Abrázame Fuerte

This article is about the Lourdes Robles song. For Juan Gabriel's song, see Abrázame Muy Fuerte (song).

"Abrázame Fuerte" (English: Hold Me Tight) is a ballad written by Jorge Luis Piloto, produced by Rudy Pérez and performed by Puerto Rican-American singer Lourdes Robles. The song was released as the second single from Robles' second studio album Imágenes (1990) and became her first number-one song in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart in the United States and her biggest hit.

"Abrázame Fuerte"
Single by Lourdes Robles
from the album Imágenes
Released	1990 (1990)
Genre	Latin
Length	4:18
Label	CBS Discos
Songwriter(s)	Jorge Luis Piloto
Producer(s)	Rudy Pérez
Lourdes Robles singles chronology
"Gracias a Tu Amor" (1990) "Abrázame Fuerte" (1990) "Miedo" (1991)

The song debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number 20 in the week of September 29, 1990, climbing to the top ten three weeks later.^[1][2] "Abrázame Fuerte" peaked at number-one on December 1, 1990,^[3] replacing "Entrégate" by Mexican performer Luis Miguel and being succeeded by "Es Demasiado Tarde" by Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel the following week.^[4]

Il Divo cover

"Abrázame fuerte"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasión
Released	November 2015
Recorded	2015, México
Genre	Classical crossover
Label	Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records.
Songwriter(s)	Jorge Luis Piloto
Producer(s)	Julio Reyes Copello

• Il Divo, the vocal quartet of male singers; Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, American tenor David Miller and French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, along with Colombian producer winner of multiple Grammy Latino Julio Reyes Copello, recorded the song for the album Amor & Pasión from Il Divo (2015).^[5]

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1990

References

1. "Abrázame Fuerte — Week of September 29, 1990". Billboard. September 29, 1990. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
2. "Abrázame Fuerte — Week of October 20, 1990". Billboard. October 20, 1990. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
3. "Abrázame Fuerte — Week of December 01, 1990". Billboard. December 1, 1990. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
4. "Es Demasiado Tarde — Week of December 8, 1990". Billboard. December 8, 1990. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
5. sebastienizambard.net, ed. (November 25, 2015). "NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015.