{{Other uses|Historia (disambiguation)}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2010}} {{Infobox album | name = Historias | type = studio | artist = Ricardo Arjona | cover = Historias.jpg | released = {{start date|1994|04|19}} | recorded = 1993–94 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Latin pop|Latin rock|jazz}} | length = {{duration|m=63|s=28}} | label = Sony Discos | producer = Ricardo Arjona | prev_title = Animal Nocturno | prev_year = 1993 | year = 1994 | next_title = Si El Norte Fuera El Sur | next_year = 1996 }}
'''''Historias''''' is the fifth studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on April 19, 1994.
== Reception == The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars: "If you were to pick only one Arjona's album for your collection that wasn't a greatest-hits compilation, this should be the one"; he called the album a "career-defining success".<ref name="Allmusic">Birchmeier, J. [http://allmusic.com/album/historias-r203600/review Allmusic Review] accessed September 1, 2011</ref> {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Allmusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> }}
== Track listing == <small>All tracks by Ricardo Arjona</small>
# "Si Yo Fuera" (<small>If I Were</small>) – 4:28 # "Señora de las Cuatro Décadas" (<small>Lady of The Four Decades</small>) – 5:07 # "Casa de Locos" (<small>Crazy House</small>) – 3:01 # "Historia de Taxi" (<small>Story of a Taxi Driver</small>) – 6:45 # "La Noche Te Trae Sorpresas" (<small>The Night Brings You Surprises</small>) – 4:10 # "Amor de Tele" (<small>Television Love</small>) – 3:18 # "Te Conozco" (<small>I Know You</small>) – 4:11 # "Historia del Portero" (<small>Story of a Doorman</small>) – 5:12 # "Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" (<small>I'm Really Not That Alone</small>) – 3:51 # "Del Otro Lado del Sol" (<small>The Other Side Of The Sun</small>) – 4:43 # "Me Están Jodiendo la Vida" (<small>They Are Ruining My Life</small>) – 4:28 # "Ayúdame Freud" (<small>Help Me, Freud</small>) – 6:43 # "Libre" (<small>Free</small>) – 3:29 # "Chicos de Plástico" (<small>Plastic Boys</small>) – 4:17
== Personnel == {{div col}} * Susan Ager, Melvin Baer, Norman Davidson, Andrzej Kapica, Diane Kitzman, Delmar Pettys, Mary Reynolds, Gloria Stroud, Peggy Zimmers – violin * George Anderson – bass * Mitta Angell, Kay Gardner, Barbara Hustis, Ellen Rose – viola * Roberto Arballo – arranger, director, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer * Pete Brewer – baritone sax * Cheryl Cleavenger, Steve Haas, Debi Lee, Elizabeth Meza, Eric Tagg – backing vocals * Tom Demer – viola, violin * Mike Gage – drums * Mike Gallagher – electric guitar * Gene Glover – percussion * Bud Guin – acoustic guitar * Eugene Gwozoz – piano * Ron Jones – soprano & tenor sax * Randy Lee – clarinet * Johnnie Marshall – hammond organ * David Matthews – oboe * Mimi McShane – cello * John Meyers – cello * Kim Platco – banjo * Will Roberts – bassoon * Jay Saunders – trumpet * Chuck Schmidt – trumpet * Miguel Angel "Malin" Villagran – arranger, acoustic guitar * John Wasson – trombone {{div col end}}
=== Technical personnel === * Tim Kimsey – engineer * Carlos Somonte – photography * Sterling Winfield – assistant engineer
== Chart performance == {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1994) !align="left"|Peak<br />position |- |Argentina (CAPIF)<ref>[http://files.revistapelo.com.ar/pdf/480.pdf Revista Pelo]</ref> |align="center"| 3 |- |align="left"|Chile (APF)<ref name="chilechart">{{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=hits+of+the+world+chile+apf+intitle:billboard&pg=PA49|volume=107|issue=13|page=49|date=1994-08-06|access-date=2011-06-27|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums<ref name="uscharts">{{cite magazine|title=Historias – Ricardo Arjona |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ricardo arjona|chart=all}} |access-date=2011-10-13|magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> |align="center"|43 |- |}
== Certifications and sales == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Historias|artist=Ricardo Arjona|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1994|salesamount=350,000|salesref=<ref name="Argentina">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wg4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=copies&pg=RA1-PA62|title=Sony Argentina's Recent Nuggets|magazine=Billboard|date=November 4, 1995|volume=107|issue=44|first=John|last=Lannert|page=62|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|nocert=true|salesamount=125,000|salesref=<ref name="BB95">{{cite magazine|title=Chile Notas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xw0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Copies+sold+in+Chile+album&pg=PA37|magazine=Billboard|date=September 2, 1995|volume=107|issue=35|first=John|last=Lannert|page=37|access-date=December 10, 2021|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|award=Platinum|number=3|certref=<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patiño |first1=Marco Luis |title=Arjona todo un fenómeno musical en varios países |work=El Informador |date=18 October 1995 |page=2-D |language=es}}</ref>|salesamount=400,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite news|title=No fue el mejor año, pero varios artistas mexicanos tuvieron éxitos en 1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6xNDAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22luis+miguel%22+copias&pg=PA14&article_id=1283,7154660|newspaper=La Opinión|page=3D|language=es|date=December 26, 1994|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Historias|artist=Ricardo Arjona|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|Spanish=yes|certyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
==See also== *1994 in Latin music * List of best-selling Latin albums
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.ricardoarjona.com/}}
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Category:1994 albums Category:Ricardo Arjona albums Category:Sony Discos albums Category:1990s Spanish-language albums