2009 studio album by Wisin & Yandel
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Allmusic
[2]
La Revolución (English: The Revolution ) is the sixth studio album, and the ninth album overall,
[3] by
Puerto Rican
reggaeton duo
Wisin & Yandel . It was released on May 26, 2009 by
Machete Music and
WY Records .
[1] 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.
[4] It won the
Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year at the
2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards .
[5] To promote the album the artists embarked on the La Revolución Tour in the US.
[6]
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."
[3]
Commercial performance
In the United States, the first week prediction were between 25-30k.
[7] La Revolución debuted at number seven on the
Billboard 200 with sales of 35,700,
[8]
[9] 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.
[10] It was the second best selling latin album of 2009 in the United States selling 204,000 copies.
[11] 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.
[12]
Worldwide, the album sold 100,000 copies in it first week.
[13]
Track listing
Standard Edition Title Writer(s) 1. "La Revolución" Victor Martinez, Ernesto Padilla,
Llandel Veguilla ,
Juan Morera 4:10 2. "Quítame El Dolor" Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 3:19 3. "Encendío" Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 3:45 4. "
Mujeres in the Club " (featuring
50 Cent )
Curtis Jackson , Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 4:00 5. "Ahí Voy"
Marco Masis , Veguilla, Morera 3:58 6. "Emociones" Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 4:04 7. "
Gracias A Ti " José Gomez, Veguilla, Morera 3:52 8. "Perfecto" (featuring
Ivy Queen & Yaviah) Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera,
Martha Pesante , Javier A. Marcano 4:22 9. "
Abusadora " Masis, Veguilla, Morera 2:57 10. "Ella Me Llama" Christian M. Colon, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 4:14 11. "Yo Lo Sé" Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 3:45 12. "¿Cómo Quieres Que Te Olvide?" (featuring
Ednita Nazario ) Gomez, Veguilla, Morera 4:32 13. "Tú Vives En Mí" Masis, Veguilla, Morera 3:33 14. "Besos Mojados" Victor Cabrera, Francisco Saldana, Veguilla, Morera 4:22 15. "Descará" (
Yomo featuring
Wisin & Yandel ) Raymond Diaz,
José Torres , Veguilla, Morera 5:03 Total length: 1:00:47
iTunes Bonus Track Title 16. "Tiene Que Pasar" 4:07 Total length: 1:04:54
Deluxe Edition Title Writer(s) 16. "
Me Estás Tentando " Gomez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 3:49 17. "
Me Estás Tentando " (Remix) (featuring Franco "El Gorila", Jayko) (Digital and Deluxe Edition CD without DVD) Gomez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera 4:24 18. "
Lloro Por Ti " (Remix) (featuring
Enrique Iglesias )
Enrique Iglesias ,
Descemer Bueno , Veguilla, Morena 4:34 Total length: 1:13:34
Deluxe Edition - iTunes Bonus Track Title 19. "Tiene Que Pasar" 4:07 Total length: 1:17:41
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.
Disc 2 Title Writer(s) 1. "Sandungueo" (featuring Yomo, Franco "El Gorila", Gadiel) Cortes, Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Torres, Veguilla 6:37 2. "
Te Siento " Morena, Padilla, Veguilla 4:18 3. "
Imagínate " (featuring
T-Pain ) Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla, T-Pain 4:44 4. "
All Up 2 You " (
Aventura featuring
Akon ,
Wisin & Yandel ) (This track isn't available on the Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Venezuelan editions) Masis, Veguilla, Morena,
Anthony "Romeo" Santos ,
Aliaune Thiam 3:40 5. "Pasan Los Dias" Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla 4:42 6. "Desapareció" (featuring Tico "El Inmigrante", Gadiel) Masis, Morena, Mujica, Veguilla 4:27 7. "Ella Me Llama" (Remix) (featuring
Akon ) Thiam, Christian Colon, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla 4:25 8. "
Gracias A Ti " (Remix) (featuring
Enrique Iglesias ) Gomez, Veguilla, Morera, Iglesias 4:12 Total length: 01:37:46
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:
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2009)
Position
US Billboard 200
[21]
199
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard )
[22]
2
Chart (2010)
Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard )
[23]
5
Sales and certifications
Accolades
Year
Recipient
Award
Result
Ref.
2009
La Revolución
Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Music Album
Nominated
[29]
«Abusadora»
Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song
Won
«Mujeres In The Club»
Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song
Nominated
«Abusadora»
MTV Video Music Awards – Best Pop Video
Nominated
[30]
Premios MTV Latinoamérica – Video of the Year
Won
[31]
2010
La Revolución
Grammy Awards – Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
Nominated
[32]
Latin Billboard Music Awards – Latin Album of the Year
Nominated
[33]
«Gracias A Ti»
Latin Billboard Music Awards – Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event
Nominated
«Abusadora»
Latin Billboard Music Awards – Tropical Airplay Song of the Year
Nominated
2011
La Revolución: Evolution
Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Album of the Year
Won
[34]
«Te Siento»
Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Song of the Year
Won
See also
References
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Latina . Latina Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2009 .
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People en Español (in Spanish). Time, Inc. Archived from
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"Certificaciones" (in Spanish).
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Type Wisin & Yandel in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La Revolucion in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
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"Los reyes del reggaeton" . www1.rionegro.com.ar .
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Nominados al Latin Grammy 2009, Urbano , latingrammy.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
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VMAs 2009: The Nominations Have Been Announced! Lady Gaga & Beyonce 9 Nominations Trump Britney's 7 , mtv.com. Retrieved on March 1, 2016.
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Wisin y Yandel, los grandes ganadores de los Premios MTV [
permanent dead link ] , rollingstone.com.ar. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
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Final Nominations List: 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Archived April 24, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine , grammy.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
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Nominados A Los Premios Billboard Latin Music (2010) , flowhot.net. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
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Nominados Premio Lo Nuestro 2011 , musikislife.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
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