text: lágrimas cálidas lágrimas cálidas ( english : warm tears ) is the debut studio album by colombian recording artist fanny lu , released on january 1 , 2005 . the record contains ten tracks , most of which were composed by jose gaviria , and produced with andres . musically , the album experiments with , which is composed of the genres of vallenato , merengue , and pop music . recording for the album took place in 2004 in three cities : miami , bogota and medellin . an international version of the album , containing two remixes , was released exclusively in united states , spain and colombia . the album was certified gold in colombia , venezuela and ecuador and ranked number thirteen on the billboard tropical albums chart in the united states . the album earned lu many accolades , including a latin grammy nomination , five billboard latin music awards nominations , and three premios shock nominations , winning two . three singles were released from the record , two of which , " no te pido flores " and " y si te digo " , reached number one on the billboard tropical songs chart . background while studying for a degree in engineering at the university of los andes in 1994 , fanny lu began her career in the entertainment industry as a host for shows such as , siempre música , and radio hits y . as a host on , she was given the opportunity to work with musicians such as luis manuel díaz , gil magno , and cesar franco . she met colombian producer , jose gaviria , during her career in television , and they began working on a musical project , but the production was halted , because fanny was busy in her television career . eight years later , she reunited with gaviria to finish this recording . her experience as a television host led to her signing a music deal with universal music latino . her first album under that agreement was lágrimas cálidas , which was released in colombia on january 1 , 2005 . composition lágrimas cálidas was produced by jose gaviria and andres . it was recorded at crescent moon studios and big dog studios in miami , new world studios in bogota and promix estudios in medellin . the genre of the album is defined as , because it mixes tropical genres such as vallenato and merengue with pop and caribbean influences . the album opens with " no te pido flores " ( " i 'm not requesting flowers " ) , where the predominant instruments are the accordion , guitar and caja . lyrically , the song begins with the absence of her man , but then , in the chorus , transitions into a warning not to fall in love with material things . the second track , " lágrimas cálidas " ( " warm tears " ) , is a vallenato - stylized pop ballad , expressing her suffering due to being abandoned by her lover . " te " ( " you 'll regret " ) , is about a woman who surrendered completely to a man who did not appreciate her . " solo quiero " ( " only want " ) begins with an accordion solo , and is a song explaining to her lover that she only wants to be with him forever , because with him all the things in life are more beautiful . the fifth track , " " ( " sweetie " ) , describes her need for the affection of the person she loves , and her desire to remedy the void left in her heart . " sin " ( " without reasons " ) , express the reasons why she should not have to prove her love , while " y si te digo " ( " and if i tell you " ) , tells of her desire to confess her love to the person who doesn 't know she loves him . " es por ti " ( " it is for you " ) is a poem describing the strength of an all - encompassing love . the penultimate track , " para que si tu no estas " ( " for that if you aren 't " ) , asks her boyfriend whether or not she should suffer for him . the eleventh and final track of the album , " me de ti " ( " i will remember you " ) , expresses that everything she feels , sees , and perceives , reminds her of her beloved . reception the album was certified gold in colombia , venezuela and ecuador . in the united states , the album debuted at number 18 on the billboard tropical albums chart , peaking three weeks later at number 13 . lágrimas cálidas was generally well received . at the colombian premios shock , it won the category of radio album , as well as winning best radio song for " no te pido flores " . at the 15th latin billboard music awards , the album was nominated for two awards : tropical album of the year for a female artist and best new artist . at the 2007 latin grammy awards , " no te pido flores " received a nomination for best tropical song , but lost to " la de mi corazón " , by juan luis guerra . singles " no te pido flores " was the first single from the album , released in 2005 . the song was a success in latin america , reaching number one in colombia , ecuador , perú and venezuela . in the united states , it also reached number one on the billboard latin tropical airplay chart . it was nominated for two billboard latin music awards and a latin grammy for best tropical song . " no te pido flores " has two music videos , one recorded in lake , , colombia , and the international version , which was recorded in the plaza moreno in la plata , argentina . unlike " no te pido flores " , the album 's second single , " te " , was released after the release of lágrimas cálidas in latin america . the third and final single , " y si te digo " , was released on may 27 , 2007 . in latin america , the song did not have the same success as the first single , but in the united states , the song hit number one on billboard 's hot latin songs chart and billboard 's tropical airplay chart . the song won a billboard latin music award for best tropical airplay for a new artist . track listing credits and personnel the following credits are from allmusic : performance credits technical credits charts certifications release history