La Revolución
Studio album by
Wisin & Yandel
ReleasedMay 26, 2009[1]
November 23, 2009 (Evolution)
Recorded2008-2009
GenreReggaeton, R&B, electropop
LabelWY Records, Machete
ProducerNesty "La Mente Maestra", Victor "El Nazi", Marioso, Tainy, Luny Tunes
Wisin & Yandel chronology
Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra
(2009)		 La Revolución
(2009)		 El Dúo de la Historia Vol. 1
(2009)
Singles from La Revolución
  1. "Mujeres in the Club"
    Released: April 14, 2009
  2. "Abusadora"
    Released: June 2, 2009
  3. "Gracias a Ti"
    Released: October 1, 2009
La Revolución: Evolution
La Revolución: Evolution re-edition cover
Singles from La Revolución: Evolution
  1. "Imagínate"
    Released: November 2, 2009
  2. "Gracias a Ti (Remix)"
    Released: November 10, 2009
  3. "Te Siento"
    Released: December 15, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

La Revolución (English: The Revolution) is the sixth studio album, and the ninth album overall,[3] by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. It was released on May 26, 2009 by Machete Music and WY Records.[1] The album features collaborations with rapper 50 Cent, Ivy Queen, Yaviah, Ednita Nazario and Yomo. The album became a success in the United States and a bigger hit in Latin America.[4] It won the Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year at the 2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards.[5] To promote the album the artists embarked on the La Revolución Tour in the US.[6]

Background

The album is reported to incorporate the more older styles and sounds of Wisin & Yandel's music, tracing back to when they first started to produce music. This was confirmed by Wisin to the EFE Agency in Argentina, he confirmed that "It'll be a return to our origins; It'll have everything."[3]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the first week prediction were between 25-30k.[7] La Revolución debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with sales of 35,700,[8][9] making it the highest debut for a Spanish language recording act since Maná's Amar es Combatir and Shakira's Fijación Oral Vol. 1, both albums debuted and peaked at number four.[10] It was the second best selling latin album of 2009 in the United States selling 204,000 copies.[11] 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.[12]

Worldwide, the album sold 100,000 copies in it first week.[13]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Revolución"Victor Martinez, Ernesto Padilla, Llandel Veguilla, Juan Morera4:10
2."Quítame El Dolor"Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera3:19
3."Encendío"Padilla, Veguilla, Morera3:45
4."Mujeres in the Club" (featuring 50 Cent)Curtis Jackson, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera4:00
5."Ahí Voy"Marco Masis, Veguilla, Morera3:58
6."Emociones"Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera4:04
7."Gracias A Ti"José Gomez, Veguilla, Morera3:52
8."Perfecto" (featuring Ivy Queen & Yaviah)Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera, Martha Pesante, Javier A. Marcano4:22
9."Abusadora"Masis, Veguilla, Morera2:57
10."Ella Me Llama"Christian M. Colon, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera4:14
11."Yo Lo Sé"Martinez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera3:45
12."¿Cómo Quieres Que Te Olvide?" (featuring Ednita Nazario)Gomez, Veguilla, Morera4:32
13."Tú Vives En Mí"Masis, Veguilla, Morera3:33
14."Besos Mojados"Victor Cabrera, Francisco Saldana, Veguilla, Morera4:22
15."Descará" (Yomo featuring Wisin & Yandel)Raymond Diaz, José Torres, Veguilla, Morera5:03
Total length:1:00:47
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."Tiene Que Pasar"4:07
Total length:1:04:54
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Me Estás Tentando"Gomez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera3:49
17."Me Estás Tentando " (Remix) (featuring Franco "El Gorila", Jayko) (Digital and Deluxe Edition CD without DVD)Gomez, Padilla, Veguilla, Morera4:24
18."Lloro Por Ti" (Remix) (featuring Enrique Iglesias)Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, Veguilla, Morena4:34
Total length:1:13:34
Deluxe Edition - iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
19."Tiene Que Pasar"4:07
Total length:1:17:41
Deluxe Edition - DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Me Estás Tentando" (Music Video)3:52
2."Mujeres in the Club" (Music Video) (featuring 50 Cent)4:52
3."Me Estás Tentando" (Remix) (Music Video) (featuring Franco "El Gorila", Jayko)4:27
4."Lloro Por Ti" (Remix) (Music Video) (featuring Enrique Iglesias)4:30
5."Mujeres in the Club" (Behind the Scenes) (featuring 50 Cent)3:18


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 with four Music Videos.

Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sandungueo" (featuring Yomo, Franco "El Gorila", Gadiel)Cortes, Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Torres, Veguilla6:37
2."Te Siento"Morena, Padilla, Veguilla4:18
3."Imagínate" (featuring T-Pain)Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla, T-Pain4:44
4."All Up 2 You" (Aventura featuring Akon, Wisin & Yandel) (This track isn't available on the Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Venezuelan editions)Masis, Veguilla, Morena, Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Aliaune Thiam3:40
5."Pasan Los Dias"Martinez, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla4:42
6."Desapareció" (featuring Tico "El Inmigrante", Gadiel)Masis, Morena, Mujica, Veguilla4:27
7."Ella Me Llama" (Remix) (featuring Akon)Thiam, Christian Colon, Morena, Padilla, Veguilla4:25
8."Gracias A Ti" (Remix) (featuring Enrique Iglesias)Gomez, Veguilla, Morera, Iglesias4:12
Total length:01:37:46
DVD (Music Videos)
No.TitleLength
1."Gracias A Ti" (Remix) (featuring Enrique Iglesias)4:29
2."Gracias A Ti"4:32
3."Abusadora"3:27
4."Mujeres in the Club" (featuring 50 Cent)4:52

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.
Ivy Queen appears courtesy of Drama Records.

Charts and sales

Accolades

Year Recipient Award Result Ref.
2009 La Revolución Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Music Album Nominated [29]
«Abusadora» Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song Won
«Mujeres In The Club» Latin Grammy Awards – Best Urban Song Nominated
«Abusadora» MTV Video Music Awards – Best Pop Video Nominated [30]
Premios MTV Latinoamérica – Video of the Year Won [31]
2010 La Revolución Grammy Awards – Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album Nominated [32]
Latin Billboard Music Awards – Latin Album of the Year Nominated [33]
«Gracias A Ti» Latin Billboard Music Awards – Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event Nominated
«Abusadora» Latin Billboard Music Awards – Tropical Airplay Song of the Year Nominated
2011 La Revolución: Evolution Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Album of the Year Won [34]
«Te Siento» Lo Nuestro Awards – Urban Song of the Year Won

See also

References

  1. 1 2 El cambio es inevitable se acerca La Revolución Archived February 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). UniversalMusica.com. Retrieved on February 24, 2009
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. Review: La Revolucion. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Perez, Jazmin (February 13, 2009). "Wisin y Yandel Say Their New Album Is 'A Return to Our Origins'". Latina. Latina Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ Acevedo, Yoselín (February 9, 2009). "Wisin y Yandel sorprendidos al ganar el GRAMMY estadounidense". People en Español (in Spanish). Time, Inc. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners" (PDF). Billboard Events. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wisin & Yandel Start A Revolucion". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  7. ↑ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - RELAPSE REDUX, MANSON DEBUTS". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ ballerstatus.com The Charts: Eminem Holds Steady At No. 1 For Second Week
  9. ↑ Archive-Lisa-Gonzalez. "Wisin Y Yandel Start A Revolucion". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  10. ↑ "Wisin And Yandel's 'La Revolución' Hits High Mark". Billboard. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  11. ↑ Cobo, Leila (January 9, 2010). "Apart from the Crowd". Billboard. p. 11.
  12. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-10-03.
  13. ↑ Radar.com, El. "Wisin y Yandel dicen que llegaron a otro nivel con su nuevo disco". EL RADAR.COM (in Indonesian). Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  14. ↑ CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Musica > La Revolución by Wisin & Yandel
  15. ↑ "Music Plus :: Musicalisimo :: Ecuador". July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29.
  16. ↑ "Meilleures Critiques De Chaussures" (PDF). Archived from the original on December 24, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Wisin & Yandel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Wisin & Yandel Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Wisin & Yandel Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  20. ↑ "|| RecordLand ||". www.recordland.com:80. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Wisin & Yandel – La Revolucion". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  25. ↑ "Wisin & Yandel se presentarán en el 45° Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata". Noticias Principales de Colombia Radio Santa Fe 1070 am.
  26. 1 2 3 "A la venta ya a nivel mundial el nuevo disco de Wisin y Yandel". Primera Hora. November 23, 2009.
  27. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Wisin & Yandel in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La Revolucion in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  28. ↑ "Los reyes del reggaeton". www1.rionegro.com.ar.
  29. ↑ Nominados al Latin Grammy 2009, Urbano, latingrammy.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
  30. ↑ VMAs 2009: The Nominations Have Been Announced! Lady Gaga & Beyonce 9 Nominations Trump Britney's 7, mtv.com. Retrieved on March 1, 2016.
  31. ↑ Wisin y Yandel, los grandes ganadores de los Premios MTV, rollingstone.com.ar. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
  32. ↑ Final Nominations List: 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, grammy.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
  33. ↑ Nominados A Los Premios Billboard Latin Music (2010), flowhot.net. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
  34. ↑ Nominados Premio Lo Nuestro 2011, musikislife.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
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