La Revolución#Evolution
{{Other uses|Revolución (disambiguation){{!}}Revolución}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = La Revolución
| type = studio
| artist = Wisin & Yandel
| cover = Coverlarevolucion.jpg
| alt =
| recorded = 2008–2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Reggaeton, R&B, electropop
| length =
| label = WY Records, Machete
| producer = Nesty "La Mente Maestra", Victor "El Nazi", Marioso, Tainy, Luny Tunes
| prev_title = Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = El Dúo de la Historia Vol. 1
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = La Revolución
| type = album
| single1 = Mujeres in the Club
| single1date = April 14, 2009
| single2 = Abusadora
| single2date = June 2, 2009
| single3 = Gracias a Ti
| single3date = October 1, 2009
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = La Revolución: Evolution
| type = studio
| cover = Evolution (Cover).jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = La Revolución: Evolution Mixtape cover
}}
{{Singles
| name = La Revolución: Evolution
| type = studio
| single1 = Imagínate
| single1date = November 2, 2009
| single2 = Gracias a Ti (Remix)
| single2date = November 10, 2009
| single3 = Te Siento
| single3date = December 15, 2009
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Jeffries, David. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1562500|pure_url=yes}} Review: La Revolucion]. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
| noprose = yes
}}
La Revolución (English: The Revolution) is the sixth studio album, and the ninth album overall,{{cite news |last=Perez |first=Jazmin |title=Wisin y Yandel Say Their New Album Is 'A Return to Our Origins' |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/wisin-y-yandel-say-their-new-album-return-our-origins |work=Latina |publisher=Latina Media Ventures, LLC |date=February 13, 2009 |accessdate=February 24, 2009}} by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. It was released on May 26, 2009 by Machete Music and WY Records.[http://www.universalmusica.com/WISINYYANDEL/news/517 El cambio es inevitable se acerca La Revolución] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225054026/http://www.universalmusica.com/WisinYYandel/news/517 |date=February 25, 2009 }} (in Spanish). UniversalMusica.com. Retrieved on February 24, 2009 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.{{cite news |last=Acevedo |first=Yoselín |title=Wisin y Yandel sorprendidos al ganar el GRAMMY estadounidense |url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1878363,00.html |work=People en Español |publisher=Time, Inc. |date=February 9, 2009 |accessdate=February 24, 2009 |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213091448/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1878363,00.html |archive-date=February 13, 2009 |url-status=dead }} It won the Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year at the 2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards.{{cite news |url=http://www1.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/photos/stylus/158808-2010-LATIN-AWARDS-WINNERS.pdf |title=Congratulations to the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners |archivedate= March 3, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221104/http://www1.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/photos/stylus/158808-2010-LATIN-AWARDS-WINNERS.pdf |magazine=Billboard Events |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=June 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }} To promote the album the artists embarked on the La Revolución World Tour in the US.{{Cite web|title=Wisin & Yandel Start A Revolucion|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1613233/wisin-y-yandel-start-a-revolucion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514052419/http://www.mtv.com/news/1613233/wisin-y-yandel-start-a-revolucion/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2016|access-date=2022-01-07|website=MTV News}}
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."
Commercial performance
In the United States, the first week prediction were between 25-30k.{{Cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=280051|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - RELAPSE REDUX, MANSON DEBUTS|website=HITS Daily Double|language=en|access-date=April 3, 2020}} La Revolución debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with sales of 35,700,ballerstatus.com [https://archive.today/20120630043447/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/06/04/the-charts-eminem-holds-steady-at-no-1-for-second-week/ The Charts: Eminem Holds Steady At No. 1 For Second Week]{{Cite web |last=Archive-Lisa-Gonzalez |title=Wisin Y Yandel Start A Revolucion |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1613233/wisin-y-yandel-start-a-revolucion/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514052419/http://www.mtv.com/news/1613233/wisin-y-yandel-start-a-revolucion/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2016 |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=MTV News |language=en}} 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.{{Cite magazine|title=Wisin And Yandel's 'La Revolución' Hits High Mark|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/wisin-and-yandels-la-revolucion-hits-high-mark-268456/|access-date=2022-01-07|magazine=Billboard|date=4 June 2009}} It was the second best selling latin album of 2009 in the United States selling 204,000 copies.{{Cite magazine|title=Apart from the Crowd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EgHgDgiLzqMC&pg=RA2-PA11|page=11|magazine=Billboard|date=January 9, 2010|language=en|first=Leila|last=Cobo}} Following the 2009`s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, where the duo won Best Urban Song, album sales increased by 81% the next week in the United States.
Following the reissue of the album, La Revolucion: Evolucion, the album bounds back from ten to number one at Billboard Latin Albums with 10,000 units sold with a 365% increased.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&dq=wisin+y+yandel+album+sales&pg=RA7-PA31 |title=Billboard |date=2009-10-03 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}
Worldwide, the album sold 100,000 copies in it first week.{{Cite web|last=Radar.com|first=El|title=Wisin y Yandel dicen que llegaron a otro nivel con su nuevo disco|url=https://www.elnotiradar.com/2009/05/wisin-y-yandel-dicen-que-llegaron-otro.html|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=EL RADAR.COM|language=id}} The album sold more than three million of copies worldwide.{{Cite web |date=1977-01-14 |title=Wisin y Yandel timeline. |url=https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/wisin-y-yandel-c91bfba2-c4de-480f-957a-b104353b0716 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Timetoast Timelines |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Yandel Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} Al... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/yandel-mn0000686922#biography |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Wisin & Yandel |url=https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/75156 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Deezer |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=mdzol.com |title=No más "Dúo de la historia": Wisin & Yandel darán su última gira juntos |url=https://www.mdzol.com/espectaculos/2022/3/16/no-mas-duo-de-la-historia-wisin-yandel-daran-su-ultima-gira-juntos-228899.html |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=MdzOnline |language=spanish}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard Edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 1:00:47
| title1 = La Revolución
| writer1 = Victor Martinez, Ernesto Padilla, Llandel Veguilla, Juan Morera
| length1 = 4:10
| title2 = Quítame El Dolor
| writer2 = Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = Encendío
| writer3 = Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Mujeres in the Club
| note4 = featuring 50 Cent
| writer4 = Curtis Jackson, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Ahí Voy
| writer5 = Marco Masis, Veguilla, Morera
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = Emociones
| writer6 = Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = Gracias A Ti
| writer7 = José Gomez, Veguilla, Morera
| length7 = 3:52
| title8 = Perfecto
| note8 = featuring Ivy Queen & Yaviah
| writer8 = Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera, Martha Pesante, Javier A. Marcano
| length8 = 4:22
| title9 = Abusadora
| writer9 = Masis, Veguilla, Morera
| length9 = 2:57
| title10 = Ella Me Llama
| writer10 = Christian M. Colon, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length10 = 4:14
| title11 = Yo Lo Sé
| writer11 = Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length11 = 3:45
| title12 = ¿Cómo Quieres Que Te Olvide?
| note12 = featuring Ednita Nazario
| writer12 = Gomez, Veguilla, Morera
| length12 = 4:32
| title13 = Tú Vives En Mí
| writer13 = Masis, Veguilla, Morera
| length13 = 3:33
| title14 = Besos Mojados
| writer14 = Victor Cabrera, Francisco Saldana, Veguilla, Morera
| length14 = 4:22
| title15 = Descará
| note15 = Yomo featuring Wisin & Yandel
| writer15 = Raymond Diaz, José Torres, Veguilla, Morera
| length15 = 5:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes Bonus Track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 1:04:54
| title16 = Tiene Que Pasar
| length16 = 4:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 1:13:34
| title16 = Me Estás Tentando
| writer16 = Gomez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length16 = 3:49
| title17 = Me Estás Tentando
| note17 = Remix) (featuring Franco "El Gorila", Jayko) (Digital and Deluxe Edition CD without DVD
| writer17 = Gomez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera
| length17 = 4:24
| title18 = Lloro Por Ti
| note18 = Remix) (featuring Enrique Iglesias
| writer18 = Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, Veguilla, Morena
| length18 = 4:34
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition - iTunes Bonus Track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 1:17:41
| title19 = Tiene Que Pasar
| length19 = 4:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition - DVD
| title1 = Me Estás Tentando
| note1 = Music Video
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 =Mujeres in the Club
| note2 = Music Video) (featuring 50 Cent
| length2 = 4:52
| title3 = Me Estás Tentando
| note3 = Remix) (Music Video) (featuring Franco "El Gorila", Jayko
| length3 = 4:27
| title4 = Lloro Por Ti
| note4 = Remix) (Music Video) (featuring Enrique Iglesias
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Mujeres in the Club
| note5 = Behind the Scenes) (featuring 50 Cent
| length5 = 3:18
}}
=La Revolución: Evolution=
La Revolución: Evolution (English: The Revolution: Evolution) is a re-issue edition of the album released on November 23, 2009. It comes with 2 CDs with the first disc containing the 15 tracks from the standard edition and disc 2 containing 8 new tracks. It also featured a DVD with four Music Videos.
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc 2
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 01:37:46
| title1 = Sandungueo
| note1 = featuring Yomo, Franco "El Gorila", Gadiel
| writer1 = Cortes, Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Torres, Veguilla
| length1 = 6:37
| title2 = Te Siento
| writer2 = Morena, Padilla, Veguilla
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Imagínate
| note3 = featuring T-Pain
| writer3 = Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla, T-Pain
| length3 = 4:44
| title4 = All Up 2 You
| note4 = Aventura featuring Akon, Wisin & Yandel) (This track isn't available on the Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Venezuelan editions
| writer4 = Masis, Veguilla, Morena, Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Aliaune Thiam
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Pasan Los Dias
| writer5 = Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla
| length5 = 4:42
| title6 = Desapareció
| note6 = featuring Tico "El Inmigrante", Gadiel
| writer6 = Masis, Morena, Mujica, Veguilla
| length6 = 4:27
| title7 = Ella Me Llama
| note7 = Remix) (featuring Akon
| writer7 = Thiam, Christian Colon, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla
| length7 = 4:25
| title8 = Gracias A Ti
| note8 = Remix) (featuring Enrique Iglesias
| writer8 = Gomez, Veguilla, Morera, Iglesias
| length8 = 4:12
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = DVD (Music Videos)
| title1 = Gracias A Ti
| note1 = Remix) (featuring Enrique Iglesias
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = Gracias A Ti
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = Abusadora
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Mujeres in the Club
| note4 = featuring 50 Cent
| length4 = 4:52
}}
Personnel
Adapted from album's liner notes:
- General Producers: Juan Luis Morera "Wisin" / Llandel Veguilla "Yandel"
- Executive Producers: Juan Luis Morera "Wisin" / Llandel Veguilla "Yandel" / Edgar Andino
- Musical Producers: Ernesto F. Padilla "Nesty La Mente Maestra" / Victor Martinez "El Nasi" / Jose Gomez "Profesor Gomez" / Marcos Masis "Tainy" / Christian M. Colon "Vagabundo" / Raymond Diaz "Memo"
- Recording Studio: La Mente Maestra Studio (Barranquitas, Puerto Rico) / Spectrum Studio
- Recording: Victor Martinez "El Nasi"
- Production Coordinator: Ana J. Alvarado
- Mixing: Mario de Jesus "Marioso"
- Mixing Assistant: Luis "Luisito" Lopez, Kiko Hurtado, Yamil Martinez
- Mixing Studio: Mas Audio Production
- Mastering: Sterling Sound
- Creative Direction/Design/Digital Post-Production: Iancarlo "Conqui" Reyes
- Photography: [http://www.andreshernandez.net Andres Hernandez]
- Stylist: Ed Coriano
- Managing Team: Andino Marketing / Edgar Andino / Paco Lopez
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
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=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2009) !Position |
| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 21, 2021}}
|align="center"|199 |
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-latin-albums|title=Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 21, 2021}}
|align="center"|2 |
| Chart (2010)
!Position |
|---|
| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-latin-albums|title=Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 21, 2021}}
|align="center"|5 |
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=Sales and certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=La Revolucion|artist=Wisin & Yandel|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Colombia|award=Platinum|certref={{Cite web|url=https://www.radiosantafe.com/2012/04/09/wisin-yandel-se-presentaran-en-el-45-festival-de-la-leyenda-vallenata/|title=Wisin & Yandel se presentarán en el 45° Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata|website=Noticias Principales de Colombia Radio Santa Fe 1070 am}}|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ecuador|award=Gold|artist=Wisin & Yandel|type=album|certref={{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/a-la-venta-ya-a-nivel-mundial-el-nuevo-disco-de-wisin-y-yandel/|title=A la venta ya a nivel mundial el nuevo disco de Wisin y Yandel|date=November 23, 2009|website=Primera Hora}}|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Guatemala|certref=|award=Gold|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=La Revolucion|artist=Wisin & Yandel|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|relmonth=5}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Peru|award=Gold|certref=|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Venezuela|artist=Wisin & Yandel|certref={{Cite web|url=http://www1.rionegro.com.ar/diario/tools/imprimir.php?id=23661|title=Los reyes del reggaeton|website=www1.rionegro.com.ar}}|type=album|title=La Revolucion|award=Gold|nosales=true}}
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Accolades
| class="wikitable" |
| align="center"|Year
!align="center"|Recipient !align="center"|Award !align="center"|Result !align="center"|Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="5"|2009
|La Revolución |Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Music Album |{{nom}} |align="center" rowspan="3"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100210052500/http://www.latingrammy.com/nominados/4-urban Nominados al Latin Grammy 2009, Urbano], latingrammy.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015. |
| «Abusadora»
|Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song |{{won}} |
| «Mujeres In The Club»
|Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|«Abusadora»
|MTV Video Music Awards – Best Pop Video |{{nom}} |
| Premios MTV Latinoamérica – Video of the Year
|{{won}} |
| rowspan="4"|2010
|rowspan="2"|La Revolución |Grammy Awards – Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album |{{nom}} |
| Latin Billboard Music Awards – Latin Album of the Year
|{{nom}} |
| «Gracias A Ti»
|Latin Billboard Music Awards – Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event |{{nom}} |
| «Abusadora»
|Latin Billboard Music Awards – Tropical Airplay Song of the Year |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|2011
|La Revolución: Evolution |Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Album of the Year |{{won}} |align="center" rowspan="2"|[http://musikislife.net/nominados-premio-lo-nuestro-2011/ Nominados Premio Lo Nuestro 2011], musikislife.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015. |
| «Te Siento»
|Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Song of the Year |{{won}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|Ji5-995RIUY|"Mujeres en el Club" music video}} (WYMusic)
- {{YouTube|3vBwyECPluA|"Abusadora" music video}} (WYMusic)
- {{YouTube|tf87vK2XDyc|"Gracias a Ti" music video}} (WYMusic)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515201956/http://wisinyandelpr.com/ index]
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