Así Fue
1988 song written by Juan Gabriel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Así Fue" ("That's the Way It Went")[2] is a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel and performed by Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja. It was released in 1988 as the second single from her studio album Desde Andalucía. The song tells of the singer dealing with her ex-lover after she has a new fiancé. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States and was the fifth best-performing Latin single of 1989 in the country. Nine years later, Juan Gabriel performed a live cover version of the song at the Palacio de Bellas Artes which was recorded and released as a live album titled Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes (1998).
"Así Fue" | ||||
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Single by Isabel Pantoja | ||||
from the album Desde Andalucía | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
English title | "That's the Way It Went" | |||
B-side | "Ojos Azules Como el Mar"[1] | |||
Released | 1988 | |||
Length | 5:25 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Juan Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Juan Gabriel | |||
Isabel Pantoja singles chronology | ||||
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Juan Gabriel's cover was released as a single from the record and reached number three on the Hot Latin Songs. It was the best-performing Latin single of 1998 in the US and won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award for "Super Song of the Year" in 1999. The track was well received by music critics who called it one of Juan Gabriel's best compositions. "Así Fue" was recorded by other artists including Toño Rosario, Playa Limbo, and Jenni Rivera. Rosario and Playa Limbo's version led to Juan Gabriel winning an ASCAP Latin Award for their renditions while Playa Limbo received a nomination for Pop Song of the Year at the 22nd Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2010.