Tu Sonrisa

"Tu Sonrisa" (English: Your Smile) is a song recorded and composed by the American merengue music artist Elvis Crespo. It was released as the second single from his solo first album Suavemente (1998).

"Tu Sonrisa"
Single by Elvis Crespo
from the album Suavemente
Released	July 1998 January 2024
Recorded	AQ-30 Studio de Ricardo Marty, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Genre	Merengue
Length	4:33
Label	Sony Discos
Songwriter(s)	Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo singles chronology
"Suavemente" (1998) "Tu Sonrisa" (1998) "Luna Lena" (1998)

Chart performance

"Tu Sonrisa" was released onto U.S. radios in the second week of July 1998 . It debuted at number 21 on the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks chart, while "Suavemente" remained in the top five. "Tu Sonrisa" jumped to number 10 the following week.^[1] On its third week on the chart, "Tu Sonrisa" climbed to number five.^[2] On the Tropical/Salsa Songs chart, the song peaked at number one, giving Crespo his second number one song after "Suavemente".^[2] "Tu Sonrisa" peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Tracks chart on its sixth week, giving Crespo his second number one on the chart.^[3] The song displaced "Te Quiero Tanto Tanto" by the Mexican Latin pop group Onda Vaselina, while Crespo became the first merengue recording artist to have two number one Hot Latin Tracks singles.^[3] After spending one week at number one, "Tu Sonrisa" was displaced by the Cuban pop singer Gloria Estefan's "Oye!".^[4] However, in the following week it topped the chart. It was displaced once more by Martin's fourth single from his Vuelve album "Perdido Sin Ti" the following week.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[6] 1 US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[7] 4 US Billboard Tropical Songs[3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[8] 15 US Billboard Tropical Songs[8] 2

References

1. "Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 31. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 1 August 1998. p. 57. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
2. "Hot Latin Songs > August 8, 1998". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 32. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 8 August 1998. p. 45. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
3. "Hot Latin Songs > August 29, 1998". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 35. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 29 August 1998. p. 66. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
4. "Hot Latin Tracks > September 5, 1998". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 5 September 1998. p. 88. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
5. "Hot Latin Tracks > September 19, 1998". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. Nielsen Business Media Inc. 19 September 1998. p. 72. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
6. "Elvis Crespo Chart History > Hot Latin Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
7. "Elvis Crespo Chart History > Latin Pop". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
8. Lannert, John (28 December 1998). "The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. p. YE-28. Retrieved 20 March 2016.