Puros Trankazos
2011 compilation album; various artists
Puros Trankazos (Huge Hits) is a compilation album released by Fonovisa Records on July 16, 2011. The album includes tracks recorded by several artists from the regional Mexican genre, such as Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, Voz de Mando, Vagón Chicano, Enigma Norteño, Larry Hernández, Los Horóscopos de Durango, Chuy Lizárraga y su Banda Tierra Sinaloense, Grupo Violento, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, El Chapo de Sinaloa, Fidel Rueda and Alfredo Olivas.
Upon release, the album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for three non-consecutive weeks. Puros Trankazos also peaked at the top of the Regional Mexican Albums chart. The first track, "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda and available exclusively to this release, reached the top five of the Latin Songs chart in the United States. A second volume of the album was released in November 2011, titled Más Trankazos.
Background and repertoire
Puros Trankazos (Huge Hits) was released by Fonovisa Records on July 16, 2011, in the United States. The compilation album includes three tracks not available on other albums, such as "Olvídame", performed by Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda, the underground hit "La Hummer y el Camaro" by Voz de Mando, and "Como la Gelatina" written by Espinoza Paz and performed by Vagón Chicano. Another song written by Espinoza Paz, "Dónde Estás Presumida" by Chuy Lizárraga and his Banda Tierra Sinaloense is included.
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