Mi Encuentro
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mi Encuentro
| type = Studio
| artist = Yolandita Monge
| cover = miencuentro.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 8, 1997
| recorded = New York
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Latin
| length =
| label = WEA-Latina / ARDC Music Division
| producer = Sergio George
| prev_title = Yolandita
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Siento
| next_year = 1999
}}
Mi Encuentro is the twenty-second studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge, released in 1997 and her last production for WEA-Latina. The album marked another radical change of sound for the singer, which included bomba and plena arrangements. The album contains two songs from Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Glenn Monroig, "Yo Solamente", and "Vete Ya".
Monge recorded the previous hits "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" (from Floreciendo!) and "Ahora, Ahora" (from Laberinto de Amor) with these new arrangements. In the liner notes Monge express that it was her longtime desire to record songs with the sounds of her native land. The album earned Gold record status in Puerto Rico.
Track listing
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| Track | Title | Composer(s) | Length |
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| 01 | "Susususubir" | Guadalupe García, Sergio George | 04:22 |
| 02 | "Yo Solamente" | Glenn Monroig | 04:33 |
| 03 | "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" | Eduardo Franco | 04:41 |
| 04 | "Sólo Recuerdos" | Ramón Rodríguez | 05:03 |
| 05 | "Tal Para Cual" | Donato Poveda | 04:56 |
| 06 | "Bomba Medley" Featuring DLG ("Maquinolandera"/"Yo Soy Del Campo"/"Alegría Bomba Eh!"/"Bomba Carai Bomba")" | Michael Okrum, P. Salazar, Miguel Flores, Manuel Gross, David Madden | 05:08 |
| 07 | "Devuélveme El Amor" | Guadalupe García, Sergio George | 04:49 |
| 08 | "Ahora, Ahora" | Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge | 04:46 |
| 09 | "Contraste" | Angel Serrano | 04:40 |
| 10 | "Vete Ya" | Glenn Monroig | 05:21 |
=2017 iTunes version=
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| Track | Title | Composer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Susususubir" | Guadalupe García, Sergio George | 4:21 |
| 2 | "Cierra Los Ojos Y Juntos Recordemos" | Eduardo Franco | 4:40 |
| 3 | "Devuélveme El Amor" | Guadalupe García, Sergio George | 4:48 |
| 4 | "Vete Ya" | Glenn Monroig | 5:20 |
| 5 | "Yo Solamente" | Glenn Monroig | 4:32 |
| 6 | "Sólo Recuerdos" | Ramón Rodríguez | 5:02 |
| 7 | "Tal Para Cual" | Donato Poveda | 4:55 |
| 8 | "Ahora, Ahora" | Cristiano Malgioglio, Gian Pietro Felisatti, María R. Ovelar, Yolandita Monge | 4:45 |
| 9 | "Contraste" | Angel Serrano | 4:39 |
| 10 | "Bomba Medley" featuring DLG ("Maquinolandera"/"Yo Soy Del Campo"/"Alegría Bomba Eh!"/"Bomba Carai Bomba")" | Michael Okrum, P. Salazar, Miguel Flores, Manuel Gross, David Madden | 5:07 |
Credits and personnel
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- Vocals: Yolandita Monge
- Producer: Sergio George
- Associate Producer: William Cepeda
- Arrangements: Sergio George
- Recorded: Sir Sound, Inc., New York
- Engineer: Charlie Dos Santos
- Assistants: Jeff Crews, Mario De Jesús
- Mixing: Charlie Dos Santos, Sergio George
- Piano & Drum Programming: Sergio George
- Timbals & Bongó: Marc Quiñones
- Congas & Percussion: Juan 'Papo' Pepín
- Timbals: Rafael 'Tito' De Gracia
- Percussion: Jesús Cepeda, Luis Daniel Cepeda, Roberto Cepeda
- Tambourine: Héctor 'Tito' Matos
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- Bass: Rubén Rodríguez
- Guitars: Bernd Schoenhart
- Trumpets: Davis 'Piro' Rodríguez, Chris Rogers, Barry Danelien
- Trombone: William Cepeda, Luis Bonilla, Ozzie Melémdez, Chris Washburn
- Sax: Bobby Franceschini
- Flute: Karen Joseph
- Chorus: Luis Cabarcas, Huey Dunbar, Gabriela Anders, Milton Cardona, Ramón Rodríguez, Cita Rodríguez, Sergio George
- Photography: Fernando Báez, Omar Cruz
- Cover Design: Arte Gráfico Y...
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Notes
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- Track listing and credits from album booklet.{{cite AV media notes |title=Mi Encuentro |others=Yolandita Monge |year=1997 |type=Booklet |publisher=WEA-Latina}}
- Released in cassette format in 1997 (18410-4).
- Released digitally by ARDC Music Division on October 27, 2017, with the track listing in a different order.
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Charts
=Album=
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| Chart (1997)
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| {{album chart|BillboardLatin|38|artist=Yolandita Monge|access-date=February 28, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTropical|6|artist=Yolandita Monge|access-date=February 28, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardLatinPop|11|artist=Yolandita Monge|access-date=February 28, 2024}} |
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References
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