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Nada Es Igual... (Template:Lang-en)[1] is the eleventh studio album by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 20 August 1996. The album follows a similar musical style to his previous pop album Aries (1993) where Miguel performs power ballads and R&B tunes. Recording took place at the Record Plant Studios on February 1996 with productions being handled by Miguel and his longtime associate Kiko Cibrian. Its compositions were assisted by Cibrian, Rudy Pérez, and Alejandro Lerner. The album was promoted by three singles: "Dame", "Como Es Posible Que a Mi Lado", and "Que Tu Te Vas", the former of which became the most successful single by reaching number two and number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts respectively. To further promote the recording, Miguel launched the Tour America 1996 where performed in several South American countries.

Upon its release, Nada Es Igual... received mixed reactions from music critics. While Miguel's vocals and productions of the album were praised, it was heavily criticized by music critics for being too similar to his previous pop recordings, although one reviewer gave the album a positive review. Miguel received several accolades for the record including a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance. It peaked at number one in Argentina and on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States while receiving multi-platinum and gold certifications by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) respectively. It also reached number two in Spain and was certified double platinum in the country by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE). The album has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide as of 2002.


Background

In 1994 Miguel released his tenth studio album, Segundo Romance. It is follow-up to his 1991 album Romance where Miguel records a collection of classic boleros and Latin American standards.[2] Both Romance and Segundo Romance received a platinum certification by the RIAA in the United States and also became successful in countries outside of Latin America and the United States, such as Finland and Saudi Arabia,[3] selling over twelve million copies combined.[3][4][5] A year after Segundo Romance's release, Warner Music released the El Concierto live album and video, a compilation of Miguel's performances at the National Auditorium in Mexico City and his concert at the Estadio Vélez in Buenos Aires during his Segundo Romance Tour.[6]

Nada Es Igual... is a departure from Romance-themed albums.[3] It his first album to be recorded in pop since Aries in 1993,[7] which Achy Obejas of the Chicago Tribune described as "an eclectic pop mix that tried too hard to be edgy, nonetheless continued the reshaping of the Luis Miguel image".[3] The album was announced by Miguel's record label Warner Music Mexico following the release of its lead single "Dame" on 12 July 1996. The album was produced by Miguel and his longtime associate Kiko Cibrian (who also co-produced his last three albums) and recorded at the Record Plant in Los Angeles, California.[8] Warner Music also confirmed that Cibrian, Alejandro Lerner, Manuel Alejandro, and Rudy Pérez would assist with the compositions for the record.[9] Miguel and Cibrian spent a total of over 100 hours recording in the studio which took place in February.[10]

Composition

Luis Miguel "Dame"
A 29-second sample of Miguel's "Dame", the lead single from the album. AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted the song has "underlying hip-hop rhythms".[7]
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AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted that despite Nada Es Igual... being a pop album in comparison to Aries, it "has a definite jazz feel to it" citing "Si Te Vas" and "Todo Por Su Amor" utilizing horn instruments. He also noted that "Dame" has "underlying hip-hop rhythms" and "Como Es Posible Que a Mi Lado" features "elements of house music".[7] The album incorporates uptempo "R&B-lite" music in its songs "Si Te Vas", "Dame", and "Todo Por Su Amor".[1] Los Angeles Times music critic Enrique Lopetegui likewise said that the record is "basically a continuation of the singer's favorite turf--a mix of mid-tempo, jazzy, brassy, Al Jarreau-like pop songs and those woman-melting ballads that".[11] The first track in the album, "Si Te Vas", is a song about narrator who yearns to remain with his lover ("Every morning when I wake up, I feel anxiety in my soul, I want to listen to your voice, I want to feel your kisses").[11] Aside from the uptempo tunes, the record includes several power ballads such as "Que Tu Te Vas", "Abrazame", "Un Día Más", and the title track.[12] For arrangements on the ballads, Miguel received assistance from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[10] The album also features the song "Sueña", the Spanish-language version of "Someday" by All-4-One from the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame.[13] It was released as a single for the Latin American edition of The Hunchback of Notre Dame soundtrack and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and number one on the Latin Pop Songs charts.[14]

Singles and promotion

"Dame" was released as the album's lead single 15 July 1996.[15] It peaked at number two on the Hot Latin Songs chart and reached number one on the Latin Pop Songs chart, becoming his fifth number one song on the latter chart.[14] The music video for "Dame" was filmed at the Mojave Desert on 29 and 30 June and directed by Marcus Nispel.[9] Obejas commented on the video: "There's Luis Miguel, unshaven, looking haggard, wearing a suit in the middle of the Mojave. He's not all that toned, he's just a guy: An hombre, not a muchacho anymore."[3] "Como Es Posible Que a Mi Lado" was released as the second single from the album with an accompanying music video.[16] It peaked at number 10 and 6 and the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts respectively.[14] The album's third single, "Que Tu Te Vas",[17] peaked at number six on the Hot Latin Songs chart while "Todo Por Su Amor" was released as a promotional single in Europe.[14][18]

To promote the album, Miguel launched his Tour America 1996 where he toured in South American countries including Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil.[19] According to his promoter Irma Laura Lopez, Miguel would not tour in the United States as he was taking a break from his previous tour in the country.[20] His set list consists of pop tunes and ballads from Nada Es Igual.. and his previous recordings as well as boleros from the Romance albums.[21]

Critical reception and accolades

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Contra Costa Times[22]
Los Angeles Times[11]
Orange County Register[12]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[23]

Upon its release Nada Es Igual... was met with mixed reactions from music critics. AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis, who gave the album 2.5 out of five stars, felt the recording was "basically middle-of-the-road, romance-themed music, which is what his legions of fans have come to expect" and called the ballads in the album as "requisite".[7] A music critic for Billboard magazine called Nada Es Igual his "weakest set ever" and said Miguel is "looking more like a conservative underachiever" due to his "uneven hatch of too-familar romantic confessionals and flaccid, uptempo R&B/pop entries" in spite of his "marvelously virile baritone" voice.[24] Fernando Gonzalez of the Contra Costa Times rated the album two out of four stars lamenting that Miguel "would stay close to his formula" and labeled the record as his "trademark mix of power ballads and R&B-lite". Gonzalez complimented the album's productions, but stated that the artist "offers more cotton candy" highlighting "Abrazame" and the title tracks as examples and called "Dame" a "Janet Jackson-lite funk".[22]

The Dallas Morning News music reviewer Mario Tarradell noted that even though the name of the article means "nothing is the same", he remarked that Miguel "hasn't strayed from the hit-making formula that clicked with 1990's 20 Años. Although Tarradell praised Miguel's production's of the album as "superbly crafted", he criticized the music in the record for being "totally unadventurous" and called the ballads "complete throwaways".[1] Similarly, Ernesto Portillo Jr., who rated the record two out of four stars, wrote for The San Diego Union-Tribune said that the album have been called "Todo es Igual" (Everything is the Same)" because of its "same funk-lite horns, thumping bass line and paint-by-numbers pop tunes". He lambasted Miguel for coming off as "redundant and even flat".[23]

Enrique Lopetegui of the Los Angeles Times gave the album 2.5 out of four stars and panned the lyrics in the album such as "Si Te Vas" as "corny, one-dimensional visions of loooooove". Lopetegui noted that despite the record's flaws, he considered it as "far better than most Latin offerings in this often unlistenable genre" and "less predictable than those of, say, Cristian or Enrique Iglesias".[11] The Orange County Register music editor Anne Valdespino, giving the record four of five stars, wrote a more positive review of the album. She complimented the songs as "well-crafted, each one produced to the limit" and praised the arrangements on the uptempo songs such as "Dame" and "Si Te Vas" "polished" and "worthy of Quincy Jones." In contrast to the other reviewers, Valdespino believed that the ballads did not "wear out its welcome" with "no overemotive tempo stretching".[12]

At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards in 1997, Nada Es Igual... received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance,[25] which went to Enrique Iglesias's self-titled album.[26] At the 9th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year, the record was nominated in the category of Pop Album of the Year,[27] but lost to Vivir by Iglesias.[28] At the 1997 Eres awards, the record was awarded Best Disc of the Year, which was shared with Tierna La Noche by Fey.[29]

Commercial performance

On its launch date, Warner Music Group shipped over 400,000 copies of Nada Es Igual... in Mexico and the United States (US).[30] In the US, it debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart on week of 31 August 1996 and peaked at top of the chart the following week replacing Macarena Mix.[31][32] It spent two weeks on top of the charts before being succeeded by Macarena Non Stop by Los del Río.[33] It was certified gold in the US by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies and ended 1996 as the eight bestselling Latin album of the year.[34][35] In Argentina, the record reached number on its national chart and was certified 7× platinum by CAPIF for sales of 420,000 copies.[36][37] In Spain, the album peaked at number two on the country's national chart with the number one position being held off by Lunas Rotas by Rosana and was certified double platinum by PROMUSICAE for shipments of 200,000 copies.[38][39] Nada Es Igual... has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide as of 2002.[40]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Si Te Vas"
  • Ignacio "Kiko" Cibrian
  • Orlando Castro
  • Salvador Tercero
3:32
2."Abrazame"
3:37
3."Dame"
4:54
4."Nada es Igual"
  • Cibrian
  • Lerner
4:25
5."Todo Por Su Amor"
  • Pérez
  • Manuel Lopez
3:57
6."Que Tu Te Vas"Francisco Fabián Céspedes4:10
7."Sintiéndote Lejos"
  • Cibrián
  • Gerardo Flores
  • Salo Loyo
4:12
8."Como Es Posible Que a Mi Lado"
  • Cibrián
  • Alejandro Asensi
  • Luis Miguel
4:14
9."Un Dia Mas"Miguel4:05
10."Sueña"
4:16

Credits and personnel

The following credits are from AllMusic:[41]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[37] 7× Platinum 420,000^
Chile — 125,000[46]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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