Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album)
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Reception
David Feffries of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review, referencing the return of Arjona to his more mainstream music after his "stripped-down acoustic effort" Poquita RopaPoquita Ropa
-Personnel:*Ricardo Arjona - Composer, chorus*Ahmed Barroso - Tres Cubano*Doug Emery - Hammond B3, Piano*Gianko Gomez - Chorus*Brian Lang - Bass*Victor Parton - Piano*Roger Silvestre Ramírez - Chorus*Matt Rollins - Piano*Ismael Vergara - Sax...
. He, as also Arjona and other media mentioned before, compared the production values and musical style of Independiente with those of past albums Animal Nocturno
Animal Nocturno
Animal Nocturno is the fourth studio album released in February 2, 1993 by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4 stars stating "The lyrics of Animal Nocturno are rebellious and bohemian in a way that Arjona's later work...
and Historias
Historias
Historias is the fifth studio album released in April 19, 1994 by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "If you were to pick only one Arjona album for your collection that wasn't a greatest-hits...
.
Finally, he states that "Returning fans will revel in this combination of freedom and growth, and appreciate the return of producer Tommy Torres
Tommy Torres
Tommy Torres is a Grammy Award winning producer, singer, and songwriter. Named as the No. 1 Hot Latin Tracks producer of 2007 by Billboard Magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists such as Ricardo Arjona, Ednita...
, the man who has been behind the boards for quite a few of Arjona's most popular releases", referring precisely to the absence of Torres in the production of Poquita Ropa.
Personnel
- Paul Abbot - viola
- Monisa Angell - viola
- Ricardo Arjona - composer, chorus, lyrics
- Richard Bravo - percussion
- Carlos "Junior" Cabral - arrangements
- Ricardo Cortés - drums
- Monica del Aguila - cello
- Roger Hudson - chorus
- James Grosjean - viola
- Anthony LaMarchina - cello
- Elizabeth Lamb - viola
- Lee Levin - arrangement, drums, percussion
- Chris Macdonald - direction
- Victor Patron - piano
- Matt Rollings - Hammond B3, organo, piano, Wurlitzer
- Julia Tanner - piano
- David Thoener - mixing
- Tommy TorresTommy TorresTommy Torres is a Grammy Award winning producer, singer, and songwriter. Named as the No. 1 Hot Latin Tracks producer of 2007 by Billboard Magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists such as Ricardo Arjona, Ednita...
- chorus - Peter Wallace - Hammond B3, organo, Wurlitzer
- Dan Warner - arrangement, banjo, composer, ukulele
- Ben Wisch - mixing
- Xarah - pro-tools
Chart performances
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Albums Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
76 |
| US Billboard Top Latin Albums Billboard Top Latin Albums Latin Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales... |
1 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen... |
1 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
65 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels.... ) |
Platinum | 40,000^ |
| Chile (IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... ) |
Gold | 5,000^ |
| Colombia (ACPF) | Gold | 10,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) | Gold | 30,000^ |
| Venezuela (APFV) | Platinum | 10,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold (Latin) | 50,000^ |
| ^sales/shipments figures based on certification alone | ||