''Chicas Malas'' ''(English: Bad Girls)'' is the fourth studio album by Spanish recording singer-songwriter

Mónica Naranjo Mónica Naranjo Carrasco (born 23 May 1974) is a Spanish singer widely popular in Spain and Latin America and recognised as one of the most powerful voices of the Spanish and Latin American music scenes. She has performed with singers such as Luc ...

. It was released through

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on 26 October 2001. The album features several notable collaborations, with such worldwide-known influences, the album sales were disappointing.

Background and contract issues

An English-language version of the album entitled, '' Bad Girls'', was released in 2002, "Ain't Better Like This" a song written and produced by

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, is the only song recorded in English, originally she was going to record the song in Spanish for ''Chicas Malas'', and include exclusively the English version on ''Bad Girls'', but due to the explicit lyrics, Mónica decided to record only the English-language version of the song, and include it in both albums. Just after the release of ''Chicas Malas'', Naranjo informed the head of

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he was leaving the record label. As a result, all promotions concerning the ''Chicas Malas'' and ''Bad Girls'' albums were stopped. Mónica has said about the album "It was a project in which Sony more spent nationally. I don't like it, but I did it for ambition and it's an album that I don't even want to hear". The album had four singles released respectively, "Chicas Malas", "Sacrificio", "No Voy a Llorar" and "Ain't Better Like This". A Special Edition of the album was originally planned; however, it never came to fruition.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Mónica Naranjo – Coros, Digital Producer, Realization *Chris Rodriguez – Spanish Guitar *Gina Foster – Coros *Diane Warren – Executive Producer *Juan Gonzalez – Engineer *Paul Meehan – Assistant Producer *Gary Barlow – Programming, Instrumentation *Silvio Pozzoli – Coros *Manuel Machado – Coros, Trumpet *Ian Cooper – Mastering *James Loughrey – Engineer *Mario Lucy – Engineer, Mastering *Tracie Ackerman – Coros *Carlos Martin – Graphic Design, Artwork Direction *David Frazer – Mixing *Juanjo Manez – Estilista *Louis Biancaniello – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing *Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer *David Massey – Artwork Direction *Dennis Rivadeneira – Assistant Engineer *Kris Kello – Programming, Producer *Sam Watters – Producer, Coros, Engineer, Mixing *Jamie Bridges – Assistant *Fausto Demetrio – Assistant Engineer *Annie Roseberry – Artwork Direction *Ramon Gonzalez – Congas *Cristóbal Sansano – Digital Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing *Ben Coombs – Assistant Engineer *Bruno Zuchetti – Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, arranger *Eliot Kennedy – Programming, Instrumentation *Maurizio Tonelli – Engineer *Manny Benito – Adaptation *Emanuela Cortese – Coros *Cesare Chiodo – Bajo *Stefano de Maco – Coros *Sheilah Cuffy – Coros *Giulia Fasolino – Coros, Realization, arranger *Jaume DeLaiguana – Photography *Alfredo Golino – Bateria, Realization, arranger *Dario Caglioni – Digital Editing, engineer *Gregg Alexander – Producer, Vocal Producer *Segundo Mijares – Saxophone *Ali Olmo – Coros *Tim Woodcock – Programming, Instrumentation *Aurora Beltran – Adaptation *

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– Guitar, Orchestra Director

Certifications

Release history

Chicas Malas exclusive item usa 24 February 2002 Trifold limites editions 80 Copies.

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Mónica Naranjo albums Sony Music albums Albums produced by Louis Biancaniello Albums produced by Sam Watters