Mi Encuentro is the twenty-second studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge, released in 1997 and her last production for WEA-Latina. The album marked another radical change of sound for the singer, which included bomba and plena arrangements. The album contains two songs from Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Glenn Monroig, "Yo Solamente", and "Vete Ya".

Mi Encuentro
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 1997
RecordedNew York
GenreLatin
LabelWEA-Latina / ARDC Music Division
ProducerSergio George
Yolandita Monge chronology
Yolandita
(1995)
Mi Encuentro
(1997)
Siento
(1999)

Monge recorded the previous hits "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" (from Floreciendo!) and "Ahora, Ahora" (from Laberinto de Amor) with these new arrangements. In the liner notes Monge express that it was her longtime desire to record songs with the sounds of her native land. The album earned Gold record status in Puerto Rico.

Track listing

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Track Title Composer(s) Length
01 "Susususubir" Guadalupe García, Sergio George 04:22
02 "Yo Solamente" Glenn Monroig 04:33
03 "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" Eduardo Franco 04:41
04 "Sólo Recuerdos" Ramón Rodríguez 05:03
05 "Tal Para Cual" Donato Poveda 04:56
06 "Bomba Medley" Featuring DLG ("Maquinolandera"/"Yo Soy Del Campo"/"Alegría Bomba Eh!"/"Bomba Carai Bomba")" Michael Okrum, P. Salazar, Miguel Flores, Manuel Gross, David Madden 05:08
07 "Devuélveme El Amor" Guadalupe García, Sergio George 04:49
08 "Ahora, Ahora" Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge 04:46
09 "Contraste" Angel Serrano 04:40
10 "Vete Ya" Glenn Monroig 05:21

2017 iTunes version

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Track Title Composer(s) Length
1 "Susususubir" Guadalupe García, Sergio George 4:21
2 "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" Eduardo Franco 4:40
3 "Devuélveme El Amor" Guadalupe García, Sergio George 4:48
4 "Vete Ya" Glenn Monroig 5:20
5 "Yo Solamente" Glenn Monroig 4:32
6 "Sólo Recuerdos" Ramón Rodríguez 5:02
7 "Tal Para Cual" Donato Poveda 4:55
8 "Ahora, Ahora" Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge 4:45
9 "Contraste" Angel Serrano 4:39
10 "Bomba Medley" featuring DLG ("Maquinolandera"/"Yo Soy Del Campo"/"Alegría Bomba Eh!"/"Bomba Carai Bomba")" Michael Okrum, P. Salazar, Miguel Flores, Manuel Gross, David Madden 5:07

Credits and personnel

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Notes

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Charts

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Album

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[2] 38
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[3] 6
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[4] 11

Singles

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Year Song Chart Peak
1997 "Susususubir" US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] 25
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] 9
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[7] 5
"Yo Solamente" US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[7] 18

References

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  1. ^ Mi Encuentro (Booklet). Yolandita Monge. WEA-Latina. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Yolandita Monge Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Yolandita Monge Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Yolandita Monge Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Yolandita Monge Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Yolandita Monge Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Yolandita Monge Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.