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(Top) 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Performance credits 2.2 Technical credits 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year-end charts 3.3 Decade-end charts 4 Certifications 5 See also 6 References

Momentos (Julio Iglesias album)

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Momentos

Studio album by

Julio Iglesias

Released

October 1982

Studio

Sonoland (Madrid)

CBS Studios (London)

Criteria Studios (Miami)

Genre

Latin pop

Length

38:52

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Label

Discos CBS

Columbia Records

Producer

Ramón Arcusa

Julio Iglesias chronology

Begin the Beguine
(1981)

Momentos
(1982)

Julio
(1983)

Momentos (Moments) is a 1982 album by Julio Iglesias. By 1984, the album sold over 1 million copies in Brazil.^[1] With sales of over 12 million, it is believed to be the best-selling Latin album of all-time.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks produced by Ramón Arcusa.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

*Momentos* — Spanish edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nathalie"	Julio Iglesias Ramón Arcusa	3:57
2.	"Momentos"	Iglesias Tony Renis Arcusa	3:33
3.	"La Paloma (Tradicional)"	Iglesias Arcusa	4:54
4.	"La Cosas Que Tiene La Vida"	Danny Daniel	3:30
5.	"Amor"	Ricardo López Gabriel Ruiz	3:20
6.	"Quijote"	Iglesias Manuel de la Calva Arcusa Gianni Belfiore	4:01
7.	"No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar"	Iglesias Fernán Martínez Arcusa	3:48
8.	"Con La Misma Piedra"	Massias (Ketepao)	3:58
9.	"Esa Mujer"	Iglesias Rafael Ferro Martínez Arcusa	4:06
10.	"Si El Amor Llama A Tu Puerta"	Ray Girado	3:36
Total length:			38:52

*Momentos* — Brazilian edition^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Portuguese adaptation	Length
1.	"Momentos"	Iglesias Renis Arcusa	Fernando Adour	3:33
2.	"Quijote"	Iglesias de la Calva Arcusa Belfiore		4:01
3.	"Abraça-me"	Iglesias Ferro	Roberto Halbouti	3:38
4.	"Paloma"	Iglesias Arcusa	Adour	4:56
5.	"Amor"	López Ruiz		3:20
6.	"No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar"	Iglesias Martínez Arcusa	Adour	3:48
7.	"Grande, Grande, Grande"	A. Testa Iglesias Renis	Gonzaga Jr.	3:44
8.	"Con La Misma Piedra"	Massias (Ketepao)		3:45
9.	"Nathalie"	Iglesias Arcusa	Adour	3:55
10.	"Lembranças De Ypacarai"	Z. de Mirkin D. Ortiz	Francisco Rodrigues	4:09
Total length:				38:49

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Momentos liner notes:^[3]^[5]

Performance credits[edit]

Pepe Sánchez – drums

Carlos Villa – electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Eduardo Leyva – keyboards

Rafael Ferro – keyboards

Eduardo Gracia – bass guitar

Rafael Martínez – acoustic guitar

Martyn Ford – strings

Merche Macaria – chorus

Ana Navarrete – chorus

Mariví Navarrete – chorus

Technical credits[edit]

Ramón Arcusa – producer, orchestral arrangements and direction

Rafael Ferro – orchestral arrangements and direction (tracks 2, 5, 9)

Fernando Adour – technical realization in Portuguese

Juan Vinader – audio engineer

Bob Castle – audio engineer

Mike Ross – audio engineer

Faustino G. Molina – musicians coordinator of Madrid

Piatti & Wolk Design Assocciates, Inc. – graphic design

Peter Cunningham – photography

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *Momentos*
Chart (1982-93)	Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)^[6]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[8]	5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	16
Japanese Albums (Cassettes) (Oricon)^[11]	1
Japanese Albums (LPs) (Oricon)^[11]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[12]	11
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[13]	30
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[14]	1
USBillboard 200^[15]	191
USTop Latin Albums (Billboard)^[16]	25
USLatin Pop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	11

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for *Momentos*
Chart (1982)	Position
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[18]	10

Chart (1983)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[19]	2
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[18]	20

Decade-end charts[edit]

Decade-end chart performance for *Momentos*
Chart (1980–1989)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[11]	22

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[20]	7× Platinum	420,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[20]	Gold	25,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[20]	8× Platinum	2,000,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[20]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Chile^[20]	Gold
Colombia^[20]	Platinum
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[20]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[21]	Platinum	60,436^[21]
Japan (RIAJ)^[20]	3× Platinum	818,500^[11]
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[20]	2× Platinum	500,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[22]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Portugal (AFP)^[20]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[20]	6× Platinum	600,000^{^}
South Korea (KMCA)^[20]	Gold
Sweden (GLF)^[20]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[23]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	12,000,000^[2]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Souza, Tárik de (May 31, 1984). "De Julio Iglesias a Fábio Junior". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 19, 2021. In previous performances, Iglesias sold 1.5 million copies here (De Niña a Mujer) and another million (Momentos).

^ ^a ^b De Souza, Tárik (January 22, 1984). "O bis de Júlio Iglesias a 900 mil fãs Brasileiros". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 5, 2022. Momentos, já somados 900 mil brasileiros, encontrou 12 milhões de compradores no planeta.

^ ^a ^b Iglesias, Julio (1982). Momentos (Album liner notes). Japan: Epic. 28·3P-400.

^ "Moments - Julio Iglesias". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

^ ^a ^b Iglesias, Julio (1982). Momentos (Album liner notes). Brazil: Discos CBS. 138547.

^ "International Bestsellers - Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box. October 23, 1982. p. 29. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via World Radio History.

^ "Austriancharts.at – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 5 February 1983. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Julio Iglesias – Momentos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Julio Iglesias – Momentos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 23 October 1982. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510.

^ "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

^ "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

^ "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

^ ^a ^b Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

^ 1983年アルバム年間ヒットチャート [Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1983] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2016 – via Entamedata.web.fc2.com.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Julio's Gold And Platinum Success". Billboard. 27 May 2000. p. 110. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

^ ^a ^b "Julio Iglesias" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

^ "Dutch album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 September 2019. Enter Momentos in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1990 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

^ "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Moments". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

v t e Julio Iglesias
Discography
Studio albums	Yo canto (1969) Gwendolyne (1970) Un canto a Galicia (1972) Por una mujer (1972) Soy (1973) Así Nacemos (1973) A flor de piel (1974) A México (1975) El amor (1975) America (1976) A mis 33 años (1977) Aimer la vie (1978) Emociones (1978) Sono un pirata, sono un signore (1978) À vous les femmes (1979) Hey! (1980) De niña a mujer (1981) Zärtlichkeiten (1981) Momentos (1982) Momentos (Brazil) (1982) Momenti (1982) Amor (1982) Et l'amour créa la femme (1982) 1100 Bel Air Place (1984) Libra (1985) Un hombre solo (1987) Tutto l'amore che ti manca (1987) Non Stop (1988) Raíces (1989) Starry Night (1990) Calor (1992) Crazy (1994) La carretera (1995) Tango (1996) Noche de cuatro lunas (2000) Ao Meu Brasil (2001) Divorcio (2003) En français... (2004) L'Homme que je suis (2005) Romantic Classics (2006) Quelque chose de France (2007) 1 (2011) México (2015)
Live albums	En concierto (1983)
Compilation albums	Da Manuela a Pensami (1978) Begin the Beguine (1981) Julio (1983) My Life: The Greatest Hits (1998) Mi vida: Grandes éxitos (1998) Love Songs (2003) 1: The Collection (2014)
Singles	"Chiquilla" (1970) "Gwendolyne" (1970) "Cucurrucucú paloma" (1975) "Pauvres diables" (1979) "Begin the Beguine" (1981) "Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)" (1981) "Amor" (1984) "All of You" (1984) "The Air That I Breathe" (1984) "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (1984) "I've Got You Under My Skin" (1985) "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" (1987) "Que No Se Rompa la Noche" (1987) "My Love" (1988) "Bamboléo" (1989) "Vincent" (1990) "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1990) "Crazy" (1994) "Oye Cómo Va" (1994) "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (1994) "Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" (1995) "El Choclo" (1996) "La gota fría" (1998) "Everybody's Talkin'" (2006)
Concert tours	Julio Iglesias World Tour (1984–85)
Family	Julio Iglesias Puga (father) Julio Iglesias Jr. (son) Enrique Iglesias (son) Chabeli Iglesias (daughter) Isabel Preysler (first wife)

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