Momentos (Julio Iglesias album)

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]

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)

Track listing

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

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

Performance credits

• 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

• 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

Weekly charts

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 US Billboard 200[15] 191 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[16] 25 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[17] 11

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

Certifications

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.

See also

• List of best-selling albums in Brazil
• List of best-selling albums of the 1980s (Japan)
• List of best-selling Latin albums

References

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. Iglesias, Julio (1982). Momentos (Album liner notes). Japan: Epic. 28·3P-400.
4. "Moments - Julio Iglesias". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
5. Iglesias, Julio (1982). Momentos (Album liner notes). Brazil: Discos CBS. 138547.
6. "International Bestsellers - Argentina" (PDF). Cash Box. October 23, 1982. p. 29. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via World Radio History.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
8. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 5 February 1983. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Julio Iglesias – Momentos" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
11. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Julio Iglesias – Momentos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
13. "Portuguesecharts.com – Julio Iglesias – Momentos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
14. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 23 October 1982. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510.
15. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
16. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
17. "Julio Iglesias Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
18. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
19. 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.
20. "Julio's Gold And Platinum Success". Billboard. 27 May 2000. p. 110. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
21. "Julio Iglesias" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
22. "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".
23. "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – Moments". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 December 2019.