Talento de Barrio (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Talento de Barrio
Type = Soundtrack


Artist = Daddy Yankee
Released = August 12, 2008
Recorded = 2008
Genre = Latin, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Dancehall, R&B, Pop
Length = 54:08
Label = El Cartel Records,
Interscope
Machete Music
Producer = Raymond Ayala (exec.)
Menes
Musicólogo
Luny Tunes
Tainy
Predicador
Diesel
Echo
[http://peliculatalentodebarrio.com http://peliculatalentodebarrio.com]
Last album = ""
(2007)
This album = "Talento de Barrio OST"
(2008)
Next album = "Talento de Barrio Mundial"
(TBA) Singles
Name = Talento de Barrio
Type = soundtrack
single 1 = Pose
single 1 date = May 14, 2008 [http://latino.msn.com/zunemusica/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=7449244 Banda sonora de película "Talento de barrio" saldrá al mercado el 15 de julio - MSN Latino] - MSNLatino.com]
single 2 = Somos de Calle
single 2 date = July 29, 2008

"Talento de Barrio" is the soundtrack to the motion picture of the same name by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, released on August 12 2008, by El Cartel Records. The album features guests like Arcángel and Randy, as well as a composing guest, Elvis Crespo, who composed "De la Paz y de la Guerra." [http://www.elcorillord.com/noticias-de-reggaeton/cd-de-talento-de-barrio-con-daddy-yankee-saldra-en-agosto/ Talento De Barrio: The Movie to be released July 23 in the New York Internacional Latino Film Festival and the Talento De Barrio: The Soundtrack to be released August 12] - Elcorillord.com]

Album details

The soundtrack from Ayala’s own El Cartel Records features “Pose” as the soundtrack's first single, which peaked at #4 on the "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart. The album features different musical styles, ones such like dance music, salsa, bachata, and R&B. Although all the songs on "Talento de Barrio" are different in music style, they all revolve around the same subjects of the film. "Talento de Barrio" [the film] relates the struggles young people face when they try to improve their lives and break free from their troubled surroundings.

ingles

The lead single, "Pose", was released digitally via MySpace in May 14 2008, and officially released to online music stores on the day of the album's release. It is the most successful charting single from the album, peaking at #4 on the "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart in August 2008. "Pose" presents a mix of hip hop and dance, with Latin and African American rhythms.

“When I’m at shows, I see almost everyone with a camera, and they’re all trying to give the best pose, especially the women. It’s interesting to me how we’re always trying to look good. That’s the inspiration for the song.” - said Ayala.

A promotional single, "Somos de Calle", was released as a radio promo in mid-Summer 2008. It was released online, along with its video, via YouTube and [http://www.daddyyankee.com official website] . Though not as successful as the album's lead single, the song still gets video play on music video television networks, as well as minor airplay. The video, as well as the lyrics, is more like the film in subject matter.

Track listing

# "Talento de Barrio" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:07
# "Pa-Kum-Pa!!" (Menes) — 3:20
# "Temblor" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:15
# "Pose" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:37
# "Llamado de Emergencia" (Luny & Predicador) — 3:59
# "Oasis de Fantasia" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:05
# "Salgo Pa' la Calle" (featuring Randy) (Luny Tunes & Tainy) — 4:27
# "¿Qué Tengo Qué Hacer?" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:38
# "Suelta" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:29
# "De la Paz y de la Guerra" (Musicólogo) — 3:56
# "Pasión" (featuring Arcángel) (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:55
# "Como y Vete" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:41
# "K-dela" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:41
# "Infinito" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:16
# "Somos de Calle" (Diesel & Echo) — 3:34

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"La Fuga" (Musicólogo, Nely & Tainy) — 3:29
#"Sólido" (Musicólogo & Menes) — 3:28

Charts

The album knocked out ' as the third highest rank of the reggaeton history in the Billboard 200, when it debuted in #13. It's just behind Don Omar's "King of Kings" which peaked at #7 and Daddy Yankee's ' which was #9.

References

External links

* [http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Flatino.msn.com%2Fzunemusica%2Farticlepage.aspx%3Fcp-documentid%3D7449244&lp=es_en&btnTrUrl=Translate MSN Latino - Talento de Barrio OST, by Daddy Yankee] - Babel English translated page - "Accessed July 25 2008."