Mi Reflejo

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Mi Reflejo
Studio album by
Christina Aguilera
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)
Recorded1999–2000
Genre
Length42:35
LanguageSpanish
Label
  • RCA
  • BMG U.S. Latin
Producer
Christina Aguilera chronology
Christina Aguilera
(1999) 		Mi Reflejo
(2000) 		My Kind of Christmas
(2000)
Singles from Mi Reflejo
  1. "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"
    Released: August 8, 2000
  2. "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti"
    Released: December 12, 2000
  3. "Falsas Esperanzas"
    Released: April 9, 2001

Mi Reflejo (English: My Reflection) is the second

BMG U.S. Latin.[2] After the commercial success of her debut studio album effort, Christina Aguilera (1999), Aguilera recorded her follow-up project during 2000. It includes five Spanish-language versions of tracks from her previous album, in addition to four original compositions and two cover songs. The tracks were adapted and composed by Rudy Pérez
who also produced the album.

In the United States, Mi Reflejo peaked at number-one on the

Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts where it spent 19 weeks at the top of both charts, becoming one of the longest albums to chart at number one. The album was the best-selling Latin pop album of 2000 and was certified 6× Platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA). It reached number two in Argentina and Uruguay, as well as number five in Mexico, and has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.

Upon its release, Mi Reflejo received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who noted musical similarities to Christina Aguilera. Despite this, the album achieved success, with Aguilera receiving the

Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and two Billboard Latin Music Awards. Three singles were released from the album: "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)", "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" and "Falsas Esperanzas". To promote the album, Aguilera extended her tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert, into 2001 for eight more dates and performed at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards
.

Background and composition

"My message, as in all my music, stands for being fearless to explore who you are. It's never too late to open a new door. Although it's scary to dive into territory that isn't your first language, it still doesn't erase who I am and how I want to express myself in all aspects of what intrigues and inspires me."

— Aguilera about embracing her Ecuadorian roots with Mi Reflejo[3]

According to her manager Steve Kurtz, Aguilera expressed interest in recording a Spanish-language album before she recorded her debut studio album

Reflection", which Aguilera recorded for the soundtrack to Mulan.[6]

In 1999, she began recording in Miami with Cuban-American producer

Contigo En La Distancia".[10] Additionally, Aguilera made a duet with Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi on the ballad "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido".[4] Aguilera wanted Fonsi to perform a duet with her because she felt that she could relate to him as they "grew up listening to the same things".[6] "Cuando No es Contigo" is an uptempo salsa song which was arranged by Sergio George. "Falsas Esperanzas" is another uptempo song in the album which features Cuban musician Paquito Hechevarria performing the piano.[11]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Sun-Sentinel
(mixed)[18]
Wall of Sound(72/100)[19]

At

average score of 56, based on seven reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12] Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as a mirror image of her debut album Christina Aguilera. He felt that it was a "little too familiar" although he praised recordings as "well-produced"; however, he concluded that the album "doesn't add anything new to her music, since it's just the old music in new clothing."[1] An editor for Billboard wrote that Aguilera has yielded a mostly mainstream pop album with Latin inflections.[13] Eliseo Cardona of CDNow gave the album a mixed review. While he enjoyed Aguilera's vocal performance, which he described as " precisely, gracefully, forcefully ", he criticized the literal Spanish translation of the lyrics from English, which he said made a "good laugh and a better yawn". He commended "Cuando No es Contigo" as making Aguilera a "credible, expressive salsera" and her cover of "Contigo en la Distancia" as the album's finest moment.[10]

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly, who gave the album a C rating, wrote the review in a parody memo from Aguilera's point of view. He mocked at Aguilera's attempt at making a Spanish-language album simply because of her Ecuadorian heritage, criticized her "unnecessary" high note", ballads that "old Latin ladies'll like", and the photos used in the album's booklet.[14] Mike Magnuson of HOB.com wrote a critical review of the album admonishing the photos in the record for attempting to make Aguilera look Latino which he insisted was a bad influence for the younger audience. Though he mentions that "you can count on her agreeable voice" and lauded the use of Latin percussion and horns, he asserted that the record was "purely a marketing scam gone too far."[15] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel stated that "Mi Reflejo lacks emotional depth, and her decision to record in Spanish seems more a bid to conquer new chart territory than anything else".[11]

Sonicnet called its production "superslick" and compared Aguilera's vocals to that of Mariah Carey, completing that the album "almost guarantees that the diminutive diva will expand her colonial powers south of the border. In other words, she's planning to do a reverse Ricky Martin on us".[17] Ernesto Lechner of the Los Angeles Times rated the album two out of four stars comparing her vocals in her debut album and in Mi Reflejo, describing her performance in the latter as "ridiculous". He complained about Aguilera's cover of "Contigo en la Distancia" which he described as a "bloated confection".[16] Kurt B. Reighley from Wall of Sound wrote that the album is "an impressive addition to young Christina's limited canon".[19]

Accolades

Year Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
2001 Billboard Latin Music Awards Pop Album of the Year by a Female Artist Mi Reflejo Won [20]
Pop Album of the Year by a New Artist Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
 Favorite Artist Herself Won [21]
Grammy Awards
 Best Latin Pop Album Mi Reflejo Nominated [22]
Latin Grammy Awards
 Best Female Pop Vocal Album Won [23]
Lo Nuestro Awards Pop Album of the Year Nominated [24]
Pop Female Artist of the Year Herself Won [25]
Pop New Artist of the Year Won

Promotion

Main article: Christina Aguilera in Concert

To promote Mi Reflejo, Aguilera extended her tour,

2001 Grammy Awards, performing "Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" and "Falsas Esperanzas".[28]

Singles

"Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"
An 18 second sample of "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)", a Spanish adaption of "Come On Over Baby (All Want Is You)". The song was translated into Spanish by Rudy Pérez.
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The lead single of album was "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)", the Spanish version of "

Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart.[29][30]

Legacy and achievements

In September 2018, Mi Reflejo was ranked number ten on the Billboard's Top 20 Latin Albums of All Time,[39] and in 2020 the same media brand included it on its list of the longest-leading albums of all time on the Top Latin Albums chart (at number twelve).[40] The album spent 19 weeks at number one on Billboard's Top Latin Albums ranking at number 13 with the most weeks at number one.[41] Mi Reflejo was best fifth best-selling Latin album of 2000 and became the second best-selling Latin album of the year later after Paulina by Paulina Rubio.[42][43] The album was also the best-selling Latin pop album of 2000.[42]

In a 2020 statement for Billboard, Aguilera noted that she "was excited to bring a new life to [the] songs and reinvent [them]".[3] She added that she "was allowed to create and express new ad libs and vocal runs that [she] wasn't given the freedom to do on her original record".[3] New York Daily News writer Muri Assuncão noted that after the release of the album, Aguilera went on to use "her Latin charm and sultry persona — not to mention her jaw-dropping four-octave vocal range — to become one of pop music's most beloved icons".[44] In the 2021 article for POPline, it was noted that Mi Reflejo introduced Aguilera to the general public as a "fearless" and "versatile" artist, and also "played a pivotal role in the expansion of Spanish-language music within today's American pop scene."[45]

Commercial performance

"I think the mainstream market only knows about us when there's a major success like that. But we just did the same thing we always do".

— Perez in reference to Mi Reflejo.[9]

Mi Reflejo debuted at number 27 on the US

Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 487,000 copies in the United States as of 2014.[52] On September 10, 2001, the album was certified 6× Platinum in the Latin field for shipping 600,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[53]

Internationally, the album peaked at number two on the Argentine albums chart and was certified platinum by the

Spanish Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the country for shipping 100,000 copies.[60][61][62] It sold three hundred thousand copies in Costa Rica as of 2004,[63] and it was a commercial success in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela as well.[64] The album has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide as of 2006.[65]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicProductionLength
1."Genio Atrapado"
  • Frank
  • Kipner
  • Sheyne
  • Pérez
  • Frank
  • Kipner
3:37
2."Falsas Esperanzas"Jorge Luis PilotoPilotoPérez2:57
3."El Beso del Final"
  • Golde
  • Snow
Pérez4:41
4."Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti"PérezPérezPérez4:26
5."Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)"
  • Pérez
  • Johan Aberg
  • Paul Rein
  • Aberg
  • Rein
  • Pérez
  • Aberg
  • Rein
3:11
6."
Contigo en la Distancia"
César Portillo de la LuzLuzPérez3:44
8."Cuando No es Contigo"
  • Pérez
  • Manuel Lopez
  • Pérez
  • Lopez
4:10
9."Por Siempre Tú"
Warren
  • Pérez
  • Guy Roche
4:05
10."Una Mujer"
  • Roche
  • Peiken
  • Pérez
  • Roche
3:14
11."Mi Reflejo"
  • Wilder
  • Zippel
  • Pérez
  • Wilder
3:33
Total length:42:35
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Falsas Esperanzas" (Dance Radio Mix)3:27
13."Falsas Esperanzas" (Tropical Mix)3:10
14."Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" (Remix)3:41
15."Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)" (Karaoke Version)3:12
Total length:56:10

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Mi Reflejo.

Musicians
Production
  • Producer: Rudy Pérez
  • Executive producers: Ron Fair, Diane Warren
  • Engineers: Paul Arnold, Bob Brockman, Mario DeJesús, Mike Greene, Mario Lucy, Joel Numa, Paul Rein, Michael C. Ross, Bruce Weeden
  • Assistant engineers: Tom Bender, Michael Huff
  • Mixing: Mike Couzzi, Mick Guzauski, Peter Mokran, Dave Way, Bruce Weeden
  • Programming: Rudy Perez, Guy Roche, Michael C. Ross
  • Drum programming: Rudy Perez
  • Percussion programming: Rudy Pérez
  • Arrangers: Rudy Perez, Ed Calle, David Frank, Sergio George, Ron Harris
  • vocal arrangement: Ron Fair
  • String arrangements: Gary Lindsay, Rudy Pérez
  • Vocal arrangement: Rudy Pérez
  • Orchestration: Matthew Wilder, Aaron Zigman

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[55] Platinum 114,000[74]
Chile (IFPI Chile)[75] Gold 15,000[75]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[57] Platinum 300,000[76]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[62] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[53] 6× Platinum (Latin) 489,000[77]
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,200,000[65]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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