Prince Royce (album)

Prince Royce
Studio album by Prince Royce
Released March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)
Genre Latin pop, bachata, R&B
Length 37:04
Label Top Stop
Producer Andrés Hidalgo, Sergio George, George Meña, Bastiany, Gregory "Greko" Rojo, Napoles
Prince Royce chronology
Prince Royce
(2010)		 Phase II
(2012)
Singles from Prince Royce
  1. "Stand by Me"
    Released: January 19, 2010
  2. "Corazón Sin Cara"
    Released: February 9, 2010
  3. "El Amor Que Perdimos"
    Released: January 2011
  4. "Mi Ultima Carta"
    Released: May 2011

Prince Royce is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Prince Royce; it was released on March 2, 2010, through Top Stop Music. The production was handled primarily by Andrés Hidalgo, with other contributions made by Sergio George, George Meña, Bastiany, Gregory "Greko" Rojo and Napoles. All songs were co-produced by Prince Royce and D'Lesly Lora.

In the United States, the album was a commercial success. Upon its US release, it debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Latin Albums chart. It eventually reached at number one on both the US Billboard Tropical Albums and Latin Albums charts and was the best-selling Latin album of 2011 in the United States. It also peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200 chart. In October 2011, Prince Royce was certified 3× Platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

It was also a commercial in the Chile where it was certified 2× Platinum by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Chile (IFPI Chile). The album supported by four singles; "Stand by Me", "Corazón Sin Cara", "El Amor Que Perdimos" and "Mi Ultima Carta", the second of which reached at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and was the best-performing Latin song of 2011.

Background

At age 15, Royce began making music and at the age of 19, when he met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager.[1][2] Hidalgo began helping Royce work hands-on with bachata music. That was the specific moment in which Royce had decided that pursuing a musical career is what he wanted to do.[1] Hidalgo later introduced Royce to Sergio George, who immediately signed the former to his label, Top Stop Music, after listening to three of his demos.[3]

Commercial reception

In the United States, Prince Royce debuted on the Billboard Latin Albums chart during the first week of March 2010 at number 15.[4] Fifty-eight weeks after its release, Prince Royce reached the number one spot on the US Billboard Latin Albums on the week of April 23, 2011.[5][6] On the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, the album debuted at number 2 on the week of March 20, 2010.[7] The album peaked at number one on the Tropical Albums chart on the week of September 18, 2010 where it spent a total of fifty-three weeks on top.[8] The album peaked at number 77 on the US Billboard 200 chart during the first week of April 2011 and remained on the chart for forty weeks.[9] The album was the sixteenth best-selling Latin Album and second best-selling Tropical Album of 2010 and was the best-selling Latin and Tropical Albums of 2011.[10][11][12][13] On October 25, 2011, the album was certified 3× platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 300,000 copies.[14] The album was also a commercial success in Chile where it was certified 2× platinum by the IFPI Chile.[15]

Singles
Prince Royce "Stand by Me" (2010)
18 second sample of Prince Royce covering Ben E. King's song, "Stand by Me". It is performed as a bachata song.
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"Stand by Me" was released as the lead single from the album on January 19, 2010.[16] The song is remake of American soul singer Ben E. King's original 1961 song.[17] An English version and a version which features Ben E. King was released for digital download in July 2010 and November 2010, respectively.[18][19] In the United States, the song was commercially successful in the Latin market, peaking at number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.[20] By early May 2010, the song had reached the top ten on the Billboard Latin Songs chart peaking at number 8.[21]

"Corazón Sin Cara" was released as the album's second single and made available for digital download on February 9, 2010.[22] It was Royce's second consecutive number one song on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.[20] It also reached the number one song on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, becoming his first song to top the chart. According to Billboard, it was the best-performing Latin single of 2011.[23]

The album's third single "El Amor Que Perdimos", peaked at number 16 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[24] "Mi Ultima Carta" was released as the album's fourth and final single, where it has peaked number 19 on the Hot Latin Songs and number 2 on the Tropical Songs chart.[25][26]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[27]
Allmusic[28]

In a positive review, Carlos Quintana of About.com commented on the singer's "artistic talent as a singer and composer." He noted that the incorporation of English lyrics on the album would help expose bachata music to unfamiliar audiences.[27] He concluded by saying, "From beginning to end, Prince Royce is a very enjoyable album. This musical production is both refreshing and innovative."[27] Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave a mixed review; praising Royce's vocals Hidalgo production of the album while criticizing the short duration of the album and Royce's "tendency to name-check himself far too often".[28]

Accolades

At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2011, the album received a nomination for Best Contemporary Tropical Album which was awarded to Juan Luis Guerra for A Son de Guerra.[29] At the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2011 Royce received three Lo Nuestro awards including Tropical Song of the Year for "Stand by Me", Tropical Artist of the Year, and Tropical Breakout Artist or Group of the Year while the album received a nomination for Tropical Album of the Year.[30][31] At the 2011 Casandra awards in the Dominican Republic, Royce received an award for New Artist of the Year and two nominations including Musical Album of the Year.[32] At the 2011 Premios Juventud, Royce received three awards including Tropical Male Artist of the Year, Tropical New Artist of the Year, and Tropical Song of the Year for Stand by Me and three nominations.[33] At the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2012, Royce received three awards for Tropical Male Artist of the Year, Tropical Traditional Artist of the Year, and Tropical Song of the Year for "El Amor Que Perdimos".[34] "Mi Ultima Carta" received a nomination at the 2012 Casandra awards for "Bachata Song of the Year".[35] At the 2012 Latin Billboard Awards Royce won six awards including "Album of the Year" and "Tropical Song of the Year" for "Corazón Sin Cara".[36]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Stand by Me"  Ben E. King, Mike Stoller, Jerry LeiberAndrés Hidalgo, Sergio George 3:25
2. "Corazón Sin Cara"  Geoffrey RojasHidalgo, George 3:31
3. "Tu y Yo"  Rojas, Andrés HidalgoHidalgo, George 4:06
4. "Su Hombre Soy Yo"  Rojas, HidalgoHidalgo 3:42
5. "Rechazame"  RojasHidalgo 3:43
6. "El Amor Que Perdimos"  Rojas, HidalgoHidalgo 4:05
7. "Mi Ultima Carta"  RojasHidalgo 4:04
8. "Crazy"  Rojas, HidalgoGregory "Greko" Rojo, Napoles 2:31
9. "Rock the Pants"  Rojas, Eritza Laues, Dwayne BastianyBastiany 3:39
10. "Stand by Me" (Dance version)King, Stoller, LeiberGeorge Meña 4:09

Personnel

Track listing and personnel are adapted from the Prince Royce album liner notes.[37]

  • Sergio George – executive producer, producer, keyboards
  • Gregory Elias – executive producer
  • Georgette Carolini – A&R coordinator
  • Hector Rivera – production coordinator, additional engineering
  • Danny Hastings – creative direction, photography
  • Latisha Cotto – director of operations
  • Andrés Hidalgo – producer, bachata co-arrangements, vocal arrangements, lead engineer
  • Prince Royce – co-producer, bachata co-arrangements, vocal co-arrangements, lead vocals
  • D'Lesly Lora – co-producer, bachata arrangements, keyboards
  • Steven Cruz – lead guitar, second guitar
  • Gregory "Greko" Rojo & Napoles – producers
  • Bastiany – producer
  • Eritza Laues – vocal arrangements
  • Adam "Pikachu" Gomez – bass guitar
  • Albert "Guin" Batista – güira
  • Charlie Martinez – güira
  • Raul Bier – bongos
  • Juan Salazar – arranger
  • Alfredo Matheus – mixing engineer
  • Jake Tanner – mixing engineer
  • Javier Gutierrez – additional engineering
  • Juan Mario "Mayito" Aracil – additional engineering
  • Jose Bel Tre – bongos
  • Ito – lead guitar, second guitar
  • Alfredo Oliva – concert master
  • Miami Symphonic Strings – strings
  • Mikaelin 'Blue' Bluespruce - engineer, mix engineer

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) [38] 1
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 77
US Latin Albums (Billboard)[39] 1

Year-End Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Latin Albums (Billboard)[10] 16
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) [11] 2
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Latin Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) [13] 1

Album certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Chile[15] 2× Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 3× Platinum (Latin) 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, formats, record label, and catalog number
Region Date Format Label Catalog
United States[40] March 2, 2010 CD, digital download Top Stop Music B0038YV36U
Canada[41] Import B0034BW9CO
United Kingdom[42] Sony International
France[43] Top Stop Music
Italy[44] April 2, 2010 CD, digital download Planet Records B003H6950A
Mexico[45] May 18, 2010 Top Stop Music
Spain[46] May 22, 2010 Planet Records
Italy[47]

References

  1. 1 2 Castillo, Amaris (Posted: January 12, 2010) "Interview with Prince Royce". Nochelatina.com. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Gerardo Ianella, Prince Royce - Biografia planetrecords.it. Retrieved 12-23-2010.
  3. ↑ (Posted: November 3, 2010) James Keivom, "Prince Royce comes home to Bronx for U.S. concert debut". NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 12-25-2010.
  4. ↑ "Latin Albums: Week of March 06, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 6, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ Equipo AOL Musica (April 13, 2011). "'Prince Royce' es el disco número 1 en Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). AOL. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Latin Albums - Week of April 23, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Globa Media. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Tropical Albums - March 20, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 20, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Tropical Albums - Week of September 18, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  9. 1 2 Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard 200 for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Best of 2010 - Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielson Business Media. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Best of 2010 - Tropical Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved +December 30, 2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. 1 2 "Best of 2011 - Latin Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Best of 2011 - Tropical Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "American album certifications – Prince Royce – Prince Royce". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 15, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
  15. 1 2 "Prince Royce dice que su familia le ayuda a no perder la cabeza por la fama". El Sol de la Florida (in Spanish). El Sol, Media.
  16. ↑ "Stand By Me - Single by Prince Royce". iTunes. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Prince Royce calls sold-out European Tour 'a blessing'". MTV Tr3s/Blogamole (MTV Networks). Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Stand by Me (English Version) - Single by Prince Royce". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Stand by Me (feat. Ben E. King) - Single by Prince Royce". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  20. 1 2 "Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay for Prince Royce". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ↑ "Stand by Me - Prince Royce". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Amazon.com: Prince Royce: Prince Royce: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Best of 2011 - Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  24. ↑ "El Amor Que Perdimos". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  25. ↑ "Mi Ultima Carta". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  26. ↑ "Prince Royce - Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  27. 1 2 3 Quintana, Carlos (March 4, 2010). "Prince Royce – ‘Prince Royce’ CD Review". About.com. The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  28. 1 2 Birchmeier, Jason. "Prince Royce - Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  29. ↑ "Latin Grammy Nominations are in.". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 20, 2011.
  30. ↑ Cobo, Leila (February 18, 2011). "Premio Lo Nuestro: Mana, Camila, Wisin y Yandel, Ricky Martin and Prince Royce shine". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Lista completa de nominados a los Premios Lo Nuestro 2011". Terra Networks (in Spanish). Telefónica. December 2, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Ganadores de los Premios Casandra 2011". Conectate (in Spanish).
  33. ↑ "Lista de Ganadores de Premio lo Nuestro 2011". Univision. February 17, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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  35. ↑ "Conoce los ganadores de Premios Casandra 2012". Conectate (in Spanish). March 14, 2012.
  36. ↑ "2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards Complete Winners List". Billboard (in Spanish). Prometheus Global Media. April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  37. ↑ Prince Royce (CD liner notes) Prince Royce. 2010 Top Stop Music.
  38. ↑ Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Tropical Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  39. ↑ Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Latin Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
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