Tiempo de Amar
{{Infobox album
| name = Tiempo de Amar
| type = studio
| artist = Menudo
| cover = Menudo - Tiempo de Amar (album cover).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1996|2|13}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Latin Pop
| length =
| label = Sony Music
| producer =
| prev_title = Imagínate...
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = El Reencuentro: 15 Años Después
| next_year = 1998
}}
Tiempo de Amar is Menudo's 36th album (23rd in Spanish), released in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289#discographys|title=Menudo - Music Biography, Credits and Discography|work=AllMusic |accessdate=2013-06-15 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629011010/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/menudo-mn0000874289#discography |archivedate=June 29, 2012 }}. The album features the members: Abel Talamántez, Alexis Grullón, Andy Blázquez, and new members Didier Hernández from Cuba, and Anthony Galindo from Venezuela.{{cite web|title=Biografía de Menudo |url=https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2965&banda=Menudo |website=CMTV |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529045645/https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=2965&banda=Menudo |archivedate=May 29, 2024 |language=es |url-status=live}} Didier and Anthony replaced Ashley Ruiz and Ricky López, who decided to leave the group.
This was the last album recorded under the name Menudo. The creator, Edgardo Díaz, had sold the name to a Panamanian company, so the group’s name was changed to MDO.
Critical reception
Regarding the reviews from music critics, the reception was favorable, with some critics pointing out that the repertoire represented a maturation of the quintet's previous works.
The critic from Billboard magazine stated that the melodies were catchy and highlighted the romantic lyrics and vocal harmonies.{{cite magazine|first=|last=|date=March 30, 1996|title=Latin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA133|magazine=Billboard|pages=133|accessdate=November 15, 2024|edition=13|volume=108|issn=0006-2510}} He pointed out that "Más Y Más," with an upbeat pop/dance rhythm, "Buscando Un Amor," with reggae influences, and the ballad "Tiempo De Amar" would particularly appeal to pre-adolescent female audiences.
Commercial performance
The album generated two radio hits for the group: the song "No Entiendo" reached number 9 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart,{{cite magazine|date=June 22, 1996|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1996/1996-06-22-Billboard-Page-0032.pdf|title=Pop|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 15, 2024|page=34}} where it remained for nine consecutive weeks.{{cite magazine|title=Menudo {{!}} LATIN POP AIRPLAY |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/lpo/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241115205548/https://www.billboard.com/artist/menudo/chart-history/lpo/ |archivedate=November 15, 2024 |url-status=live}} The single "Dónde Está Tu Amor" achieved the same feat, reaching number 9,{{cite magazine|date=April 13, 1996|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1996/1996-04-13-Billboard-Page-0038.pdf|title=Pop|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 15, 2024|page=40}} and stayed on the chart for eight weeks.
The album was commercially successful in Colombia after a long hiatus for the group in the country.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20241122013336/https://ibb.co/9hwMHhS "Se creció Menudo"]}} (1996). Colômbia. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
Tracklist
{{Track listing
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Dónde Está Tu Amor
| extra1 = Alexis Grullón
| length1 = 4:42
| writer1 = Alejandro Jaén
| title2 = Te Amaré
| extra2 = Alexis Grullón
| length2 = 3:33
| writer2 = Alejandro Jaén
| title3 = Tiempo De Amar
| extra3 = Didier Hernández
| length3 = 4:24
| writer3 = Remi Palacios, Joe B. Jacob
| title4 = No Entiendo
| extra4 = Didier Hernández
| length4 = 3:09
| writer4 = Gustavo Márquez
| title5 = He Venido A Pedirte Perdón
| extra5 = Alexis Grullón
| length5 = 4:38
| writer5 = Juan Gabriel
| title6 = Buscando Un Amor
| extra6 = Abel Talamántez
| length6 = 3:24
| writer6 = Alejandro Jaén, William Paz
| title7 = Bésame
| extra7 = Andy Blázquez
| length7 = 3:37
| writer7 = Alejandro Jaén, William Paz
| title8 = Solos Tú Y Yo
| extra8 = Andy Blázquez
| length8 = 3:32
| writer8 = Alejandro Jaén, William Paz
| title9 = Más Y Más
| extra9 = Anthony Galindo
| length9 = 3:21
| writer9 = Fernando Osorio
| title10 = Hablar De Amor (Crossover Love)
| extra10 = Didier Hernández
| length10 = 4:12
| writer10 = Fernando Osorio
| title11 = Una Limosna
| extra11 = Anthony Galindo
| length11 = 3:28
| writer11 = Samuel Sosa, Chico Amaral; Spanish version: Alejandro Jaén
| title12 = Soy Todo Un Enredo
| extra12 = Abel Talamántez
| length12 = 3:03
| writer12 = Samuel Sosa, Chico Amaral; Spanish version: Andrés Blázquez
}}
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