Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) | ||||
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Released | November 18, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
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Length | 34:41 | |||
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Kali Uchis chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) | ||||
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Singles from Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) [Deluxe Edition] | ||||
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Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) (stylized as Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞; transl. Fearless (of Love and Other Demons)) is the second
The album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, as well as Favorite Latin Album at the American Music Awards of 2021.
An acoustic EP of Sin Miedo was released on June 4, 2021.[7][8] Uchis officially announced the end of the Sin Miedo era on October 4, 2021, through an Instagram post, the caption was the following: "end of sin miedo era felt cute gracias a dios fue mejor with SZA out nowww".
Background
In December 2019, Uchis released the intended lead single from the album, "Solita", which would later be demoted to a stand-alone single. In April 2020, the EP, To Feel Alive, was released as Uchis was not able to issue her second studio album. The EP was recorded entirely in isolation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Uchis announced the album through her social media, alongside its cover art, title, and guest appearances on November 5, 2020.[6]
Uchis compared the creation of Sin Miedo to that of
The title of the album is a reference to the 1994 novel Of Love and Other Demons by the Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez.[11]
Singles
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Promotional singles
"Te Pongo Mal (Préndelo)" with
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10[20] |
Metacritic | 78/100[21] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [22] |
Evening Standard | [23] |
Gigwise | [1] |
Loud and Quiet | 7/10[24] |
NME | [25] |
The Observer | [26] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[2] |
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[21]
Reviewing the album for
Oliver Corrigan of
The album placed on Los Angeles Times and Variety's lists of the best albums of 2020, at number nine and number seven respectively.[27][3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length | ||
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1. | "La Luna Enamorada" (transl. "The Moon in Love") | Luis Chanivecky | Jhay Cortez )) |
| Masis | Tainy | 2:59 |
13. | "Ángel sin Cielo" (transl. "Heavenless Angel") | Uchis | Uchis | Uchis | 2:03 | ||
Total length: | 34:36 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Solita" (transl. "Alone") |
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| 2:58 |
Total length: | 37:34 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Fue Mejor" (with SZA) |
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| 3:51 |
Total length: | 41:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Telepatía" (acoustic) |
| Uchis | 2:58 |
2. | "Fue Mejor" (acoustic) |
| Uchis | 3:09 |
3. | "Vaya con Dios" (acoustic) |
| Uchis | 2:41 |
Total length: | 8:48 |
Notes
- ^[a] indicates an additional producer.
- All tracks are stylized in all lowercase.
- "Aguardiente y Limón" is stylized as "//aguardiente y limón %ᵕ‿‿ᵕ%".
- "Que Te Pedí" is stylized as "que te pedí//".
- "Aquí Yo Mando" was track four on the initial track listing of the album but it ended up being the 10th track in the final version.
- "La Luna Enamorada" is a cover of "La Luna En Tu Mirada" by Luis Chanivecky.
Personnel
Musicians
- Kali Uchis – vocals
- PartyNextDoor – vocals (track 2)
- Josh Crocker – piano (track 2), flute (track 2), harp (track 2), bass (tracks 5–6), drums (track 5), guitar (track 5), keyboards (track 5), percussion (tracks 5–6), strings (track 5), vibraphone (track 6)
- Rico Nasty – vocals (track 4)
- Flikka – additional vocals (track 6)
- Joe Harris – guitar (track 6)
- Tom Henry – keyboards (track 6)
- Hailey Niswanger – saxophone (track 6)
- Ariel Shrum – trombone (track 6), trumpet (track 6)
- Jowell & Randy – vocals (track 11)
- Jhay Cortez– vocals (track 12)
- Mauricio Guerrero – guitar (track 13)
Technical
- Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry – mixer (tracks 1–2, 4–6, 8–13), mastering engineer (tracks 4, 12)
- Austen Jux-Chandler – recording engineer (tracks 1–3, 5–9, 11, 12), vocal producer (tracks 2–13), engineer (tracks 10, 13)
- Liz Robson – recording engineer (tracks 2, 3, 7)
- Ethan Shumaker – recording engineer (track 3)
- Yakob – recording engineer (track 6)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer (tracks 1–3, 5–11, 13)
- Will Quinnell – mastering engineer (track 11), assistant mastering engineer (tracks 2–3, 5–10, 13)
Artwork
- Jora Frantzis – photography
- Iggy Rosales – hair styling
- Aleali – hair styling
- Priscilla Ono – make-up artist
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Mexico (AMPROFON)[37] | 2× Platinum+Gold | 350,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | References |
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Various | November 18, 2020 | Standard | [5] | ||
United States | May 14, 2021 |
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Various | June 4, 2021 |
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Acoustic EP |
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September 30, 2021 | Deluxe |
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United States | November 26, 2021 |
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December 3, 2021 | [41] |
Notes
- ^ Standard vinyl stars a nude Uchis with pink wings and the words "Kali Uchis Presents Sin Miedo Deluxe".
References
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- ^ a b Aswad, Jem; Barker, Andrew; Willman, Chris (December 14, 2020). "Year in Review: The Best Albums of 2020". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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