Primera Fila (Thalía album)
Primera Fila | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | December 1, 2009 | |||
Recorded | July 29–30, 2009 | |||
Venue | Miami, Florida | |||
Genre | Acoustic, Latin pop | |||
Length | 56:40 (CD) 65:22 (DVD concert) 11:24 (DVD documentary) | |||
Label | Sony Music Latin | |||
Producer | Áureo Baqueiro, Tommy Mottola | |||
Thalía chronology | ||||
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Singles from Primera Fila | ||||
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Primera Fila (English: Front Row) is the first
The album was released on 1 December 2009 in the United States and Latin America; in Europe and Asia it was released in April 2010. It includes duets with multi
Primera Fila had sold near 1,5 million copies worldwide, an accomplishment for a Spanish-language album nowadays,[1] and is one of the best-selling albums in Mexico. It spent 55 non-consecutive weeks at the top of Mexican charts.[2]
Background
Thalía ended her contract with
Finally, she signed a contract with
Development
Preparation
This album is the biggest decision in my whole life, because it broke many of my fears and many of the limits I had set for myself. I wanted my audience to view me exactly as I am, to take off those masks that suddenly a human being wears in order to not be considered as vulnerable, fragile or sensible by the others. So, allowing myself to express what I have inside was an experience that made me grow as a person and as an artist. What's more, focusing on simply interpreting the songs and not considering the choreography or the wardrobe, taught me a big lesson as an artist.
-Thalía's statements regarding to Primera Fila.[7]
During an interview in Argentina, Thalía commented that she was preparing for six months in order to sing in a "new and fresh manner".[8] In a 2010 interview, she confessed that during the last two years she reflected some traces of her that were obsolete and that converted her into a woman who accepts what she is, while she went on to express that she did not feel prepared in personal level, and that the album wouldn't have been the same if it was record in any previous moment in her life.[9][10]
Paul Forat, vice president of Sony Music Latin, the person who had the idea of creating this project, stated that he always felt it would be fair for the audience and the mass media to see further than Thalía's celebrity substance and discover the "artist" in her. He went on to claim that "Thalía has an incredible voice and in that point of her artistic career, it was the right time for her to interpret with the intensity needed for these great songs. That's what Primera Fila was about".[11]
In Primera Fila, Thalía composed two songs along with Leonel García (former member of the band Sin Bandera). According to Thalía herself, they needed one year and two months to choose the songs and discuss with various producers and songwriters.[8]
Recording process
The album was recorded at the
Christian Pedraza from
Album concept
Primera Fila is a "concept" strategy created by
Guillermo Gutiérrez, vicepresident of Sony Music, assured that «the intention is not to imitate MTV Unplugged but the process in indeed similar.[...] The production team of the artist is encharged of the cost and the audience has free access to the show». Both Warner and Sony Music have assured that «these recordings are not a manner of facing the crisis of the music industry but an escape to offering new music projects».Reception
Critical response
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [22] |
Billboard | favorable |
El Universal | favorable[23] |
Enelshow.com | [24] |
Houston Chronicle | mixed[25] |
The San Diego Tribune | favorable[26] |
Univision | favorable[27] |
The album received highly favorable reviews from the music critics.
Michael Quaid from Enelshow.com rated the album with 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that he believes Thalía has always had the virtue of possessing one of the greatest voices in the Latin music panorama.[24] Edwin P. Iturbide from Emet magazine stated : «[...] when you listen to her, when you watch her, you shall feel what she desires to transmit with her voice, and that is simplicity, pure talent, and smooth emotions to returning to the singer, the artist she used to be; in a stage with a few musicians and without the fear of the millions of people expecting to listen and watch: plain, great, reigning, magnificent, clear, fragile, simply herself». Daniel Kemich Reyes Hernández from the same magazine commented that «Thalia, apart from being a marketing product that had small periods of success either because of fashion, of time or because of the commerciality of the music genre (pop), can still prove through this production that her voice has matured and her repertoire as well».[33] David Dorantes from the Houston Chronicle in a mixed review commented : «Primera fila is a well produced album, but falls short as an acoustic work, in comparison with other icons of Latin pop, like Julieta Venegas for example.[...] The arrangements are not interesting enough and remain common in pop music».[25] Finally, Álex Madrigal from El Universal said that «Thalía stayed away from the meaningless and empty pop songs and focused on converting herself into an interpreter with a fresh and new artistic substance».[23]
Responding to the reviews, Thalía stated : «Those who criticised my music and categorized me as a "product of marketing" now send me e-mails to tell me that they felt emotioned with this album. It's the best award I have been given in my life and it makes me feel proud of myself».[34]
In the documentary Las muchas vidas de Thalía (The many lives of Thalía), she states that : «the glamour image that I had incorporated in my career and the comments surrounding me, functioned as reason enough for my artistic and interpreting abilities to be judged and doubted». Finally, she went on to admit that she didn't feel a victim, because in many cases she didn't do anything to detain what was being told and in other cases, she was even feeding those comments herself.
Commercial performance
The album achieved immense success in
By the end of 2010, Sony Music informed that the album had been certified as gold in
Manuel Cuevas, vice president of Sony Music Mexico commented: "People became connected to these songs from the very beginning. For us, as a company, it was complicated since we all know the influence of Thalía in the past 20 years in the Latin music industry but she had never had such an explosion in her popularity as an interpreter...people recognised her and embraced this project from the first day it came out."
In the first quarter of 2011, it was estimated that the album had sold over 1 million copies worldwide.[55] David Palafox, promoter of Sony Music stated that "Thalía is the artist with the biggest sales (currently) in the label", concluding that "since the release of Primera Fila, she has been unstoppable. She keeps on selling like crazy".
Personnel
- Cristina Abaroa - Music Preparation
- Cheche Alara - Arreglos, Fender Rhodes, Piano
- Ricardo Arjona - Composer
- Aureo Baqueiro - Arreglos, Producer
- Reyli Barba - Composer
- Nick Baxter - Pro-Tools
- Maria Bernal - Composer
- Pedro Capó - Primary Artist
- Isabel de Jesús - A&R
- Mario Domm - Composer
- Estéfano - Composer
- Alonso Salgado Fabio - Composer
- Marco Flores - Composer
- Paul Forat - Producer
- Leonel García - Composer
- Shari Girdlestone - Contractor
- Juan Luis Guerra - Composer
- Leyla Hoyle - Coros
- Antonio Marcos - Composer
- Mário Marcos - Composer
- Nate Morton - Bateria
- Justin Moskevich - Pro-Tools
- Tommy Mottola - Executive Producer
- Carlos Murguía - Coros
- Joanne Oriti - Associate Producer
- Raúl Ornelas - Composer
- Espinoza Paz - Composer
- Donato Póveda - Composer
- Mario Pupparo - Composer
- Julio Reyes - Composer
- Matt Rohde - Wurlitzer
- Kike Santander - Composer
- Joan Sebastían - Composer, Primary Artist
- Thalia - Composer, Primary Artist, Quotation Author
- Afo Verde - Composer
- Ileana Vogel - Coros
- Paco Peres - producer remixer
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Cosiéndome el corazón" |
| 4:21 | |
2. | "Enséñame a vivir" |
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| 4:39 |
8. | "Equivocada" |
| 4:02 | |
9. | "Brindis" |
| 4:34 | |
10. | "Con la duda" (featuring Joan Sebastian) |
| 3:16 | |
11. | "Cuando te beso" | 3:51 | ||
12. | "Ya lo sabía" |
| 3:08 | |
13. | "Mujeres" | 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Estoy enamorado " |
| 4:30 |
6. | "Ay, Amor" |
| 3:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Estoy enamorado (featuring Pedro Capó)" |
| 4:39 |
2. | "Brindis" |
| 4:34 |
3. | "Cómo" |
| 4:18 |
4. | "Equivocada" |
| 4:02 |
5. | "Qué será de ti" |
| 4:38 |
6. | "Con la duda (featuring Joan Sebastian)" |
| 3:16 |
7. | "Ay, Amor" |
| 3:55 |
8. | "Pienso en Ti" |
| 4:15 |
9. | "Enséñame a vivir (Dance Remix)" (2) |
| 5:36 |
10. | "Equivocada (Bachata Version)" (3) |
| 4:01 |
Notes
- 1 Medley : ""
- 2 Remixed by Paco Perez
- 3 Produced by Lenny Santos (Aventura)
- DVD and Blu-ray editions feature the concert plus the documentary "Las muchas vidas de Thalía"
Singles
- Equivocada - Official First Single
- Enséñame a Vivir (iTunes Promo) - Official Third Single: Argentina, Central America and Spain.
- Estoy Enamorado "Duet with Pedro Capó"(iTunes Promo) - Official Third Single: Mexico, the United States and Puerto Rico.
- El Próximo Viernes (iTunes Promo)
- Medley (Video Promo Single)
- Qué Será De Ti (Como vai você) / Qué Será De Ti (Banda Version) - Official Second Single
- Con La Duda "Duet with Joan Sebastian" (Radio Single) - Official Third Single: For Regional Radio in Mexico, the United States and Puerto Rico.
- Mujeres (Radio Single)
- Cuando Te Beso (Radio Single)
Digital singles
- Pienso En Ti (2009)
- Estoy Enamorado [Karaoke](2010)
- Enséñame A Vivir [Remix] (2010) produced by Paco Perez.
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly Charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[69] | Gold | 20,000[70] |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[71] | 2× Diamond+Platinum | 660,000‡ |
United States | — | 250,000[43] |
Venezuela ( AVINPRO)[40]
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4× Platinum | 40,000[70] |
Summaries | ||
Central America ( IFPI)[72]
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Platinum | 10,000[72] |
Worldwide | — | 1,500,000[1] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Accolades and awards
Latin Grammy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010
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Primera fila | Best Long Form Music Video | Nominated |
Premios Oye!
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Primera fila | General Spanish / Album of the year | Nominated |
Spanish Pop / Female solo singer | Won | ||
2011 | Primera fila... un año después | Spanish Pop / Female solo singer | Nominated |
Premios Orgullosamente Latino
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Primera fila | Female singer | Nominated |
Latin album of the year | Nominated |
Premios Lo Nuestro
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Primera fila | "Young artist legacy" Award | Won |
2011 | Primera fila | Female singer | Nominated |
Premios Juventud
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Primera fila | Chica que me quita el sueño | Nominated |
Mi artista pop | Nominated | ||
Mi ídolo es... | Nominated | ||
Me muero sin ese cd | Nominated | ||
Equivocada | Canción corta venas | Nominated |
Premios Telehit
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Primera fila | Pop artist of the year | Nominated |
Popular artist | Nominated | ||
World's most important artist | Nominated |
Premios EñE de la música
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Equivocada | Best international song in Spanish-speaking world | Nominated |
Best female singer in Spanish-speaking world | Nominated | ||
Best international record in Spanish-speaking world | Nominated | ||
Qué será de ti | Best cover, version or live in Spanish-speaking world | Nominated | |
Primera fila | Best international album in Spanish-speaking world | Nominated |
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External links
- Thalía: Quiero romper mis estereotipos
- Primera fila sales at El Financiero