Como Ama una Mujer

Infobox Album
Name = Como Ama una Mujer
Type = studio
Artist = Jennifer Lopez
Released = March 27, 2007


Recorded = 2005–2007
Genre = Latin pop, pop rock, R&B
Length =
Label = Epic
Producer = Estéfano, Julio Reyes, Marc Anthony, Jennifer López
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfpxze5ldke link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|2|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1087 link]
*MusicMeter.nl Rating|3.6|5 [http://www.musicmeter.nl/album/70147 link]
*Billboard Review - 80%
*Entertainment Weekly - C+ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20015602,00.html]
Last album = "Rebirth"
(2005)
This album = "Como Ama una Mujer"
(2007)
Next album = "Brave"
(2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = Como Ama una Mujer
Type = studio
single 1 = Qué Hiciste
single 1 date = March 12, 2007
single 2 = Me Haces Falta
single 2 date = June, 2007
single 3 = Por Arriesgarnos
single 3 date = December, 2007

"Como Ama una Mujer" (English: "How a Woman Loves") is the first full-length Spanish-language studio album released by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez.cite web | title=Official Site | work= | url=http://www.jenniferlopez.com | accessmonthday= February 12 | accessyear=2007] The album was mainly produced by Colombian composers Julio Reyes and Estéfano.

Album Information

The photoshoot for the album was done on September 4 and September 5, 2006 in New York City by photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani.

The lead single of the album, "Qué Hiciste", was released to some radio stations in January in North America, and in mid-February in Europe. The song was released to major radio stations on March 27, 2007 which was the same day the album was released. The video for the title track was filmed in Las Vegas in October 2006 and was directed by Michael Haussman.

Lopez finished wrapping up the filming of the second music video "Me Haces Falta" in Los Angeles. The fashion icon changed wardrobes several times during the shoot, and was accompanied by Marc Anthony and his oldest daughter, Arianna, whom is also in the video where Jennifer and her lover run into problems with the FBI.

The third single off the album was 'Por Arriesgarnos', a duet with husband Marc Anthony.A music video was released, featuring footage from the couple's "Juntos En Concierto" concert tour.

She is the executive producer of a mini-series on Univisión named after and based on this CD. The mini-series premiered on October 30, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central Time on Univisión. Christian Borrero and Adriana Cruz are the leads. At the end of each episode, Jennifer performs one song from this album. On the first episode she performed "Sola". A special 2-disc deluxe set featuring a DVD of the mini-series and a re-release of the CD was released on December 18, 2007.

Chart Performance

In the first week, Como Ama Una Mujer, the first Spanish album of Jennifer Lopez, achieved the #9 position on the World Wide Charts with 117,000 copies sold. Out of the 117,000 albums, 48,000 were sold in the U.S. and the rest in Europe mostly (where it hit the #3 position for 3 consecutive weeks) After a month of its release, it had already sold 450,000 copies World Wide.

With Como Ama Una Mujer, Jennifer Lopez is one of the few performers to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with a spanish album, (Other artists who achieved this are Shakira -- who to this date holds the record for highest debut for a spanish language album -- Mana, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, and Selena). It stayed at #1 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums for 4 consecutive weeks, and spent 26 weeks on that chart before it left the top 100. With the Univision airing of the drama TV-series "Como Ama Una Mujer" featuring songs from the album, the album went back to the chart, hitting the #67 position after Lopez's performance of "Porque te marchas" on the 3rd episode of the show.

Como Ama Una Mujer holds the record for the best opening week internet sales for a spanish album. It's also the best selling debut spanish album for an artist.

According to the United World Chart, it is #37 on the best selling albums of 2007 and #2 on the best selling spanish album, just behind Miguel Bosé's Papito. To date, it has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Production

Four tracks on the album feature the strings of the London Symphony Orchestra. Argentine Latin rock singer Fito Páez worked on some tracks of the album, including the first single "Qué Hiciste". "Como Ama una Mujer" features a collection of “big ballads” written and produced by Estéfano, who had previously produced the Grammy Award-winning Spanish-language album "Amar Sin Mentiras" for Marc Anthony.

This album includes "Porque Te Marchas" {Why Are You Leaving}, the Spanish version of "(Can't Believe) This Is Me", from Jennifer's last album, "Rebirth". The bonus track, "Quién Será" (Sway), was originally recorded in 2004 for the movie "Shall We Dance?", but it was later replaced by The Pussycat Dolls' version.

Track listing

Year End Charts

Awards and nominations

* World Music Awards - Best selling latin artist (nominated)
* Billboard Latin Music Awards - won Latin Pop Album Of The Year, Female. 3 nominations for Latin Album Of The Year, Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Female and Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year (Que Hiciste)
* Premio Lo Nuestro - won for Solísta o Grupo Revelación Del Año (New Soloist or Group Of The Year).
* Premios Oye! - nomination for Pop Español: Solista Femenina
* Los Premios Principales - nomination for Mejor Artista Internacional (Best International Artist) and Mejor Canción (Best Song) for Que Hiciste
* Premios Amigo - won "Amigo Brugal Best-Selling Latin Artist". 2 nominations for "Best Digital Single" and "Best Ringtone" for Que Hiciste.
* American Music Awards - Won Favourite Latin Artist

References

External links

* [http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?secid=20276 Como Ama una Mujer - Spanish Content]