Barrio Fino en Directo

''Barrio Fino en Directo'' is the second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on December 13, 2005, by El Cartel Records and distributed by Interescope Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album ''Barrio Fino'' recorded during his tour Barrio Fino World Tour at several locations including the United States, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It was the first Daddy Yankee album to had a Parental Advisory sticker and first and only album to include a skit. It also includes a DVD featuring interviews, concerts and the making of the music videos. A re-release of the album, ''Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1'', was released on July 4, 2006. It includes all of the new recorded songs, and two of the live tracks from the album. The album differs from ''Barrio Fino en Directo'' because it does not include a DVD.

The album includes 16 tracks, of which five were new songs, and features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg and Paul Wall. It was supported by the release of four singles: "Gangsta Zone", " Machucando", " El Truco" and the lead single "Rompe", that peaked at the top of US Hot Latin Songs for 13 consecutive weeks and reached number 24 on US Hot 100. ''Barrio Fino en Directo'' received mixed to positive reviews. It won several awards including the Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year and Reggaeton Album of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards. Also, it was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

''Barrio Fino en Directo'' was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums and remained the top-selling album on the chart for 14 consecutive weeks. It was the Top Selling Latin Album of 2006 in the United States, following ''Barrio Fino'' in 2005 and was certified Gold by RIAA. Eventually, it was the 13th best selling Latin Album of the past 25 years in the United States. It reached the top 10 of Mexican and Peruvian album charts and charted in Japan. Also, it was certified platinum in Mexico and gold in Japan and Colombia. To promote the new tracks of the album, Yankee expanded his ''Barrio Fino World Tour'' on a third and last leg.

Background

In 2004, following the success of "Gasolina" and his third studio album ''Barrio Fino'', Yankee embarked at the Barrio Fino World Tour to promote the album. In December 2004, Yankee performed at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, becoming the first urban act to do so. As of July 2005, ''Barrio Fino'' had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. On July 27, 2005 it was revealed to the press the dates of Yankee US leg of the tour under the name ''Who's Your Daddy Tour'' including a presentation co-headlined with Carlos Vives at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Also, at the same press conference, he explained his intentions to release a DVD recorded during his concert in Puerto Rico the past year titled ''Barrio Fino en Directo''. Other sources stated that the live album and the DVD were going to include footage of the tour along with new recorded songs, and was set to be released late that year along with the movie ''Talento de Barrio'', and with his clothing line and shoe line with the partnership of Reebok.

On August 30, 2005, Yankee signed a distribution contract with Interescope Records. On the press note, stated his intentions to released his new album ''El Cartel'' in November of the same year and ''Barrio Fino Directo'' in early 2006. On October 16, 2005, Daddy Yankee performed as the last act at the closure day of the Festival Presidente in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in front of 50,000 fans. It was the first urban act to perform at the festival. The album was set to be released in September 2005, however it was pushed back for unknown reasons. The first single, "Rompe", was released on September 30, 2005. In late November 2005, MTV announced that the release date was December 13, 2005, and the album was going to include five new tracks produced by Urba y Monserrate and Luny Tunes.

Critical reception

''Barrio Fino en Directo'' received mixed to positive reviews. Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5, and stated "The new studio recordings are all promising, raising the level of anticipation for Daddy's next studio album to a ridiculous level".

Commercial reception

In the United States, the first week predictions were between 50k-60k. ''Barrio Fino en Directo'' debuted at number 24 in the ''Billboard'' 200 in the last week of 2005 with over 100,000 copies sold. It spent 13 weeks at the top of the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums and was the best-selling Latin album in the US in 2006 with 484,000 copies sold. The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA with an excess of 500,000 copies sold. It is the 13th best-selling Latin album in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan, '' Billboard'' with 809,000 copies sold.

Track listing

      DVD
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"En Directo" (Documentary)
*''DY Live''
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"King Daddy"
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"Dale Caliente"
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"El Caldo"
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"Gasolina"
*''Special Features''
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"Corazones" - Video
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"Corazones" - Behind The Scenes
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" Talento De Barrio" Trailer
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"Long Distance"
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"Studio Recordings, Miami"
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"Zion & Lennox, World Tour"
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"Coming Soon"
*''Photo Gallery''
#"Barrio Fino Album"
#"Barrio Fino Promo"
#"2005 Tour Shoot"

Tormenta Tropical

This was an alternative version with mostly studio songs.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

See also

*2005 in Latin music
*List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States

References

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Daddy Yankee live albums
2005 live albums
2005 video albums
Live video albums
Albums produced by Luny Tunes
Spanish-language live albums