album was certified triple platinum; it has sold over one million copies in the country.<ref name="mexcert"/><ref name="mexicansales"/> In the US, it debuted and peaked at number two on the [[Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]] chart, second to [[Gloria Estefan]]'s album ''[[Mi Tierra]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Latin Notas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|volume=105|issue=28|page=26|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen N.V.|date=10 July 1993|access-date=10 September 2015|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aries'' remained in this position until it was replaced by the [[Gipsy Kings]]'s album ''[[Love and Liberté]]'' 20 weeks later.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Latin Albums &nbsp;– Week of November 27 1993|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-albums/1993-11-27|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 September 2015|date=27 November 1993|archive-date=24 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124040245/http://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-albums/1993-11-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
+''Aries'' was released internationally on 22 June 1993,<ref name="burr3"/> although [[piracy (media)|pirated]] cassettes of the album were being sold for $1 in Mexico ten days before the official release.<ref name="billboard"/> WEA Latina prepared 500,000 copies to be distributed on the release date, but after finding legitimate copies of the compact disc were already being sold on the pirate market, they discovered only 300,000 units stored in their warehouse. WEA Latina responded to the piracy by having a Mexican radio station play the whole album a few days before its release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/06/14&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04403&PageLabel=44|title=Nuevo producto de Luis Miguel inunda el mercado, pero en versión "pirata"|trans-title=New product by Luis Miguel floods the market, but it's pirated|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|date=14 June 1993|page=44|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211642/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1993%2F06%2F14&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04403&PageLabel=44|url-status=live}}</ref> In Mexico, the album was certified quadruple platinum; it has sold over one million copies in the country.<ref name="mexicansales"/> In the US, it debuted and peaked at number two on the [[Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]] chart, second to [[Gloria Estefan]]'s album ''[[Mi Tierra]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Latin Notas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|volume=105|issue=28|page=26|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen N.V.|date=10 July 1993|access-date=10 September 2015|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aries'' remained in this position until it was replaced by the [[Gipsy Kings]]'s album ''[[Love and Liberté]]'' 20 weeks later.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Latin Albums &nbsp;– Week of November 27 1993|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-albums/1993-11-27|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 September 2015|date=27 November 1993|archive-date=24 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124040245/http://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-albums/1993-11-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ''Aries'' peaked at number one on the [[Latin Pop Albums|''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums]] chart and stayed at the top for 19 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1993/latin-pop-albums|title=Latin Pop Albums&nbsp;– 1993 Archive|year=1992|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 September 2015|archive-date=3 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003001854/http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1993/latin-pop-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> It ended 1993 as the second best-selling Latin pop album in the US after ''Romance''.<ref name="yearend1993"/> In Argentina, the album peaked at number two on the album chart and was certified diamond by the [[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers]] for sales of 500,000 copies.<ref name="argentinecharts"/><ref name="argentinecert"/> Elsewhere in South America, the album peaked at number one on the Chilean albums chart and was certified platinum in Colombia.<ref name="chilecharts"/><ref name="colombiacert"/> ''Aries'' sold over three million copies worldwide.<ref name="wwsales">{{cite news|last=Estrada|first=Nora Alicia|title=Es un 'Sol' de plata|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/373620351/4E1958AE45F54DC6PQ/|access-date=8 July 2022|work=[[Grupo Reforma|Mural]]|date=19 April 2006|language=es|url-access=subscription|via=ProQuest|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114647/https://www.proquest.com/docview/373620351/4E1958AE45F54DC6PQ|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 |rowheader=true|Spanish Albums ([[PROMUSICAE]])<ref name="spain">{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
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+===Monthly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+Monthly chart performance for ''Aries''
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+!align="left"|Chart (1994)
+!align="left"|Peak<br />position
+|-
+|rowheader=true|Chilean Albums ([[IFPI]])<ref name="chilecharts">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41|title=Hits of the World|volume=106|issue=15|page=41|date=9 April 1994|magazine=Billboard|access-date=7 February 2015|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717114641/https://books.google.com/books?id=QQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-| style="text-align: left;" |US Latin Pop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="yearend1993">{{cite news|title=Here are the yearly charts for the nation's best-selling...|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-31/entertainment/9312290943_1_janet-jackson-garth-brooks-swv/2|access-date=8 February 2015|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=31 December 1993|page=2|archive-date=8 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208230830/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-31/entertainment/9312290943_1_janet-jackson-garth-brooks-swv/2|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| style="text-align: left;" |US Latin Pop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="yearend1993">{{cite news|title=Here are the yearly charts for the nation's best-selling...|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-31/entertainment/9312290943_1_janet-jackson-garth-brooks-swv/2|access-date=8 February 2015|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=31 December 1993|page=2|archive-date=8 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208230830/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-31/entertainment/9312290943_1_janet-jackson-garth-brooks-swv/2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 {{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|salesamount=200,000|salesref=<ref name="Chilesales">{{cite news|title=Luis Miguel programa gira por varias ciudades de Chile|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1999/06/10/34/Ar03405.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2281934&PageLabelPrint=34&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sQuery=%63%6f%70%69%61%73%2b%76%65%6e%64%69%64%61%73%2b%65%6e%2b%43%68%69%6c%65&sScopeID=%44%52&sDateFrom=%30%32%25%32%46%32%36%25%32%46%31%39%32%32&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%32%30%30%30&x=%31%37&y=%35&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=%31%35&ViewMode=HTML|access-date=December 10, 2021|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=es|url-status=live|date=July 10, 1999|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211005038/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1999%2F06%2F10%2F34%2FAr03405.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=2281934&PageLabelPrint=34&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sQuery=copias%2Bvendidas%2Ben%2BChile&sScopeID=DR&sDateFrom=02%252F26%252F1922&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F2000&x=17&y=5&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=15&ViewMode=HTML}}</ref>|nocert=true}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=album|title=Romance|artist=Luis Miguel|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1993|certref=<ref name="mexcert">{{cite news|title=Comentarios de...|last=Calzada|first=Gloria|newspaper=El Informador|trans-title=Comments from...|language=es|date=1 October 1994|page=12-E}}</ref>|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="mexicansales">{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/03/09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04300&PageLabel=43|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=43|date=9 March 1994|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913160644/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F03%2F09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04300&PageLabel=43|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=album|title=Romance|artist=Luis Miguel|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1993|certref=<ref name="mexicansales"/>|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="mexicansales">{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1994/03/09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04300&PageLabel=43|title=Hit Parade|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=43|date=9 March 1994|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913160644/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1994%2F03%2F09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04300&PageLabel=43|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Uruguay|title=Aries|artist=Luis Miguel|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Luis Miguel|magazine=Guambia|issue=283–294|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zsEwAAAAYAAJ&q=%22luis+miguel%22+platino+romance|publisher=El Kiosko|date=1996|page=62|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>|relyear=1993|certyear=1996}}
 {{Certification Table Summary}}
 {{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=3,000,000|salesref=<ref name="wwsales"/>}}
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 * [[List of best-selling albums in Mexico]]
 * [[List of best-selling Latin albums]]
+* [[List of most expensive albums]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Albums produced by David Foster]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Luis Miguel]]
-[[Category:Dance-pop albums by Mexican artists]]
 [[Category:Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]]
 [[Category:Luis Miguel albums]]
-[[Category:Spanish-language albums]]
+[[Category:1990s Spanish-language albums]]
 [[Category:Warner Music Latina albums]]

v t e Luis Miguel
Albums discography Singles discography Songs Videography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Un sol Directo al corazón Decídete También es Rock Palabra de honor Soy Como Quiero Ser Busca una Mujer 20 Años Romance Aries Segundo Romance Nada Es Igual... Romances Amarte Es un Placer Mis Romances 33 México en la Piel Navidades Cómplices Luis Miguel ¡México Por Siempre!
EPs	América & en Vivo
Soundtrack albums	Ya nunca más Fiebre de amor
Live albums	El Concierto Vivo
Compilation albums	Amándote a la Italiana Romantico Desde Siempre Todos Los Romances Mis Boleros Favoritos Grandes Éxitos No Culpes a la Noche
Videos	Un Año de Conciertos Luis Miguel: 20 Años Romance: En Vivo El Concierto Vivo Grandes Exitos Videos
Tours	Busca Una Mujer Tour 20 Años Tour Romance Tour Aries Tour Segundo Romance Tour El Concierto Tour America Tour Romances Tour Amarte Es Un Placer Tour Mis Romances Tour 33 Tour México En La Piel Tour Cómplices Tour Luis Miguel Tour The Hits Tour Deja Vu Tour México Por Siempre Tour Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24
Related	Luis Miguel: The Series Luisito Rey Warner Music Latina

v t e Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
1980s	Me Enamoré – José Feliciano (1983) Siempre en Mi Corazón—Always in My Heart – Plácido Domingo (1984) Es Fácil Amar – Lani Hall (1985) "Le Lo Lai" – José Feliciano (1986) Un hombre solo – Julio Iglesias (1987) Roberto Carlos '88 – Roberto Carlos (1988) "Cielito Lindo" – José Feliciano (1989)
1990s	"¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" – José Feliciano (1990) Cosas del Amor – Vikki Carr (1991) Otro Día Más Sin Verte – Jon Secada (1992) Aries – Luis Miguel (1993) Segundo Romance – Luis Miguel (1994) Amor – Jon Secada (1995) Enrique Iglesias – Enrique Iglesias (1996) Romances – Luis Miguel (1997) Vuelve – Ricky Martin (1998) Tiempos – Rubén Blades (1999)
2000s	MTV Unplugged – Shakira (2000) La Música de Baldemar Huerta – Freddy Fender (2001) Caraluna – Bacilos (2002) No Es lo Mismo – Alejandro Sanz (2003) Amar Sin Mentiras – Marc Anthony (2004) Escucha – Laura Pausini (2005) Adentro – Ricardo Arjona / Limón y Sal – Julieta Venegas (2006) El Tren de los Momentos – Alejandro Sanz (2007) La Vida... Es Un Ratico – Juanes (2008) Sin Frenos – La 5ª Estación (2009)
2010s	Paraíso Express – Alejandro Sanz (2010) No Award (2011) MTV Unplugged – Juanes (2012) Vida – Draco Rosa (2013) Tangos – Rubén Blades (2014) A Quien Quiera Escuchar – Ricky Martin (2015) Un Besito Más – Jesse & Joy (2016) El Dorado – Shakira (2017) Sincera – Claudia Brant (2018) El Disco – Alejandro Sanz (2019)
2020s	YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny (2020) Mendó – Alex Cuba (2021) Pasieros – Rubén Blades and Boca Livre (2022) X Mí (Vol. 1) – Gaby Moreno (2023)