Vives (album)

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Vives
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
Genre
Length60:57
LabelSony Music Latin
Producer
Carlos Vives chronology
Más Corazón Profundo
(2014)
Vives
(2017)
Cumbiana
(2020)
Singles from Vives
  1. "La Bicicleta"
    Released: May 27, 2016
  2. "Al Filo de tu Amor"
    Released: January 23, 2017
  3. "Robarte un Beso"
    Released: July 28, 2017
  4. "Nuestro Secreto"
    Released: February 8, 2018

Vives is the fifteenth studio album by Colombian singer Carlos Vives, released on November 10, 2017, through Sony Music Latin.[1] The album was produced by Vives alongside Andrés Castro and features collaborations with singers such as Sebastián Yatra, Shakira, Thalía and Cynthia Montaño, among others.

At the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album won Best Contemporary Tropical Album, the fourth time Vives had won the category, while the song "Robarte un Beso" was nominated for Song of the Year.[2] Additionally, the song "La Bicicleta" won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year two years prior at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[3]

The album also received nominations for Best Latin Pop Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards and for Tropical Album of the Year at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards.[4][5]

Singles[edit]

The song "La Bicicleta" was released as the album's first single on May 27, 2016.[6] The song was commercially successful peaking at number two in the Hot Latin Songs and at 95 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, being the first and only entry to the latter chart by Vives.[7][8] The single was followed by "Al Filo de Tu Amor" on January 23, 2017, a remix for the song with Puerto Rican artist Wisin was released on March 24, 2017.[9]

The track "Robarte un Beso" with Sebastián Yatra was released as the third single for the album on July 28, 2017, the song was also included in Yatra's debut studio album Mantra.

Track listing[edit]

Vives
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hoy Tengo Tiempo"Carlos VivesCarlos Vives, Andres Castro3:12
2."El Sofá"Vives, CastroVives, Castro3:32
3."La Preferida"VivesVives, Castro3:12
4."Pescaíto"Vives, CastroVives, Castro3:09
5."La Tierra Prometida"VivesVives, Castro3:07
6."El Sombrero de Alejo"Carlos Huertas, VivesVives, Castro3:15
7."Vivir Contigo"Huertas, VivesVives, Castro3:41
8."Mañana"Afo Verde, Castro, VivesVives, Castro3:26
9."El Orgullo de Mi Patria"Carlos Ivan Medina, Vives, CastroVives, Castro3:28
10."Al Filo de tu Amor"Vives, CastroVives, Castro3:37
11."Nuestro Secreto"Vives, CastroVives, Castro3:29
12."La Bicicleta" (with Shakira)Vives, Castro, ShakiraVives, Castro, Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa3:49
13."Robarte un Beso" (with Sebastián Yatra)Andrés Torres, Vives, Mauricio Rengifo, Sebastián YatraRengifo, Torres3:14
14."Todo Me Gusta" (featuring Thalía)VivesVives, Castro3:49
15."Los Niños Olvidados" (featuring Cynthia Montaño)Vives, Cynthia MontañoVives, Castro4:02
16."La Mujer en la Ventana"VivesVives, Castro3:46
17."Monsieur Bigoté" (featuring Elena Vives & Río Grande Music School Chorus)Vives, Elena Vives, Pedro VivesVives, Castro4:00
18."Todos Somos México"Huertas, VivesVives, Castro3:49
Total length:60:57

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Vives
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[10] 5
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[11] 2

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12] 2× Platinum 120,000
United States (RIAA)[13] 5× Platinum (Latin) 300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vives - Carlos Vives". Apple Music. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "NOMINADOS 17a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY". LatinGrammys (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Grammy nominations 2019: Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the pack". The Guardian. December 7, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Cobo, Leila (February 7, 2018). "'Despacito' Producers Talk Making a Smash Hit & Why Justin Bieber Should Be Respected". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "La Bicicleta (Pop Version) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Al Filo de Tu Amor (Remix) [feat. Wisin] - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved March 16, 2022. Type Carlos Vives in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Vives in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Carlos Vives – Vives". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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