Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos

Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos
Studio album by Intocable
Released	October 24, 2006
Genre	Pop Latino, Norteño, Tex-Mex
Label	EMI International
Producer	Lloyd Maines, René Martínez
Intocable chronology
Diez (2005) Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos (2006) Llévame Contigo (2007)
Alternative cover
Fan Edition cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos is the title of a studio album released by Mexican norteño band Intocable. This album became their fourth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, and was released in a standard CD presentation, CD/DVD combo including bonus materials and a Fan Edition with an extra track.

Tracklisting

The tracklisting from Billboard.com^[2]

CD and CD/DVD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Por Ella (Poco a Poco)"	Luis "Louie" Padilla	4:03
2.	"Te Lo Juro"	Aaron "La Pantera" Martínez	4:17
3.	"Vuelve Mi Amor"	Padilla	3:47
4.	"Libertad"	Josue Martínez	3:24
5.	"Basta"	Miguel Mendoza	3:38
6.	"Te Extraño"	Valentino	4:06
7.	"Ya No Puedo Cambiar Mi Vida"	Padilla	3:10
8.	"Qué Esperabas"	Padilla	2:56
9.	"La Palabra Amor"	Josué Contreras	3:21
10.	"Dame Un Besito"	Valentino	3:48
11.	"Te Necesito"	Martínez	2:25
12.	"Volví a Quedarme Solo"	Padilla	3:31
13.	"Por Ella [Pop]"	Padilla	4:13
14.	"Nada Es Igual"	Marco Antonio Solís	3:06
15.	"Mirándote"	María José Ospino	3:59
16.	"Lo Que Callas"	Reyli Barba, Chuy Flores	3:44

Fan edition

On October 23, 2007 a Fan Edition was released with the same tracklist and a new song titled "Me Faltas Tú" and bonus features.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"Me Faltas Tú"	Padilla	3:55
18.	"Main Program [Multimedia track]"
19.	"Dame Un Besito/La Palabra Amor/Qué Esperabas/Yo No Puedo Cambiar Mi Vida"	Padilla, Valentino
20.	"Dame Un Besito/Por Ella (Poco a Poco)"	Padilla, Valentino
21.	"On the Road"
22.	"Producers interview [multimedia track]"	Padilla, Valentino

Personnel

This information from Allmusic.^[4]

• Lloyd Maines — Acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel, arranger, producer, guest appearance, mixing
• René Martínez — Producer, executive producer, mixing, drums, group member
• Nicolas Barry — Piano, project coordinator, guest appearance
• Alan Baxter — Executive producer, project coordinator
• Brian Beken — Fiddle, guest appearance
• Junior Cabral — Banjo, mandolin, arranger, guest appearance
• Mickey Cevallos — Photography
• Cory Churko — Fiddle, guest appearance
• José Ángel Farías — Mixing, group member
• Marco Gamboa — Piano, Hammond organ, engineer, guest appearance
• José Angel González — Mixing, group member
• Jose Juan Hernandez — Rhythm, mixing, animation, group member
• Tomas Jacobi — Project coordinator
• John Karpowich — Engineer
• Marc Muller — Acoustic guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel guitar, guest appearance
• Paul Olivarri — Production coordination
• Marco A. Ramírez — Mastering
• Silvestre Rodríguez — Mixing, group member
• Johnny Lee Rosas — Bass, mixing, vocals, group member
• Jack Saenz — Engineer, mixing
• Félix G. Salinas — Electric bass, mixing, group member
• Daniel Sánchez — Bass, mixing, segundo, group member
• Sergio Serna — Percussion, group member
• Matt Serrechio — Assistant engineer
• John Silva — Engineer, guest appearance
• Esteban Villanueva — Project coordinator

Chart performance

Chart (2006)[5]	Peak position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums	1
US Billboard Regional/Mexican albums	1
US Billboard 200	59

Year-End Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[6]	45
US Billboard Regional/Mexican albums[7]	14

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8]	Platinum	100,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2 by Marco Antonio Solís

U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album November 11, 2006 - November 18, 2006

Succeeded by MTV Unplugged by Ricky Martin

References

1. ^ "Album Review: Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". All Music. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r930671/review. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
2. ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-10-24. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=119858&aid=810934#artAlbumMoreContainer. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2007-10-23. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1214245. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
4. ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2007-10-23. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r930671/credits. Retrieved 2007-10-24. 
5. ^ "Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r930671/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
6. ^ "Top Latin Albums - Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=454&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=Top+Latin+Albums&ci=3089626&cdi=9577860&cid=12%2F31%2F2007. Retrieved 2007-12-31. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Top Regional/Mexican albums - Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=458&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=Top+Regional+Mexican+Albums&ci=3089650&cdi=9578220&cid=12%2F31%2F2007. Retrieved 2007-12-31. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "Mexican album certifications – Intocable – Cruce de Caminos" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Intocable&titulo=Cruce+de+Caminos&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar.