Latina (album)
{{for|other albums|Latina (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Latina
| type = studio
| artist = Thalía
| cover = Latina, Thalía.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|05|06}}
| recorded = 2015–2016
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Latin|pop{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=Thalía – Latina|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/latina-mw0002929265|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 16, 2021}}}}
| length = 46:19
| label = Sony Music Latin
| producer = {{hlist|Sergio George|Armando Avila|Cory Rooney|Mauricio Rengifo|Andres Torres|Khateeb M. Muhammad|Chris Grayson|Isaac Delgado Jr.}}
| prev_title = Amore Mio
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Valiente
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Latina
| type = studio
| single1 = Desde Esa Noche
| single1date = January 29, 2016
| single2 = Vuélveme A Querer
| single2date = April 29, 2016
| single3 = Todavía Te Quiero
| single3date = December 2, 2016
}}
}}
Latina is the fifteenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía, released on May 6, 2016, by Sony Music Latin. The album consists of 13 tracks, including collaborations with Maluma, Silvestre Dangond, De La Ghetto, OMI, Jacob Forever and Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera".{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DUYH2J4?ie=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_msc_swatch_0&sr=|title=Latina: Thalía : MP3 Downloads|website=Amazon.com|access-date=2016-05-11}} Latina is Thalia's follow-up album to 2014's Amore Mio. The album was praised by music critics' and well received commercially receiving Platinum certifications in both Mexico and United States.
Background and production
Latina represents Thalía's return eighteen months after the release of her previous album, Amore Mio. It is the first time that Thalía has worked with producer Sergio George and the sixth that has worked with Cory Rooney that produced Arrasando (2000), Thalía (2002), Thalía (2003), Thalía's Hits Remixed (2003) and El Sexto Sentido (2005). Pre-production on the album started in August 2015, five months after the launch of her Macy's clothing collection, which would be launched in January 2016.{{cite web|last=Moraes|first=Juliana|title=Thalía fala sobre novo CD de estúdio e promete voltar ao Brasil|url=http://br.eonline.com/2015/thalia-fala-sobre-novo-cd-de-estudio-e-promete-voltar-ao-brasil/|website=E!|accessdate=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927154242/https://www.eonline.com/br/news/685236/thalia-fala-sobre-novo-cd-de-estudio-e-promete-voltar-ao-brasil|date=11 August 2015|archive-date=27 September 2020|url-status=live|language=pt}} The recording sessions started around November 2015{{cite web|title=Thalia anuncia gravação de super balada para novo disco|url=http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-anuncia-gravacao-de-super-balada-para-novo-disco/|work=Latin Pop Brasil|publisher=MTV Brasil|accessdate=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927160130/https://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-anuncia-gravacao-de-super-balada-para-novo-disco/|date=3 November 2015|archive-date=27 September 2020|url-status=live|language=pt}} and post-production in January 2016,{{cite web|title=Thalia inicia pós-produção de novo disco|url=http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-inicia-pos-producao-de-novo-disco/|work=Latin Pop Brasil|publisher=MTV Brasil|accessdate=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419210818/http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-inicia-pos-producao-de-novo-disco/|date=7 January 2016|archive-date=19 April 2019|url-status=live|language=pt}} ending on February 17, 2016.{{cite web|title=Thalia grava última música do novo álbum|url=http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-grava-ultima-musica-do-novo-album/|work=Latin Pop Brasil|publisher=MTV Brasil|accessdate=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418050114/http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-grava-ultima-musica-do-novo-album/|date=17 February 2016|archive-date=18 April 2019|url-status=live|language=pt}} On February 27, almost a month after the release of the first single "Desde Esa Noche" and ten days after the end of the recordings, Thalía posted the album's cover and its name.{{cite web|title=Thalia revela título e capa do novo álbum|url=http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-revela-titulo-e-capa-do-novo-album/|work=Latin Pop Brasil|publisher=MTV Brasil|accessdate=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420180601/http://www.latinpopbrasil.com.br/noticias/thalia-revela-titulo-e-capa-do-novo-album/|date=27 February 2016|archive-date=20 April 2019|url-status=live|language=pt}}
Singles
The lead single “Desde Esa Noche” featuring Maluma was released on January 29, 2016, meeting huge success and landing at the #4 spot on the Latin Pop chart, published by Billboard, while it also became a smash hit all over Latin America and Spain. The music video of "Desde Esa Noche" premiered on Thalia's VEVO account on March 18.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkyBXdXkMr8 |title=Thalía - Desde Esa Noche (Official Video) ft. Maluma |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-03-18 |accessdate=2016-05-11}}
The second single of the album, 'Vuélveme a Querer' was released on April 29, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.univision.com/musica/thalia-estrena-su-sencillo-vuelveme-a-querer |title=Thalía estrena su sencillo 'Vuélveme a Querer' |publisher=Univision |date=2016-04-29 |accessdate=2016-05-11}} The song had airplay success throughout Latin America and was certified Gold in Mexico.
On December 2, 2016 "Todavía Te Quiero" was released as the third and final single of the album.
Despite not being released as an official or promotional single, the song "De Ti" featuring Silvestre Dangond peaked at number 17 in the Latin pop charts in Ecuador{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com:80/top20/Ecuador/Pop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827062923/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Ecuador/Pop|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2016|title=Top 20 Pop Ecuador – Monitor Latino|publisher=Monitor Latino|language=es|accessdate=December 16, 2019}} and was the 70th most played song of 2016 on pop radios in Venezuela.{{Cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/Venezuela/Pop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228184730/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/Venezuela/Pop|archive-date=December 28, 2016|title=Charts Venezuela in 2016 - monitorLATINO|website=Top Digital monitorLATINO|url-status=dead|access-date=October 17, 2019}}
Commercial performance
The album sold 3,000 in United States in its first week of release, peaking the top-spot and earning Thalía's fourth No. 1 on Top Latin Albums chart.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7378134/thalia-earns-fourth-no-1-on-top-latin-albums-chart|title=Thalia Earns Fourth No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart|work=Billboard|date=19 May 2016|accessdate=9 August 2019}} In 2021, the album came in second place as the Best Latin Album by a Female Artist in a fan poll by Billboard.[https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/thalia-wins-best-latin-album-female-artist-poll-9545049/ This Thalia Project Is Crowned Best Latin Album by a Female Artist in Fan Poll]
Critical response
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = Rhapsody
}}
Upon its release, Latina has received mostly positive reviews from the majority of music critics, who praised her artistic confidence and vocal performance, as well as the overall production of the album. All music gave the album 4 out 5 stars.{{cite web|author=Thom Jurek |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/latina-mw0002929265 |title=Latina - Thalía | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-05-06 |accessdate=2016-05-11}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/thalia/album/latina |title=Latina by Thalía |publisher=Rhapsody |date=2016-05-06 |accessdate=2016-05-11}} Latina was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://musica.terra.com.mx/premio-lo-nuestro-a-la-musica-latina-2017-la-lista-completa-de-nominados,9d93deddaf86450bf3b2deefcd3d7ea6goywcsoc.html|title=¿Quiénes son los nominados al Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina?|work=Terra|publisher=Telefonica|year=2017|accessdate=January 27, 2017|language=es|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035946/https://musica.terra.com.mx/premio-lo-nuestro-a-la-musica-latina-2017-la-lista-completa-de-nominados,9d93deddaf86450bf3b2deefcd3d7ea6goywcsoc.html|url-status=dead}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Desde Esa Noche
| note1 = feat. Maluma
| writer1 = Pablo Uribe, Sergio George, Maria Adelaida Agudelo, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan Luis Arias
| extra1 = Sergio George
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = La Movidita
| note2 =
| writer2 = America Jimenez, Antonio Rayo Gibo "Rayito"
| extra2 = Sergio George
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = De Ti
| note3 = feat. Silvestre Dangond
| writer3 = Sergio George, Edgar Barrera, Joey Montana
| extra3 = Sergio George
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Vuélveme A Querer
| note4 =
| writer4 = Sergio George, Mauricio Rengifo
| extra4 = Mauricio Rengifo, Armando Avila, Andres Torres
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = Todavía Te Quiero
| note5 = feat. De La Ghetto
| writer5 = Sergio George, Mauricio Rengifo, Sebastian Obando Giraldo
| extra5 = Sergio George
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = Frutas
| note6 = feat. Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera"
| writer6 = Thalia, Cory Rooney, Marcela De La Garza, Sergio George, Tommy Mottola, Lissette Eduardo Cleto a.k.a. Chiky Bom Bom
| extra6 = Sergio George
| length6 = 4:18
| title7 = Pena Negra
| note7 =
| writer7 = Homero Aguilar
| extra7 = Sergio George
| length7 = 2:46
| title8 = Tiki Tiki Ta [Uno Momento]
| note8 =
| writer8 = Filip Miletić, Miloš Roganović, Spanish adaptation by Thalia, Marcela De La Garza
| extra8 = Sergio George
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Todo [Poso Se Thelo]
| note9 = feat. OMI & Jacob Forever
| writer9 = Hristodoulos Siganos, Konstantinos Pantzis, Valentino, Spanish adaptation by Thalia, Marcela De La Garza
| extra9 = Sergio George
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = Te Encontraré
| note10 =
| writer10 = Cory Rooney, Mitchell Delgado, Alejandro Fernandez Delgado, Isaac Delgado Jr.
| extra10 = Cory Rooney, Khateeb M. Muhammad, Chris Grayson, Isaac Delgado Jr.
| length10 = 3:46
| title11 = Poquita Fe
| note11 =
| writer11 = Bobby Capo
| extra11 = Sergio George
| length11 = 3:17
| title12 = Enemigos
| note12 =
| writer12 = Homero Aguilar
| extra12 = Sergio George, Cory Rooney
| length12 = 2:46
| title13 = Vivir Junto a Ti
| note13 =
| writer13 = Thalia, Marcela De La Garza, Sergio George
| extra13 = Sergio George
| length13 = 3:28}}
{{smalldiv|1=
- Produced by Sergio George
- Co-produced by Armando Avila
- Executive producers: Thalia, Tommy Mottola
- Associate producer to Sergio George: Fernando Rojo}}
Personnel
Credits in alphabetical order.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/latina-mw0002929265/credits |title=Latina - Thalía | Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-05-06 |accessdate=2016-05-11}}
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| content =
- Maria Adelaida Agudelo - Composer
- Homero Aguilar - Composer
- Jose Aguirre - Arranger, Musical Direction, Trumpet, Trumpet (Bass)
- Jair Alcalá - Accordion, Engineer
- Chris Allgood - Assistant
- Carlos Alvarez - Mixing
- Juan Mario "Mayito" Aracil - Drums, Engineer, Mixing
- Pablo Arraya - Engineer
- Armando Ávila - Arranger, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Hammond B3, Keyboards, Mixing, Musical Direction, Piano, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
- Emilio Ávila - Production Coordination
- Edgar Barrera - Composer, Engineer, Guitar
- Richard Bravo - Engineer, Percussion
- Alvaro Cabarcas - Piano
- Diego Camacho - Bongos, Percussion, Timbales
- Bobby Capó - Composer
- Eri Carranco - Vocals (Background)
- Lissette Eduardo Cleto - Composer
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Lucas Dangond - Accordion
- Silvestre Dangond - Featured Artist
- Juan David - Engineer
- Nicolás Ladrón De Guevara - Engineer
- Marcela de la Garza - Composer
- De la Ghetto - Featured Artist
- Issac Delgado - Composer
- Mitchell Delgado - Composer
- Doug Emery - Engineer, Keyboards
- Eric Erickson - Engineer
- Alejandro Fernández - Composer
- Francesc Freixes - Artwork
- Giuseppe Gallo - Guitar, Requinto
- Carlos Galvez - Piano
- Sergio George - Arranger, Associate Producer, Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Piano, Producer, String Arrangements
- Antonio Rayo Gibo - Composer
- Gianko Gomez - Vocals (Background)
- Víctor González - Piano
- Chris Grayson - Composer, Producer, Keyboards
- Adelmo Granados - Accordion
- Carlos Guerrero - Percussion
- Manuel Guillermo - Engineer
- Hristodoulos Siganos - Composer
- Jacob Forever - Featured Artist
- Amerika Jimenez - Composer
- Emily Lazar - Mastering
- Lee Levin - Drums, Engineer
- Beatriz Cesar Llanes - Vocals (Background)
- Mills Logan - Engineer
- Juan Luis Londoño - Composer
- Edwin Lozano - Engineer
- Maluma - Featured Artist
- Elkin Medina - Bass
- Juan Daniel Melgarejo - Congas, Percussion
- Filip Miletić - Composer
- Joey Montana - Composer
- Tommy Mottola - Composer, Executive Producer
- Javier Mugno - Engineer
- Khateeb M. Muhammad - Composer, Producer, Drum Programming
- Adriana Munoz - Production Assistant
- Junichi Murakawa - Engineer
- Harlinson Murillo - Clarinet, Saxophone
- Josh Murty - Engineer
- Sebastián Obando - Composer
- Alfredo Oliva - Contractor
- Omi - Featured Artist
- Luis Ortega - Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Programming
- Guacharaca Reynaldo Ortiz - Accordion
- Chiky Bom Bom "La Pantera" - Composer, Featured Artist
- Konstantinos Pantzis - Composer
- William Paredes - Trombone
- Gerardo Pérez - Trumpet
- Marc Quiñones - Congas, Percussion
- Mauricio Rengifo - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Musical Direction, Producer, Programming
- Abelardo Rivera - Engineer
- Rubén Rodríguez - Bass
- Miloš Roganović - Composer
- Fernando Rojo - Associate Producer, Production Coordination
- Matt Rollings - Hammond B3, Piano
- Cory Rooney - Composer, Drums, Producer
- Jhoanna Rosero - Engineer
- Caliche Sabogal - Percussion
- Juan Salazar - Conductor, String Arrangements, Accordion
- Garcia Salcedo - Engineer
- Luis Sandoval - Bass
- Gustavo Serna - Guitar
- Thalía - Primary artist, Composer, Photography, Executive Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Richard Stella - Trombone
- Michael Thompson - Engineer, Guitar
- Andres Torres - Arranger, Drums, Engineer, Musical Direction, Producer
- Sharo Torres - Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Rhythm Programming
- Pablo Uribe - Arranger, Composer, Guitar
- Guillermo Vadala - Bass
- Julia Valdés - Bass
- Valentino - Composer
- Dan Warner - Arranger, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Musical Direction
}}
Charts
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Certifications and sales
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Latina|artist=Thalia|relyear=2016|certyear=2018|region=Mexico|award=Platinum}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Latina|artist=Thalia|relyear=2016|certyear=2021|region=United States|award=Platinum|Spanish=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true|nosales=yes}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Country
! Date ! Format(s) |
|---|
| scope="row" | Worldwide
| May 6, 2016 |
| scope="row" | Mexico
| scope="row" | May 5, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.mixup.com.mx/Mixup/Home.aspx |title=Mixup Music Store |website=Mixup.com.mx |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2016-05-11}} | rowspan="9" | Compact disc |
| scope="row" | United States
| scope="row" | May 6, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/latina-thal-a/29719067?ean=0889853032020 |title=Latina by Thalía | 889853032020 |website=Barnesandnoble.com |accessdate=2016-05-11}} |
| scope="row" | Spain
| scope="row" | May 6, 2016 |
| scope="row" | Argentina
| scope="row" | May 9, 2016 |
| scope="row" | Turkey
| scope="row" | May 12, 2016 |
| scope="row" | Greece
| scope="row" | May 16, 2016 |
| scope="row" | Chile
| scope="row" | May 18, 2016 |
| scope="row" | Brazil
| scope="row" | May 20, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.saraiva.com.br/thalia-latina-9337792.html |title=Thalia - Latina |website=Saraiva.com.br |date=2016-04-18 |accessdate=2016-05-11}} |
| scope="row" | Taiwan
| scope="row" | May 21, 2016 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Thalía}}
{{Thalía Singles}}
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