''Pau-Latina'' is the seventh studio album by Mexican singer
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
, released on February 10, 2004, by
Universal Music Latino
Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Un ...
. Musically, Rubio wanted to make a "futuristic folk", thus incorporating eclectic
latin music
Latin music (Portuguese language, Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Music of Spain, Spain and Portuguese music, Portugal) ...
in its sound with instrumentation from techno beats, guitars, drums, synthesizers, strings and
spanish guitars musical instruments. Its themes range from love, dancing, friendship and
feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
, Chris Rodríguez,
Toy Hernández, Marzello Acevedo and
Sergio George
Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well. He has worked with som ...
.
Upon its release, the album received generally favorable reviews from
music critics
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, who complimented its production and they considered it as the "follow-up" of her album ''
Paulina
Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece.
Mother of Hadrian
Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin fo ...
'' (2000). The album debuted atop the
Latin Albums
Top Latin Albums is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all ''Billboard'' album charts, the chart is based ...
''Billboard'' charts in the United States and was certified double
Latin Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA). The album became another success for Rubio and sold at least 500,000 worldwide.
Four singles were released. It became Rubio's most successful era in the US Latin charts, being her first album to score four top-ten singles on the US ''Billboard''
Hot Latin Songs
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...
, with "
Te Quise Tanto
"Te Quise Tanto" ( en, I Loved You So Much) is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on her studio album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). ...
", "
Algo Tienes", "
Dame Otro Tequila
"Dame Otro Tequila" ( en, Give Me Another Tequila) is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). It was produced by Emilio Estefan, co-produc ...
" and "
Mía", two of these peaking at numbers one. Rubio promoted the album with television performances and the Pau-Latina Tour.
Background and production
Rubio first expressed her intent to re-record an "entire album in Spanish" at the Spanish press release of her first and only English album to date, ''
Border Girl
''Border Girl'' is the sixth studio album and first English-language album by Mexican recording singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on 18 June 2002 internationally by Universal Records and later launched in the Japan on August 21, 2002 by Umvd L ...
'', in June, 2002. She also revealed that he wanted to collaborate with
Manu Chao
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and
Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican Mayan musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successfu ...
, who composed the ballad "
Tal Vez, Quizá
"Tal Vez, Quizá" () is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, taken from her fifth studio album ''Paulina'' (2000). The song was written by Armando Manzanero, and produced by Marcello Azevedo. Lyrically, the song talks about a woman wh ...
", for his fifth studio album, ''
Paulina
Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece.
Mother of Hadrian
Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin fo ...
'' (2000).
Jorge Villamizar
Jorge Alberto Villamizar Iregui (born 14 October 1970) is a Colombian musician, singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the ...
, lead member of
Bacilos, told ''
Billboard
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'' in September 2003, he co-wrote a track with her wife, Sandra Uribe, for Rubio's upcoming album. He revealed the name of the song: "Perros", and said that the singer record it in English and Spanish. In January 2004, a month before the album's release, Argentine composer Ferra announced that he and
Reyli Barba wrote Rubio a song called "Amor Secreto", "a
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
, and the story is tender, very romantic. The song was chosen by Paulina and adaptations were made to it that she suggested."
Production and promotion
''Pau-Latina'' marks Paulina's return to the Spanish-language market after her
English debut album. For the production of the album, Paulina collaborated with songwriters and producers
Chris Rodríguez Chris Rodriguez is an American contemporary Christian musician and singer/songwriter.
Biography
Rodriguez was born in The Bronx on March 7, 1960, and moved to Nashville, becoming a veteran of the scene in the early 1990s. He sang jingles for fast ...
, M. Benito, Andrés Levin, Ileana Padrón,
Coti
Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973, in Rosario, Santa Fe), who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, best known for collaborations with other Spanish-language artists like Andrés Calamar ...
, Andahí, Adrian Schinoff, T. Méndez, E. Pérez, José de Jesús,
Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer.
Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...
,
Jorge Villamizar
Jorge Alberto Villamizar Iregui (born 14 October 1970) is a Colombian musician, singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the ...
, Xandra Uribe,
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
,
Ricardo Gaitán,
Alberto Gaitán, Nicolás Tovar, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams, Juan Carlos Pérez-Soto,
Reyli
Reyli Barba (born April 12, 1972), most commonly known as Reyli, is a Mexican singer-songwriter. He is also a composer and has written songs for artists such as Alejandro Fernández and Beyoncé Knowles.
Reyli is a former member of Elefante, a ...
, Angie Chirino,
Tim Mitchell
Timothy C. Mitchell (born 5 April 1963) is a Grammy winning music record producer, songwriter, and guitarist from Detroit, Michigan.
Early life
Mitchell was born on April 5, 1963 to Dr. David Mitchell and Edith Mitchell (née Clements) at Henr ...
, Clay Ostwald, C. Brant,
Richard Vission
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Biography
He was raised in Highland Park, in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Benj ...
, G. Brown, and A. Cee. Also, this is the second time since ''
Planeta Paulina
''Planeta Paulina'' (''Planet Paulina'') is the fourth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was first released by EMI Mexico on 22 August 1996 in Mexico and 3 September in United States, and distributed in 22 countries around the wor ...
'' that Paulina participates as a songwriter in three of the album's tracks: "My Friend, Mi Amigo", "Baila Que Baila" y "Dame Tu Amor".
To promote the album Rubio started her first solo concert tour named
Pau-Latina Tour.
Singles
''Pau-Latina'' spawned four official singles, giving Paulina her first two number one hits on Latin radio in the U.S.: "
Te Quise Tanto
"Te Quise Tanto" ( en, I Loved You So Much) is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on her studio album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). ...
" and "
Dame Otro Tequila
"Dame Otro Tequila" ( en, Give Me Another Tequila) is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). It was produced by Emilio Estefan, co-produc ...
". With this album, Paulina became one of the few artists to have four Top 10 singles from the same album on the
''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart.
"Te Quise Tanto" is Rubio's most successful single to date, which spent six non-consecutive weeks at #1 and earned several music awards. The album's third single, "Dame Otro Tequila", also climbed to #1 in December 2004. Although "
Algo Tienes" and "
Mía" were the only other two singles released by Rubio's record label, that did not prevent tracks like "My Friend, Mi Amigo", "Perros", "Alma En Libertad", and "Volverás" from gaining airplay with no promotion on behalf of Paulina's record label. Music videos released for the album were "
Te Quise Tanto
"Te Quise Tanto" ( en, I Loved You So Much) is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on her studio album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). ...
", "
Algo Tienes", "
Dame Otro Tequila
"Dame Otro Tequila" ( en, Give Me Another Tequila) is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). It was produced by Emilio Estefan, co-produc ...
", "
Mia
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* MIA., a German rock/pop band formed in 1997
* Mia (singer) (born 1983) ...
". Other songs that get airplay were: "My Friend, Mi Amigo", "Perros", "Alma en Libertad", "Volverás".
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews from
music critics
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on w ...
.
AllMusic
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editor Johnny Loftus viewed that "Throughout ''Pau-Latina'', there's an alluring scratchiness to Rubio's voice.", then compared the beats to ''
Border Girl
''Border Girl'' is the sixth studio album and first English-language album by Mexican recording singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on 18 June 2002 internationally by Universal Records and later launched in the Japan on August 21, 2002 by Umvd L ...
s and said "is sure to please fans of 2000's ''Paulina''.
Leila Cobo
Leila Cobo is a Colombian journalist, writer, novelist, pianist and television show host. She is noted for her coverage of Latin music for ''Billboard'' where she is currently the Chief Content Officer for Latin Music and Español, overseeing the ...
of ''
Billboard
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'' also praised Rubio's voice, assuring it is "thin and raspy but thoroughly convincing.", she said that ''Pau-Latina'' "blends a variety of Latin rhythms and pop beats for an overall effect that's fun but not facile." calling the album like the "follow-up" of ''Paulina'' as "feel-good pop." ''
Rapsody
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'' reviewer Sarah Bardeen considered the album "brilliant" because "Rubio incorporates elements of rap, reggaeton, flamenco and ranchera while maintaining her own consistently feathery pop sensibility." Likewise, Matt Cibula from ''
PopMatters
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'' called it as a "fractured fairytale pop from some dimension where everyone gets laid all the time and no one is ever sad." Included it in her "best however-many-it-ends-up-being albums of 2004" list.
The album was nominated for a
Latin Grammy Award
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been ...
in 2004 for
Best Female Pop Vocal Album and a
Grammy Award
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for
Best Latin Pop Album
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in 2005.
Commercial performance
With this album, Rubio became one of the few female Latin singers to achieve four top ten singles from a single album on the
''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart: "
Te Quise Tanto
"Te Quise Tanto" ( en, I Loved You So Much) is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on her studio album ''Pau-Latina'' (2004). ...
" (#1), "
Algo Tienes" (#4), "Dame Otro Tequila" (#1) and "
Mía" (#8). Also, Pau-Latina was number one in sales in Mexico as well as the U.S. on the
''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart. In Rubio's native
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, ''Pau-Latina'' entered and peaked at number one on the albums chart.
One month after its release, it received certified gold on March 10, 2004, for shipments of 50,000 copies. The
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas
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(
AMPROFON) certified the album platinum and sold 100,000 units in the country. In the
United States
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, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard ''
Billboard
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''
Top Latin Albums
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chart. It remained inside the top 10 for many weeks. ''Pau-Latina'' was certified double-platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
on March 16, 2004. In April 2004, Rubio received her first certifications from the United States and Mexico, platinum and gold record, respectively, in Miami for selling 400,000 copies three months after the launch of ''Pau-Latina''.
In Ecuador, the album sold 19,000 copies through
Bellsouth
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Track listing
Personnel
Gaitán Bros Ricardo Gaitán & Alberto Gaitán — producer, arranger, programming, background vocals, engineers & composers
Archie Peña — producer
Sebastian Krys
Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American audio engineer, record producer and radio personality. A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as ...
— mixing
Sergio George — keyboards, drum programming, producer
Marteen — producer
Tom Coyne — mastering
Javier Garza — engineer
Marcello Azevedo — guitar, bajo sexto, arranger, producer, keyboards
Jorge González — engineer
Alfred Figueroa — engineer, mixing
Bob "Bassy" Bob Brackmann — mixing
Toy Hernández — producer, engineer
Tony Mardini — engineer, mixing
Felipe Tichauer — engineer
Tea Time
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— rap
Mike Weitman — mixing assistant
Max Kolibe — engineer
Sacha Triujeque — producer, engineer
Chris Rodríguez Chris Rodriguez is an American contemporary Christian musician and singer/songwriter.
Biography
Rodriguez was born in The Bronx on March 7, 1960, and moved to Nashville, becoming a veteran of the scene in the early 1990s. He sang jingles for fast ...
— arranger, producer, programming
Frank Maddocks — graphic design, art direction
Javier Carrión — engineer
Steven Sunset — engineer
Richard McLaren — photography
Tata Bigorra — coros
Jake R. Tañer — engineer
Danita Ruiz — management
Caresse Henry — management
MC Wave — rap
César Nieto — DJ
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
— executive producer
Carlos Alvarez — engineer
Hal Batt — engineer
Scott Canto — engineer
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
—
didgeridoo
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, producer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
External links
''Paulina Rubio: Pau-Latina - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect''
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2004 albums
Paulina Rubio albums
Spanish-language albums
Albums produced by Emilio Estefan
Universal Music Mexico albums