Saliva (Thalía song)

In 1989, after two successful albums with Timbiriche, Timbiriche VII and Timbiriche VIII & IX, that sold 1 million copies each one,{{Citation | last = González | first = Carlos Ignacio | title = Timbiriche | magazine = Revista ERES | date = 15 May 1988 |url=https://archive.today/20201001040943/https://scontent.fssa12-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12694648_907453616036004_3820326553241345752_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=sQPBeei-7t4AX8Yw_fy&_nc_ht=scontent.fssa12-1.fna&oh=9a8a7be9af579cefd7b07ac62db4ed30&oe=5F9AE70E}}{{cite episode |title=Timbiriche VIII y IX|series=Especiales Canal 5 |publisher=Televisa |network=Canal 5 |date=December 25, 1988|quote=Él álbum doble lleva vendido más de un millón de copias, algo realmente inusitado en la industria discográfica mexicana. Translation: The double album sold more than a million copies, something really unusual in the Mexican record industry.|language=Spanish}} Thalía announced her departure from the group to pursue a solo career.{{cite magazine |last=Andrade |first=Nelson Theodoro |date=1999 |title=Biografia não autorizada |location=Brazil |publisher=Escala |page=25 |language=pt}} In January 1990, the singer traveled to the United States to prepare musically. At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she took English, dance, singing and acting classes.{{cite web |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1991/05/07/39/Ar03909.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=610842&PageLabelPrint=39&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1991&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1991&dummy=1991&sQuery=thalia&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=HTML|title=Thalía há demostrado en sus facetas de cantante y de actriz, ser una de las mejores del momento |date=7 May 1991|accessdate=7 December 2020|work=El Siglo de Torreón|page=39}} The album was produced by Thalía's mentor Alfredo Díaz,{{cite magazine|last=Aguilera|first=Teresa|title=Billboard: Thalía, Latin America Reigning Music Queen|magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33-IA3|date=29 November 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=33–|issn=0006-2510}} who was in charge of the music department of Televisa.{{cite book|author=Thalia|title=Growing Stronger|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dC5Uh77ila8C&pg=PT44|date=1 November 2011|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-101-54461-7|pages=44–}} The singer wanted to revive the Flower power movement and "to break from anything traditional". In the middle of that same year, she returned to Mexico with a new image and released her first LP on 9 October.{{cite web|title=Thalía y su nueva imagen.|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1991/01/04/38/Ar03800.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=503153&PageLabelPrint=38&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1991&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1991&dummy=1991&sQuery=thalia%2bcopias&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=GIF|date=4 January 1991|access-date=9 February 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209045912/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1991%2F01%2F04%2F38%2FAr03800.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=503153&PageLabelPrint=38&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1991&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1991&dummy=1991&sQuery=thalia%2Bcopias&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=GIF|archive-date=9 February 2016|url-status=live}} Just like Thalía's first single "Un Pacto Entre los Dos", the song caused much controversy for its seductive lyrics and was even prohibited in some radio stations and television in Mexico.{{cite web|title=Thalía no entra en el gusto publico con su nuevo material|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1991/01/13/38/Ar03806.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=511133&PageLabelPrint=38&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sQuery=%22%54%68%61%6c%69%61%22%2b%53%61%6c%69%76%61&sScopeID=%44%52&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%30&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%31&x=%32%31&y=%31%30&ViewMode=GIF|date=13 January 1991|accessdate=9 February 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=Spanish}}[https://thevogue.com/artists/thalia/#bio Thalía - The Vouge] Thevogue.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020. To promote the song, a music video (with participation of Ricky Luis) was shot in China and released in 1990.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150417232120/http://musica.univision.com/fotos/curiosas/slideshow/2011-08-25/thalia-40-anos-canciones-trayectoria-fotos-cumpleanos Thalía. 40 años, 40 canciones] Univision.com. It was included in the Thalía's boxset La Historia released by Universal Music in 2010, which included the singer's first three albums and a DVD with her music videos from the Fonovisa era.{{cite AV media notes|title=La Historia|others=Thalía|year=2010|publisher=Universal Music Mexico|id=60252759860 }}

Despite the song being banned in radio stations in Mexico, it still managed to be a hit in Spain as well as some Latin American countries.{{cite web|title=Listas de ventas y popularidad|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1991/06/26/41/Ar04103.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=660464&PageLabelPrint=41&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sQuery=%22%54%68%61%6c%69%61%22%2b%53%61%6c%69%76%61&sScopeID=%44%52&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%30&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%31&x=%32%31&y=%31%30&ViewMode=GIF|date=26 June 1991|accessdate=9 February 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=Spanish}} The song had success in Spain thanks to Thalía becoming the new musical hostess for La Gala VIP Noche from the Spanish television network Telecinco{{cite web|title=Thalía debutó en España como presentadora de tv|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1991/10/08/37/Ar03705.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=756681&PageLabelPrint=37&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&AppName=%32&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sQuery=%22%54%68%61%6c%69%61%22%2b%53%61%6c%69%76%61&sScopeID=%44%52&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%30&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%31&x=%32%31&y=%31%30&ViewMode=HTML|date=8 October 1991|accessdate=9 February 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|title=Dimes y Diretes|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/01/22/37/Ar03711.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=853200&PageLabelPrint=37&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sQuery=%22%54%68%61%6c%69%61%22%2b%53%61%6c%69%76%61&sScopeID=%44%52&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%30&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%32&x=%34%37&y=%31%36&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=%35&ViewMode=GIF|date=22 January 1992|accessdate=9 February 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=Spanish}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1990|title=Saliva|artist=Thalía|accessdate=13 November 2019|certref={{cite web|title=En los ultimos 30 años|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1991/11/19/41/Ar04101.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=794480&PageLabelPrint=41&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f&sLanguage=%45%6e%67%6c%69%73%68&Content=%41%4c%4c&selLanguage=&sPublication=%45%44%54&sQuery=%22%54%68%61%6c%69%61%22&sScopeID=%44%52&sDateFrom=%30%31%25%32%46%30%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%31&sDateTo=%31%32%25%32%46%33%31%25%32%46%31%39%39%31&x=%34%30&y=%37&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=%38%30&ViewMode=GIF|date=19 November 1991|accessdate=9 February 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|language=Spanish}}|salesamount=100,000|salesref={{cite journal|title=Billboard Vol. 86, No. 52|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22spain%22+%22no+Silver+or+platinum+disks%22 |publisher=Billboard|page=41|date=1974-12-26|accessdate=2013-04-29}}}}

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