Ananda (album)
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Ananda is the seventh Spanish-language album by the Mexican singer Paulina Rubio
and Rubio's eighth studio album as a solo artist and was released on September 18 in Latin America
and Spain
and September 19 in the United States
.
The album's first single is the mellow pop rock
song, "Ni Una Sola Palabra
", written by Xabier San Martín (member of the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh
). The single was released on radio on July 24, 2006. Among the collaborators mentioned to appear on the album are Cachorro López
, Colombian singer Juanes
, Julieta Venegas
and Coti Sorokin (the Argentine responsible for Rubio's 2004 hit single "Te Quise Tanto").
On September 16, two days before the album's official release date, Mexican Stores put the album on sale to avoid piracy; this led the album's leaking that same day. In addition, some stores carry a special version of the album that includes a poster autographed by Rubio. On August 29, 2007, Cachorro López
received a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year
, for his work on Ananda.
On 28 April 2007, it was announced that the album had sold 400,000 copies in the United States and Puerto Rico. Ananda was also certified gold and platinum in Mexico and Spain. The album was also awarded the first ever Tarabu de Oro for digital sales of over 250,000 downloads in Mexico alone. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.
iTunes Bonus Tracks:
chart at number 25 on October 7, 2006. It is the highest debut for a Paulina's Spanish language album, selling 30,000 copies in its first week and 83,000 worldwide.
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
and Rubio's eighth studio album as a solo artist and was released on September 18 in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and September 19 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The album's first single is the mellow pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
song, "Ni Una Sola Palabra
Ni Una Sola Palabra
"Ni Una Sola Palabra" is the first official single released from Paulina Rubio's Spanish language album Ananda. It is Paulina's third American pop hit, entering at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-The song:...
", written by Xabier San Martín (member of the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
). The single was released on radio on July 24, 2006. Among the collaborators mentioned to appear on the album are Cachorro López
Cachorro López
Gerardo López , known professionally as Cachorro López, is an Argentine record producer, musician and songwriter. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he enrolled in various musical ensembles, including Zas and Los Abuelos de la Nada...
, Colombian singer Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
, Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
and Coti Sorokin (the Argentine responsible for Rubio's 2004 hit single "Te Quise Tanto").
On September 16, two days before the album's official release date, Mexican Stores put the album on sale to avoid piracy; this led the album's leaking that same day. In addition, some stores carry a special version of the album that includes a poster autographed by Rubio. On August 29, 2007, Cachorro López
Cachorro López
Gerardo López , known professionally as Cachorro López, is an Argentine record producer, musician and songwriter. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he enrolled in various musical ensembles, including Zas and Los Abuelos de la Nada...
received a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally...
, for his work on Ananda.
On 28 April 2007, it was announced that the album had sold 400,000 copies in the United States and Puerto Rico. Ananda was also certified gold and platinum in Mexico and Spain. The album was also awarded the first ever Tarabu de Oro for digital sales of over 250,000 downloads in Mexico alone. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
- "Ni Una Sola PalabraNi Una Sola Palabra"Ni Una Sola Palabra" is the first official single released from Paulina Rubio's Spanish language album Ananda. It is Paulina's third American pop hit, entering at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-The song:...
" (Xabier San MartínLa Oreja de Van GoghLa Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
) – 3:52 - "Nada Puede CambiarmeNada Puede Cambiarme"Nada Puede Cambiarme" is the second single released from Paulina Rubio's 2006 Spanish language album Ananda.-The song:The song was written by Fernando Montesinos and features Slash from Velvet Revolver on the guitar. The single was officially released to radio in the United States on January, 2007...
" (featuring SlashSlash (musician)Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
) (Fernando Montesinos) – 3:38 - "AyúdameAyúdame"Ayúdame" is the third single to be released from Paulina Rubio's 2006 Spanish language album Ananda, following the relatively mild success of second single "Nada Puede Cambiarme".-The Song:...
" (Coti SorokinCotiRoberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin, who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentine musician, most famous for collaborations with other Spanish-language artists like Andrés Calamaro , Julieta Venegas , Paulina Rubio and Luis Miguel in his last album...
, Paulina RubioPaulina RubioPaulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
) – 3:56 - "N.O." (Eric Sanicola, Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika Garcia) – 3:26
- "Que Me Voy a Quedar" (Julieta VenegasJulieta VenegasJulieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
) – 3:20 - "Aunque No Sea Conmigo" (Chago Díaz, Alfonso Herrera) – 3:39
- "No Te Cambio" (JuanesJuanesJuan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
) – 3:41 - "Retrato" (Cachorro López, Sebastian Schon, Sandra Baylac) – 3:13
- "Miénteme Una Vez Más" (Maria Christensen, Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Schon) – 3:36
- "Hoy" (Adrian Sosa) – 3:54
- "Lo Que Pensamos" (Paulina Rubio, Aureo Baqueiro) – 3:48
- "Tú y Yo" (Paulina Rubio, Marcelo Berestovoy, Tricky StewartChristopher Stewart (music producer)Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...
) – 3:35 - "Sin Final" (Cachorro López, Sebastian Schon) – 5:57
iTunes Bonus Tracks:
- "Me Siento Mucho Mas Fuerte" - 3:09
- "Ni Una Sola Palabra" [Video] - 3:53
- "Digital Booklet - Ananda"
Chart performance
Ananda entered the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart at number 25 on October 7, 2006. It is the highest debut for a Paulina's Spanish language album, selling 30,000 copies in its first week and 83,000 worldwide.
Singles
- "Ni Una Sola PalabraNi Una Sola Palabra"Ni Una Sola Palabra" is the first official single released from Paulina Rubio's Spanish language album Ananda. It is Paulina's third American pop hit, entering at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-The song:...
" - "Nada Puede CambiarmeNada Puede Cambiarme"Nada Puede Cambiarme" is the second single released from Paulina Rubio's 2006 Spanish language album Ananda.-The song:The song was written by Fernando Montesinos and features Slash from Velvet Revolver on the guitar. The single was officially released to radio in the United States on January, 2007...
" - "AyúdameAyúdame"Ayúdame" is the third single to be released from Paulina Rubio's 2006 Spanish language album Ananda, following the relatively mild success of second single "Nada Puede Cambiarme".-The Song:...
" - "Que Me Voy a Quedar"
Deluxe Edition CD + DVD
On March 20, 2007, Universal Records released a Deluxe Edition of Ananda which included three versions of the album's two singles, a previously unreleased bonus track and a DVD with nearly 50 minutes of never-before seen material. This edition was released in North America only.- Disc 1 (CD)
- "Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Xabier San Martín) – 3:52
- "Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Fernando Montesinos) – 3:38
- "Ayúdame" (Coti Sorokin, Paulina Rubio) – 3:56
- "N.O." (Eric Sanicola, Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika Garcia) – 3:26
- "Que Me Voy a Quedar" (Julieta Venegas) – 3:20
- "Aunque No Sea Conmigo" (Chago Díaz, Alfonso Herrera) – 3:39
- "No Te Cambio" (Juanes) – 3:41
- "Retrato" (Cachorro López, Sebastian Schon, Sandra Baylac) – 3:13
- "Miénteme Una Vez Más" (Maria Christensen, Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Schon) – 3:36
- "Hoy" (Adrian Sosa) – 3:54
- "Lo Que Pensamos" (Rubio, Aureo Baqueiro) – 3:48
- "Tú y Yo" (Paulina Rubio, Tricky Stewart) – 3:35
- "Sin Final" (López, Schon) – 5:57
- "Me Siento Mucho Más Fuerte Sin Tu Amor" - 3:07
- "Ni Una Sola Palabra (ver. Pasito Duranguense)" (Xabier San Martín) - 3:46
- "Ni Una Sola Palabra (Belanova Remix by Edgar Huerta)" (Xabier San Martín) - 4:39
- "Nada Puede Cambiarme (ver. Pasito Duranguense)" (Fernando Montesinos) - 3:20
- Disc 2 (DVD)
- Interview
- The Videos of Ananda
- "Ni Una Sola Palabra"
- "Nada Puede Cambiarme"
- Behind The Scenes
- Ni Una Sola Palabra"
- Nada Puede Cambiarme"
- Ananda Album Photo Shoot"
- The Fans"
- In Malagá, Spain"
Charts
| Chart (2006/2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Top 100 | 59 |
| Finland Top 20 | 3 |
| Mexico Top 100 | 1 |
| Spain Top 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200 |
25 |
Sales and certifications
Awards and nominations
| 2007 | Premios Latin Billboard | Female Latin Pop Album (for "Anada") |
Winner |
| 2007 | Premios Latin Billboard | Female Latin Single of the Year (for ""Ni Una Sola Palabra Ni Una Sola Palabra "Ni Una Sola Palabra" is the first official single released from Paulina Rubio's Spanish language album Ananda. It is Paulina's third American pop hit, entering at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-The song:... "") |
Winner |
| 2007 | Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 The annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 took place on the 18th October 2007 in Mexico City at the Palacio de los Deportes for the second time in a row.... |
Fashionista del Año | Winner |
| 2006 | Premio Casandra 2007 | Artista Internacional del Año | Winner |
| 2006 | Revista GQ España a la Mujer del Año | Woman of the Year | Winner |
| 2006 | Premio DIAL | Paulina Rubio | Winner |
| 2006 | Premio Microfono de Oro | Paulina Rubio | Winner |