Ananda (album)
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Released | September 19, 2006 | |||
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Length | 49:28 | |||
Label | Universal Music | |||
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Ananda (Sanskrit: Bliss) is the eighth studio album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on September 16, 2006 by Universal Music Latino.[1]
The album's first single is the mellow pop rock song, "Ni Una Sola Palabra", written by Xabier San Martín (member of the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh). The single was released on radio on July 24, 2006.[2] Among the collaborators mentioned to appear on the album are Cachorro López, Colombian singer Juanes, Julieta Venegas and Coti (the Argentine responsible for Rubio's 2004 hit single "Te Quise Tanto").[3]
On September 16, 2006 two days before the album's official release date, Mexican stores put the album on sale to avoid piracy; this led the album's leaking that same day. In addition, some stores carry a special version of the album that includes a poster autographed by Rubio. On August 29, 2007, Cachorro López received a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, for his work on Ananda.
On April 28, 2007, the official Paulina Rubio website announced that the album sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Ananda was certified gold and platinum in Mexico and Spain. The album was also awarded the first ever Tarabu de Oro award for digital sales of over 200,000 downloads in Mexico alone.[4]
Album information
For the production of this album, Paulina collaborated with songwriters and producers Xabier San Martín from La Oreja de Van Gogh, Fernando Montesinos, Eric Sanicola, Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika García, Julieta Venegas, Juanes, Cachorro López, Sebastian Schon, Sandra Baylac, Maria Christensen, Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Adrián Sosa, Áureo Baqueiro, Marcelo Berestovoy, Tricky Stewart and once again with Coti as well as featuring Guns N' Roses ex-guitarist Slash on the track "Nada Puede Cambiarme". Once more, Paulina takes part in the songwriting aspect of the album for the third time in three of the album's tracks: "Ayúdame", "Lo Que Pensamos" and "Tú y Yo".
Reception
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The album received very good reviews. Jason Birchmeier, from AllMusic commented on the album saying: "With Ananda, her third impressive all-new album in a row, it seems like Paulina Rubio has her career as one of Latin pop's biggest and brightest hitmakers on safe ground, following a frustrating decade with EMI in the '90s and an unsuccessful bid for English-language-translated crossover in 2002 (the stilted Border Girl, probably best forgotten)."
Chart performance
Ananda entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 31 on October 7, 2006. It is the highest debut on the chart for a Paulina Rubio Spanish-language album, selling 26,000 copies in its first week in the United States.[6] With less than two months after its release, Ananda had sold half a million copies worldwide, and nearly 80,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[7] The album peaked at #15 in its first week on the Argentine charts.[8]
Singles
Ananda spawned only three official singles; one of them became Paulina's third number one single on Latin radio in the United States: "Ni Una Sola Palabra". Even more, Paulina received several awards for this song's success and "Ni Una Sola Palabra" was certified platinum in Spain. Although a video featuring footage from Paulina's Love, Light and Sound Tour of "Qué Me Voy a Quedar" was filtered on the Internet, it was never released as an official single. With the exception of "Ni Una Sola Palabra", other singles from the album like "Ayúdame" and "Nada Puede Cambiarme" did not fare as well as did the singles from Pau-Latina.
"Me Siento Mucho Mas Fuerte" was a digital single that was launched with the deluxe edition of Ananda. "Hoy" was launched as a promotional single in Latin America.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" | Xabier San Martín Beldarían | Cachorro López | 3:44 |
2. | "Nada Puede Cambiarme" | Fernando Montesinos | Áureo Baqueiro | 3:38 |
3. | "Ayúdame" | Paulina Rubio, Coti Sorokin | Cachorro López | 3:56 |
4. | "N.O." | Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika García, Eric Sanicola | Rick Wake, Eric Sanicola | 3:26 |
5. | "Que Me Voy A Quedar" | Coti Sorokin, Julieta Venegas | Cachorro López | 3:20 |
6. | "Aunque No Sea Conmigo" | Alfonso Herrera, Chago Díaz | TOY Hernández, Sacha Triujeque y Gush Montalvo | 3:39 |
7. | "No Te Cambio" | Juanes | TOY Hernández, Gush Montalvo y Sacha Triujeque | 3:41 |
8. | "Retrato" | Sandra Baylac, Sebastian Schon, Cachorro López | Cachorro López | 3:13 |
9. | "Miénteme Una Vez Más" | Maria Christensen, Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Sebastian Schon | Rick Wake, Eric Sanicola | 3:37 |
10. | "Hoy" | Paulina Rubio, Adrián Sosa | Gustavo Santaolalla, Adrián Sosa, Anibal Kerpel | 3:54 |
11. | "Lo Que Pensamos" | Paulina Rubio, Sacha Triujeque | Áureo Baqueiro | 3:48 |
12. | "Tú y Yo" | Paulina Rubio, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Marcelo Berestovoy | Tricky Stewart | 3:35 |
13. | "Sin Final" | Cachorro López, Sebastian Schon | Cachorro López | 5:57 |
Total length: | 49:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Me Siento Mucho Más Fuerte Sin Tu Amor" | Gene Clark | Cachorro López | 3:09 |
15. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Music video) | 3:48 | ||
16. | "Digital booklet - Ananda" | |||
Total length: | 56:25 |
Notes
- The English version of the Spanish song Miénteme Una Vez Más titled as 'Beautiful Lie' was not made part of the album/track-listings in any of the physically or digitally released versions of the album Ananda or ever officially released by Universal, however it was incorporated into Rubio's set-list of her international tour Amor, Luz y Sonido Tour.
Deluxe Edition CD + DVD
On March 20, 2007, Universal Records released a Deluxe Edition of Ananda which included three versions of two of the album's singles, a previously unreleased bonus track and a DVD with nearly 50 minutes of never-before seen material.[9] This edition was released in North America only.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" | Xabier San Martín Beldarían | Cachorro López, Peter Mokran | 3:44 |
2. | "Nada Puede Cambiarme" | Fernando Montesinos | Áureo Baqueiro, Peter Mokran | 3:38 |
3. | "Ayúdame" | Paulina Rubio, Coti Sorokin | Cachorro López, Tony Peluso | 3:56 |
4. | "N.O." | Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika Garcia, Eric Sanicola | Rick Wake, Eric Sanicola, Dan Hetzel | 3:26 |
5. | "Que Me Voy A Quedar" | Coti, Julieta Venegas | Cachorro López | 3:20 |
6. | "Aunque No Sea Conmigo" | Alfonso Herrera, Chago Díaz | Gush Montalvo, Sacha Triujeque, Toy Hernández, Peter Mokran | 3:39 |
7. | "No Te Cambio" | Juanes | Gush Montalvo, Sacha Triujeque, Toy Hernández, Peter Mokran | 3:41 |
8. | "Retrato" | Cachorro López, Tony Peluso | Sandra Baylac, Sebastian Schon, Cachorro López | 3:13 |
9. | "Miénteme Una Vez Más" | Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Maria Christensen, Sebastian Schon | Rick Wake, Eric Sanicola, Dan Hetzel | 3:37 |
10. | "Hoy" | Adrián Sosa | Gustavo Santaolalla, Adrián Sosa, Anibal Kerpel | 3:54 |
11. | "Lo Que Pensamos" | Paulina Rubio, Áureo Baqueiro | Áureo Baqueiro, Peter Mokran | 3:48 |
12. | "Tú y Yo" | Paulina Rubio, Marcelo Berestovoy, Tricky Stewart | Tricky Stewart, Peter Mokran | 3:35 |
13. | "Sin Final" | Sebastian Schon, Cachorro López | Cachorro López, Tony Peluso | 5:57 |
14. | "Me Siento Mucho Mas Fuerte" | 3:09 | ||
15. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Pasito Duranguense version) | Xabier San Martín Beldarían | Xabier San Martín Beldarían | 3:46 |
16. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Belanova Remix by Edgar Huerta) | Xabier San Martín Beldarían | Xabier San Martín Beldarían | 4:39 |
17. | "Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Pasito Duranguense version) | Fernando Montesinos | Áureo Baqueiro, Peter Mokran |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Interview" | |
2. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Music Video) | |
3. | "Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Music Video) | |
5. | "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Behind The Scenes) | |
6. | "Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Behind The Scenes) | |
7. | "Ananda Album Photo Shoot" (Behind The Scenes) | |
8. | "The Fans" (Behind The Scenes) | |
9. | "In Málaga, Spain" (Behind The Scenes) |
Charts
Chart (2006/2007) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 3 |
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[11] | 91 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 2 |
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[15] | 31 |
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[16] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
Colombia[16] | Platinum | 10,000 |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[17] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 2× Platinum | 160,000[18] |
United States (RIAA)[19] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2006 | Casandra Award 2007 | International Artist of the Year | Winner |
2006 | GQ Spain | Woman of the Year | Winner |
2007 | Latin Billboard Music Awards | Female Latin Pop Album (for Ananda) |
Winner |
2007 | Latin Billboard Music Awards | Female Latin Single of the Year (for "Ni Una Sola Palabra") |
Winner |
2007 | Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 | Fashionista of the Year | Winner |
References
- ^ Patricia R. Blanco (2006-07-20). "'Ananda', el nuevo disco de Paulina Rubio, se publicará el 18 de septiembre" (in Spanish). www.los40.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
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- ^ Chris Harris (29 September 2006). "Justin Holds Off Clay And Fergie To Keep His Billboard Throne". www.mtv.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (9 December 2006). Latin Notas – Paulina's Panregional Plan. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 16–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Ranking Semanal desde 24/09/2006 hasta 30/09/2006" (in Spanish). CAPIF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Paulina Rubio: Ananda" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Mexican Top Albums Chart". www.mexicancharts.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Paulina Rubio – Ananda". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "Paulina Rubio hace escala mañana en Tenerife para presentar la gira 'Amor, luz y sonido 2007'". notimérica.com (in Spanish). Europa Press. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Paulina Rubio in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Ananda in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ a b Music: Scent Of A Woman. Billboard magazine. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paulina Rubio – Ananda". Recording Industry Association of America.