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Pau-Latina Studio album by Paulina Rubio Released February 10, 2004 Recorded 2003 Genre Latin Pop Length 54:09 Label Universal Latino Producer Chris Rodriguez
Marzello Acevedo
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Toy Hernández
Sasha Triujeque
Sergio George
Marteen
Richard VissionPaulina Rubio chronology Border Girl
(2002)Pau-Latina
(2004)Ananda
(2006)Singles from Pau-Latina Pau-Latina is the seventh solo studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was released in the United States by Universal Latino on February 10, 2004.
Contents
The Album
"Te Quise Tanto" is Rubio's most successful single to date, which spent six non-consecutive weeks at #1 and earned several music awards. The album's third single, "Dame Otro Tequila", also climbed to #1 in December 2004. Although "Algo Tienes" and "Mía" were the only other two singles released by Rubio's record label, that did not prevent tracks like "My Friend, Mi Amigo", "Perros", "Alma En Libertad" and "Volverás" from gaining airplay with no promotion on behalf of Paulina's record label.
The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Vocal Album in 2005.
With this album, Rubio became one of the few female latin singers to achieve four top ten singles from a single album in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Te Quise Tanto" (#1), "Algo Tienes" (#4), "Dame Otro Tequila" (#1) and "Mia" (#8).
Review
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Paulina Rubio's decision to return to an all-Spanish format for Pau-Latina might acknowledge the 2002 English crossover attempt Border Girl as a slight misstep if her latest didn't drop its bits and pieces of Mexican instrumentation and language into such an ambitious and entertaining stew. As its colorfully kinetic, Björk-like cover art suggests, Pau-Latina is all over the place, and usually at a hundred miles an hour. "Baila Que Baila" mashes ringing mariachi guitars into the blips and bytes of an Ashanti-style contempo R&B number; there's even a hip-hop break to suggest the contribution of a Ja Rule or Jay-Z. "Quiero Cambiarme" and "Ojalá" take traditional horn blasts and robust supporting harmonies into a wild and disorienting future of neon-light electronica, while the dancefloor-ready "Algo Tienes"' bashing percussion and rock guitar would fit nicely on Shakira's Laundry Service. (The track also appears in an instrumental remix format.) Throughout Pau-Latina, there's an alluring scratchiness to Rubio's voice. Is she perpetually on the verge of raucous, contagious laughter? It's a definite that "Alma en Libertad" hijacks the lead riff from John Mellencamp's "Small Town", but it's an equally robust feel-good anthem that's impossible to shake from the brain. Neither the melodies nor the adventurism stops there. The lusty "Dame Otro Tequila" would make a nun thirsty, while the ballad "Mía" is a lush departure from the album's constant kicky beats. Pau-Latina is sure to please fans of 2000's Paulina. But the feisty, stylistic restlessness at its heart does more for Rubio's crossover potential than the pleasing though ultimately same-y beats of Border Girl ever could.
Tour
Rubio started her the first solo concert tour named "Pau-lenques" in support of this album.
Track listing
# Song Length Composer 1 Algo Tienes 3:07 C. Rodriguez/M. Benito 2 My Friend, Mi Amigo 3:31 P. Rubio/A. Levin/I. Padrón 3 Te Quise Tanto 4:05 C. Sorokin/Andahí/A. Schinoff 4 Baila Que Baila 3:36 T. Méndez/E. Pérez/J. de Jesús/P. Rubio/Tea Time 5 Ojalá 3:28 M. Solís 6 Perros 3:49 J. Villamizar/X. Uribe 7 Quiero Cambiarme 2:20 E. Estefan/R. Gaitán/A. Gaitán/N. Tovar 8 Mia 3:33 E. Estefan/R. Gaitán/A. Gaitán/T. Mardoni/T. McWilliams 9 Alma En Libertad 3:54 J. Villamizar/J. Pérez-Soto 10 Adiosito Corazón 3:12 J. Villamizar 11 Amor Secreto 4:12 R. Barba 12 Volverás 5:06 A. Chirino/T. Mitchell/C. Ostwald 13 Dame Otro Tequila 2:48 E. Estefan/R. Gaitán/A. Gaitán/T. Mardoni/T. McWilliams 14 Dame Tu Amor 5:00 P. Rubio/C. Brant/R. Vission/G. Brown/A. Cee 15 Algo Tienes (Instrumental)[Hidden track] 7:28 C. Rodriguez/M. Benito Singles
Official (with music video)
- "Te Quise Tanto" #1*
- "Algo Tienes" #4*
- "Dame Otro Tequila" #1*
- "Mia" #8*
- Hot Latin Tracks
Radial
These songs charted as well.
- "Alma en Libertad"
- "Volverás"
- "Perros"
- "My Friend, Mi Amigo"
Personnel
Archie Pena — producer
Sebastian Krys — mixing
Sergio George — keyboards, drum programming, producer
Marteen — producer
Tom Coyne — mastering
Javier Garza — engineer
Marcello Azevedo — guitar, bajo sexto, arranger, producer, keyboards
Jorge González — engineer
Alfred Figueroa — engineer, mixing
Bob "Bassy" Bob Brackmann — mixing
Toy Hernández — producer, engineer
Tony Mardini — engineer, Mmixing
Felipe Tichauer — engineer
Teatime — rap
Mike Weitman — mixing assistant
Max Kolibe — engineer
Sacha Triujeque — producer, engineer
Chris Rodriguez — arranger, producer, programming
Frank Maddocks — graphic design, art direction
Javier Carrion — engineer
Steven Sunset — engineer
Richard McLaren — photography
Tata Bigorra — coros
Jake R. Tañer — engineer
Gaitán Bros. — producer
Danita Ruiz — management
Caresse Henry — management
MC Wave — rap
Cesar Nieto — DJ
Paulina Rubio — executive producer
Carlos Alvarez — engineer
Hal Batt — engineer
Scott Canto — engineer
Emilio Estefan, Jr. — didjeridu, producerCharts and certifications
Charts
Chart Position Argentina 1 Chile 1 Colombia 1 Mexico AMPROFON 1 Paraguay 1 Spain 14 U.S. Billboard 200 105 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1 Venezuela 1 Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments Mexico (AMPROFON)[2] Platinum 100,000^ United States (RIAA)[3] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Mexican album certifications – Paulina Rubio – Pau-Latina" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Paulina+Rubio&titulo=Pau-Latina&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paulina Rubio – Pau-Latina". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Pau-Latina%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
External links
Procession and succession
Preceded by
Crónica de Dos Grandes by Los Bukis and BroncoU.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
(first run)
February 28 - March 6, 2001Succeeded by
Intimamente by IntocablePreceded by
Travesía by Víctor ManuelleU.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
(second run)
April 3, 2004Succeeded by
En Vivo Desde Chicago by Grupo Montéz de DurangoStudio albums La Chica Dorada · 24 Kilates · El tiempo es oro · Planeta Paulina · Paulina · Border Girl · Pau-Latina · Ananda · Gran City Pop · Brava!Compilation albums Top Hits · I'm So in Love: Grandes Exitos · La Latina · Mio: Paulina Y Sus Éxitos · Paulina Remixes · Serie Verde · Celebridades · Gran City Pop: The RemixesTours Border Girl Tour · Pau-Latina Tour · Amor, Luz y Sonido Tour · Gran City Pop TourFilmography El día del compadre · Pasión y Poder · Baila Conmigo · Bésame En La Boca · Pobre Niña RicaRelated articles Discography · Awards · Timbiriche · Universal Music Latino
Categories:- Albums certified platinum by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas
- Albums certified double Disco De Platino by the Recording Industry Association of America
- 2004 albums
- Paulina Rubio albums
- Spanish-language albums
- Albums produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr.
- Universal Music Latin albums
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