Irreemplazable

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Irreemplazable
Music World
Producer
Beyoncé chronology
B'Day
(2006) 		Irreemplazable
(2007) 		The Beyoncé Experience Live
(2007)

Irreemplazable (English: Irreplaceable) is the first

B'Day (2006), it was initially featured as a bonus disc for the North American deluxe edition of B'Day in April 2007. The EP was produced by Cuban-American musician Rudy Pérez
, who also helped with writing the songs in Spanish.

Irreemplazable received mixed reviews from music critics, who criticized its lack of content and the fact that it was released several months after the deluxe edition of B'Day. The EP peaked at number 105 on the US Billboard 200, and has sold 57,000 copies in the United States. "Bello Embustero", the Spanish version of "Beautiful Liar", was nominated for Record of the Year at the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2007).

Background

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé was surrounded by the Spanish language, and learned some Spanish as a child, which she later forgot. When re-recording songs for Irreemplazable, Beyoncé's vocal coach provided the Spanish lyrics phonetically, and each line was recorded up to four times for the EP. Beyoncé has stated that she intends to take up Spanish lessons in the future.[1] She said of the EP's recording, "This is such an honor for me to be able to connect with all my fans. I had so much fun singing in Spanish. It reminded me of growing up in Houston".[2] The Denver Post's John Wenzel interpreted the release of Irreemplazable as "an effort to meet the exploding market for Spanish language music".[3]

Release and promotion

Irreemplazable was released as the bonus disc on the deluxe edition of

documentary named "La Evolución Latina de Beyoncé" ("The Latin Evolution of Beyoncé").[3][8]

Music and lyrics

Irreemplazable is primarily an

Voltio
, closes Irreemplazable.

Critical reception

Giving it two and a half stars, Andy Kellman of

8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[15]

Accolades

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2007
Latin Grammy Award
 Record of the Year ("Bello Embustero") Nominated [15]
2008
Lo Nuestro Award
 Pop New Artist of the Year Nominated [14]

Commercial performance

Irreemplazable debuted on the US

Top Latin Albums[21] and number two on the Latin Pop Albums.[22] The EP stayed on the charts for twelve and thirteen weeks, respectively.[19] As of October 6, 2010, Irreemplazable had sold 57,000 copies in the United States.[23]

The EP entered the German singles chart in the week of 10 September 2007 at its peak position of 78.[24] It stayed on the chart for 3 weeks.[24]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Amor Gitano" (with Alejandro Fernández)
3:48
2."Oye"
3:41
3."Irreemplazable"
3:48
4."Bello Embustero"
3:20
5."Beautiful Liar" (Remix) (with Shakira)
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • Dench
  • Pérez
3:01
6."Beautiful Liar" (Spanglish version) (featuring Sasha Fierce)
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • Dench
  • Pérez
3:21
7."Irreemplazable" (
Norteña
Remix)
  • B. Knowles
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Lind
  • Bjørklund
  • Smith
  • Pérez
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
  • Smith[b]
  • Pérez[z]
3:51
8."
Voltio
)
6:14
Total length:31:04

Notes

  • ^a vocal producer
  • ^b co-producer
  • ^c Spanish-language vocal producer
  • ^d producer and vocal producer
  • ^e additional producer
  • ^f remixer

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and Irreemplazable's liner notes.[25][26]

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[27] 3
Germany (Official German Singles Chart)[24] 78
US Billboard 200[28] 105
US
Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[29]
 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 41

References

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    . Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "B'day [Deluxe Edition]". Amazon. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
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    Nielsen Business Media
    . Retrieved April 14, 2011.
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  9. ^ du Lac, J. Freedom (August 31, 2007). "Rudy Perez's two romance languages: Spanish, music". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ISSN 0006-2510
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  14. ^
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  15. ^ a b "Beyonce, Fergie Get Latin Grammy Nods". CBS News. CBS. August 29, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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  18. ^ Kaufman, Gil (September 5, 2007). "'High School Musical 2': Head Of Billboard Class; Hustlenomics Fails Yung Joc". MTV News. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  19. ^ a b c "Irremplazable – Beyoncé". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  20. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. September 15, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  21. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. September 15, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  22. ^ "Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. September 15, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  23. ^ Grein, Paul (October 6, 2010). "Week Ending Oct. 3, 2010: America's Most Popular Inmate". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  24. ^ a b c "Beyonce Single-Chartverfolgung". GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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  26. ^ Irreemplazable (EP). Beyoncé. Columbia Records. 2007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ "BEYONCÉ - IRREEMPLAZABLE". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Beyoncé Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  29. ^ "Beyoncé Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard.
  30. ^ "Beyoncé Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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