La Revolución

La Revolución
Studio album by Wisin & Yandel
Released May 26, 2009[1]
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Reggaeton, R&B, electropop
Label WY Records, Machete
Producer Nesty "La Mente Maestra", Victor "El Nazi", Marioso, Tainy, Luny Tunes
Wisin & Yandel chronology
Un Junte Pa' La Historia
(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]

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]

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]

Chart performance

La Revolución debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with sales of 35,700,[6] 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.

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)

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

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:

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

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position[7]
Argentina Albums Chart[8] 14
México AMPROFON Albums Chart[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200[10] 7
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 3

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[11] Gold 20,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12] Platinum 80,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart precession and succession

Preceded by
Atrévete a Soñar (soundtrack) by Various Artists		 México AMPROFON Album Chart, number-one album
May 25, 2009 - June 15, 2009 		Succeeded by
Atrévete a Soñar (soundtrack) by Various Artists
Preceded by
Yo No Canto, Pero lo Intentamos by Espinoza Paz		 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
June 13, 2009 - June 27, 2009 		Succeeded by
The Last by Aventura

Accolades

Year Recipient Award Result Ref.
2009 La Revolución Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Music Album Nominated [13]
«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 [14]
Premios MTV Latinoamérica – Video of the Year Won [15]
2010 La Revolución Grammy Awards – Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album Nominated [16]
Latin Billboard Music Awards – Latin Album of the Year Nominated [17]
«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 [18]
«Te Siento» Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Song of the Year Won

See also

References

  1. 1 2 El cambio es inevitable se acerca La Revolución (in Spanish). UniversalMusica.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-24
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. Review: La Revolucion. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-2-21.
  3. 1 2 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.). Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Congradulations to the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners" (PDF). Billboard Events (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ↑ ballerstatus.com The Charts: Eminem Holds Steady At No. 1 For Second Week
  7. ↑ Artist Chart History - Wisin & Yandel, Billboard.com
  8. ↑ CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Musica > La Revolución by Wisin & Yandel
  9. ↑ Top 100 México, Amprofon.com
  10. ↑ Wisin And Yandel's 'La Revolución' Hits High Mark, Billboard.com
  11. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Wisin & Yandel – La Revolucion". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  12. ↑ "Certificaciones – Wisin & Yandel" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  13. ↑ Nominados al Latin Grammy 2009, Urbano, latingrammy.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  14. ↑ VMAs 2009: The Nominations Have Been Announced! Lady Gaga & Beyonce 9 Nominations Trump Britney's 7, mtv.com. Retrieved on 2016-03-01.
  15. ↑ Wisin y Yandel, los grandes ganadores de los Premios MTV, rollingstone.com.ar. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  16. ↑ Final Nominations List: 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards, grammy.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  17. ↑ Nominados A Los Premios Billboard Latin Music (2010), flowhot.net. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.
  18. ↑ Nominados Premio Lo Nuestro 2011, musikislife.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-16.

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