La Revolución

La Revolución (English: The Revolution) is the seventh studio album, and ninth overall,[3] album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. It was released on May 26, 2009 by Machete Music and WY Records.[1] The album features collaborations with rapper 50 Cent, Ivy Queen, Yaviah, Ednita Nazario and Yomo. The album became a success in the United States and a bigger hit in Latin America.[4] It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2010.[5]The album has sold over 3 millions of copies worldwide making it the duo best selling album along with Pal Mundo.[6]

La Revolución
Studio album by
Wisin & Yandel
ReleasedMay 26, 2009[1]
Recorded2008-2009
GenreReggaeton, R&B, electropop
LabelWY Records, Machete
ProducerNesty "La Mente Maestra", Victor "El Nazi", Marioso, Tainy, Luny Tunes
Wisin & Yandel chronology
Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra
(2009)		 La Revolución
(2009)		 El Dúo de la Historia Vol. 1
(2009)
Singles from La Revolución
  1. "Mujeres in the Club"
    Released: April 14, 2009
  2. "Abusadora"
    Released: June 2, 2009
  3. "Gracias a Ti"
    Released: October 1, 2009
La Revolución: Evolution
La Revolución: Evolution re-edition cover
Singles from La Revolución: Evolution
  1. "Imagínate"
    Released: November 2, 2009
  2. "Gracias a Ti (Remix)"
    Released: November 10, 2009
  3. "Te Siento"
    Released: December 15, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Background

The album is reported to incorporate the more older styles and sounds of Wisin & Yandel's music, tracing back to when they first started to produce music. This was confirmed by Wisin to the EFE Agency in Argentina, he confirmed that "It'll be a return to our origins; It'll have everything."[3]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the first week prediction were between 25-30k.[7] La Revolución debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with sales of 35,700,[8] making it the highest debut for a Spanish language recording act since Maná's Amar es Combatir and Shakira's Fijación Oral Vol. 1, both albums debuted and peaked at number four. It was the second best selling latin album of 2009 in the United States selling 204,000 copies.[9]As of 2016, it sold nearly 260,000 copies.

Also it was certified Platinum in Mexico for selling 60,000 copies and Gold in Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Track listing

Standard edition
  1. "La Revolución" (Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 4:10
  2. "Quítame El Dolor" (Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 3:19
  3. "Encendío" (Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 3:45
  4. "Mujeres in the Club" (Featuring 50 Cent) (Jackson, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 4:00
  5. "Ahí Voy" (Masis, Veguilla, Morera) — 3:58
  6. "Emociones" (Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 4:04
  7. "Gracias a Ti" (Gomez, Veguilla, Morera) — 3:52
  8. "Perfecto" (Featuring Ivy Queen & Yaviah) (Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera, Martha Pesante, Javier Marcano) — 4:22
  9. "Abusadora" (Masis, Veguilla, Morera) — 2:57
  10. "Ella Me Llama" (Colon, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 4:14
  11. "Yo Lo Sé" (Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera) — 3:45
  12. "¿Cómo Quieres Que Te Olvide?" (Featuring Ednita Nazario) (Gomez, Veguilla, Morera) — 4:32
  13. "Tú Vives En Mí" (Tainy, Victor & Marioso) — 3:33
  14. "Besos Mojados" (Cabrera, Saldana, Veguilla, Morera) — 4:22
  15. "Descará" (Featuring Yomo) (Diaz, Torres, Veguilla, Morera) — 5:03

iTunes Bonus Track
  1. "Tiene Que Pasar" — 4:07

La Revolución (Deluxe Edition)

Standard 15 tracks as above, and includes 4 exclusive tracks and DVD.

Disc 1

  1. "Me Estás Tentando"
  2. "Me Estás Tentando (Remix)" (featuring Franco "El Gorila", Jayko) (iTunes Version and Deluxe Edition without DVD)
  3. "Lloro Por Ti (Remix)" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)
  4. "Tiene Que Pasar" (iTunes Version)

DVD

  1. "Me Estás Tentando"
  2. "Mujeres in the Club"
  3. "Me Estás Tentando (Remix)"
  4. "Lloro Por Ti (Remix)"
  5. "Mujeres in the Club (Behind the Scenes: Videoshoot)

La Revolución: Evolution

Standard 15 tracks as above, and includes a second disc and DVD.

Disc 2

  1. "Sandungueo" (Featuring Yomo, Franco "El Gorila", Gadiel) (Cortes, Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Torres, Veguilla) — 6:37
  2. "Te Siento" (Morena, Padilla, Veguilla) — 4:18
  3. "Imagínate" (Featuring T-Pain) (Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla, T-Pain) — 4:44
  4. "All Up 2 You" (Featuring Aventura, Akon) (Malave, Masis, Morena, Santos, Thiam) (This track isn't available at Colombian, Ecuatorian, Peruvian and Venezuelan edition) — 3:40
  5. "Pasan Los Dias" (Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla) — 4:42
  6. "Desapareció" (Featuring Tico "El Inmigrante", Gadiel) (Masis, Morena, Mujica, Veguilla) — 4:27
  7. "Ella Me Llama (Remix)" (Featuring Akon) (Akon, Christian Colon, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla) — 4:25
  8. "Gracias a Ti (Remix)" (Featuring Enrique Iglesias) (Gomez, Veguilla, Morera, Iglesias) — 4:12

DVD

  1. "Gracias a Ti (Remix)" — 4:29
  2. "Gracias a Ti" — 4:32
  3. "Abusadora" — 3:27
  4. "Mujeres In The Club" — 4:52

Personnel

Adapted from album's liner notes:

  • General Producers: Juan Luis Morera "Wisin" / Llandel Veguilla "Yandel"
  • Executive Producers: Juan Luis Morera "Wisin" / Llandel Veguilla "Yandel" / Edgar Andino
  • Musical Producers: Ernesto F. Padilla "Nesty La Mente Maestra" / Victor Martinez "El Nasi" / Jose Gomez "Profesor Gomez" / Marcos Masis "Tainy" / Christian M. Colon "Vagabundo" / Raymond Diaz "Memo"
  • Recording Studio: La Mente Maestra Studio (Barranquitas, Puerto Rico) / Spectrum Studio
  • Recording: Victor Martinez "El Nasi"
  • Production Coordinator: Ana J. Alvarado
  • Mixing: Mario de Jesus "Marioso"
  • Mixing Assistant: Luis "Luisito" Lopez, Kiko Hurtado, Yamil Martinez
  • Mixing Studio: Mas Audio Production
  • Mastering: Sterling Sound
  • Creative Direction/Design/Digital Post-Production: Iancarlo "Conqui" Reyes
  • Photography: Andres Hernandez
  • Stylist: Ed Coriano
  • Managing Team: Andino Marketing / Edgar Andino / Paco Lopez

50 Cent appears courtesy of Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Record.
Yomo appears courtesy of Black Pearl International Records, Inc.
Ednita Nazario appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment US Latin.
Yaviah appears courtesy of Pina Records.
Ivy Queen appears courtesy of Drama Records.

Charts and sales

Accolades
Year Recipient Award Result Ref.
2009 La Revolución Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Music Album Nominated [20]
«Abusadora» Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song Won
«Mujeres In The Club» Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song Nominated
«Abusadora» MTV Video Music Awards – Best Pop Video Nominated [21]
Premios MTV Latinoamérica – Video of the Year Won [22]
2010 La Revolución Grammy Awards – Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album Nominated [23]
Latin Billboard Music Awards – Latin Album of the Year Nominated [24]
«Gracias A Ti» Latin Billboard Music Awards – Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event Nominated
«Abusadora» Latin Billboard Music Awards – Tropical Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
2011 La Revolución: Evolution Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Album of the Year Won [25]
«Te Siento» Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Song of the Year Won

See also
  • List of number-one Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums of 2010

References
  1. El cambio es inevitable se acerca La Revolución Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). UniversalMusica.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-24
  2. Jeffries, David. Review: La Revolucion. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-2-21.
  3. Perez, Jazmin (2009-02-13). "Wisin y Yandel Say Their New Album Is 'A Return to Our Origins'". Latina. Latina Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. Acevedo, Yoselín (2009-02-09). "Wisin y Yandel sorprendidos al ganar el GRAMMY estadounidense". People en Español (in Spanish). Time, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  5. "Congratulations to the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners" (PDF). Billboard Events. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. "Yandel". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  7. "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - RELAPSE REDUX, MANSON DEBUTS". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  8. ballerstatus.com The Charts: Eminem Holds Steady At No. 1 For Second Week
  9. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2010-01-09). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  10. Artist Chart History - Wisin & Yandel, Billboard.com
  11. CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Musica > La Revolución by Wisin & Yandel
  12. Top 100 México, Amprofon.com Archived 2010-11-30 at WebCite
  13. Wisin And Yandel's 'La Revolución' Hits High Mark, Billboard.com
  14. "Argentinian album certifications – Wisin & Yandel – La Revolucion". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  15. http://www.radiosantafe.com/2012/04/09/wisin-yandel-se-presentaran-en-el-45-festival-de-la-leyenda-vallenata/
  16. https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/a-la-venta-ya-a-nivel-mundial-el-nuevo-disco-de-wisin-y-yandel/
  17. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Wisin & Yandel in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La Revolucion in the box under TÍTULO
  18. https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/a-la-venta-ya-a-nivel-mundial-el-nuevo-disco-de-wisin-y-yandel/
  19. http://www1.rionegro.com.ar/diario/tools/imprimir.php?id=23661
  20. Nominados al Latin Grammy 2009, Urbano, latingrammy.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  21. VMAs 2009: The Nominations Have Been Announced! Lady Gaga & Beyonce 9 Nominations Trump Britney's 7, mtv.com. Retrieved on 2016-03-01.
  22. Wisin y Yandel, los grandes ganadores de los Premios MTV, rollingstone.com.ar. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  23. Final Nominations List: 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, grammy.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  24. Nominados A Los Premios Billboard Latin Music (2010), flowhot.net. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  25. Nominados Premio Lo Nuestro 2011, musikislife.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.