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Reaching Out
Studio album by
Menudo
ReleasedJanuary 1984
Recorded1983–1984, Kirios, Spain (Music) and Ochoa, Puerto Rico (vocals)
GenreLatin pop
Length33:19
LabelRCA
ProducerEdgardo Díaz; additional production by Mary Lynne M Pagan
Menudo chronology
A Todo Rock
(1983) 		Reaching Out
(1984) 		Mania
(1984)

Reaching Out (1984) is the fourteenth studio album by the boy band Menudo, and their first in English.

It features Ricky Meléndez, Charlie Massó, Ray Reyes, Roy Rosselló, and new member Robby Rosa. Robby replaced Johnny Lozada after Johnny reached the group's age limit. The songs on this album are selections from their last four Spanish language albums translated into English, with the exception of “Like A Cannonball″.[1] This song was recorded for the soundtrack to the Burt Reynolds film Cannonball Run II. Robby Rosa is the lead vocalist on six of the ten songs, being the only member fluent in the English language at the time.

The album sold 450,000 copies in the United States[2] and 425,000 copies in Brazil.[3] It peaked #108 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's first album to chart in the US.[4] The single "If You're Not Here" sold 270,000 in Brazil.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Like a Cannonball" (Como Cannonball) (Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff, Milton Brown) - Singer: Robby Rosa
  2. "Indianapolis" (Alejandro Monroy, Carlos Villa) - Singer: Charlie Massó
  3. "Heavenly Angel" (Monroy, Villa, Mary Lynne M Pagan) - Singer: Charlie Massó
  4. "Because of Love" (Pagan, Villa, Julio Seijas, Eddy Guerin) - Singer: Robby Rosa
  5. "Motorcycle Dreamer" (Pagan, Villa, Edgardo Díaz) - Singer: Ricky Melendez
  6. "If You're Not Here - By My Side" (Díaz, Monroy, Pagan, Villa) [4:25] - Singer: Robby Rosa
  7. "That's What You Do" (Monroy, Pagan, Villa) - Singer: Ray Reyes
  8. "Gimme Rock" (Monroy, Pagan, Seijas, Villa) - Singer: Robby Rosa
  9. "Gotta Get On Moving" (Monroy, Pagan, Villa) - Singer: Ricky Meléndez
  10. "Fly Away" (Díaz, Monroy, Pagan, Villa) - Singer: Robby Rosa

Production

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  • Arranged and conducted by Alejandro Monroy and Carlos Villa
  • Produced by Edgardo Díaz, with additional production by Mary Lynne M. Pagan
  • Engineered by Jaime Camacho (vocals) and Jose Vinader (music)
  • Mixed by Carlos Martos

Charts

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Chart (1984) Position
US Billboard 200[6] 108

References

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  1. ^ "Gente en la noticia". El Siglo de Torreón. April 24, 1985. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ Matre, Lynn Van (August 3, 1985). "Is Iglesias the start of Hispanic invasion in pop music world?; Other Latin acts hope they'll be able to penetrate North American market". The Gazette: D5. ISSN 0384-1294. 431244257. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  3. ^ Fernandez, Enrique (23 March 1985). "Billboard - Latin Notes". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "ALLMusic Awards>> Menudo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). AllMusic.
  5. ^ Lage, Miriam (October 19, 1984). "Menudo: TV mostra hoje especial dos sucessos". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese): 1. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Menudo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2020.



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