Por Amor is the tenth studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1982 by the Padosa record label. The groupâÂÂs lineup at the time included Ricky Meléndez, Johnny Lozada, Xavier Serbiá, Miguel Cancel, and new member Charlie Massó, who replaced René Farrait.
As part of the albumâÂÂs promotion, the group embarked on a tour with performances in several Latin American countries, including Colombia and Mexico, during which they performed songs such as "Quiero rock", "Dulces besos" and "Es por amor".
Commercially, the album became a success. On September 18, 1982, it reached number two on the Puerto Rico Top LPs chart published by Billboard magazine. In Venezuela, it sold 174,000 copies, which led to the album being certified gold in the country.
In 1998, the album was released on compact disc (CD) alongside three other Menudo albums (Quiero Ser, Una aventura llamada Menudo and Fuego). According to Billboard, in their first week of sales, the four albums combined surpassed 10,000 units sold in the United States.
Credits adapted from Por Amor (1982) LP.