Tierna la Noche ("Tender Is the Night") is the second studio album by Mexican singer Fey, released on November 16, 1996, by Sony Music Mexico. Following its release, the album quickly climbed the charts, eventually reaching the number-one position, where it remained for more than three months. It stayed in the top 20 for over 40 weeks. Commercially, the album was highly successful and went on to become the best-selling album by a Latin female artist of the year, surpassing releases by ThalÃÂa, Paulina Rubio, and other established performers in the Mexican music scene.
The album's lead single, "Azúcar Amargo", reached number one in most Latin American countries and achieved moderate success on the US Latin music charts. All tracks from the album received radio airplay, although only two official music videos were produced.
Tierna la Noche reached the top 10 on the US Top Latin Albums chart, and all four of its singles charted within the top 20 of the US Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Azúcar Amargo" (No. 8), "Muévelo" (No. 9), "Las Lágrimas de Mi Almohada" (No. 13), and "Subidón" (No. 20). The album won Pop Album of the Year at the 1998 Latin Billboard Music Awards and has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Five bonus tracks are available for legal free download on the Fey fan site: http://www.feyelectricidad.com. One is Bitter Sugar, the English version of Azúcar Amargo, and there is a Portuguese version of it called Açúcar Amargo. There is also an English version of Muévelo called Move It, and a Portuguese version of it, Mexe e Remexe. Te Pertenezco is translated only into Portuguese, and is called IlusÃÂo Colorida.
Tierna la Noche was remarkable in that every single song from the album received airplay and charted in the Mexican Top 40, although only eight of the eleven songs were officially released by the label. Tierna la noche, the most successful of these unreleased songs even peaked at number 7. Also receiving large airplay were Bailando Sola and Un Poco Loco.
Fey went on a nationwide tour in 1996. This tour, Tierna La Noche Tour, was recorded and released on VHS. The track listing consisted of hits and album cuts from her two albums at that point: