Celestial (RBD album)
Celestial | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 23, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Studio | Igloo Music (Los Angeles, California) Montecristo Studios (Mexico City, Mexico) | |||
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Length | 40:30 | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer |
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RBD chronology | ||||
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Singles from Celestial | ||||
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Celestial (
In the US, the album reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart and Top Latin Albums chart. The album reached positions number two and nine in the albums charts of Spain and Mexico, respectively, and sold 40,000 copies in the former country and 150,000 in the latter, gaining Gold certification in Spain and being certified Platinum and Gold in Mexico. In Brazil, the album reached position number three, while in Ecuador, Romania and Chile the album was certified Gold, with sales of 5,700, 10,000 and 12,000 copies, respectively. The album also charted at number 37 in Croatia.
"Ser o Parecer" served as the album's lead single and was released on September 18, 2006, and had the support of a CGI-assisted music video. It garnered commercial success, peaking at number one in various charts worldwide for weeks. With this song, the group gained the best single chart performance of their career on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, where it became their first number-one hit, while also debuting and peaking at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album's second single was the title track, which had an accompanying hippie-style music video. The third single released was "Bésame Sin Miedo", which had its music video filmed in Romania. Lastly, "Dame" was released as the fourth and final single.
Background and release
"We've selected "Celestial" as the second single due to the surveys we have conducted with the fans, and the polls they've been sending us and they've demonstrated that the song is one of their favorites, as well that they have managed to connect really well with the lyrics and the feeling of the song, which is Carlos Lara's, and we worked together on the lyrics."
- —Pedro Damián on the release of the album's second single.[2]
Celestial was released through EMI on November 23, 2006 in Mexico and on November 24, 2006 in the United States and the rest of Latin America. On December 4, 2006, a Portuguese language version of the album was released in Brazil, including 8 tracks in Portuguese and 3 in Spanish.
The album was produced by Carlos Lara and Armando Ávila, who were responsible for the success of RBD's first two studio albums, Rebelde and Nuestro Amor, with Pedro Damián serving as executive producer. The release contains a two-minute sample of tracks that RBD would include in their English language debut, Rebels, which was put on sale on December 19, 2006.[3]
The album included the Spanish language
The album was
To promote the album, four singles were released. The album's lead single, "Ser O Parecer", was a success all over Latin America, also managing to top the Mexican airplay and US Latin singles charts. After the success of the first single, RBD released three singles simultaneously for promotion all over America. While Mexico got "Celestial" first, "Bésame Sin Miedo" was sent first to Colombia, and at the same time the United States and Puerto Rico were able to hear "Dame" on their local radio stations.
Artwork
RBD member
For the cover artwork of the fan edition of the album, a picture from the previous photoshoot was used, which showed the group in front of a blue background with fuchsia-color details.[9]
On the
Promotion
Singles
On September 18, 2006, the first single off Celestial, titled "
On March 11, 2007, the album's second single, the title track "
On June 28, 2007, "
On August 12, 2007, "
Live performances
In 2006, RBD presented themselves in the American TV show
In 2007, the group participated for a second time on Walmart Soundcheck. This time, they performed the tracks "Bésame Sin Miedo", "Dame", and "Celestial".
After the promotion for Celestial had officially ended, on February 1, 2008, RBD performed at the festivities preceding
Tour
On April 20, 2007, RBD started their third worldwide
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Amazon.com[31] | Negative |
MSN Music | |
Territorio da Música |
Despite its commercial success, Celestial received mixed reviews from music critics. Jason Birchmeier from
Joey Guerra from
Catia Dechen, from the
Commercial performance
The album enjoyed great success in North America upon release. The album sold 137,000 copies
In Europe, the album also met with a warm reception. In Spain, the album was released on March 12, 2007, and debuted and peaked at No. 2 for two weeks on the
In South America, the album also met with a welcome reception since its release. In Brazil, the album charted at No. 3 on the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Tal Vez Después" |
| 2:02 | ||
Total length: | 40:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Quisiera Ser" |
| 4:01 |
13. | "Rebels" (Bonus track album sampler: "Tu Amor" / "Wanna Play" / "Cariño Mío" / "I Wanna Be the Rain") |
| 2:00 |
Total length: | 44:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ser O Parecer" (Remix) | Ávila | 6:33 |
Total length: | 47:03 |
Notes
- "Tal Vez Después" is the Spanish-language cover version of the song "Too Late" by Belgian singer Natalia from her debut studio album This Time (2003).
- "Bésame Sin Miedo" is the Spanish-language cover version of the song "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" by American actress and singer Sara Paxton.
- "Tu Dulce Voz" is the Spanish-language cover version of "Sahlene for her debut studio album It's Been a While (2003), and later by American actress and singer Hilary Duff for her second studio album Metamorphosis(2003).
- "Quisiera Ser" is the Spanish-language cover version of the song "I Wanna Be the Rain", originally written by Diane Warren for RBD's first English-language album Rebels (2006).
Celestial Fan Edition
Celestial Fan Edition | ||||
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Studio album (reissue) by | ||||
Released | June 26, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
Studio | Igloo Music (Los Angeles, California) Montecristo Studios (Mexico City, Mexico) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 62:22 | |||
Language |
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Label | EMI | |||
Producer |
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Celestial was
With the release of Celestial (Fan Edition), Celestial re-entered the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tal Vez Después" |
| 3:06 |
2. | " Ser O Parecer" | Ávila | 3:31 |
3. | "Dame" | Carlos Lara | 4:04 |
4. | "Celestial" |
| 3:27 |
5. | "Quizá" |
| 3:32 |
6. | " Bésame Sin Miedo " |
| 3:31 |
7. | "Tu Dulce Voz" |
| 3:19 |
8. | "Algún Día" | Lara | 4:07 |
9. | "Me Cansé" |
| 2:41 |
10. | "Aburrida y Sola" | Lara | 3:53 |
11. | "Es Por Amor" |
| 3:17 |
12. | "Quisiera Ser" |
| 4:01 |
13. | " Wanna Play "/"Cariño Mío"/"I Wanna Be The Rain") |
| 2:02 |
14. | "The Family" | Lara | 3:43 |
15. | " Tu Amor " (Chico Latino Remix) | Warren | 5:42 |
16. | "Tal Vez Después" (Remix) |
| 5:59 |
17. | "Ser O Parecer" (Remix) | Ávila | 6:28 |
Total length: | 62:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Rehearsal" (" No Pares ") |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Rehearsal" ("Nuestro Amor"/"Solo Quédate en Silencio"/"Ser O Parecer"/"No Pares"/"Tu Amor"/"Tras de Mí") | |
2. | "Interview" | |
3. | "Music videos" ("Tu Amor"/"Celestial"/"Ser O Parecer") |
Notes
- "Bésame Sin Miedo" is the Spanish language cover version of the song "Kiss Me Like You Mean It", by American singer and actress Sara Paxton.
- "Tu Dulce Voz" is the Spanish language Sahlene and later by American recording artist Hilary Duff on her album Metamorphosis(2003).
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Recording locations
Mixing locations
Vocals
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Musicians
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Production
- Camilo Lara – A&R, executive producer
- Melissa Mochulske – A&R coordination
- Güido Laris – arrangements, programming, vocal direction
- Iván Machorro – arrangements, programming
- Luis Luisillo Miguel – associate producer
- Emilio Ávila – executive producer
- Pedro Damián – executive producer
- Hula+Hula – graphic design
- BJ – hairstyling
- Angela Kalinowski – hairstyling
- Antonio Rivera – hairstyling
- Armando Becerril – make-up
- Javier de la Rosa – make-up
- Marisol Alcelay – marketing, product manager
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Armando Ávila – recording engineer
- Gustavo Borner – mixing engineer, recording engineer
- Carlos Lara – music direction, producer, vocal direction
- Yvonne Venegas – photography
- Roger Rosas – production assistant
- Jorge González – production coordinator
- Carolina Palomo – production coordinator
- Ignacio Segura – recording assistant
- Pablo Chávez – recording engineer
- Scott Conrad – recording engineer
- Brian Kahanek – recording engineer
- Juan Carlos Moguel – recording engineer
- Ruy Fulguera – string arrangement
- Sergio Zamudio – vocal direction
- Christopher Lawrence – wardrobe coordinator
Accolades
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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2007 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Latin Pop Album of the Year – Duo or Group | Won |
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year | Won | ||
Orgullosamente Latino Awards
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Latin Album of the Year | Won | |
Premios Juventud | CD to Die For | Won | |
Latin Music And Sports Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
2008 | Premios Lo Nuestro
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Latin Pop Album of the Year – Duo or Group | Nominated |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Chile[52] | Gold | |
Ecuador[52] | Gold | 1,359[53] |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[54] | Platinum+Gold | 150,000^ |
Romania[52] | Gold | |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52] | Gold | |
United States | — | 498,000[36] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Mexico | November 23, 2006[55] | (Standard edition) CD, digital download | EMI |
United States | November 24, 2006 | ||
Spain | March 5, 2007[56] | ||
Mexico | June 26, 2007 | (Fan Edition) CD, CD+DVD, digital download | |
Worldwide | July 10, 2007[57] |
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External links
- RBD Celestial Official site Listen the entire CD