Sobrevivir

Olga Tañón, the first female Hispanic performer to receive two consecutive Grammy Awards, for the albums Olga Viva, Viva Olga and Yo Por Ti, recorded Sobrevivir under the guidance of Humberto Gatica, Kike Santander, and Manuel Tejada.{{cite web|url=http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/january31-03/olga.htm|title=Olga Tañon Presents New Album: "Sobrevivir"|first=Pablo|last=De Sainz|publisher=La Prensa San Diego|date=January 31, 2003|accessdate=February 7, 2011}} About the album, Tañón said: "I loved doing this album, I loved working with people who I worked. Every album I record is more mature, musically speaking."{{cite web|url=http://www.pa-digital.com.pa/periodico/edicion-anterior/ey-interna.php?story_id=398967|title=Olga Tañon desea seguir ganando premios|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=February 7, 2011}} Sobrevivir continued with the crossover from tropical music to pop music that began with Nuevos Senderos, Te Acordarás de Mí and Yo Por Tí, being her first full length pop music album.{{cite web |title=Sobrevivir – Olga Tañón|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r616313|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=February 7, 2011}}

Sobrevivir includes several ballads, which reminds Tañón's previous work on the album Nuevos Senderos produced by Marco Antonio Solís. "Mentiras", a ballad, tells the story of a woman who finishes a tormentous relationship. "A Partir de Hoy" is described as an "ode to positivism," while "Angel de Mi Corazon" is a tribute to Tañón's daughter. The track "Quien Diria" features co-lead vocals by fellow Puerto-Rican American singer Luis Fonsi. The album also features "Beso a Beso", a modern tango mixed with R&B, giving it a sound similar to some of Marc Anthony’s work. The singer declared about the musical content of Sobrevivir: "The album is balanced, have sentimental ballads, the kind you hear as a masochist when you finish a relationship with your boyfriend, and on the other hand, the happiness and cheerful feeling of people who are in love."{{cite web |title=Fama: Olga Tañón busca "Sobrevivir"|language=Spanish|url=http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20030202/fama/fam5.asp|publisher=La Prensa Grafica|accessdate=February 7, 2011}}

The album lead single "Asi es La Vida" was released in early November, 2002, and debuted at number 43 in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart in the week of December 2, 2002.{{cite web |title=Asi es La Vida - Olga Tañón|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2002-12-07/latin-songs?order=gainer|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=February 7, 2011|date=December 7, 2002}} The song peaked at number-one in the chart eight weeks later.{{cite web |title=Asi es La Vida – Olga Tañón|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-02-01/latin-songs|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=February 7, 2011|date=February 1, 2003}} "Asi es La Vida" also reached number two in the Latin Pop Songs chart and ended 2003 as the seventh best performing Latin single of the year in the United States.

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| date = December 27, 2003

| title = The Year in Music 2003: Latin

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| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

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| accessdate = February 7, 2011}} A merengue version was released in the radio station and reached number-two on the Tropical Songs chart.{{cite web|title=Sobrevivir – Billboard Singles|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sobrevivir-r616313/charts-awards/billboard-single|work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=February 7, 2011}}

"No Podrás", written and produced by Kike Santander, was released as the second and last single from the album. It peaked at number ten in the Top Latin Songs and at 16 in the Latin Pop Songs chart.{{cite web |title=No Podrás - Olga Tañón|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=olga tañón|chart=all}}|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=February 7, 2011|date=July 23, 2003}} Santander received a nomination for a Billboard Award for Producer of the Year for his work on the track.

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| first = Leila

| date = May 1, 2004

| title = Producer Finalists On Their Craft

| magazine = Billboard

| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

| volume = 116

| issue = 18

| page = LM-12

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=thAEAAAAMBAJ&q=no+podras+olga+tanon&pg=RA1-PA8

| accessdate = February 7, 2011}}

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The critical reception for the album has been mixed. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic declared that Tañón "missed her mark" angering her longtime fans, who wanted more merengue, not more pop. Nevertheless, Birchmeier also named Sobrevivir "a fine album," and "about as good as any adult-leaning Latin pop release of its time." He also praised the tracks "Caramelo", "Así es La Vida", "Mentiras", "No Podrás", and especially "Quien Diria," a duet with Luis Fonsi. Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine in a mixed review of Sobrevivir, named the album "well executed", but "fails to fully define its singer: Is she a pop balladeer? A dance queen?", concluding that Tañón "sounds as if she's still searching for something else."{{cite magazine |title= Sobrevivir |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73301/sobrevivir |date= December 7, 2002 |accessdate= December 27, 2013 |first=Leila |last=Cobo |magazine= Billboard}} The album was awarded the Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.{{cite web |title=Juanes wins five Latin Grammys; Celia Cruz honored |url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/2003-09-03-latin-grammys_x.htm|publisher=USA Today |accessdate= February 7, 2011 |date= September 3, 2003}} After receiving the award, Tañón said: "I swear I was surprised. Anything could have happened. The competition was very strong but I always had faith. I'm super happy."

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• Eduardo Ochoa
• Luis Varona

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| title2 = Mentiras

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• Roberto Dorcal
• Elizabeth "Mimi" Ibarra
• José Luis Morin

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| title3 = Caramelo

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• Claudia Brant
• Daniel Freiberg

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| title4 = A Partir De Hoy

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• Guadalupe García
• Manuel López

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| title5 = Así Es La Vida

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• Manny Benito
• Alejandro Campos
• Juan David

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| title6 = No Podrás

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| title7 = Beso A Beso

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• Rodney Alejandro
• Brant
• Nir Seroussi

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| length7 = 03:51

| title8 = Quién Diría

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| note8 = Duet With Luis Fonsi

| title9 = Ojos Negros

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• Freiberg
• Luis Sarmiento

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| length9 = 04:15

| title10 = Sobrevivir

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• Marc Portman

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| title11 = Ángel De Mi Corazón

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• Fonsi

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| title12 = No Podrás (Ranchera)

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| title13 = Caramelo (Sugar's Dance Remix)

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• Freiberg

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}}{{cite book|title=Olga Tanon: Sobrevivir|date=November 2002|publisher=Warner Music Latina}}

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