''Meet the Orphans'' is the fourth studio album by reggaeton artist,

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, released on November 16, 2010.Don Omar Presents: Meet The Orphans – Don Omar

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Retrieved 2010-09-24. The album features the artists under the " Orfanato Music Group" label and other

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Retrieved 2010-08-23. The album includes the promotional single " Hasta Abajo" and the album's lead single "

Danza Kuduro "Danza Kuduro" (English: Dance Kuduro) is a Spanish/Portuguese song by Puerto Rican recording artist Don Omar featuring Portuguese–French singer Lucenzo from Don Omar's collaborative album '' Meet the Orphans''. The song is an adaptation of Luce ...

" featuring French-born

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singer

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, as well as collaborations from Don Omar’s Orfanato Music Group. artists including Kendo Kaponi, Danny Fornaris, Syko,

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, and

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. It was nominated for a

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. The album and singles won 8 Awards for

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and finalists for 16 nominations in 14 categories. and was nominated for

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in 2011. The album and artist were recognized in Billboard. and the album was top 1 Latin Albums Chart History, and was top 38 Latin Albums of the 2010s. and the album was top 81 Current Albums Sales in 2010. The artist signed a contract with

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in 2010 and was of best performance in

in 2011. The artist was top 5 Top latín artists of the year in Billboard in 2011. The artist was top 2 Social 50 of Billboard, and was Top 15 latin artists in 2019. The album made tour for worldwide.

Background

The album was initially planned as the re-release album from ''

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'', titled first ''iDon 2.0'', and later ''Prototype 2.0''. In September 2009, Reggaeton singer

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confirmed work on Omar's new album, following by the remix version of " Hasta Abajo". However, none of the collaborations with Yankee including the remix, were included on the album. It was set to be released in fall 2009 but was cancelled. Following the cancellation of the re-release album from ''iDon'', it was announced that Don Omar would turn his attention to recording a new full length collaboration album from scratch which would feature other reggaeton artists.

Release

The album was set to be released on August 24, 2010 through Orfanato Music Group.Continuamos grabando MEET THE ORPHANS EPK @ NY, NUESTRA NUEVA FECHA DE SALIDA SERIA EL 24 DE AGOSTO, somos LOS DUROS
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'' Retrieved July-06-10 back later was on October 19, 2010, the album was to be released finally on November 2, 2010 but the release date was newly changed to November 16, 2010. The album was released on two editions, a Standard edition with 14 tracks and a Deluxe edition that includes 19 tracks and the music video of "

", both editions were released the same day. On the

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both editions include the bonus track "Carta al Cielo" and a Digital booklet.

Reception

Critical response

David Jeffries from

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gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5. Here is an extract of his review: "a mix of new and old music – a must for Don Omar fans and worth considering if you’re curious, but unfamiliar, with what’s happening in the reggaeton genre 2010." Allison Stewart from

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said that "Omar is on safer ground on ''Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans'', a collection of tracks spotlighting the artists and producers of his El Orfanato record label. It's a curiously old-fashioned concept, like an old-school mix tape or a lower-wattage version of

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's epochal '01 Bad Boy showcase, ''

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''. Though ''Meet the Orphans'' is studded with tales of social uplift (like the sluggish, serious "Angeles Y Demonios"), it's most agreeable when it sticks to fare like last summer's inescapable "

", a warp-speed, tropical/meringue/pop redo of French Portuguese singer

's hit "

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" (with Lucenzo included).

Chart performance and sales

In United States, ''Meet the Orphans'' debuted at #101 with sales of 7,420, on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album sold 40,000 copies on

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in 2011. the album and song

sold 1,000 sales in Billboard in 2011. The album sold over 1,5 million units singles sales, being 2 million singles. The album also debuted at #2 on Billboard’s

charts, and became his seventh top ten album and his sixth highest album debut on the top ten, it also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s

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charts. and at #8 on Billboard’s

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charts. According to

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, the album certified platinum after its first 48 hours sales in

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. On the

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the album debuted at #81. The following week the album jumped at #69 and peaked at #47.

Promotion

Prior to the release of the album, four promotional singles were released exclusively on

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as a "Countdown to ''Meet the Orphans''". The album Meet The Orphans was top with songs Billboard. *"Hooka" was released as the first promotional single and it was released on iTunes on September 21, 2010. It features

.Hooka – Single by Don Omar (feat. Plan B)
'' iTunes.com'' Retrieved 2010-09-24 was top 10 Latin Digital Song Sales for Billboard in 2010. and was top 10 Best Collaborations for Billboard in 2021. *"Good Looking" was released as the second promotional single and it was released on iTunes on September 28, 2010. was top 32 Latin Digital Song Sales for Billboard in 2010. *"El Duro" was released as the third promotional single and it was released on iTunes on October 12, 2010. It features Kendo Kapponi.El Duro – Single by Don Omar (feat. Kendo Kapponi)
'' iTunes.com'' Retrieved 2010-10-14 was top 28 Latin Digital Song Sales for Billboard in 2010. *"Ángeles y Demonios" was released as the fourth promotional single and it was released on iTunes on October 19, 2010. It features Kendo Kapponi and Syko.

Singles

" was released as the album's

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on August 15, 2010, it features French singer

, who is of

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'' iTunes.com'' Retrieved 2010-08-18 The song topped on the ''Billboard''

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, becoming his second number-one single on the chart. A

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directed by long-time Don Omar collaborator Carlos Pérez was released on July 30, 2010 through Omar's

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esmas.com Retrieved 2010-08-18 *"Huérfano De Amor" was released as the second single early 2011, the song features Syko. The music video was premiered on January 6, 2011. It was directed by Alejandro Santiago Ciena. *"

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" was released as the album's third single on January 24, 2011. The video for this single was shot in St. Maarten and was directed by Marlon Pena. Additionally, it incorporates a sample from

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's 1989 single "

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" fused with

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beats. *"Estoy Enamorado" included on the ''Deluxe Edition'' from the album, performed only by Danny Fornaris, was released to radio as the fourth single in conjunction to "Huérfano De Amor". The video for the song was released on March 10, 2011. Other releases *" Hasta Abajo" was released as the album's promo single on November 17, 2009.Hasta Abajo single by Don Omar
iTunes.apple.com The song was charted at number nine on the ''Billboard''

, becoming his seventh top ten single on the chart. The music video for the song, also directed by Carlos Pérez, was premiered on November 14, 2010. *"Ella Ella" was released on November 16, 2010, with collaboration

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production by Robin, was top 45 Latin Digital Song Sales for Billboard.

Track listing

Notes *On the

both editions include a Digital booklet as bonus content. *In some Deluxe editions, the track list may include in different order, the same tracks.

Personnel

Taken and adapted from

.com. Meet The Orphans – Don Omar > Credits

. Retrieved 2010-11-19 *William Omar Landrón (Don Omar) – composer, executive producer, producer *Juan A. Abreu – composer * Faouze Barkati – composer *Everton Bonner – composer *Lincoln Noel Castañeda – composer *Sly Dunbar – composer *Natalia Gutiérrez – composer *Gonzalo Hermosa – composer *Ulises Hermosa – composer *De Oliveira Philippe Louis (Lucenzo) – composer, producer *Robin Méndez – composer *Joel Baez Nieves – composer *Féliz Ortiz – composer *Raphy Pina – composer *Gabriel Pizarro – composer *Christian Ramos – composer *Milton J. Restituyo – composer *José F. Rivera – composer (Kendo Kapponi) *Armando Rosario – composer *Philip Smart – composer *John Taylor – composer *Fabrice Toigo – composer *Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis – composer *Daniel Fornaris – composer, producer *Danny Fornaris – composer, producer *Eliel Lind – composer, producer *Tom Coyne – mastering *A&X – producer *Jonathan De La Cruz (Lil Wizard)– Producer & Composer *Marcos G – producer *Reggie Delgadillo – producer *Vincent Eget – director *Danny Hastings – director, photography

Charts

Year end charts

Sequel

Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation A sequel of ''Meet the Orphans'', called ''MTO 2: New Generation'' is in works. The release date has not been announced yet but the previews of two songs were released through

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on April 17. One is called ''Tus Movimientos'' featuring ''Natti Natasha'', and the other one is called ''Zumba''. In the official website of ''Orphanato Music Group'' it is said that ''"the album will contain 14 songs that will make history in music"''.

References

External links

Don Omar
– official music website at

Orphandon.com
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