1997 Cristian Castro – Lo Mejor De Mi

Cristian Castro, Dean Parks, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, JR Robinson, Luis Conte, Michael Thompson, Neil Stubenhaus

Lo Mejor de Mi is the fifth studio album by Mexican pop singer-songwriter Cristian Castro, released on September 30, 1997, by BMG. It was nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards and generated multiple chart-topping singles

Tracks

1 Lo Mejor De Mi (Rudy Perez) 04:02
2 Sé Mi Aire (Fernando Osorio) 03:39
3 Nadie (Eros Ramazzotti; Cristian Castro) 03:31
4 Si Tú Me Amaras (Rudy Perez) 04:16
5 Lloraré (Fernando Osorio) 03:36
6 Amaneciendo En Ti (Alfredo Matheus) 04:03
7 Me Tomas, Me Sueltas (Claudia Brant; Dany Tomas; Marcelo Wengrovski) 04:24
8 Necesitas Amor (Danilo Amerio; Cristian Castro) 04:06
9 Seré Para Ti (Mark Portmann; Rudy Perez) 05:42
10 Si Acaba Bien (Mario Patino; Rudy Perez) 03:39
11 En Dónde Estás Tú (Mauricio Abaroa) 04:38
12 Lloran Las Rosas (Alfredo Matheus) 04:16
13 Después De Ti… Que? (Rudy Perez) 05:31

Biography

Cristian Castro

Musicians

1 Lo Mejor De Mi

Drums	Orlando Hernandez
Acoustic Guitar	Manny Lopez
Acoustic Guitar	Rene Toledo
Acoustic Guitar	Rudy Perez
Keyboards	Juan Zambrano
Programming	Juan Zambrano
Vocals	Cristian Castro

2 Sé Mi Aire

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Percussion	Luis Conte
Background Vocals	Raul Midon
Background Vocals	Rita Quintero
Background Vocals	Wendy Pedersen
Vocals	Cristian Castro

3 Nadie

Bass	Julio Hernandez
Drums	Orlando Hernandez
Guitar	Manny Lopez
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Sax	Billy Ross
Sax	Ed Calle
Sax	Whit Sidener
Trombone	Dana Teboe
Trumpet	Jim Hacker
Trumpet	Tony Concepcion
Percussion	Orlando Hernandez
Background Vocals	Miriam Cuam
Background Vocals	Raul Midon
Background Vocals	Rita Quintero
Vocals	Cristian Castro

4 Si Tú Me Amaras

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Strings	Alfredo Oliva
Vocals	Cristian Castro

5 Lloraré

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Strings	Alfredo Oliva
Percussion	Luis Conte
Vocals	Cristian Castro

6 Amaneciendo En Ti

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Strings	Alfredo Oliva
Percussion	Luis Conte
Background Vocals	Raul Midon
Background Vocals	Rita Quintero
Background Vocals	Wendy Pedersen
Background Vocals	Rudy Perez
Vocals	Cristian Castro

7 Me Tomas, Me Sueltas

Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Sax	Billy Ross
Sax	Whit Sidener
Sax	Dan Higgins
Sax	Ed Calle
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trombone	Dana Teboe
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Trumpet	Jim Hacker
Trumpet	Tony Concepcion
Background Vocals	Raul Midon
Background Vocals	Wendy Pedersen
Vocals	Cristian Castro

8 Necesitas Amor

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Strings	Alfredo Oliva
Percussion	Luis Conte
Choir	Betty Wright
Choir	Carlos Espejel
Choir	Ivan Alvarez
Choir	Jeanette Wright
Choir	Joel Numa
Choir	Aisha McCray
Choir	Raul Midon
Choir	Rita Quintero
Choir	Rudy Perez
Choir	Tami Hert
Choir	Wendy Pedersen
Vocals	Cristian Castro

9 Seré Para Ti

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Strings	Alfredo Oliva
Percussion	Luis Conte
Background Vocals	Rudy Perez
Background Vocals	Wendy Pedersen
Choir	Betty Wright
Choir	Jeanette Wright
Choir	Aisha McCray
Choir	Rudy Perez
Choir	Tami Hert
Choir	Wendy Pedersen
Vocals	Cristian Castro

10 Si Acaba Bien

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Programming	Rudy Perez
Strings	Alfredo Oliva
Percussion	Luis Conte
Vocals	Cristian Castro

11 En Dónde Estás Tú

Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Background Vocals	Raul Midon
Background Vocals	Rita Quintero
Background Vocals	Wendy Pedersen
Vocals	Cristian Castro

12 Lloran Las Rosas

Bass	Neil Stubenhaus
Drums	JR Robinson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Mark Portmann
Programming	Mark Portmann
Percussion	Luis Conte
Background Vocals	Raul Midon
Background Vocals	Rita Quintero
Background Vocals	Rudy Perez
Background Vocals	Wendy Pedersen
Vocals	Cristian Castro

13 Después De Ti… Que?

Piano	Raul Di Blasio
Cello	Chris Glansdorp
Viola	Tim Barnes
Violin	Alfredo Oliva
Violin	Scott Flavin
Vocals	Cristian Castro

Other Musicians

Strings – Miami Symphonic Orchestra (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 8, 10)

Liner Notes

Producer – Rudy Perez
Producer (Executive) – Pablo Manavello
Arranged By – Rudy Perez (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
Arranged By – Juan Vicente Zambrano (Track 1)
Arranged By – Mark Portmann (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Eros Ramazzotti (Track 3)
Arranged By – Danilo Amerio, Mario Natale (Track 8)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Rudy Perez (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Cristian Castro, Rita Quinto (Track 3)
Arranged By (Instruments) – Gary Lindsay, Jerry Hey (Track 7)
Arranged By (Quartet) – Gary Lindsay (Track 13)
Arranged By (Strings) – Gary Lindsay (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page (Tracks 4, 6, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Rudy Perez (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Mark Portmann (Track 9)
Conductor – Gary Lindsay (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13)
Engineer – Bruce Weeden (Tracks 1, 9)
Engineer – Tommy Vicari (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Engineer – Joel Numa (Tracks 3, 7)
Engineer – Gerry E Brown (Tracks 8, 11, 12)
Engineer (Piano) – Joel Numa (Track 13)
Engineer (Strings) – Eric Schilling (Track 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Andy Richter, Angel Ylisastigui, Christopher Spahr, Doug Michael, Jason Mauza, Jeff Robinette, Juan Rosario, Mark Dobson, Paul Lani, Tim Gerron, Tim Lauber
Mixed By – Bruce Weeden (Tracks 1, 9, 13)
Mixed By – Rudy Perez (Track 1)
Mixed By – Bob Brockmann (Tracks 2, 11)
Mixed By – Joel Numa (Track 3)
Mixed By – Eric Schilling (Track 5)
Mixed By – Ray Pyle (Tracks 6, 12)
Orchestrated By – Gary Lindsay (Track 8)

Art Direction, Design – Mario Houben
Photography – Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Mastered At Sony Music Studios, NYC
Edited A- Sonic Solutions, San Francisco, CA
Mixed At Circle House Studios
Mixed At Criteria Recording Studios
Mixed At Afterhours Recording Studio
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At On The Mark Studios
Recorded At Circle House Studios
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Bullseye Studio Miami
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