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Félix Manuel "Bobby" Rodríguez Capó (January 1, 1922 – December 18, 1989) was a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He usually combined ballads with classical music and was deeply involved in Puerto Rican folk elements and even Andalusian music , as to produce many memorable Latino pop songs which featured elaborate, dramatic lyrics.
Frenesí reached #193 on the Billboard album chart, #3 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and #17 on the Tropic/Salsa chart. Three singles charted on the Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Frenesi" at #5, "Perfidia" at #7, and "Entre Abismos" at #33. At the 35th Grammy Awards in 1993, Frenesí won the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album.
" Quizás, quizás, quizás", sometimes known simply as "Quizás" (Latin American Spanish:; "Perhaps"), is a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Farrés wrote the music and original Spanish lyrics for the song which became a hit for Bobby Capó in 1947 .
At least over 1,000 distinct recordings of the song have been made worldwide. The only other boleros to have achieved such popularity are "Obsesión" and "Perdón" (by Pedro Flores) y "Piel canela" (by Bobby Capó) followed by "Desvelo de amor" and "Capullito de alelí" (by Rafael Hernández Marín). [1]
The following year-end charts were elaborated by Mejía Barquera, based on weekly charts that were published on the magazine Selecciones musicales as compiled on Roberto Ayala's 1962 book "Musicosas: manual del comentarista de radio y televisión"; those charts were, according to Ayala, based on record sales, jukebox plays, radio and television airplay, and sheet music sales [a]. [6]
This album was produced by Bebu Silvetti.It has classic oldies of Agustín Lara, José Alfredo Jiménez, Tomás Méndez, Bobby Capó and Oswaldo Farrés, among others.The idea of this album was born when Mijares was performing to María Félix in a TV show hosted by Verónica Castro.
Many of their other songs contain some lines in Latin, have a Latin name and/or are supported by a choir singing in Latin. Rhapsody of Fire – Ira Tenax; Rotting Christ: Sanctus Diavolos: Visions of a Blind Order, Sanctimonius, Sanctus Diavolos; Theogonia: Gaia Telus, Rege Diabolicus; Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού: Grandis ...
After the success of the song, the group released their first album, Sin Fronteras, featuring Manuel prominently in the lyrics. The album even included a cover version of Rocío Dúrcal's song "Te Amo". The group continued with their second album titled Haciendo Historia. These included hits like "Colegiala" and "Frente a Frente", among others.