Por Amor is the tenth studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1982 by the Padosa record label. The group’s lineup at the time included Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and new member Charlie Massó, who replaced René Farrait.
Promotion As part of the album’s promotion, the group embarked on a tour with performances in several Latin American countries, including Colombia and Mexico, during which they performed songs such as "Quiero rock", "Dulces besos" and "Es por amor".
Commercial performance Commercially, the album became a success. On September 18, 1982, it reached number two on the Puerto Rico Top LPs chart published by Billboard magazine. In Venezuela, it sold 174,000 copies, which led to the album being certified gold in the country.
In 1998, the album was released on compact disc (CD) alongside three other Menudo albums (Quiero Ser, Una aventura llamada Menudo and Fuego). According to Billboard, in their first week of sales, the four albums combined surpassed 10,000 units sold in the United States.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Por Amor (1982) LP.
A Padosa, Inc. production, Puerto Rico / Production: Edgardo Díaz Meléndez Recording mixed at Eurodisk – Madrid, Spain Arrangements and direction: Alejandro Monroy and Carlos Villa Camera photography – Madrid / Mechanical artwork – Madrid
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Por Amor Music chart (1982) Peakposition United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums – California) 15 United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums – New York) 2 United States (Billboard Top Latin Albums – Texas) 9 Puerto Rico (Billboard Top Latin Albums) 2 +Weekly chart performance for Por Amor [CD] Chart (1998) Peakposition United States (Billboard Top Latin 50 Catalog) 4
Certifications and sales RegionCertificationEstimated salesVenezuelaGold174,000
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