La Flaca (Jarabe de Palo album)

La Flaca
Studio album by Jarabe de Palo
Recorded March 1996 in Barcelona
Genre Latin, rock
Length 40:23
Label EMI Music Spain
Producer Joe Dworniak
Jarabe de Palo chronology
La Flaca
(1996)		 Depende
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

La Flaca is the debut album by the Spanish Latin rock group Jarabe de Palo, released in 1996. The album was produced by Joe Dworniak for Virgin Records España. Immediately after its release, the album obtained a poor commercial reception, selling only 12,000 copies within seven months. However, when the title-track of the album was used as a TV advertisement, the album became a commercial success in Spain,[2] reaching number one on the charts and being certified six times platinum for domestic shipments exceeding 600,000 copies. Released in Europe, Latin America and the United States, it also received gold and platinum status in several other countries, including Italy, where it peaked at number two and it was certified triple platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

Track listing

All words and lyrics by Jarabe de Palo

No. Title Length
1. "Quiero ser poeta"   3:32
2. "Vuela"   3:29
3. "No suelo compararme"   3:03
4. "La flaca"   4:29
5. "Grita"   3:35
6. "El bosque de palo"   3:29
7. "El lado oscuro"   4:44
8. "Quítame la vida"   3:16
9. "Dueño de mi silencio"   3:28
10. "Desamor"   3:32
11. "A lo loco"   4:13
12. "La flaca" (Acoustic version) 3:37

Personnel

Other personnel

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (1997-1999) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[3] 36
Italian Albums Chart[4] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[5] 1
US Latin Albums[6] 17
US Latin Pop Albums[7] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[8] Gold 30,000x
Chile (IFPI Chile)[8] Gold 5,000x
Italy (FIMI)[8] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] Gold 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 6× Platinum 600,000^
Uruguay (CUD)[8] Gold 2,000x
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[10] Platinum 1,000,000*

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

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "La Flaca - Jarabe de Palo". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Howell Llewellyn (27 December 1997). "Spanish Ad Propels Virgin's Late-Blooming La Flaca". Billboard. p. 17. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Classements - Jarabe de Palo - La Flaca (album)" (in French). Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Top of the Music - Album AC Nielsen C.R.A - Classifica dall'1 ottobre al 7 ottobre 1999" (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 4 October 2000. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Diego A. Manrique (15 August 1997). "La Flaca y el flaco". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jarabe de Palo Album & Song Chart History - Latin Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Jarabe de Palo Album & Song Chart History - Latin Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "January 2003 - Platinum Europe Awards". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2003". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

See also

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