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Adios Miguel
Compilation album by
Menudo & Miguel Cancel
Released1983
Recorded1981 - 1983
GenreLatin pop
Length37:03
LabelPadosa, Inc. (in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, Haiti and Mexico); RCA Victor (in Central America, Caribbean, United States, Canada and South America).
ProducerEdgardo Diaz
Menudo & Miguel Cancel chronology
Feliz Navidad
(1982) 		Adios Miguel
(1983) 		A Todo Rock
(1983)

Adiós Miguel is a compilation album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released by the Padosa record label in 1983.[1] The album includes songs featuring former member Miguel Cancel as the main vocalist. In the band's discography, it was common for each song to have one member as the lead vocalist, while others were sung by the entire group.[2]

Miguel Cancel joined the group in 1981, during the release of the album Fuego, and the lineup at that time included brothers Oscar and Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny Lozada, and Xavier Serbiá.[3] Miguel replaced Oscar, who reached the age limit of 15 years.[3] During his career as part of the quintet, he recorded the studio albums: Quiero Ser (1981), Por Amor (1982), Una Aventura Llamada Menudo (1982), and Xanadu (1981), which featured the group's hit songs re-recorded by the current members of the time, as well as some new tracks.[1]

The tracklist for Adiós Miguel includes hits, including songs like "Rock en la TV," "A Volar," "Quiero Rock," and three original tracks that were never released on any other album. The title of the album reflects Miguel's voluntary departure from the group before the expected time.[4] There is no fixed lineup for this album, but it features all the members who were part of Menudo's "golden era" from 1981 to 1983.[1]

Miguel Cancel is the only member of Menudo to have a farewell album dedicated to him, although tribute albums were also released for Fernando Sallaberry and his bandmates Xavier Serbia, Johnny Lozada, and Ray Reyes.[1]

Commercially, the album was well-received in the United States, where it appeared on the Billboard magazine's chart for Latin music albums.[5][6]

Tracklist

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Flor de la Canela"Chabuca Granda2:35
2."Cuando Pasará"J. Seijas, L. G. Escolar3:47
3."Quiero Rock"J. Seijas, C. Villa, A. Monroy2:34
4."Me Voy a Enamoriscar"Juan Pardo3:06
5."No Me Olvides"Marilyn Pagan3:27
6."Tu Te Imaginas"A. Monroy, C. Villa, E. Díaz3:14
7."Cielito Lindo"D. R.2:18
8."Bailemos en el Mar"C. Villa, E. Díaz3:13
9."Rock en la T.V."C. Villa, E. Díaz3:12
10."Xanadu"Jeff Lynne3:22
11."Es por Amor"J. Seijas, C. Villa, E. Guerin3:44
12."A Volar"A. Monroy, C. Villa, E. Díaz4:13

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums (California)[5] 7
US Billboard Top Latin Albums (New York)[6] 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ruiz, Damarisse Martínez (1999). Menudo: el reencuentro con la verdad. Hato Rey: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. ISBN 1-881713-71-7.
  2. ^ Gomes, Giovanna (October 5, 2024). "Menudo: Why did the group always change members?". Aventuras na História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "El juvenil "Menudo" viene a Los Angeles, en diciembre". La Opinion (44 ed.): 1 (Second section). October 29, 1981. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Civita, Alicia (April 19, 2023). "La tormentosa vida de Roy Roselló, la voz de los abusos sexuales en Menudo". Yahoo! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. October 22, 1983. p. 64. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Special Survey Hot Latin LPs" (PDF). Billboard. October 8, 1983. p. 66. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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