"Cómo Fui a Enamorarme de Ti"
Single by Los Bukis
from the album Y Para Siempre
ReleasedAugust 7, 1989 (1989-08-07)
Recorded1989
GenreGrupero slow ballad
Length4:31
LabelFonovisa
Songwriter(s)Marco Antonio Solís
Producer(s)Marco Antonio Solís
Los Bukis singles chronology
"A Donde Vayas"
(1989)		 "Cómo Fui a Enamorarme de Ti"
(1989)		 "Me Dió Coraje"
(1990)

"Cómo Fui a Enamorarme de Ti" (English: How Could I Have Fallen in Love With You) is a song written and produced Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, and performed by him as the lead singer of Los Bukis. It was released as the second single from his 12th studio album Y Para Siempre (1989). This song became their second number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, after "Y Ahora Te Vas" one year prior.

The song lyrics were also used as the basis for the screenplay of the film of the same name released in 1991, and is widely recognized as one of the signature songs of the band, this track has been covered several times, including versions by Lucero, Yolanda del Río, Tito Nieves and Los Tri-O.[1]

Background

"Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti" was released as the second single from Y Para Siempre (1989), a studio album released by Los Bukis. The song lyrics, about an unrequited love, were also the basis for the script of the film of the same name, directed by Sergio Olhovich and released in Mexico on May 21, 1991.[2] The plot of the film was a love story between Marco Antonio Solís and a girl, played by Mexican actress Lourdes Munguía.[3]

The song has been also included on several compilation albums released by Los Bukis, including their two number-one albums 30 Inolvidables (2002) and Crónica de Dos Grandes (2004);[4] also has been covered by a handful of performers, including Banda Flamante, Yolanda del Río, Grupo Everest, Grupo Santa Clara, Lucero, La Nueva Luna, Estela Núñez, Oro Norteño, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Los Rieleros del Norte and Johnny Rivera.[1] The track also can be found in the compilation album entitled La Historia Continúa, Vol. 2, which was the best-selling Latin album of 2005 in the United States and received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2009.[5]

The music video for the song received a nomination for the Billboard Best Latin Video by a Duo or Group.[6]

Chart performance

The original version of the song debuted on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 35 on August 26, 1989, and climbed to the top ten nine weeks later.[7] It reached the top position of the chart on December 9, 1989, replacing "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha" by Puerto Rican-American performer Chayanne and being replaced two weeks later by Emmanuel's "La Chica de Humo".[8][9] "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti" returned to the top of the chart on January 13, 1990, for another three weeks, being succeeded by the song "La Cima del Cielo" performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Ricardo Montaner.[10][11] The song spent 39 weeks within the Top 40 and became the sixth top ten single for the group in the chart, and the second number-one hit, after "Y Ahora Te Vas" (1988).[12]

Colombian group Los Tri-O, a project created by producer Johny Gutiérrez who held auditions to form a Latin ballads-oriented trio, also recorded a version of the track for their album Canciones del Alma: De Marco Antonio Solís.[13] This version peaked at number 33 in the Latin Songs chart in United States.[14] Puerto Rican performer Tito Nieves also released his own version of the song on his tribute album to Marco Antonio Solis, Canciones Clasicas de Marco Antonio Solis, and peaked at number 20 in the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti  — Performers". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Como fui a enamorarme de ti (1991)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ "La Historia de Los Bukis" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Los Bukis  — Charts and awards  — Billboard albums". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Marco Antonio Solís  — Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Jackson Leads List Of Music Video Awards Nominees" (PDF). Billboard: 43. October 13, 1990. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti  — Week of October 7, 1989". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 2, 1989. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti  — Week of December 9, 1989". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  9. ↑ "La Chica de Humo  — Week of December 23, 1989". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 9, 1989. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti  — Week of January 13, 1990". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 1, 1990. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  11. ↑ "La Cima del Cielo  — Week of February 3, 1990". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 1, 1990. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Los Bukis  — Charts and awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Los Tri-O  — Biography". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Canciones del Alma: De Marco Antonio Solís  — Los Tri-O". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Tito Nieves  — Charts and awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
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