Para Siempre (English: Forever) is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007, by Sony BMG Norte.
Para Siempre is considered responsible for bringing Mexican traditional music to a younger audience that had never listened to the singer before.
Fernández released music videos for the twelve tracks and recorded a TV special on his ranch in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Two recognized artists worked together for the first time on Para Siempre: Vicente Fernández, the "king" of Mexico's traditional ranchera music and one of that country's most recognizable and influential cultural icons, and singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian.
Since Fernández's emergence in the mid-1960s, his popularity among Mexicans and Mexican-Americans has been likened to that of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley in the United States.
His concerts both in Mexico and the United States routinely sell out and his 100-plus albums (including compilations) have reportedly sold 50 million copies.
The last track, "El Chofer" ("The Driver"), is a resembles José Alfredo Jiménez lyrical style, since Fernández travels "through Laredo to Michoacán.
[13] Vicente Fernández recorded a TV special on his ranch in Guadalajara, Jalisco, which was broadcast in late September 2007 and December 25, 2007, by Televisa.
[14] On his review for Billboard En Español, Joel Brito declared that the tracks, "Un Millón de Primaveras" ("A Million Springs") and "El Último Beso" ("The Last Kiss"), are tender and desperate, with Vicente's voice powerful, sweet and cheerful; while "Estos Celos", was one of his best performances, along with "Niña Hechicera" ("Wicked Girl").
[16] According to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, Para Siempre was one of the most memorable albums of 2008, since Fernández dominates the "formula for success".
[13][24] On April 23, 2009, Fernández won the awards for Top Latin Albums Artist and Regional Mexican Airplay Song for the title track.
On April 15, 2008, a CD/DVD format, with a black background on the cover was released, which included music videos for the 12 tracks recorded on Para Siempre, directed by Benjamin Hidalgo.
[31] According to Sony BMG Norte, with over one million copies sold worldwide, Para Siempre is the most successful release by Vicente Fernández since 2000.
[37] "Estos Celos" ranked 28th in 2007 and 5th in 2008 in the Billboard Hot Regional Mexican Songs Year-end charts and its ringtone has been one on the top two sellers for Sony BMG Norte since the album release.
[14][38][39] In Colombia, broadcast of a cover version of this single performed by 'El Cape' Medina and Sneider Geles—recorded in vallenato style and included on the album Por Siempre y Para Siempre—was not allowed by the Colombian Music Association.
[12][43] The fourth single yielded from the album was "Un Millón de Primaveras" which did not chart in United States, but peaked at number one in México and Colombia.