Temptation is the seventh studio album by American singer Brenda K. Starr. It was released on March 26, 2002 on Sony Discos.
The album featured four singles, "Por Ese Hombre," the title track, "Gato Bajo La Lluvia," and "Rabia." The lead single peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and number one on the Billboard Tropical/Salsa Airplay chart, leading the latter chart for eight consecutive weeks in 2002.
The album reached the top thirty of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and number three on the Billboard Tropical/Salsa Albums chart.
Background
Starr had received several record deal offers including one from Universal Music Latino, opting to sign with Sony Discos. Production for the album took place in late 2001 in Miami and in Puerto Rico. While choosing songs to record for the album, Starr decided upon songs she felt would showcase her growth and potential as an artist. She wanted to record songs from an array of diverse musical genres.
Critical reception
At the Latin Billboard Music Awards of 2003, the album spawned awards for "Hot Latin Track of the Year, Vocal Duo" and "Tropical/Salsa Airplay Track of the Year, Female," both for "Por Ese Hombre." The album received a nomination for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year, Female."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
N. Amador - Assistant Engineer
Gustavo Arenas - Arranger, Keyboards
Eddie Love Arroyo - Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Richard Bravo - Percussion
Ed Calle - Horn, Saxophone
Jason Carder - Trumpet
Oskar Cartaya - Bass
Luis Columna - Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Tony Concepcion - Trumpet
Mike Couzzi - Mixing
Sal Cuevas - Bass
Rafael "Tito" DeGracia - Timbales
Gerard Dure - Hair Stylist
Jose Luis Estrada - Engineer
Jorge Fonseca - A&R, Engineer
Carlos Franco - Guitar
Sammy García - Conga
Jose Gazmey - A&R, Concept, Producer, Vocal Director
J.B. Hernandez - Bass
Alejandro Jaén - Producer
Bert Keyes - Composer
Carlos Laurenz - Engineer
Oscar Llord - Concept, Executive Producer
Angel Lopez - Vocals (Background) Lunna - Vocals Billy Mann - Programming, Vocals Victor Manuelle - Performer Lewis A. Martineé - Engineer Aris Martinez - Vocals (Background) Vladimir Meller - Engineer Miami Symphonic Orchestra - Strings Raul Midón - Vocals Dave Miranda - Vocals Tito Nieves - Performer Joel Numa - Engineer Alfredo Oliva - Concertmaster Javier Oquendo - Bongos Richie Perez - Engineer Rudy Pérez - Arranger, Guitar, Producer, Vocals Clay Perry - Arranger, Keyboards, Programming Cheito Quinonez - Vocals Leo Quintero - Guitar (Acoustic) Humberto Ramírez - Arranger, Producer, Trumpet Jose Luis Ramos - Vocals Tony Rijos - Guitar Miguel Rivera - Trombone Héctor Ivan Rosa - Engineer J. Salazar - Arranger Martin Santiago - Bass Simon Simantob - Assistant Engineer Dana Teboe - Trombone Ramiro Teran - Vocals Richard Trinidad - Keyboards, Piano Camilo Valencia - Brass Arrangement, Horn Arrangements Victor Vazquez - Trombone Jose "Che" Vega - Percussion Eliud Velázquez - Percussion Dan Warner - Guitar (Electric) Bruce Weeden - Engineer, Mixing Barry Yee - Photography