2018 studio album by Maluma
F.A.M.E. is the third studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter
Maluma .
[1] Released through
Sony Latin on 18 May 2018, the title is an acronym for Fe, Alma, Música, Esencia .
[2] The album was supported by two
singles : "
Corazón " and "
El Préstamo ". It also includes the song "
Felices los 4 ". In order to promote the album, Maluma went on the
F.A.M.E. Tour in 2018.
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[4] The album is also Maluma's first trilingual album, containing songs that are written and sung in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
[5]
The album debuted at number 37 on the US
Billboard 200 , number 1 on the
Top Latin Albums and number 1 on the
Latin Rhythm Albums chart with first week sales of 15,000 equivalent album units earned.
[6] The album won the
Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the
Latin Grammy Awards of 2018 .
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Promotion
Singles
On 21 April 2017, the album's lead single, "
Felices los 4 ", was released digitally on music stores and streaming services.
[8] A notable salsa version of the song featuring American singer
Marc Anthony was released on 7 July 2017.
[9] The song peaked at number 48 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the US
Billboard
Hot Latin Songs chart.
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[11]
"
Corazón " was released digitally on music stores and streaming services on 3 November 2017, as the album's second single.
[12] The song peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number five on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
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[11]
"
El Préstamo " was released digitally on music stores and streaming services on 9 March 2018, as the album's third single.
[13] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard
Bubbling Under Hot 100 songs chart and at number ten on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
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Promotional singles
On 24 November 2017, Maluma released three promotional singles: "
GPS ", "
Vitamina " and "23".
[15] Two of the songs, "GPS" and "Vitamina" charted on the Hot Latin Songs chart where they peaked at number 35 and 49 respectively.
[11] Despite the success of the tracks, they were all excluded from the final release of the album. On 4 May 2018, Maluma released the song "
Marinero " as the album's fourth promotional single along with a music video to support it.
[16] The song peaked at number 27 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
[11]
Short film
On November 23, 2017, Maluma released a 26-minute-long short film in promotion of the album, directed by Jessy Terrero, who also directed the music videos for "Felices los 4", "Corazón" and "El Préstamo". Named X , it features songs such as "
Cuatro Babys " featuring
Noriel ,
Bryant Myers , and Juhn, "GPS" featuring
French Montana , "Vitamina" featuring
Arcángel , and "23".
[17] The latter three of which at the time were promotional singles for the album.
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Track listing
Song titles adapted from
Amazon and songwriting credits taken from
Tidal
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Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro – F.A.M.E." 1:39 2. "
Corazón " (featuring
Nego do Borel ) Juan Luis Londoño Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez Aurelio da Silva Umberto Tavarez Jefferson Junior The Rude Boyz Umberto Tavares Mãozinha Carlos Lago da Costa 3:04 3. "
El Préstamo " Juan Luis Londoño Edgar Barrera Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez The Rude Boyz 3:39 4. "Cuenta a Saldo" Juan Luis Londoño Edgar Barrera Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez The Rude Boyz 3:17 5. "Hangover" (featuring
Prince Royce ) 4:01 6. "Mi Declaración" (featuring
Timbaland and Sid) Juan Luis Londoño
Timothy Mosley Edgar Barrera Jose A. Velazquez Sidnie Tipton Larrance Dopson 3:45 7. "How I Like It" Juan Luis Londoño Scott Storch Edgar Barrera Jose A. Velazquez 2:51 8. "
Marinero " Juan Luis Londoño Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez Edgar Barrera Edge 3:09 9. "Delincuente" Juan Luis Londoño Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez Edgar Barrera Stiven Rojas The Rude Boyz 3:26 10. "Condena" Juan Luis Londoño Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez Edgar Barrera Stiven Rojas The Rude Boyz 3:29 11. "Ojos Que No Ven" Juan Luis Londoño Edgar Barrera Bryan Lezcano Kevin Jiménez Stiven Rojas The Rude Boyz 3:40 12. "La Ex" (featuring
Jason Derulo ) Juan Luis Londoño Arias
Jason Desrouleaux Bryan Lezcano Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano Kevin Jiménez Stiven Rojas 3:11 13. "Unfollow" Juan Luis Londoño Arias Édgar Barrera Giencarlos Rivera Tapia Jonathan Carlo Rivera Tapia Madmusick 3:21 14. "
Felices los 4 " (bonus track) Juan Luis Londoño Servando Primera Mario Cáseres Kevin Jiménez Bryan Lezcano Stiven Rojas Andrés Uribe Eli Palacios The Rude Boyz 3:49 15. "Felices los 4" (salsa version; featuring
Marc Anthony ) (bonus track) Juan Luis Londoño Servando Primera Mario Cáseres Kevin Jiménez Bryan Lezcano Stiven Rojas Andrés Uribe Eli Palacios
Marco Antonio Muñiz 4:02 Total length: 50:23
Personnel
Musicians
Maluma – vocals
Edgar Barrera – piano (track 1), guitar (3, 4, 6, 11, 13)
Angel Lopez – guitar (track 6)
Eddy López – trumpet (track 6)
Dan Warner – guitar (track 8)
Andrés Uribe – guitar (track 11)
Diego Giraldo – background vocals (track 15)
Lenny Fierro – background vocals (track 15)
William DuVall – background vocals (track 15)
Rubén Rodriguez – bass guitar (track 15)
Richie Carrasco –
bongos ,
cowbell (track 15)
Jimmie Morales –
congas (track 15)
Sergio George – piano (track 15)
Jorge Díaz – trombone (track 15)
Jesús Alonso – trumpet (track 15)
Technical
Chris Athens –
mastering
Mike Fuller – mastering (track 2)
Dave Kutch – mastering (track 3)
Chris Gehringer – mastering (track 14)
Adam Ayan – mastering (track 15)
Luis Barrera Jr. –
mixing (tracks 1, 3),
engineering (5)
Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño – mixing (tracks 2, 14)
Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 4–13)
Juan Mario Aracil – mixing, engineering (track 15)
Edgar Barrera – engineering (tracks 1–11, 13)
Chan El Genio – engineering (tracks 1–5, 8–12, 14)
Kevin ADG – engineering (tracks 2–5, 8–12)
Josh the Secret Code – engineering (track 6)
Matt Anthony – engineering (track 6)
Dan Warner – engineering (track 8)
Rolando Alejandro – engineering (track 15)
David Nakaji – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5)
Jacob Richards – engineering assistance (tracks 4–12)
Rashawn Mclean – engineering assistance (tracks 4–12)
Visuals
Cesar "Tes" Pimienta – artwork
Dennis Leupold – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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Billboard . Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
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"Fe. Alma. Música. Esencia" . Archived from
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^ Fernandez, Suzette (14 November 2017).
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Billboard . Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
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"Meet Maluma, the Colombian Heartthrob Who Could Be Latin Pop's Next Crossover Star" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
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Fuse . Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
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"Maluma Scores Second Straight No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart With 'Fame' " . Billboard .
Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
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"Latin Grammys 2018 Winners List" . Billboard . Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
^ Flores, Griselda (21 April 2017).
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Billboard . Retrieved 28 April 2017 .
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Telemundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
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E! News .
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"Brazilian album certifications – Maluma – F.A.M.E." (in Portuguese).
Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 17 May 2020 .
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"Maluma con su álbum F.A.M.E. es triple disco de platino en Colombia y séxtuple en los Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). premiosdiscorojo.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022 .
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"Italian album certifications – Maluma – F.A.M.E." (in Italian).
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 29 January 2024 . Select "2024" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "F.A.M.E." in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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"Certificaciones" (in Spanish).
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 3 May 2022 . Type Maluma in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and F.A.M.E. in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
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Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 20 December 2023 . Click "TYTUŁ" and enter F.A.M.E. in the search box.
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"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' F.A.M.E.' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2018 .
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iTunes . Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
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