Son By Four

Son By Four is a Latin pop music group from Puerto Rico, well-known for their English U.S. pop hit "Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)". The group is signed to Sony Music Entertainment.

"Son By Four" was created by panamanian producer/songwriter Omar Alfanno and integrated by Angel López, Pedro Quiles, and brothers Javier and George Montes.

In 1998, the group released two songs written by Alfanno, "No Hay Razon" and "Nada". The songs were minor hits on the Billboard Latin Tracks chart, and helped "Son By Four" sign a recording contract with Sony Records. The same year, they had their first album "Preparense" and started touring to promote the album. In early 2000, they released an eponymous album featuring single "A Puro Dolor". This song, written by Omar Alfanno and originally recorded in Spanish, proved to be a success. Its ballad version was featured in the Spanish soap opera "La Calle de las Novias", and the single spent a year on the Billboard's Latin singles chart and set a record for staying at number one for 20 weeks. It also got a place in the Billboard's tropical music charts for 21 weeks. The English version of the song ("Purest of Pain") placed at number 26 on Billboard's pop music charts. The album sold 315,000 units in the United States, and more than 1 million copies worldwide. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1314581 Son By Four's 'Pain' Aimed At Crossing Over] billboard.com] "A Puro Dolor" subsequently helped "Son by Four" earn gold sales status, as well as receiving four prizes at Billboard Music Awards (December 2000) and seven prizes the Billboard Latin Music Awards (April 2001), including Hot Latin Track Artist of the Year. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117798032.html?categoryid=16&cs=1 Son by Four in tune with Billboard Latin] "Variety magazine" Retrieved on 2008-07-02.] The Spanish version of the song appeared at No. 65 in Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, which was conceived as a rare feat for a Spanish single. The group soon recorded a new English-language version, named "The Purest of Pain", and this version got into the top 30, peaking at No. 26. "Son By Four" continued to release two albums "Salsa Hits" in 2001 and "Renace" in 2004, but these were less successful than their second album.

Footnotes

it is also the theme song for the telenovela mis ntres hermanas

References

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*cite news|last=Borden|first=Timothy| url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003157/Son-by-Four.html|title=Son by Four Biography|publisher=Musician Guide|accessdate=2008-07-02
*cite news|url=http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/artists/son_by_four/#discography|title=Son By Four|publisher=Music of Puerto Rico.|accessdate=2008-07-02

External links

* [http://www.sonbyfouronline.com sonbyfouronline.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sonbyfourmusic Son By Four MySpace Page]