Mi Reflejo
{{About|the album|the title track|Mi Reflejo (song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mi Reflejo
| type = studio
| artist = Christina Aguilera
| cover = Mi Reflejo (Christina Aguilera album - cover art).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2000|09|12}}
| recorded = 1999–2000
| studio =
- North Bay Recording Studios (Miami Beach, FL)Mi Reflejo (liner notes). RCA Records. 2000.
- Royaltone Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
- Cocoa-Butt (Culver City, CA)
- House of Sound Recording Studios (Miami Beach, FL)
- The War Room (New Jersey)
- LA East (Salt Lake City, UT)
| genre = Latin pop
| length = 42:35
| language = Spanish
| label = {{flatlist|
- RCA
- BMG U.S. Latin{{cite web | title=Though singer Christina Aguilera is often compared... | website=Los Angeles Times | date=2000-09-16 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-16-ca-21724-story.html | access-date=2022-10-11}}}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Johan Aberg
- David Frank
- Steve Kipner
- Rudy Pérez
- Paul Rein
- Guy Roche
- Matthew Wilder}}
| prev_title = Christina Aguilera
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = My Kind of Christmas
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mi Reflejo
| type = studio
| single1 = Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)
| single1date = August 8, 2000
| single2 = Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti
| single2date = December 12, 2000
| single3 = Falsas Esperanzas
| single3date = April 9, 2001
}}
}}
{{Lang|es|Mi Reflejo}} (English: My Reflection) is the second studio album and first Spanish-language album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on September 12, 2000, as a joint effort between RCA Records and BMG U.S. Latin. After the commercial success of her first album, Christina Aguilera (1999), Aguilera recorded her follow-up project during 2000. It includes five Spanish-language versions of tracks from her previous album, in addition to four original compositions and two cover songs. The tracks were adapted and composed by Rudy Pérez who also produced the album.
In the United States, {{Lang|es|Mi Reflejo}} peaked at number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts where it spent 19 weeks at the top of both charts, becoming one of the longest albums to chart at number one. The album was the best-selling Latin pop album of 2000 and was certified 6× Platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It reached number two in Argentina and Uruguay, as well as number five in Mexico, and has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.
Upon its release, {{Lang|es|Mi Reflejo}} received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who noted musical similarities to her debut. Despite this, the album achieved success, with Aguilera receiving the Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and two Billboard Latin Music Awards. Three singles were released from the album: "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)", "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" and "Falsas Esperanzas". To promote the album, Aguilera extended her tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert, into 2001 for eight more dates and performed at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Background and composition
{{Quote box|width=30em||align=left|style=padding:8px|quote="My message, as in all my music, stands for being fearless to explore who you are. It's never too late to open a new door. Although it's scary to dive into territory that isn't your first language, it still doesn't erase who I am and how I want to express myself in all aspects of what intrigues and inspires me."|source=— Aguilera about embracing her Ecuadorian roots with Mi Reflejo{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9408858/thalia-paulina-rubio-christina-aguilera-talk-landmark-2000-albums|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200626163848/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9408858/thalia-paulina-rubio-christina-aguilera-talk-landmark-2000-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2020|title=Thalia, Paulina Rubio, Christina Aguilera Open Up About Landmark 2000 Albums: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|first=Lucas|last=Villa|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020}}}}
According to her manager Steve Kurtz, Aguilera expressed interest in recording a Spanish-language album before she recorded her first album Christina Aguilera.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424794/christina-aguilera-delves-into-latin-roots-on-spanish-lp.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326160745/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424794/christina-aguilera-delves-into-latin-roots-on-spanish-lp.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2012|title=Christina Aguilera Delves Into Latin Roots On Spanish LP|first=Teri|last=vanHorn|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=August 16, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013}} At the time, Aguilera was simultaneously touring to promote her album and recording a Christmas album My Kind of Christmas, released later in 2000. Mi Reflejo was intended to be titled Latin Lover Girl;{{cite web | first=Elon| last=Johnson| title=Aguilera's Sore Throat Cancels Trip
| work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom| date=May 10, 2000| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424803/aguileras-sore-throat-cancels-trip.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025124010/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424803/aguileras-sore-throat-cancels-trip.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | access-date=August 1, 2008}} the title's origin came from the Spanish version of the song "Reflection", which Aguilera recorded for the soundtrack to Mulan.
In 1999, she began recording in Miami with Cuban-American producer Rudy Pérez.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+aguilera+spanish&pg=PA51|title=Aguilera En Español|first=John|last=Lannert|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=October 23, 1999|access-date=November 20, 2013|volume=111|issue=43|page=51}} He co-wrote the songs "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido", "Cuando No es Contigo", and "El Beso Del Final". He also composed the Spanish versions of "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" ("Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"), "Genie in a Bottle" ("Genio Atrapado"), "I Turn to You" ("Por Siempre Tú"), "What a Girl Wants" ("Una Mujer"), and "Reflection" ("Mi Reflejo"). Aguilera covers Perez's song "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti", which was originally performed by Puerto Rican singer Lourdes Robles on her album Definitivamente (1991).{{cite web|title=Definitivamente: Overview |work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/definitivamente-mw0000880774| access-date=May 11, 2013}} Pérez stated that Aguilera did not know any Spanish while recording; he remedied the problem by phonetically writing out lyrics and included a system that allowed Aguilera to pronounce the "r's" in the songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&q=christina+aguilera+mi+reflejo+600%2C000&pg=PA17|title=Rudy Perez Tops Hot Latin Tracks Producers Lists for 2000|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=January 21, 2013|volume=112|issue=53|page=17}} Mi Reflejo features a cover of César Portillo de la Luz's bolero "Contigo En La Distancia". Additionally, Aguilera made a duet with Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi on the ballad "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido". Aguilera wanted Fonsi to perform a duet with her because she felt that she could relate to him as they "grew up listening to the same things". "Cuando No es Contigo" is an uptempo salsa song which was arranged by Sergio George. "Falsas Esperanzas" is another uptempo song in the album which features Cuban musician Paquito Hechevarria performing the piano.
Reception
=Critical reception=
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev4score = C{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/09/11/mi-reflejo/|last=Browne|first=David|title=Mi Reflejo|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 15, 2000|access-date=June 2, 2022}}
|rev6 = Los Angeles Times
|rev6score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-16-ca-21736-story.html|title=Heritage Aside, Aguilera Doesn't Translate|last=Lechner|first=Ernesto|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 16, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013}}
|rev7 = Orlando Sentinel
|rev7score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/09/15/aguilera-must-not-know-spanish-word-for-subtlety/|title=Aguilera Must Not Know Spanish Word For Subtlety|last=Gettelman|first=Parry|work=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|date=September 15, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013}}
|rev8 = Sonicnet
|rev9 = Sun-Sentinel
|rev10 = Wall of Sound
|rev10score = 72/100{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017104843/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/mireflejo_christinaaguileraIndex.html|url=http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/mireflejo_christinaaguileraIndex.html|last=Reighley|first=Kurt|title=Wall of Sound Review: Mi Reflejo|work=Go.com|publisher=Walt Disney Internet Group|archive-date=October 17, 2000}}
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Mi Reflejo received an average score of 56, based on seven reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/mi-reflejo/christina-aguilera|title=Mi Reflejo Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=April 28, 2011}} Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as a mirror image of her debut album Christina Aguilera. He felt that it was a "little too familiar" although he praised recordings as "well-produced"; however, he concluded that the album "doesn't add anything new to her music, since it's just the old music in new clothing."{{cite web | last=Erlewine|first=Stepehn| title=Mi Reflejo: Overview |work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mi-reflejo-mw0000088462| access-date=August 1, 2008}} An editor for Billboard wrote that Aguilera has yielded a mostly mainstream pop album with Latin inflections.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fxEEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+mi+reflejo+christina+aguilera+reviews+and+previews&pg=PA27|title=Reviews & Previews|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 16, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|volume=112|issue=38|page=27}} Eliseo Cardona of CDNow gave the album a mixed review. While he enjoyed Aguilera's vocal performance, which he described as " precisely, gracefully, forcefully ", he criticized the literal Spanish translation of the lyrics from English, which he said made a "good laugh and a better yawn". He commended "Cuando No es Contigo" as making Aguilera a "credible, expressive salsera" and her cover of "Contigo en la Distancia" as the album's finest moment.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/artistid=Aguilera*Christina/itemid=1248403/select=review/pubid=7 |title=Christina Aguilera: Mi Reflejo |last=Cardona |first=Eliseo |publisher=CDNow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017215734/http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/pagename%3D/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/artistid%3DAguilera%2AChristina/itemid%3D1248403/select%3Dreview/pubid%3D7 |archive-date=October 17, 2000 |url-status=dead }}
David Browne of Entertainment Weekly, who gave the album a C rating, wrote the review in a parody memo from Aguilera's point of view. He mocked at Aguilera's attempt at making a Spanish-language album simply because of her Ecuadorian heritage, criticized her "unnecessary" high note", ballads that "old Latin ladies'll like", and the photos used in the album's booklet. Mike Magnuson of HOB.com wrote a critical review of the album admonishing the photos in the record for attempting to make Aguilera look Latino which he insisted was a bad influence for the younger audience. Though he mentions that "you can count on her agreeable voice" and lauded the use of Latin percussion and horns, he asserted that the record was "purely a marketing scam gone too far."{{cite web|url=http://www.hob.com/cdreviews/october2000/001002christinaaguilera/|last=Magnuson|first=Mike|title=Christina Aguilera "Mi Reflejo"|publisher=HOB.com|date=October 2, 2000|archive-date=January 24, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124061300/http://www.hob.com/cdreviews/october2000/001002christinaaguilera/}} Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel stated that "Mi Reflejo lacks emotional depth, and her decision to record in Spanish seems more a bid to conquer new chart territory than anything else".
Sonicnet called its production "superslick" and compared Aguilera's vocals to that of Mariah Carey, completing that the album "almost guarantees that the diminutive diva will expand her colonial powers south of the border. In other words, she's planning to do a reverse Ricky Martin on us". Ernesto Lechner of the Los Angeles Times rated the album two out of four stars comparing her vocals in her debut album and in Mi Reflejo, describing her performance in the latter as "ridiculous". He complained about Aguilera's cover of "Contigo en la Distancia" which he described as a "bloated confection". Kurt B. Reighley from Wall of Sound wrote that the album is "an impressive addition to young Christina's limited canon".
=Accolades=
Promotion
{{Main|Christina Aguilera in Concert}}
To promote Mi Reflejo, Aguilera extended her tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert, into 2001 for eight more dates, visiting Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Panama and Japan.{{cite web |url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/chrs20.shtml |title=Polished Aguilera gives fans what they want and more |last=Stout|first=Gene |date=October 20, 2000 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Corporation |access-date=December 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020525032554/http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/chrs20.shtml |archive-date=May 25, 2002}}{{cite web |url=http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2001/01/23/uhora.htm#top |title=Unas 20 mil personas fueron al concierto de Christina Aguilera|language=es|date= January 23, 2001 |work=La Prensa |publisher=Corporación La Prensa |access-date=December 29, 2011|archive-url= http://www.freezepage.com/1325158284CTXSMCNGIO?url=http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2001/01/23/uhora.htm%23top|archive-date=December 29, 2011}} Aguilera also gave a performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards, performing "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" and "Falsas Esperanzas".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/news_feature_grammyflashback/2001/ |title=Grammys 2001 |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom Media Networks |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515074718/http://www.mtv.com/bands/g/news_feature_grammyflashback/2001/ |archive-date=May 15, 2013 }}
=Singles=
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The lead single of album was "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)", the Spanish version of "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)", which was released on August 8, 2000, to Latin radio stations.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBAEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle%3Abillboard+%22ven+conmigo%22+%22reflejo%22&pg=PA85|title=Aguilera Makes Spanish Debut On BMG U.S. Latin|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=112|issue=33|page=85|date=August 12, 2000|access-date=April 28, 2013}} The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and number two on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs charts.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina aguilera|chart=Latin Songs C}}|title=Christina Aguilera - Chart history: Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 1, 2013}}{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=christina aguilera|chart=Latin Pop Songs C}}|title=Christina Aguilera - Chart history: Latin Pop Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 1, 2013}} It also peaked at number eight in Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Aguilera&titel=Ven+conmigo+%28solamente+t%FA%29&cat=s|title=Christina - Ven conmigo (solamente tú)|work=PROMUSICAE|language=es|publisher=Hung Medien|date=September 12, 2000|access-date=May 1, 2013}} The second single, "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" was released in December 2000.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxEEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22pero+me+acuerdo+de+ti%22&pg=PA36|title=Christina On Top|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 23, 2000|access-date=April 29, 2013|volume=112|issue=52|page=35}} The song reached number eight on the Hot Latin Songs and number five on Latin Pop Songs charts. In Spain, it reached number three on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Aguilera&titel=Pero+me+acuerdo+de+ti&cat=s|title=Christina Aguilera - Pero me acuerdo de ti|work=PROMUSICAE|publisher=Hung Medien|date=March 10, 2001|access-date=May 1, 2013}} Its music video was directed by Kevin G. Bray.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805268/pero-me-acuerdo-de-ti.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153420/http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805268/pero-me-acuerdo-de-ti.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |title=Christina Aguilera - Music Videos |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=December 4, 2012}} The third single "Falsas Esperanzas" was released on July 3, 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/falsas-esperanzas-mw0000379519|title=Falsas Esperanzas: Overview|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi|access-date=April 29, 2013}} The song reached number fifteen in Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christina+Aguilera&titel=Falsas+esperanzas&cat=s|title=Christina Aguilera - Falsas esperanzas|work=PROMUSICAE|publisher=Hung Medien|date=June 9, 2001|access-date=May 1, 2013}} Its music video, taken from her DVD My Reflection, was directed by Lawrence Jordan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805309/falsas-esperanzas.jhtml#artist=509026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314070517/http://www.mtv.com/videos/christina-aguilera/805309/falsas-esperanzas.jhtml#artist=509026 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |title=Christina Aguilera " Music Videos |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=December 4, 2012}} "Genio Atrapado" and "Por Siempre Tú" were previously released as singles along with their original versions.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22por+siempre+tu%22&pg=PA125|title=Hot 100 Spotlight|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=June 24, 2000|access-date=May 1, 2013|volume=112|issue=26|page=125}} The former single peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart while the latter single peaked at number six on the Hot Latin Songs and number two on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart.
Legacy and achievements
In September 2018, Mi Reflejo was ranked number ten on the Billboards Top 20 Latin Albums of All Time,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8475939/top-20-latin-albums-of-all-time|title=Billboard's Top 20 Latin Albums Of All Time|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Jessica|last=Roiz|date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004104733/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8475939/top-20-latin-albums-of-all-time|access-date=January 4, 2021|archive-date=2018-10-04}} and in 2020 the same media brand included it on its list of the longest-leading albums of all time on the Top Latin Albums chart (at number twelve).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8532813/hispanic-heritage-month-longest-leading-no-1s-top-latin-albums/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210104124143/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8532813/hispanic-heritage-month-longest-leading-no-1s-top-latin-albums/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-01-04|title=Hispanic Heritage Month: Longest-Leading Top Latin Albums Chart No. 1s Ever|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Jessica|last=Roiz|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=January 4, 2021}} The album spent 19 weeks at number one on Billboards Top Latin Albums ranking at number 13 with the most weeks at number one.{{cite magazine |title=Longest-Leading No. 1s Ever on Top Latin Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8532813/hispanic-heritage-month-longest-leading-no-1s-top-latin-albums/|magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 13, 2020 |date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011223521/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8532813/hispanic-heritage-month-longest-leading-no-1s-top-latin-albums/|archive-date=October 11, 2020|url-status=live}} Mi Reflejo was best fifth best-selling Latin album of 2000 and became the second best-selling Latin album of the year later after Paulina by Paulina Rubio. The album was also the best-selling Latin pop album of 2000.
In a 2020 statement for Billboard, Aguilera noted that she "was excited to bring a new life to [the] songs and reinvent [them]". She added that she "was allowed to create and express new ad libs and vocal runs that [she] wasn't given the freedom to do on her original record". New York Daily News writer Muri Assuncão noted that after the release of the album, Aguilera went on to use "her Latin charm and sultry persona — not to mention her jaw-dropping four-octave vocal range — to become one of pop music's most beloved icons".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-christina-aguilera-last-name-too-ethnic-change-20200627-kncxjsoaibhwvevmnjrc5hugdi-story.html|title=Christina Aguilera: music execs wanted to change my last name because it was 'too ethnic'|access-date=October 21, 2021|website=New York Daily News|date=27 June 2020 }} In the 2021 article for POPline, it was noted that Mi Reflejo introduced Aguilera to the general public as a "fearless" and "versatile" artist, and also "played a pivotal role in the expansion of Spanish-language music within today's American pop scene."{{cite web|url=https://portalpopline.com.br/christina-aguilera-efeito-mi-reflejo-pop-espanhol/|title=Christina Aguilera e o efeito de 'Mi Reflejo' no pop em espanhol de hoje|work=POPline|publisher=POPline Produções Artisticas & Comunicação LTDA|language=Portuguese|date=September 30, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211116142555/https://portalpopline.com.br/christina-aguilera-efeito-mi-reflejo-pop-espanhol/|archive-date=November 16, 2021|access-date=January 16, 2022}}
Commercial performance
{{Quote box
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Mi Reflejo debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard 200 selling nearly 43,000 copies in its first week.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/music/news/g-o-a-t-herds-to-chart-top-1117786670|title = 'G.O.A.T.' herds to chart top|date = 20 September 2000}}{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NBAEAAAAMBAJ&q=mi+reflejo|title=The Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 30, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|volume=112|issue=40|page=100}} On the same week, the album debuted at number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and replaced Son by Four's eponymous album.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-09-30/latin-albums|title=Mi Reflejo — Week of September 30, 2000|date=September 30, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}} It spent nineteen weeks on top of the chart until was it replaced by Vicente Fernández for his greatest hits album Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2001-02-10/latin-albums|title=Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1 — Week of February 10, 2001|date=February 10, 2001|access-date=April 30, 2013|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}} The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart where it succeeded Galería Caribe by Ricardo Arjona.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-09-30/latin-pop-albums|title=Mi Reflejo — Week of September 30, 2000|date=September 30, 2000|access-date=April 30, 2013|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}} It also spent nineteen weeks on top of this chart until it was replaced by Abrázame Muy Fuerte by Juan Gabriel.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2001-02-10/latin-pop-albums|title=Abrázame Muy Fuerte — Week of February 10, 2001|date=February 10, 2001|access-date=April 30, 2013|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}} According to Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 487,000 copies in the United States as of 2014.{{cite magazine|title=Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift Out-'Shake's Mariah Carey|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6236538/ask-billboard-taylor-swift-out-shakes-mariah-carey?page=0%2C3|magazine=Billboard|author=Trust, Bary|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=September 1, 2014}} On September 10, 2001, the album was certified 6× Platinum in the Latin field for shipping 600,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{Certification Cite Ref|artist=Christina Aguilera|title=Mi Reflejo|region=United States|Spanish=yes|type=album|access-date=April 30, 2013}}
Internationally, the album peaked at number two on the Argentine albums chart and was certified platinum by the Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (CAPIF). Mi Reflejo also reached number two in Uruguay, as reported by Cámara Uruguaya del Disco (CUD) in late 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.cudisco.org/ranking.htm|title=Ranking de Artistas Internacionales|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010429213517/http://www.cudisco.org/ranking.htm|archive-date=April 29, 2001|publisher=Cámara Uruguaya de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|access-date=November 6, 2014}} It peaked at number fifty-four in Switzerland and certified platinum in Mexico by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON).{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Mexico|type=album|title=Mi Reflejo|artist=Christina Aguilera}} It reached number five on the official Mexican Albums Chart.{{cite news|title=Los más vendidos en Iberoamérica y EU|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/10/30&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04200&PageLabel=42|access-date=August 13, 2021|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=October 30, 2000|page=42|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190643/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F10%2F30&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04200&PageLabel=42|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} In Spain, the album peaked at number twelve on the Spanish Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the country for shipping 100,000 copies.{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos. Año a año. 1959–2002|year=2005|location=Madrid, Spain|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|pages=805, 835, 961|language=es|isbn=978-84-8048-639-2}}{{cite web|url=http://afyvecharts.blogspot.com.es/2007/08/2000-albumes-2-parte.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130708175603/http://afyvecharts.blogspot.com.es/2007/08/2000-albumes-2-parte.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-08|title=Listas Afyve 2000 Albumes (2ª parte)|publisher=Asociación Fonográfica y Videográfica de España|date=August 31, 2007|language=Spanish|access-date=April 26, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://zm.nu/2000/11/16/Chistina-Aguilera-presenta-en-Barcelona-su-primer-disco-en-espanol/|title=Chistina Aguilera presenta en Barcelona su primer disco en español|date=November 16, 2000|publisher=Zona Musical|language=es|access-date=June 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615195810/http://zm.nu/2000/11/16/Chistina-Aguilera-presenta-en-Barcelona-su-primer-disco-en-espanol/|archive-date=June 15, 2013}} It sold three hundred thousand copies in Costa Rica as of 2004,{{cite web|url=http://www.los40.co.cr/artista.asp?id=16374|title=Artista – Los 40: Christina Aguilera|publisher=LOS 40. Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (PRISA)|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224095105/http://www.los40.co.cr/artista.asp?id=16374|archive-date=December 24, 2008|access-date=November 15, 2023}} and it was a commercial success in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela as well.{{cite web|url=http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/actualidad/christina-aguilera/20060808/nota/318010.aspx|title=Christina Aguilera|publisher=Caracol Radio. Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (PRISA)|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615110549/http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/actualidad/christina-aguilera/20060808/nota/318010.aspx|archive-date=June 15, 2013|access-date=November 15, 2023}} The album has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide as of 2006.{{cite magazine|last=Newman|first=Melinda|title=Christina Aguilera Old School|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|date=29 July 2006|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=26–|issn=0006-2510}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Production
| total_length = 42:35
| title1 = Genio Atrapado
| lyrics1 = {{Flat list|
- Rudy Pérez
- David Frank
- Steve Kipner
- Pam Sheyne}}
| music1 = {{Flat list|
- Frank
- Kipner
- Sheyne}}
| extra1 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Frank
- Kipner}}
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Falsas Esperanzas
| lyrics2 = Jorge Luis Piloto
| music2 = Piloto
| extra2 = Pérez
| length2 = 2:57
| title3 = El Beso del Final
| lyrics3 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Franne Golde
- Tom Snow}}
| music3 = {{Flat list|
- Golde
- Snow}}
| extra3 = Pérez
| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti
| lyrics4 = Pérez
| music4 = Pérez
| extra4 = Pérez
| length4 = 4:26
| title5 = Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)
| lyrics5 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Johan Aberg
- Paul Rein}}
| music5 = {{Flat list|
- Aberg
- Rein}}
| extra5 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Aberg
- Rein}}
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Si No Te Hubiera Conocido
| note6 = duet with Luis Fonsi
| lyrics6 = Pérez
| music6 = Pérez
| extra6 = Pérez
| length6 = 4:50
| title7 = Contigo en la Distancia
| lyrics7 = César Portillo de la Luz
| music7 = Luz
| extra7 = Pérez
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Cuando No es Contigo
| lyrics8 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Manuel Lopez}}
| music8 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Lopez}}
| extra8 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Sergio George}}
| length8 = 4:10
| title9 = Por Siempre Tú
| lyrics9 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Diane Warren}}
| music9 = Warren
| extra9 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Guy Roche}}
| length9 = 4:05
| title10 = Una Mujer
| lyrics10 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Roche
- Shelly Peiken}}
| music10 = {{Flat list|
- Roche
- Peiken}}
| extra10 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Roche}}
| length10 = 3:14
| title11 = Mi Reflejo
| lyrics11 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Matthew Wilder
- David Zippel}}
| music11 = {{Flat list|
- Wilder
- Zippel}}
| extra11 = {{Flat list|
- Pérez
- Wilder}}
| length11 = 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special edition bonus tracks
| total_length = 56:10
| title12 = Falsas Esperanzas
| note12 = Dance Radio Mix
| length12 = 3:27
| title13 = Falsas Esperanzas
| note13 = Tropical Mix
| length13 = 3:10
| title14 = Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti
| note14 = Remix
| length14 = 3:41
| title15 = Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)
| note15 = Karaoke Version
| length15 = 3:12
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes of Mi Reflejo.
;Musicians
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- Christina Aguilera – vocals
- Richard Bravo – percussion
- Ed Calle – saxophone
- Tony Concepcion – trumpet
- Geannie Cruz – background vocals
- Luis Fonsi – performer
- David Frank – drums, keyboard
- Jerry Goldsmith – conductor
- John Goux – guitar
- Paquito Hechavarría – piano
- Julio Hernandez – bass
- Steve Kipner – drums, keyboard
- Matt Laug – tambourine
- Lee Levin – drums
- Manny Lopez – acoustic guitar
- Raúl Midón – background vocals
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Agustin Pantoja – palmadas
- Wendy Pederson – vocals
- Rudy Pérez – producer, arranger, songwriter, keyboards, Spanish guitar
- Clay Perry – keyboard, programming
- Tim Pierce – guitar
- Rubén Rodríguez – electric bass
- Michael C. Ross – keyboard
- Dana Teboe – trombone
- Michael Thompson – guitar
- Dan Warner – guitar
- Matthew Wilder – orchestration
- Aaron Zigman – orchestration
{{div col end}}
;Production
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- Producer: Rudy Pérez
- Executive producers: Ron Fair, Diane Warren
- Engineers: Paul Arnold, Bob Brockman, Mario DeJesús, Mike Greene, Mario Lucy, Joel Numa, Paul Rein, Michael C. Ross, Bruce Weeden
- Assistant engineers: Tom Bender, Michael Huff
- Mixing: Mike Couzzi, Mick Guzauski, Peter Mokran, Dave Way, Bruce Weeden
- Programming: Rudy Perez, Guy Roche, Michael C. Ross
- Drum programming: Rudy Perez
- Percussion programming: Rudy Pérez
- Arrangers: Rudy Perez, Ed Calle, David Frank, Sergio George, Ron Harris
- vocal arrangement: Ron Fair
- String arrangements: Gary Lindsay, Rudy Pérez
- Vocal arrangement: Rudy Pérez
- Orchestration: Matthew Wilder, Aaron Zigman
{{div col end}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"|Chart (2000–2001)
! scope="col"|Peak |
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scope="row"| Argentine Albums (CAPIF){{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=February 10, 2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghMEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+%22reflejo%22+%22hits+of+the+world%22&pg=PA57|volume=113|issue=6|page=57|access-date=January 20, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url =http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/62420/products/music/432408/1/|title =Mi Reflejo|language =ja|publisher =Oricon|access-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730203352/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/62420/products/music/432408/1/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|59 |
scope="row"| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
scope="row" | South African Albums (RISA){{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/sa_divas/albums.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160902183814/http://www.geocities.ws/sa_divas/albums.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-09-02|title=Divas of South Africa & America − Albums|publisher=RISA|access-date=April 23, 2022}}
| style="text-align:center;"|52 |
scope="row"{{album chart|Spain|12|artist=Christina Aguilera|album=Mi Reflejo|refname="spainchart"}} |
scope="row"{{album chart|Switzerland|54|artist=Christina Aguilera|album=Mi Reflejo|refname=swisscharts|access-date=August 1, 2008}} |
scope="row"| Uruguayan Albums (CUD)
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
scope="row"{{album chart|Billboard200|27|artist=Christina Aguilera|refname=billboard200|access-date=April 28, 2013}} |
scope="row"{{album chart|BillboardLatin|1|artist=Christina Aguilera|refname=latinalbums|access-date=April 28, 2013}} |
scope="row"{{album chart|BillboardLatinPop|1|artist=Christina Aguilera|refname=latinpopalbums|access-date=April 28, 2013}} |
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=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"|Chart (2000)
! scope="col"|Peak |
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scope="row"|US Top Latin Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&q=mi+reflejo|title=The Year in Music 2000|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-72,74|date=December 30, 2000|access-date=April 28, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
scope="row"|US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"|Chart (2001)
! scope="col"|Peak |
---|
scope="row"|US Top Latin Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=son+by+four|title=The Year in Music 2001|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-58,62|date=December 29, 2001|access-date=April 28, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
scope="row"|US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
=Decade-end charts=
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Certifications and sales
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Mi Reflejo|artist=Christina Aguilera|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certref={{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP |title=Disos de Oro y Platino |publisher=Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers |url-status=dead }}|salesamount=114,000|salesref={{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/212350-la-ilusion-pop |title=La Ilusión Pop |work=La Nación|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718234019/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/212350-la-ilusion-pop |archive-date=July 18, 2016}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Chile (IFPI Chile)|type=album|title=Mi Reflejo|artist=Christina Aguilera|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|salesamount=15,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id={38ff5a90-e026-4afe-97de-2be5dc01eee4}|title=Los Discos de Oro y Platino Ahora Pesan Menos|work=El Mercurio|access-date=March 15, 2017|date=June 9, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315034120/http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id={38ff5a90-e026-4afe-97de-2be5dc01eee4}|language=es}}|certref=}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=album|title=Mi Reflejo|artist=Christina Aguilera|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2001|salesamount=300,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.informador.mx/Entretenimiento/Christina-Aguilera-estrella-de-la-musica-y-el-cine-20101217-0019.html|title=Christina Aguilera, Estrella de La música y El Cine|work=El Informador|access-date=April 22, 2021|date=December 17, 2010|language=es}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Mi Reflejo|artist=Christina Aguilera|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certref=}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Mi Reflejo|artist=Christina Aguilera|award=Platinum|number=6|Spanish=yes|access-date=April 30, 2013|salesamount=489,000|salesref={{cite magazine|title=Ask Billboard: A Supersized Mailbag in Honor of Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus' Record Run Atop the Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lil-nas-x-billy-ray-cyrus-christina-aguilera-ask-billboard-mailbag |magazine=Billboard |first=Gary |last=Trust |date=August 24, 2019 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=August 24, 2019}}}}
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See also
Notes
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References
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Category:Christina Aguilera albums
Category:2000s Spanish-language albums
Category:Albums produced by Rudy Pérez
Category:Albums produced by Sergio George
Category:Albums produced by Guy Roche
Category:Albums produced by Matthew Wilder
Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album