''La Revolución'' (English: ''The Revolution'') is the sixth studio album, and the ninth album overall,
by
Puerto Rican reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
duo
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only regga ...
. It was released on May 26, 2009 by
Machete Music and
WY Records
WY Records was a record label founded in the United States by popular reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel.
Artists
* Wisin & Yandel
* Gadiel Veguilla
Producers and composers
* Tainy
* Wisin & Yandel
* O'Neill
* Chris Jedi
* Jumbo el Que Produce Solo ...
.
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(in Spanish). UniversalMusica.com. Retrieved on February 24, 2009 The album features collaborations with rapper
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, ...
,
Ivy Queen
Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez (born March 4, 1972), known professionally as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Queen of Reggae ...
, Yaviah,
Ednita Nazario
Edna María Nazario Figueroa (born April 11, 1955) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad. She has been in the music business from a young age and has released twenty-three studio albums, seven live ...
and
Yomo
Jose Alberto Torres Abreu (born June 17, 1980 in Chicago), known professionally as Yomo, is an American reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Pa ...
. The album became a success in the United States and a bigger hit in Latin America. It won the
Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year at the
2010 Latin ''Billboard'' Music Awards. To promote the album the artists embarked on the
La Revolución World Tour
The La Revolución World Tour is the fourth world tour by the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel to support their sixth studio album ''La Revolución''. It consisted of three legs including 16 shows in the United States, and was the duo's largest arena ...
in the US.
Background
The album is reported to incorporate the more older styles and sounds of
Wisin & Yandel
Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only regga ...
's music, tracing back to when they first started to produce music. This was confirmed by Wisin to the
EFE Agency
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in
Argentina
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, he confirmed that "It'll be a return to our origins; It'll have everything."
Commercial performance
In the United States, the first week prediction were between 25-30k. ''La Revolución'' debuted at number seven on the
''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 35,700, making it the highest debut for a Spanish language recording act since
Maná
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's ''
Amar es Combatir'' and
Shakira
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's ''
Fijación Oral Vol. 1'', both albums debuted and peaked at number four. It was the second best selling latin album of 2009 in the United States selling 204,000 copies. Following the 2009`s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, where the duo won Best Urban Song, album sales increased by 81% the next week in the United States.
Following the reissue of the album, La Revolucion: Evolucion, the album bounds back from ten to number one at Billboard Latin Albums with 10,000 units sold with a 365% increased.
Worldwide, the album sold 100,000 copies in it first week. The album sold more than three million of copies worldwide.
Track listing
La Revolución: Evolution
''La Revolución: Evolution'' (English: ''The Revolution: Evolution'') is a re-issue edition of the album released on November 23, 2009. It comes with 2
CDs with the first disc containing the 15 tracks from the standard edition and disc 2 containing 8 new tracks. It also featured a
DVD
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with four Music Videos.
Personnel
Adapted from album's liner notes:
* General Producers: Juan Luis Morera "Wisin" / Llandel Veguilla "Yandel"
* Executive Producers: Juan Luis Morera "Wisin" / Llandel Veguilla "Yandel" / Edgar Andino
* Musical Producers: Ernesto F. Padilla "Nesty La Mente Maestra" / Victor Martinez "El Nasi" / Jose Gomez "Profesor Gomez" / Marcos Masis "Tainy" / Christian M. Colon "Vagabundo" / Raymond Diaz "Memo"
* Recording Studio: La Mente Maestra Studio (Barranquitas, Puerto Rico) / Spectrum Studio
* Recording: Victor Martinez "El Nasi"
* Production Coordinator: Ana J. Alvarado
* Mixing: Mario de Jesus "Marioso"
* Mixing Assistant: Luis "Luisito" Lopez, Kiko Hurtado, Yamil Martinez
* Mixing Studio: Mas Audio Production
* Mastering: Sterling Sound
* Creative Direction/Design/Digital Post-Production: Iancarlo "Conqui" Reyes
* Photography
Andres Hernandez* Stylist: Ed Coriano
* Managing Team: Andino Marketing / Edgar Andino / Paco Lopez
50 Cent appears courtesy of Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Record.
Yomo appears courtesy of Black Pearl International Records, Inc.
Ednita Nazario appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment US Latin.
Yaviah appears courtesy of Pina Records
Pina Records is a Puerto Rico-based record label founded by music producer Rafael "Raphy" Antonio Pina Nieves in 1996. Pina Records is one of the longest-running reggaetón record labels; in 2026, the label will celebrate its 30-year anniversary ...
.
Ivy Queen appears courtesy of Drama Records.
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
Accolades
See also
*
List of number-one Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums of 2010
References
External links
* (WYMusic)
* (WYMusic)
* (WYMusic)
index
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2009 albums
Wisin & Yandel albums
Machete Music albums
Albums produced by Luny Tunes
2000s Spanish-language albums