Me Gustas Tal Como Eres

"Me Gustas Tal Como Eres"
Single by Sheena Easton and Luis Miguel
from the album Todo Me Recuerda a Ti
Released	1984
Format	Airplay
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:14
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Juan Carlos Calderón, Luis Gómez Escolar
Producer	Juan Carlos Calderón
Sheena Easton chronology
"Devil in a Fast Car" (1984) "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (1984) "La Noche y Tú" (1984)
Luis Miguel chronology
"Tu No Tienes Corazón" (1984) "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" (1984) "Todo el Amor del Mundo" (1985)

"Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" is a song written Juan Carlos Calderón and Luis Gómez Escolar, produced by Calderón, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton in a duet with Mexican singer Luis Miguel. The track was released by EMI Music as the first single from her first Spanish language album Todo Me Recuerda a Ti in 1984. The song earned the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Performance at the 27th Grammy Awards, being the second time that this award was handed out.^[1] Easton and Miguel's winning resulted in controversy with Mexican-American musicians, and a protest ensued.^[1] The award became the second Grammy for Easton, after being recognized as the Best New Artist in 1982, and the first for Miguel.^[2][3] The song was later included on Miguel's studio album Palabra de Honor.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Loza, Steven (1993). "Musical Life: Los Angeles, 1945-90". Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois): 115. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ocz3wYCaxt8C&pg=PA115&dq=sheena+easton+luis+miguel&hl=es&ei=Ox0_TaiaPIvSsAPay7nyBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=sheena%20easton%20luis%20miguel&f=false. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
2. ^ Taylor, Chuck (October 19, 1996). "For Sheena Easton, Survival Meant Moving Beyond Radio". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 108 (42): 115. http://books.google.com/books?id=yQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA92&dq=sheena+easton+luis+miguel&hl=es&ei=PyI_TauZHorEsAOb0cHrBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=sheena%20easton%20luis%20miguel&f=false. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
3. ^ Llewellyn, Howell (October 2, 1999). "Miguel Proudly Sticks to Spanish on 'Amarte' from WMI". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 111 (40): 24. http://books.google.com/books?id=cggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=sheena+easton+luis+miguel&hl=es&ei=PyI_TauZHorEsAOb0cHrBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=sheena%20easton%20luis%20miguel&f=false. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
4. ^ "Palabra de Honor – Luis Miguel". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/palabra-de-honor-r702784. Retrieved January 25, 2011.