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Gracias Por Estar Aquí (Eng.: "Thank You For Being Here") is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Universal Music Latino on October 22, 2013 (see 2013 in music).

Gracias Por Estar Aquí reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. Two singles were released from the album: "Tres Semanas" and "De Mil Amores". The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and a Premio Lo Nuestro nomination for Pop Album of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.

"Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015, while "De Mil Amores" was awarded a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song. In Mexico, the album achieved Gold status.

Background and release

The first single, "Tres Semanas" was released on July 15, 2013. The song became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart. The official video for "Tres Semanas" premiered July 26, 2013. The album was made available for preorder on September 26, 2013. The official video for the second single "De Mil Amores" premiered on February 28, 2014.

Reception

On August 3, 2014, Renuncio a Estar Contigo became a number-one hit on the Mexican Monitor Latino chart for four consecutive weeks. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and "De Mil Amores" won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014. It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Pop Album of the Year and "Tres Semanas" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at Premio Lo Nuestro 2015.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gracias Por Estar Aquí"	3:42
2.	"Lo Mejor Para los Dos"	3:08
3.	"Tres Semanas"	3:39
4.	"Todo Vuelve a Su Ritmo"	3:28
5.	"En Tu Propio Vuelo"	3:52
6.	"Tu Mirada En La Mia"	3:06
7.	"Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir Sin Ti"	3:25
8.	"Renuncio a Estar Contigo"	3:53
9.	"Linda Noche Buena"	3:24
10.	"De Mil Amores"	3:03

Deluxe Edition was released on April 29, 2014

All songs written and composed by Marco Antonio Solís except "El Perdedor" by Enrique Iglesias and Descemer Bueno, and "Historia de un Amor" by Carlos Eleta Almarán

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gracias Por Estar Aquí"	3:42
2.	"Tres Semanas"	3:39
3.	"Lo Mejor Para los Dos"	3:08
4.	"Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir Sin Ti"	3:25
5.	"De Mil Amores"	3:03
6.	"Linda Noche Buena"	3:24
7.	"Renuncio a Estar Contigo"	3:53
8.	"En Tu Propio Vuelo"	3:52
9.	"Tu Mirada En La Mia"	3:06
10.	"Todo Vuelve a Su Ritmo"	3:28
11.	"De Mil Amores" (Pop Version)	3:05
12.	"Renuncio a Estar Contigo" (Ranchera Version)	3:57
13.	"El Perdedor" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)	3:11
14.	"Historia de un Amor" (featuring David Bisbal)	3:36
15.	"Tu Carcel" (featuring Wisin & Yandel, David Bisbal, and Alejandra Guzmán)	2:51

Deluxe Edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gracias Por Estar Aquí" (EPK)
2.	"Tres Semanas"
3.	"De Mil Amores"
4.	"De Mil Amores" (Behind The Scenes)
5.	"El Perdedor"
6.	"Historia de un Amor"
7.	"Tu Carcel"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)	1
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)	12
Chart (2014)	Position
US Latin Albums	9
US Latin Pop Albums	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)	Platinum	40,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	Gold	30,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

The following credits are from AllMusic

Pablo Aguirre Arreglos – Piano
Paulina Aguirre – Coros
Sergio Alonso Arpa
Bartolomeo Angelillo – Violin
Tamara Bairo – Viola
Massimo Barbierato – Violin
Donata Beggiora – Violin
Silvia Colli – Violin
Raúl Cuellar – Violin
Claudio Curri – Violin
Benny Faccone – Mezcla
Roberto Giglio – Viola
Eriola Gripshi – Viola
Gianandrea Guerra – Violin
Giovanna Guli – Violin
Jesus "Chuy" Guzman – Violin
Livia Hagiu – Violin
Ismael Hernández – Violin
Ian Holmes – Coros
Fation Hoxolli – Violin
Leyla Hoyle – Coros
Marcelo Iacometti – Violin
Juan Jiménez – Guitarron
Héctor Kron – Creative Director
German Lopez – Vihuela
Roberto Lucano – Violin
Hasani Luviona – Violin
Simona Mana – Violin
Michelangelo Cagnetta – Violin
Federica Michelon – Viola
Liliana Mitulescu – Viola
Carlos Murguía – Coros
Anna Paraschiv – Violin
Juan Rodríguez – Violin
Walter Rodriguez –Bateria
Aba Rubolino – Viola
Emanuelle Russo – Violin
Marco Antonio Solís – Composer, Primary Artist
Diana Subashi – Violin
Serafino Tedesi – Violin

References

"Top 20 Ingles: Del 14 Al 20 de Octubre del 2013". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. October 20, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
"Marco Antonio Solis Presenta el Video de "Tres Semanas"". Universal Music Magazine (in Spanish). July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
"Marco Antonio Solis Presenta el Video de "De Mil Amores"". Universal Music Magazine (in Spanish). January 6, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
"Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners". LA Times. Tribune Publishing. November 20, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
List of Nominees 2015
"Lista de Ganadores – Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Award 2015". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 2014. Archived from the original (HTML) on February 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
"Marco Antonio Solis Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
"Marco Antonio Solis Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
"El álbum más vendido durante 2013 en Argentina: "Violetta – Hoy somos más"". CAPIF. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
"Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
"Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
"Marco Antonio Solís es Disco de Platino en Argentina" (in Spanish). El Tribuno. October 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
"Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Marco Antonio Solís in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Gracias Por Estar Aqui in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
"Gracias_Por_Estar_Aquí — Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 16, 2017.

External links

"Official website Marco Antonio Solís". Marco Antonio Solís. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
"Tres Semanas – Single Marco Antonio Solís". iTunes. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
"Tres Semanas". Amazon.com. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
"Official video Tres Semanas". Marco Antonio Solís. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
"Marco Antonio Solís Gracias Por Estar Aqui". September 26, 2013
"Marco Antonio Solís Gracias Por Estar Aqui". ITunes. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
"official video De Mil Amores". Marco Antonio Solís. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
"Marco Antonio Solís Gracias Por Estar Aqui Deluxe Edition". Retrieved April 29, 2014.

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Discography
Studio albums	En Pleno Vuelo Marco Trozos de Mi Alma Más de Mi Alma Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio Razón de Sobra Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2 No Molestar En Total Plenitud Gracias Por Estar Aquí
Compilations albums	Los Grandes Éxitos de Marco Antonio Solís y Los Bukis: Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad La Historia Continúa... La Historia Continúa... Parte II La Historia Continúa... Parte III La Mejor... Colección La Más Completa Colección Más de Marco Antonio Solís La Historia Continúa... Parte IV Antología 15 Inolvidables
Live albums	En Vivo En Vivo, Vol. 2 Una Noche en Madrid Una Noche de Luna Por Amor a Morelia Michoacán
Collaboration albums	Los Grandes (with Joan Sebastian) Dos Grandes (with Joan Sebastian) Dos Idolos (with Pepe Aguilar)
Singles	"Si No Te Hubieras Ido" "En Mi Viejo San Juan" "O Me Voy o Te Vas" "No Molestar" "Nada Que Me Recuerde a Ti" "A Dónde Vamos a Parar" "Tú Me Vuelves Loco" "Tres Semanas" "De Mil Amores"
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