Irrepetible is a studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Puerto Rican salsa music Gilberto Santa Rosa

Gilberto Santa Rosa

Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...

 released on June 29, 2010. The album reached #1 on the Tropical Albums

Tropical Albums

Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...

 and the lead single "Vivir Sin Ti" reached #1 on Latin Tropical Airplay

Latin Tropical Airplay

The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...

Album information

According to Santa Rosa, his decision to name the album Irrepitible was he that "never made a bad disc". The album contains guest stars including Latin pop singer Kany García

Kany García

Encarnita "Kany" García De Jesus is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on Objetivo Fama...

, Johnny Ventura

Johnny Ventura

Juan e Dios Ventura Soriano, better known as Johnny Ventura is a singer and band leader of merengue.- Early History :...

, and veteran salsa singer Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres...

. Originally, the album was stated to be an all-duet album but time constraints had forced Santa Rosa to work with those who is close to him. Irrepetible was announced on May 28, 2010. The first single, "Vivir Sin Ti" (To Live Without You), was released on July 6, 2010 and reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay

Latin Tropical Airplay

The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...

 chart. The single did not perform well on the Top Latin Songs peaking at the bottom #50.

Track listing

Reception

Phil Freeman of Allmusic gave the album a four out of five praising the arrangements as "polished".

Chart performance

Irrepetible became a #1 debut on the Tropical Albums

Tropical Albums

Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...

 on the week of July 17, 2010. For the Top Latin Albums chart, Irrepetible debuted and peaked on #3.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart	71
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums	3
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums Tropical Albums Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...	1