Latina is the fifteenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía , released on May 6, 2016, by Sony Music Latin . The album consists of 13 tracks, including collaborations with Maluma , Silvestre Dangond , De La Ghetto , OMI , Jacob Forever and Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera".[ 2] Latina is Thalia's follow-up album to 2014's Amore Mio . The album was praised by music critics' and well received commercially receiving Platinum certifications in both Mexico and United States .
Background and production
Latina represents Thalía's return eighteen months after the release of her previous album, Amore Mio . It is the first time that Thalía has worked with producer Sergio George and the sixth that has worked with Cory Rooney that produced Arrasando (2000), Thalía (2002), Thalía (2003), Thalía's Hits Remixed (2003) and El Sexto Sentido (2005). Pre-production on the album started in August 2015, five months after the launch of her Macy's clothing collection, which would be launched in January 2016.[ 3] The recording sessions started around November 2015[ 4] and post-production in January 2016,[ 5] ending on February 17, 2016.[ 6] On February 27, almost a month after the release of the first single "Desde Esa Noche" and ten days after the end of the recordings, Thalía posted the album's cover and its name.[ 7]
Singles
The lead single “Desde Esa Noche ” featuring Maluma was released on January 29, 2016, meeting huge success and landing at the #4 spot on the Latin Pop chart, published by Billboard , while it also became a smash hit all over Latin America and Spain. The music video of "Desde Esa Noche " premiered on Thalia's VEVO account on March 18.[ 8]
The second single of the album, 'Vuélveme a Querer' was released on April 29, 2016.[ 9] The song had airplay success throughout Latin America and was certified Gold in Mexico.
On December 2, 2016 "Todavía Te Quiero" was released as the third and final single of the album.
Despite not being released as an official or promotional single, the song "De Ti" featuring Silvestre Dangond peaked at number 17 in the Latin pop charts in Ecuador[ 10] and was the 70th most played song of 2016 on pop radios in Venezuela.[ 11]
Commercial performance
The album sold 3,000 in United States in its first week of release, peaking the top-spot and earning Thalía's fourth No. 1 on Top Latin Albums chart.[ 12] In 2021, the album came in second place as the Best Latin Album by a Female Artist in a fan poll by Billboard.[ 13]
Critical response
Upon its release, Latina has received mostly positive reviews from the majority of music critics, who praised her artistic confidence and vocal performance, as well as the overall production of the album. All music gave the album 4 out 5 stars.[ 14] [ 15] Latina was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year .[ 16]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Desde Esa Noche " (feat. Maluma ) Pablo Uribe, Sergio George , Maria Adelaida Agudelo, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan Luis Arias Sergio George 3:47 2. "La Movidita" America Jimenez, Antonio Rayo Gibo "Rayito" Sergio George 3:53 3. "De Ti" (feat. Silvestre Dangond ) Sergio George, Edgar Barrera, Joey Montana Sergio George 3:46 4. "Vuélveme A Querer " Sergio George, Mauricio Rengifo Mauricio Rengifo, Armando Avila, Andres Torres 4:05 5. "Todavía Te Quiero " (feat. De La Ghetto ) Sergio George, Mauricio Rengifo, Sebastian Obando Giraldo Sergio George 3:21 6. "Frutas" (feat. Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera") Thalia, Cory Rooney, Marcela De La Garza, Sergio George, Tommy Mottola, Lissette Eduardo Cleto a.k.a. Chiky Bom Bom Sergio George 4:18 7. "Pena Negra" Homero Aguilar Sergio George 2:46 8. "Tiki Tiki Ta [Uno Momento]" Filip Miletić, Miloš Roganović, Spanish adaptation by Thalia, Marcela De La Garza Sergio George 3:30 9. "Todo [Poso Se Thelo]" (feat. OMI & Jacob Forever) Hristodoulos Siganos, Konstantinos Pantzis, Valentino, Spanish adaptation by Thalia, Marcela De La Garza Sergio George 3:37 10. "Te Encontraré" Cory Rooney, Mitchell Delgado, Alejandro Fernandez Delgado, Isaac Delgado Jr. Cory Rooney, Khateeb M. Muhammad, Chris Grayson, Isaac Delgado Jr. 3:46 11. "Poquita Fe" Bobby Capo Sergio George 3:17 12. "Enemigos" Homero Aguilar Sergio George, Cory Rooney 2:46 13. "Vivir Junto a Ti" Thalia, Marcela De La Garza, Sergio George Sergio George 3:28
Produced by Sergio George
Co-produced by Armando Avila
Executive producers: Thalia, Tommy Mottola
Associate producer to Sergio George: Fernando Rojo
Personnel
Credits in alphabetical order.[ 17]
Personnel listing
Maria Adelaida Agudelo - Composer
Homero Aguilar - Composer
Jose Aguirre - Arranger, Musical Direction, Trumpet, Trumpet (Bass)
Jair Alcalá - Accordion, Engineer
Chris Allgood - Assistant
Carlos Alvarez - Mixing
Juan Mario "Mayito" Aracil - Drums, Engineer, Mixing
Pablo Arraya - Engineer
Armando Ávila - Arranger, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Hammond B3, Keyboards, Mixing, Musical Direction, Piano, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
Emilio Ávila - Production Coordination
Edgar Barrera - Composer, Engineer, Guitar
Richard Bravo - Engineer, Percussion
Alvaro Cabarcas - Piano
Diego Camacho - Bongos, Percussion, Timbales
Bobby Capó - Composer
Eri Carranco - Vocals (Background)
Lissette Eduardo Cleto - Composer
Tom Coyne - Mastering
Lucas Dangond - Accordion
Silvestre Dangond - Featured Artist
Juan David - Engineer
Nicolás Ladrón De Guevara - Engineer
Marcela de la Garza - Composer
De la Ghetto - Featured Artist
Issac Delgado - Composer
Mitchell Delgado - Composer
Doug Emery - Engineer, Keyboards
Eric Erickson - Engineer
Alejandro Fernández - Composer
Francesc Freixes - Artwork
Giuseppe Gallo - Guitar, Requinto
Carlos Galvez - Piano
Sergio George - Arranger, Associate Producer, Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Piano, Producer, String Arrangements
Antonio Rayo Gibo - Composer
Gianko Gomez - Vocals (Background)
Víctor González - Piano
Chris Grayson - Composer, Producer, Keyboards
Adelmo Granados - Accordion
Carlos Guerrero - Percussion
Manuel Guillermo - Engineer
Hristodoulos Siganos - Composer
Jacob Forever - Featured Artist
Amerika Jimenez - Composer
Emily Lazar - Mastering
Lee Levin - Drums, Engineer
Beatriz Cesar Llanes - Vocals (Background)
Mills Logan - Engineer
Juan Luis Londoño - Composer
Edwin Lozano - Engineer
Maluma - Featured Artist
Elkin Medina - Bass
Juan Daniel Melgarejo - Congas, Percussion
Filip Miletić - Composer
Joey Montana - Composer
Tommy Mottola - Composer, Executive Producer
Javier Mugno - Engineer
Khateeb M. Muhammad - Composer, Producer, Drum Programming
Adriana Munoz - Production Assistant
Junichi Murakawa - Engineer
Harlinson Murillo - Clarinet, Saxophone
Josh Murty - Engineer
Sebastián Obando - Composer
Alfredo Oliva - Contractor
Omi - Featured Artist
Luis Ortega - Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Programming
Guacharaca Reynaldo Ortiz - Accordion
Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera" - Composer, Featured Artist
Konstantinos Pantzis - Composer
William Paredes - Trombone
Gerardo Pérez - Trumpet
Marc Quiñones - Congas, Percussion
Mauricio Rengifo - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Musical Direction, Producer, Programming
Abelardo Rivera - Engineer
Rubén Rodríguez - Bass
Miloš Roganović - Composer
Fernando Rojo - Associate Producer, Production Coordination
Matt Rollings - Hammond B3, Piano
Cory Rooney - Composer, Drums, Producer
Jhoanna Rosero - Engineer
Caliche Sabogal - Percussion
Juan Salazar - Conductor, String Arrangements, Accordion
Garcia Salcedo - Engineer
Luis Sandoval - Bass
Gustavo Serna - Guitar
Thalía - Primary artist, Composer, Photography, Executive Producer, Vocals (Background)
Richard Stella - Trombone
Michael Thompson - Engineer, Guitar
Andres Torres - Arranger, Drums, Engineer, Musical Direction, Producer
Sharo Torres - Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Rhythm Programming
Pablo Uribe - Arranger, Composer, Guitar
Guillermo Vadala - Bass
Julia Valdés - Bass
Valentino - Composer
Dan Warner - Arranger, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Musical Direction
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
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