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''The Last'' is the fifth and final studio album by the
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group Aventura, released on June 9, 2009. In the "Intro" of this album, Anthony "Romeo" Santos states that this could possibly be their last album; his prediction came true in July 2011 when the group publicly confirmed it was breaking up for good. ''The Last'' became the top selling Latin album of 2009 and 2010. The Last spent 23 weeks at number one in the Latin Billboard chart. The Last debuted at number 5 in the Billboard chart and number 1 in the Latin Billboard chart.


Album information

One of the members of the group, the guitarist Lenny told MTV that the album was recorded in Wyclef's studio, and stated that Wyclef wanted to record a song with them. The song was "Spanish Fly", which features
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and
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. Rumors were circulating that this album would be the last of the group. In the "Intro" of this album, Anthony Santos states that this could possibly be their last album. However, the group said that this is their last album with their label Premium Latin Music. So there will still be Aventura albums to come in the near future, but however in 2011, that was rebuked after Santos announced that the group is breaking up for good. Aside from their original
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sound, the album also explores new genres for the group. In the song "All Up 2 You", has a
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dance sound with
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effects. Also the songs "Spanish Fly" has a dance-pop sound. The New York Times called "The Last", Aventura's surest, catchiest record. The group collaborated with reggaeton duo
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,
Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...
,
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, and
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. The album has become thus far the group's best album. The album spawned four hit singles, two which topped the Latin charts, and has been the #1 album for 23 weeks on
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. At the Premio Lo Nuestro 2010 awards, the album was awarded "Tropical Album of the Year". At the
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of 2010 in held in San Juan, Puerto Rico Aventura won nine awards including one for Album of the Year for "The Last"


Singles


Main singles

" Por Un Segundo" is the first single release from the album, released November 10, 2008. It became the group's first number 1 on the ''
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chart. It also peaked at number 1 on both the Latin Rhythm and
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.The music video was released in 2009 and features the winner of Cycle 8 of ''
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'', Jaslene Gonzalez. " All Up 2 You" was released as the second single. The song features R&B artist
Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...
, and
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duo
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and a remix with dancehall artist Adrian Banton. It peaked at number 4 on the ''
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chart, at number 2 on the ''
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''
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chart at number 1 on both the Latin Rhythm Songs charts. The music video was released on June 5, 2009. " Su Veneno" was released as the third single on June 30, 2009. The song was released as a
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version and a
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version the following day. It peaked at number 4 on the ''
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chart, and at number 1 on the ''
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''
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chart, lasting 5 weeks on that spot. The music video for the Bachata version was released on July 20, 2009. The music video for the Bolero version was released the next day. " Dile al Amor" was released as the fourth single on October 13, 2009. It peaked at number at number 2 on the ''
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chart. It also peaked at number 1 on the ''
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chart, became the group's second number one on that chart. It also peaked at number 1 on the ''
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chart, lasting 15 weeks on that spot. The music video was released on November 4, 2009. " El Malo" was released as the fifth single on March 11, 2010. Initially, the song did not reach same success as the previous singles on the Hot Latin Tracks until it was re-released. It peaked at number 5 on the ''
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''
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chart and at number 1 on the ''
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''
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charts. The music video was released on June 29, 2010.


Promotional single and other charted songs

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" was released as the promo single and only peaked number 40 on the ''
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charts. It was featured on the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, which is an expansion pack from
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's Episodes from Liberty City. " La Curita" is a Salsa song. It peaked at number 42 on the ''
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chart, at number 32 on the ''
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chart, and at number 6 on the ''
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chart. Other songs that hit the charts was the song "Tu Jueguito", which peaked at number 27 on the ''
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chart. On the ''
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charts, the song "Peligro" peaked at number 40, and the song "La Tormenta" peaked at number 32.


Chart performance

''The Last'' debuted at number five in the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 47,000 units in its first week. The album also arrived at number-one on the
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chart, where it became their first chart-topper and holding the number one position for 16 non-consecutive weeks on the top Latin charts and becoming the best selling Latin album of 2009 with 246,000 copies sold. It sold over 400,000 copies worldwide.


Critical reception

John Bush of
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gave the album a somewhat positive review. He called the lead single "Por un Segundo" a "straight bachata, rhythmic and sweet" and noted that the crossovers are put on the latter half of the album. Tijana Ilich of
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praised the vocals of Anthony "Romeo" Santos and the called song "Soy Hombre" the best on the album. On the other hand, she criticized the lack of diversity on the album as "Basically all-bachata album".


Track listing


Personnel

* Featured Artist - Akon * Guiro - Albert Batista * Guira - Alberto Batista * Guest Artist, Viola, Violin - Ali Bello * Composer - Aliaume Thiam * Arranger, Audio Production, Horn Arrangements, Producer - Angel Fernandez * Arranger, Composer, Producer - Anthony "Romeo" Santos * Keyboards - Arden "Keyz" Altino * Keyboards - Arden Altino * Guest Artist, Trumpet - Arturo Sandoval * Primary Artist - Aventura * Bass, Bass Instrument - Carlos Henríquez * Composer - Christopher Bridges * Photography - Dale May * Audio Engineer, Engineer - Dave Clauss * Cello, Guest Artist - David Gotay * Piano - Efrain "Junito" Davila * Guest Artist, Guira, Guiro - Enrique Guira * Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals - Eric "Bori" Rivera * Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals - Eric 'Bori' Rivera * Guest Artist, Tambors - Frank Junior Inoa * Guest Artist, Guitar - Frank Mendez * Guest Artist, Guitar - Frank Mendez * Engineer - Franklin Romero * Accordion, Guest Artist - Geovanny Polanco * Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Acoustic Guitar, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocals - Gerry Grimaud Jr. * Mixing, Mixing Engineer - Gerson Corniel * Guest Artist, Vocals - Giselle Moya *
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, Guest Artist - Guillermo Frias * Background Vocals - Henry Jeter * Producer, Background Vocals - Henry Santos * Composer, Producer - Henry Santos Jeter * Bass, Bass Instrument, Composer, Producer - Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis * Piano, Synthesizer - Joaquin Diaz * Keyboards, Sound Effects - Joshua Mateo * Composer - Juan Luis Morera * Guest Artist, Vocals - Judy Marte * Producer - Lamont "Logic" Coleman * Guest Artist, Vocals - Lawreida Cartwright * Arranger, Audio Production, Guitar, Producer - Lenny Santos *
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, Guest Artist - Leonardo Reyes *
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, Guest Artist - Leonardo Reyes * Composer - Llandel Veguilla * Featured Artist, Producer - Ludacris *
Bongos Bongos (Spanish language, Spanish: ''bongó'') are an Afro-Cubans, Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes. The pair consists of the larger ''hembra'' () and the smaller ''macho'' ...
,
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, Percussion, Timbales - Luisito Quintero * Audio Production, Composer, Producer - Marcos Masis * Engineer - Mark "Exit" Goodchild * Bass, Bass Instrument - Max Santos * Art Direction, Design, Photography - Michael Robinson * Flute - Mitch Frohman * Guest Artist, Vocals - Noa Neve * Guest Artist - Noah Nevé * Trombone - Ozzie Melendez * Guest Artist, Guiro - Radhames Rey * Flugelhorn, Guest Artist, Trumpet - Raul Agraz *
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- Raul Biel * Synthesizer - Ricky Gonzalez * Arranger, Audio Production, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Background Vocals - Romeo * Mastering, Mastering Engineer - Tom Brick * Mastering, Mastering Engineer - Tom Coyne * Guest Artist, Saxophone - William Jose Brito * Guest Artist, Guitar - Wilmore "Bimbo" Franco * Composer, Featured Artist - Wisin & Yandel * Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Producer - Wyclef Jean * Primary Artist - Yandel


Producers

The album was produced mostly by Anthony "Romeo" Santos,
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, and Gerry Grimaud, Jr. Other artist and producers were involve in producing the following tracks: *
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,
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, and Logic  – Spanish Fly *
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, Victor "El Nasi", and Marioso  – All Up 2 You *Angel Fernandez  – La Curita * Henry Santos Jeter  – Princesita


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Sales and certifications


Release history


See also

* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2009 *
List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s The ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, published by ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that ranks the performance of Latin music albums in the United States. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes musi ...
*
List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s The ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart, published in ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information in regard to tropical music. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan Luminate Data, LLC (formerly ...
* List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2010s


References


External links


Aventura official site
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