Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito

Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito
Studio album by Intocable
Released	August 19, 2003 (Standard Edition) October 27, 2003 (Historia y Tradición Edition)
Genre	Tejano music, Tex-Mex
Label	EMI
Producer	René Martínez, Ricky Muñoz
Intocable chronology
La Historia (2003) Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito (2003) Intimamente (2004)
Alternative cover
Historia y Tradición edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito (Eng.: Our Destiny Was Written) is the title of a studio album released by norteño music band Intocable. This album became their third number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It was released with two formats, CD and CD/DVD and in 2007 a new edition retitled Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito: Historia y Tradición. This release received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.

Tracklisting

The tracklisting from Billboard.com^[2]

CD and CD/DVD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"¿A Dónde Estabas?"	Roberto Martínez	3:35
2.	"Soy un Novato"	Luis Padilla	3:14
3.	"¿Cuántas Veces?"	Padilla	3:41
4.	"Eso Duele"	Padilla	3:16
5.	"Invisible"	Marco Pérez	3:16
6.	"Si Pudiera"	Padilla	4:09
7.	"Aunque Me Duela"	Martínez	3:02
8.	"Siempre Al Final"	Martínez	4:09
9.	"Historia de Amor"	Josué Contreras	3:29
10.	"Si Nos Tenemos"	Padilla	3:46

Historia y Tradición edition

This information from Allmusic.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Eso Duele (Multimedia Track)"	Padilla	3:18

Credits

The information form Allmusic.^[4]

• René Martínez — Producer, group member
• Ricky Muñoz — Producer, group member
• Luis Padilla — Arranger, vocals
• Gilbert Velasquez — Recording
• Jay Frigoletto — Mastering
• Gabriel Wallach — Mastering
• Jack Saenz — Mixing
• Intocable — Arranger
• Johnny Lee Rosas — Arranger
• Silvestre Rodríguez — Group member
• José Angel González — Group member
• José Juan Hernández — Group member
• José Ángel Farías — Group member
• Félix G. Salinas — Group member
• Daniel Sánchez — Group member
• Sergio Serna — Group member
• Nelsón González — Graphic design, Art direction

Chart performance

Chart (2003)[5]	Peak position
US Billboard Top Latin Albums	1
US Billboard Regional/Mexican Albums	1
US Billboard 200	95

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6]	Platinum+Gold	150,000^
United States (RIAA)[7]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by Regalo del Alma by Celia Cruz

U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album September 6, 2003

Succeeded by Sincero by Chayanne

References

1. ^ "Album Review: Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r652912. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
2. ^ Billboard.com (2003-09-22). "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=119858&aid=593979#artAlbumMoreContainer. Retrieved 2008-08-19. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Allmusic.com (2007-10-27). "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito: Historia y Tradición". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1216942. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
4. ^ Allmusic.com (2003-08-19). "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito - Credits". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r652883/credits. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
5. ^ Allmusic.com. "Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r652883/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
6. ^ "Mexican album certifications – Intocable – Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Intocable&titulo=Nuestro+Destino+Estaba+Escrito&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar. 
7. ^ "American album certifications – Intocable – Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Nuestro+Destino+Estaba+Escrito%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH