''Out the Box'' is the second studio album release by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter

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and was released on December 9, 2008, in digital-only format by

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. The album consists of ten tracks, five of them in

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and another five translated in

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Background

According to Jean's MySpace profile, the purpose of the album's unique format (with five English songs and five Spanish-translated songs) was to appeal more to the American audience, both English and Spanish-speaking people. The album was released in digital-only format, and sold on the

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and Microsoft's

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in three different formats. The standard version is sold on Rhapsody, another version is sold on iTunes with two bonus tracks, and another version is sold on the

with two other different bonus tracks. Although Jean has been signed to a major record label since 2006, both ''On'' and ''Out the Box'' have received very little promotion, and promotion for the albums depend solely online mainly through MySpace and

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. On January 20, 2008, however, two of the album tracks, "Stop the Clock" and the Spanish version "Peligro de Extinción" were released on iTunes as both the "Single of the Week" and the "Canción de la Semana" (Song of the Week).

Track listing

Standard edition

# "Stop the Clock" (Jean Rodríguez, Justin Daniels, Yandy & Dave Karmiol) — 4:26 # "Ay Amor" (English version) (Jean Rodríguez, Yasmil Marrufo & Jose Casals) — 4:01 # "Voices In My Head" (Javier Negron, Jesus Collazo, Jean Rodríguez, Justin Daniels, Jose Casals & Zorimar Colón) — # "Take You There" (Jean Rodríguez, Justin Daniels & Jose Casals) — 3:34 # "Shooting Star" (Kiko Cibrian, Jean Rodríguez, Yasmil Marrufo & Jose Casals) — 3:34 # "Peligro de Extinción" (Spanish version of "Stop the Clock") (Jean Rodríguez, Justin Daniels, Yandy & Dave Marimol) — 4:26 # "Ay Amor" (Spanish version) (Jean Rodríguez & Yasmil Marrufo) — 4:01 # "Voices In My Head" (Spanish version) (Javier Negron, Jesus Collazo, Jean Rodríguez, Justin Daniels, Jose Casals & Zorimar Colón) — 4:19 # "Arriésgate" (Spanish version of "Take You There") (Jean Rodríguez, Justin Daniels & Jose Casals) — 3:34 D # "Electridad" (Spanish version of "Shooting Star") (Kiko Cibrian, Jean Rodríguez, Yasmil Marrufo & Jose Casals) — 3:34

Bonus tracks

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"Sin Decir Adiós" (Jean Rodríguez & Yasmil Marrufo) — 4:49 # "Mucho Cuidado" (Sergio Raúl Granados, Jean Rodríguez & Kiko Cibrian) — 3:19 ;Zune Marketplace bonus tracksJean - "Out the Box"
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"Mi Universo" — 4:09 # "Respirar" — 4:07

References

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