Ocean
Studio album by
Karol G
ReleasedMay 3, 2019
Recorded2018–2019
GenreReggaeton
Length50:57
LanguageSpanish
LabelUniversal Latin
Producer
Karol G chronology
Unstoppable
(2017)		 Ocean
(2019)		 KG0516
(2021)
Singles from Ocean
  1. "Pineapple"
    Released: March 1, 2018
  2. "Mi Cama"
    Released: May 11, 2018
  3. "Culpables"
    Released: September 13, 2018
  4. "Créeme"
    Released: November 1, 2018
  5. "Punto G"
    Released: April 4, 2019
  6. "Ocean"
    Released: May 3, 2019
  7. "Love with a Quality"
    Released: May 9, 2019
  8. "Dices Que Te Vas"
    Released: May 30, 2019
  9. "La Vida Continuó"
    Released: April 28, 2020

Ocean is the second studio album by Colombian singer Karol G. It was released on May 3, 2019, through Universal Music Latino.[1] Comprising sixteen tracks, the album is a reggaeton record and features guest appearances by Damian Marley, Anuel AA, Simone & Simaria, Yandel, Maluma, J Balvin, Nicky Jam and Danay Suárez.

Ocean was preceded by nine singles: "Pineapple", "Mi Cama", "Culpables", "Créeme", "Punto G", "Ocean", "Love with a Quality", "Dices Que Te Vas" and "La Vida Continúo". The album was met with positive reviews from music critics and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted inside the top sixty on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the US Top Latin Albums, earning 12,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[2]

Background

Following the release of her debut studio album in 2017, Unstoppable, Karol G released "Mi Mala", collaboration with Mau y Ricky. On March 1, 2018, Karol G released "Pineapple" as the lead single for her second studio album.[3] The same month on March 29, 2018, Karol G released "Tu Pum Pum", collaboration with Shaggy, El Capitaan and Sekuence as a standalone single. "Princesa" with Tini was released on April 5, 2018. On May 11, 2018, "Mi Cama" was released as the second single from the album.[4] On August of 2018 she joined on two remix versions of songs, including Luis Fonsi's "Calypso" and "Dame Tu Cosita", with El Chombo, Pitbull and Cutty Ranks. "Culpables" with Anuel AA was released on September 13, 2018, as the album's third single. "Créeme" with Maluma was released as the fourth single on November 1, 2018.[5]

Entering 2019, Giraldo released two collaborative songs as a lead artist, including "Secreto" with Anuel AA on January 15, 2019, and "Hijoepu*#" with Gloria Trevi on March 15, 2019. "Punto G" was released on April 4, 2019, as the fifth and last single prior to the release of the album.[6]

On April 21, 2019, Karol G teased the album's name through an Instagram post.[7] On April 26, 2019, she announced the release of the album, revealing its title and release date.[8] Ocean was officially released on May 3, 2019, alongside the album's fifth single of the same name.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year70/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on two reviews.[10] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone said, "The power of Ocean is somewhat diminished by the fact that a third of these songs are already out" but that "the remaining tracks are impressively varied: Piano balladry ('Ocean'), throwback hip-hop, which no one in the Latin mainstream is making ('Yo Aprendí'), guitar balladry ('Dices Que Te Vas', which tests her fiancée Anuel AA’s vocal limits) and a collaboration with the Brazilian duo Simone & Simaria... All the different styles mean that Ocean feels center-less, but that's kind of the point: If you hope to conquer the globe, you have to be all things to all people."[12]

Commercial performance

Ocean debuted at number two on the US Top Latin Albums chart, earning 12,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[2] This became Karol G's second top-ten debut on the chart. The album also debuted at number 54 on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the US Latin Rhythm Albums charts respectively.[2] In addition, the album accumulated a total of 10.9 million on-demand audio streams for its songs.[2] On September 12, 2019, the album was certified five times platinum by the Latin Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 300,000 units in the United States.[13]

Track listing

Credits were adapted from Apple Music[14] and Genius.[15]

Ocean
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ocean"
Ovy on the Drums2:33
2."Punto G"
3:01
3."Love with a Quality" (featuring Damian Marley)
Ovy on the Drums3:41
4."Baby"
Sky Rompiendo3:58
5."Sin Corazón"
  • Giraldo
  • Cristian Colon
  • Luian Malavé Nieves
  • Oviedo
  • Miguel Perez
  • Ervin Quiroz
  • Héctor Ramos
  • Emmanuel Santiago
  • Edgar Semper
  • Xavier Semper
  • DJ Luian
  • Mambo Kingz
  • EQ el Equalizer
  • Cristian Colon
  • Miguel Perez
  • Cris Serrano
2:49
6."Dices Que Te Vas" (featuring Anuel AA)
  • Giraldo
  • Santiago
  • José Gazmey Santiago
Ovy on the Drums3:23
7."Pineapple"
  • Giraldo
  • Ricardo Montaner
  • Mauricio Montaner
  • Ramirez
Sky Rompiendo2:58
8."La Vida Continuó" (featuring Simone & Simaria)
  • Giraldo
  • Oviedo
  • Rafael Silva de Queiroz
  • Kristopher Salazar
Ovy on the Drums2:45
9."Bebesita"
  • Giraldo
  • Jorge Cedeño Echevarria
  • Joan Gonzalez
  • Carlos Ortiz
  • Juan Rivera
  • Miguel Antonio Muñoz Rohena
  • Santiago
3:02
10."Culpables" (with Anuel AA)
  • Giraldo
  • Ortiz
  • Oviedo
  • Rivera
  • Santiago
Jeday3:46
11."Mi Cama"
  • Giraldo
  • Clay
  • René Cano
  • Rayo
  • Omar Sabino
  • Clay
  • Rayito
2:30
12."La Ocasión Perfecta" (featuring Yandel)
  • Ovy on the Drums
  • Jumbo
3:41
13."Créeme" (with Maluma)
  • Lexuz
  • Bull Nene
  • Keityn
  • Shakal
3:32
14."Go Karo"
  • Giraldo
  • Pato Banton
  • Oviedo
Ovy on the Drums2:28
15."Mi Cama (Remix)" (with J Balvin featuring Nicky Jam)
  • Clay
  • Rayito
3:15
16."Yo Aprendí" (featuring Danay Suárez)
Danay Suárez3:05
Total length:50:57

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[22] 2× Diamond 270,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[23] 2× Diamond+2× Platinum 720,000‡
United States (RIAA)[13] 5× Platinum (Latin) 300,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Roiz, Jessica (April 29, 2019). "Karol G Unveils 'Ocean' Track List Featuring Collaborations With Anuel AA, Yandel, Maluma and More". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pamela Bustios (May 15, 2019). "Karol G's 'Ocean' Scores Biggest Week Of 2019 For a Latin Album by a Woman". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Fernandez, Suzette (March 2, 2018). "Karol G Takes You Into the 'Pineapple' Jungle in New Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ Bautista, Berenice (May 16, 2018). "Karol G sobre "Mi cama": Nosotras también sentimos". AP News (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Leight, Elias (November 2, 2018). "Karol G and Maluma Make a Handsome Couple in 'Créeme'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Exposito, Suzy (April 5, 2019). "Karol G Champions the Pleasure Principle in New Song Punto G". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ G, Karol [@karolg] (April 21, 2019). "OCEAN 🌊". Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Instagram.
  8. ↑ G, Karol [@karolg] (April 26, 2019). "Ya puedes PreOrdenar mi álbum #OCEAN 🌊 Link en bio y highlight /// Canción de Fondo #4 "Baby" Prod Por @skyrompiendo 🔥". Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Instagram.
  9. ↑ Osegueda, Elisa (May 2, 2019). "Karol G Aims for Global Success With New Album OCEAN (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Ocean by Karol G AOTY Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Ocean - Karol G | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Leight, Elias. "Farruko and Karol G Aim for Global Stardom on New Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  13. 1 2 "American album certifications – Karol G – Ocean". Recording Industry Association of America.
  14. ↑ OCEAN by KAROL G, 2019-05-03, retrieved 2023-09-01
  15. ↑ "Ocean / Karol G Genius". Genius. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 20: del 10.5.2019 al 16.5.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 586. June 2022. p. 32. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved June 29, 2022. Type Karol G in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Ocean in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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