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Prince Royce is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Prince Royce, released by Top Stop Music on March 2, 2010. The album received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for "Best Contemporary Tropical Album".^[1]

Singles

"Stand by Me" was released as the lead single from the album commercially in the United States on January 19, 2010.^[2] It is a cover of Ben E. King's version with some lyrics sung in Spanish. The single reached number eight on the Top Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs chart.^[3]

"Corazón Sin Cara" is the second single released to radio on February 9, 2010.^[4] The single is currently at number four on the Top Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Songs chart becoming his second number one single on the chart.^[5]

Promotion

Prince Royce made his first U.S. concert debut, which took place on November 12 and 13 at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York.^[6] He also performed "Stand by Me", alongside Ben E. King, at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.^[7]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[8]
The New York Times	(favorable)^[9]

Allmusic gave the album a rating of three out of five citing, "Fortunately, Prince Royce is one of the more promising urban bachata acts to emerge in some time".^[8] The album received a nomination for "Best Contemporary Tropical Album" at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010 losing to Juan Luis Guerra's A Son de Guerra.

Commercial reception

On November 10, 2010, the album received a Disco de Platino certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 100,000 copies.^[10] The album made its way onto the U.S. Billboard 200 on October 9, 2010, debuting at one hundred fifty-one.^[11]

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Composer(s)	Length
1.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller	3:25
2.	"Corazón Sin Cara"	Geoffrey Rojas	3:31
3.	"Tú y Yo"	Hidalgo, Rojas	4:06
4.	"Su Hombre Soy Yo"	Hidalgo, Rojas	3:42
5.	"Rechazame"	Rojas	3:43
6.	"El Amor Que Perdimos"	Hidalgo, Rojas	4:05
7.	"Mi Ultima Carta"	Rojas	4:04
8.	"Crazy"	Hidalgo, Rojas	2:31
9.	"Rock the Pants"	Dwayne Bastiany, Rojas, Eritza Laues	3:39
10.	"Stand by Me" (Dance Remix)	King, Lieber, Stoller	4:09

Credits and personnel

Credits below are adapted from Allmusic.com^[12]

Hector Rivera – production coordinator
Georgette "Gigi" Carolini – A&R
Sergio George – executive producer, producer, keyboards
Gregory Elias – executive producer
Danny Hastings – photographer, creative director
Bastiany – producer
Andrés "Dre" Hidalgo – producer, engineer, arranger
D'Lesly "Dice" Lora – producer, arranger, keyboards
George Meña – producer
Geoffrey "Royce" Rojas – producer, arranger, vocal arrangement
Gregory "Greko" Rojo – güira, producer

Alberto Batista – güira
Raúl Bier – bongos
Adam "Pikachu" Gomez – bass guitar
Charlie Martinez – güira
Steven Cruz – guitar
Jose Bel Tre – bongos
Alfredo Oliva – concert master
Juan Mario "Mayito" Aracil – engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Javier Guttierez – engineer
Alfredo Matheus – mixing
Hector Rivera – engineer
Juan Salazar – arranger
Jake Tanner – mixing
Eritza Laues – vocal arrangement
Miami Symphonic Strings – strings

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200^[13]	77
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums^[14]	13
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums^[15]	2
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums^[16]	1

Album certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum (Latin)	0^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

End of year charts

End of year chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums^[17]	16
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums^[18]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United States	March 2, 2010^[19]	Top Stop Music

References

^ 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Nominations Once Again Reflect a Wide Array of Established and Rising Talent From Across the Latin Music World PR Newswire
^ Stand By Me - Single by Prince Royce itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retireved 11-13-2010.
^ Stand by Me - Prince Royce Billboard.com
^ Corazón Sin Cara - Single by Prince Royce itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 10-30-2010.
^ Corazón Sin Cara - Prince Royce Billboard.com
^ Nuria Net, (Nov. 3, 2010) Prince Royce comes home to Bronx for U.S. concert debut NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 11-07-2010.
^ Meena Kar, (Nov. 12, 2010) Prince Royce All Set To Touch The Sky thaindian.com. Thaindian News. Retrieved 11-13-2010.
^ ^a ^b Jason Birchmeier, ((( Prince Royce > Overview ))) allmusic.com. Retrieved 09-21-10.
^ Jon Caramanica, January 6, 2010. "Tastes of Mariachi and Alabama" The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Prince Royce – Prince Royce". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Prince Royce - Billboard 200 debut Billboard. The Week of October 9, 2010. Retrieved 10-30-2010.
^ (((Prince Royce > Credits ))) allmusic.com. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard 200 for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-13-2010.
^ Prince Royce Album & Song History Billboard Heatseekers Albums for Prince Royce. Retrieved 10-30-2010.
^ Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Latin Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 09-21-10.
^ Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Tropical Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-12-2010.
^ "Best of 2010 - Top Latin Albums". Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 12-25-2010.
^ "Best of 2010 - Tropical Albums". Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
^ Amazon.com: Prince Royce: Prince Royce: Music Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2010.

[1] 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Nominations Once Again Reflect a Wide Array of Established and Rising Talent From Across the Latin Music World PR Newswire

[2] Stand By Me - Single by Prince Royce itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retireved 11-13-2010.

[3] Stand by Me - Prince Royce Billboard.com

[4] Corazón Sin Cara - Single by Prince Royce itunes.apple.com. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 10-30-2010.

[5] Corazón Sin Cara - Prince Royce Billboard.com

[6] Nuria Net, (Nov. 3, 2010) Prince Royce comes home to Bronx for U.S. concert debut NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 11-07-2010.

[7] Meena Kar, (Nov. 12, 2010) Prince Royce All Set To Touch The Sky thaindian.com. Thaindian News. Retrieved 11-13-2010.

[birchmeier-8] Jason Birchmeier, ((( Prince Royce > Overview ))) allmusic.com. Retrieved 09-21-10.

[9] Jon Caramanica, January 6, 2010. "Tastes of Mariachi and Alabama" The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2010.

[United_StatesPrince_RoycePrince_RoycealbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Prince Royce – Prince Royce". Recording Industry Association of America.

[11] Prince Royce - Billboard 200 debut Billboard. The Week of October 9, 2010. Retrieved 10-30-2010.

[12] (((Prince Royce > Credits ))) allmusic.com. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

[13] Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard 200 for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-13-2010.

[14] Prince Royce Album & Song History Billboard Heatseekers Albums for Prince Royce. Retrieved 10-30-2010.

[15] Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Latin Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 09-21-10.

[16] Prince Royce Album & Song Chart History Billboard Tropical Albums for Prince Royce. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11-12-2010.

[17] "Best of 2010 - Top Latin Albums". Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 12-25-2010.

[18] "Best of 2010 - Tropical Albums". Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2010.

[19] Amazon.com: Prince Royce: Prince Royce: Music Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2010.

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