Para Ti

Para Ti (transl. For You) is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40. It was released on August 31, 2004, by Vene Music and distributed by Universal Latin Music. It was his first studio album in six years since ''Ni es lo mismo ni es igual'' (1998) and is his first Christian-gospel inspired album. The lyrics are inspired by his conversion to Christianity and his experience of being a born again Christian. The album explores music genres from gospel and ballads to the salsa and merengue. The album was supported by the release of three official singles: "Para Ti", "Las Avispas" and "Dinteles".

''Para Ti'' received positive reviews from both critics and fans and won two awards at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) and Best Tropical Song for "Las Avispas". It was awarded Tropical Album Of The Year, Male, and Latin Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year at the 2005 Latin Billboard Music Awards. Guerra was awarded the Spirit Of Hope for his philanthropic work in the Dominican Republic.

''Para Ti'' was a commercial success in Latin America and was certified gold and platinum in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and Central America. In the United States, it debuted at number 2 on Billboard Top Latin Album and was his first album to debut inside the Billboard 200 at number 110. It remained the top-selling album on the US tropical album charts for seven weeks and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA (Latin Field) for 300,000 shipments in the United States. It sold 98,000 copies worldwide within two days of release and sold half a million copies worldwide.To promote the Album, Guerra embarked on Tour 20 años, his first tour since Areito Tour in 1993. The tour visited many countries including the United States, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Holland and closed with a concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Provided by Wikipedia