Mi Corazón (CD - 2001)

Personnel includes: Jaci Velasquez (vocals); Manuel Lopez (arranger, guitar, programming); Jesus "El Chuyo" Vargas (trumpet); Clay Perry (keyboards, programming); Hugh McDonald (bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums); Rafael Solano (percussion); Wendy Pedersen, Raul Midon (background vocals).

Producers include: Desmond Child, Jules Gondar, Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jose Miguel Velasquez, Angel Lopez.

Engineers include: Manuel Lopez, Rob Eaton, German Ortiz.

MI CORAZON was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.

Personnel: Jaci Velasquez (vocals, background vocals); José Miguel Velásquez (vocals, programming); Vicky Echeverri (vocals, background vocals); Rachel Perry, Wendy Pederson, Ricardo Suarez, Lena Pérez, Ramiro Teran, Raul Midón (vocals); Marco Antonio Santiago (guitar, guitarron); Archie Pena (guitar, cuatro, percussion, programming, drum programming); Fernando de Santiago (guitar, vihuela); Manuel Lopez (guitar, programming); Michael Ripoll (guitar); Dan Warner, Leo Quintero (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Abel Romero, Andres Castillo, Pedro Alfonso (violin); Asolfo Ramos (cello); Miami Symphonic Orchestra (strings); Alfredo Oliva (concertina); Ed Calle (saxophone); Chris McDonald, Jeff Bailey , Mike Haynes (horns); Ricardo Gaitán (keyboards, programming, drum programming); Lewis A. Martineé, Clay Perry (keyboards, programming); Mark Heimermann (keyboards, drum programming); Kenny Aronoff, Lee Levin (drums); Javier Solís, Rafael Solano, Richard Bravo (percussion); Freddy Piñero, Jr., Jon Secada (programming); Tony Mardini (drum programming); Jackie Aguirre, Jeannie Cruz, Jimmy Rey, Alejandro Jaén, Susana Allen, Abel Orta (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Trevor Johnson; Freddy Piñero, Jr.; Gustavo Celis; Lewis A. Martineé; Mike Couzzi; Rob Eaton; Steve MacMillan; Carlos Alvarez; Bruce Weeden; Charles Dye.

Liner Note Author: Jaci Velasquez.

Recording information: Cresent Moon Studios, Miami, FL; EQ's recording Studios; Fun Attic StudiosCrescent Moon Studios, Miami FL; Gentlemen's Club, Miami Beach, FL; LA East Recording Studios, Salt Lake City, UT; Norh Bay Recording Studios, Miami Beach, FL; North Bay Recording Studios, Miami Beach, FL; Opus 440, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Opus Studios "A" Cuemavacca, Mexico.

Photographer: Dorian Caster.

Translators: Javier Solís; Susana Allen; Abel Orta.

Arrangers: Ricardo Gaitán; Freddy Piñero, Jr.; José Miguel Velásquez; Gustavo Arenas; Jorge Ruiz; Jon Secada; Lewis A. Martineé; Alejandro Jaén; Manuel Lopez; Rudy Pérez; Archie Pena.

After singing at President George Bush's inaugural ceremony, Jaci Velásquez went into the studio to start working on Mi Corazón, including a romantic ballad called "Cuando Se Cura Una Herida," produced by Rudy Pérez, and the Latin up-tempo "Vaya Con Dios," leaving behind allegations of abandoning her Christian faith by signing up to a secular company. Billboard Music Award-winning Jaci Velásquez teamed up with writer/producer Desmond Child to get an album focused on her U.S. Christian and Latin fan base, ending with a ranchera version of the record's main title, "Cuando Se Cura Una Herida." ~ Drago Bonacich minimize