Lunada
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Lunada is the tenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía
. It was released through EMI Music
on June 24, 2008 worldwide. Lunada is Thalía's first album since the release of the successful El Sexto Sentido
in 2005 and since the birth of her daughter Sabrina. It was produced by the hit-maker Emilio Estefan
and was supposed to be the soundtrack of the summer. The album received generally favorable reviews but did not have the expected sales as it did not receive any promotion by Thalía
's record company, EMI
. For this reason she ended her contract with EMI
after 14 years of international success. The album is considered to be the least successful in Thalía's career.
Two singles were released by this album. The first one is Ten paciencia
, not her best as her previous number one-singles. The second one is Será porque te amo
. Thalía
would also release Sangre Caliente and Aventurero
as a single, but it was canceled due to the Lyme disease
(that kept her away from her work).
had some problems with her health (Lyme disease) so she did not achieve to promote her project as much as she wanted. Also, her record company, EMI
, did not have enough budget to promote the artists and so Lunada was a commercial disappointment. For these reasons she ended her contract with EMI
after 14 years of international success. Despite the fact the album was not the success everyone expected, Thalía declared that she is proud of this production and the material included on this album . The album also remained favorite among her fans.
Lunada was made to become the soundtrack of the summer. According to Thalía, "Sangre Caliente" is the song that best describes the whole spirit of the album.
Thalía told about her new album:
"This album came along when I was very pregnant with my daughter, I was almost eight months along. I had had it, and the only thing I could think about were bikinis, suntan lotion, beer and the beach. So I began to think to myself, 'Hey! What was that song I liked last summer in Argentina? 'Sangre Caliente'("Hot blood")! And when I went with my friends to (the Mexican beach resort of) Ixtapa, which one was it? That's right! The one by Juan Gabriel!' ... That's how 'Lunada' was born."
's album Bright Like Neon Love
. Both show strong similarities, including the same color to the face, similar glasses and lipstick color and overall appearance. To this, Thalía responded that this was "what had been presented to [her] by her creative group and that she hoped her work would inspire others in the future as well."
Japan Bonus Edition
charts.
Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
. It was released through EMI Music
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
on June 24, 2008 worldwide. Lunada is Thalía's first album since the release of the successful El Sexto Sentido
El Sexto Sentido
El Sexto Sentido is the ninth studio album by Mexican latin pop singer Thalía. It was released by EMI Music on July 19, 2005. The most successful singles of the album were Amar sin ser amada, Un alma sentenciada and Seducción. A reloaded version was later released...
in 2005 and since the birth of her daughter Sabrina. It was produced by the hit-maker Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan...
and was supposed to be the soundtrack of the summer. The album received generally favorable reviews but did not have the expected sales as it did not receive any promotion by Thalía
Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
's record company, EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. For this reason she ended her contract with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
after 14 years of international success. The album is considered to be the least successful in Thalía's career.
Two singles were released by this album. The first one is Ten paciencia
Ten Paciencia
"Ten Paciencia" is the first single released from Thalía's tenth studio album Lunada. The song was written by Decemer Bueno, Magilee Alvarez and Cynthia Salazar, and it was produced by Emilio Estefan. It was chosen as the first single of Thalía's album Lunada by her fans through a poll on the...
, not her best as her previous number one-singles. The second one is Será porque te amo
Será porque te amo
"Será Porque Te Amo" is the second single from Thalía's studio album Lunada . The song was written by Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar and Enzo Ghinazzi and produced by Emilio Estefan...
. Thalía
Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
would also release Sangre Caliente and Aventurero
Aventurero
"Aventurero" is a song from Thalía's 2008 studio album Lunada. The track was written by Claudia Brant and Jean-Yves Ducarnet and produced by Emilio Estefan....
as a single, but it was canceled due to the Lyme disease
Lyme disease
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most...
(that kept her away from her work).
Commercial Failure and departure from EMI
ThalíaThalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
had some problems with her health (Lyme disease) so she did not achieve to promote her project as much as she wanted. Also, her record company, EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, did not have enough budget to promote the artists and so Lunada was a commercial disappointment. For these reasons she ended her contract with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
after 14 years of international success. Despite the fact the album was not the success everyone expected, Thalía declared that she is proud of this production and the material included on this album . The album also remained favorite among her fans.
History
The singer described her new production as the most sincere of her music career.Lunada was made to become the soundtrack of the summer. According to Thalía, "Sangre Caliente" is the song that best describes the whole spirit of the album.
Thalía told about her new album:
"This album came along when I was very pregnant with my daughter, I was almost eight months along. I had had it, and the only thing I could think about were bikinis, suntan lotion, beer and the beach. So I began to think to myself, 'Hey! What was that song I liked last summer in Argentina? 'Sangre Caliente'("Hot blood")! And when I went with my friends to (the Mexican beach resort of) Ixtapa, which one was it? That's right! The one by Juan Gabriel!' ... That's how 'Lunada' was born."
- "Bendita" is song written by Thalía dedicated to her little daughter Sabrina Sakae who changed completely her life.
Controversy
The cover art to Lunada was compared to that of Australian band Cut CopyCut Copy
Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford on vocals, keyboard and guitar. Other members are Tim Hoey on guitar and sampler, Ben Browning on bass guitar and Mitchell Scott on drums. Their second album, In Ghost Colours peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart in...
's album Bright Like Neon Love
Bright Like Neon Love
Bright Like Neon Love is the debut album by Australian band Cut Copy. It was released in Australia on 5 April 2004 and in the United States on 18 May 2004.-Track listing:All tracks written by Dan Whitford-Reception:...
. Both show strong similarities, including the same color to the face, similar glasses and lipstick color and overall appearance. To this, Thalía responded that this was "what had been presented to [her] by her creative group and that she hoped her work would inspire others in the future as well."
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ten paciencia Ten Paciencia "Ten Paciencia" is the first single released from Thalía's tenth studio album Lunada. The song was written by Decemer Bueno, Magilee Alvarez and Cynthia Salazar, and it was produced by Emilio Estefan. It was chosen as the first single of Thalía's album Lunada by her fans through a poll on the... " |
Decemer Bueno, Magilee Álvarez, Cynthia Salazar | Emilio Estefan Emilio Estefan Emilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan... |
3:30 |
| 2 | "Sangre Caliente" | Marcelo Delgado, Darío Húngaro | Emilio Estefan | 4:15 |
| 3 | "Será porque te amo Será porque te amo "Será Porque Te Amo" is the second single from Thalía's studio album Lunada . The song was written by Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar and Enzo Ghinazzi and produced by Emilio Estefan... " |
Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar, Enzo Ghinazzi | Emilio Estefan | 2:41 |
| 4 | "Con Este Amor" | Ximena Muñoz, Max Di Carlo | Emilio Estefan | 2:59 |
| 5 | "Bendita" | Thalía Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide... |
Emilio Estefan | 3:25 |
| 6 | "Desolvidándote" | Thalía Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide... , Jodi Mar, Dave Thompson |
Emilio Estefan | 4:11 |
| 7 | "Isla Para Dos" (Rap: Joselito Joselito Joselito is the name for:*Joselito , Spanish 1950s child actor and singer*Joselito Vaca, Bolivian football midfielder*José Goméz Ortega, aka Joselito el Gallo, Spanish matador*José Romero Jiménez, aka Joselito, Spanish football forward... ) |
Nano Cabrera Nano Cabrera Nano Cabrera is a singer, guitarist, and composer born in Condado, Puerto Rico, who was a member of Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, the musical group that brought popularity to typical Puerto Rican music during the last quarter century... |
Emilio Estefan | 4:25 |
| 8 | "Insensible" | Juan Gabriel Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music.... |
Emilio Estefan | 2:57 |
| 9 | "Aventurero Aventurero "Aventurero" is a song from Thalía's 2008 studio album Lunada. The track was written by Claudia Brant and Jean-Yves Ducarnet and produced by Emilio Estefan.... " (Rap: NUBAWN) |
Claudia Brant, Jean-Yves Ducarnet | Emilio Estefan | 3:18 |
| 10 | "Yo No Sé Vivir" | Decemer Bueno, Magilee Álvarez, Cynthia Salazar | Emilio Estefan | 4:08 |
| 11 | "Sólo Se Vive Una Vez" | Thalía Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide... , Drop Dead Beats |
Emilio Estefan | 3:10 |
Japan Bonus Edition
| # | Title | Composer | Producer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | "La Super Chica" (Japan Bonus Track) | Lilly Ponce/Chris Rodríguez/Michael Cosculluela | Chris Rodríguez | 4:00 |
Charts
Lunada is Thalía's lowest sold album in United States so far. It debuted at number 10 at Billboard's Top Latin Album and number 4 at Billboard's Latin Pop Albums with sales of 3,100 copies (her former album ¨El Sexto Sentido¨ sold 25,500 copies on its first week in the United States aprox.). The album also did not chart in Japan, making this her first album after Ex Sexto Sentido (charted at #63) not to chart on the OriconOricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts.
Album
| Charts (2008) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Argentina Albums Chart 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.... |
5 |
| Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... Album Chart |
1 |
| Greek Top 50 Foreign Albums Chart IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
17 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Latin Albums |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 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... |
4 |
Release history
| Countries | Date | Catalog # |
|---|---|---|
| United States, Latin America | June 24, 2008 | 5022502 |
| Poland | July 10, 2008 | |
| Austria, Germany, Switzerland | July 11, 2008 | |
| Spain, Greece, Italy | July 15, 2008 | |
| Japan | July 23, 2008 | |
| Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
July 24, 2008 | |