Pau-Latina is the seventh solo studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio

Paulina Rubio

Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...

. It was released in the United States by Universal Latino

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

 on February 10, 2004.

The Album

"Te Quise Tanto" is Rubio's most successful single to date, which spent six non-consecutive weeks at #1 and earned several music awards. The album's third single, "Dame Otro Tequila", also climbed to #1 in December 2004. Although "Algo Tienes" and "Mía" were the only other two singles released by Rubio's record label, that did not prevent tracks like "My Friend, Mi Amigo", "Perros", "Alma En Libertad" and "Volverás" from gaining airplay with no promotion on behalf of Paulina's record label.

The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Female Pop Vocal Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Female

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album 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...

 and a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Latin Pop Vocal Album

Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

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 in 2005.

With this album, Rubio became one of the few female latin singers to achieve four top ten singles from a single album in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart: "Te Quise Tanto

Te Quise Tanto

"Te Quise Tanto" is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on the seventh studio album Pau-Latina....

" (#1), "Algo Tienes

Algo Tienes

"Algo Tienes" is a song written by Chris Rodríguez and M. Benito for Rubio's seventh album Pau-Latina . It was produced by Chris Rodríguez and released as the album's second single in North America and Latin America ....

" (#4), "Dame Otro Tequila

Dame Otro Tequila

"Dame Otro Tequila" is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album Pau-Latina...

" (#1) and "Mia

Mía (Paulina Rubio song)

"Mia" is a song by Mexican pop diva Paulina Rubio from her seventh album Pau-Latina . It was released as the album's fourth and last single in North America and Latin America.-The song:...

" (#8).

Review

Paulina Rubio's decision to return to an all-Spanish format for Pau-Latina might acknowledge the 2002 English crossover attempt Border Girl as a slight misstep if her latest didn't drop its bits and pieces of Mexican instrumentation and language into such an ambitious and entertaining stew. As its colorfully kinetic, Björk-like cover art suggests, Pau-Latina is all over the place, and usually at a hundred miles an hour. "Baila Que Baila" mashes ringing mariachi guitars into the blips and bytes of an Ashanti-style contempo R&B number; there's even a hip-hop break to suggest the contribution of a Ja Rule or Jay-Z. "Quiero Cambiarme" and "Ojalá" take traditional horn blasts and robust supporting harmonies into a wild and disorienting future of neon-light electronica, while the dancefloor-ready "Algo Tienes"' bashing percussion and rock guitar would fit nicely on Shakira's Laundry Service. (The track also appears in an instrumental remix format.) Throughout Pau-Latina, there's an alluring scratchiness to Rubio's voice. Is she perpetually on the verge of raucous, contagious laughter? It's a definite that "Alma en Libertad" hijacks the lead riff from John Mellencamp's "Small Town", but it's an equally robust feel-good anthem that's impossible to shake from the brain. Neither the melodies nor the adventurism stops there. The lusty "Dame Otro Tequila" would make a nun thirsty, while the ballad "Mía" is a lush departure from the album's constant kicky beats. Pau-Latina is sure to please fans of 2000's Paulina. But the feisty, stylistic restlessness at its heart does more for Rubio's crossover potential than the pleasing though ultimately same-y beats of Border Girl ever could.

Track listing

#	Song	Length	Composer
1	Algo Tienes Algo Tienes "Algo Tienes" is a song written by Chris Rodríguez and M. Benito for Rubio's seventh album Pau-Latina . It was produced by Chris Rodríguez and released as the album's second single in North America and Latin America ....	3:07	C. Rodriguez Chris Rodriguez -Biography:Rodriguez was born on March 7, 1960, in Bronx New York, and moved to Nashville, becoming a veteran of the scene in the early 1990s. His debut album, Beggar's Paradise, was released by Sony in 1999, by which time he had collaborated on projects with country and CCM acts such as Amy Grant,... /M. Benito
2	My Friend, Mi Amigo	3:31	P. Rubio Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina... /A. Levin/I. Padrón
3	Te Quise Tanto Te Quise Tanto "Te Quise Tanto" is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on the seventh studio album Pau-Latina....	4:05	C. Sorokin/Andahí/A. Schinoff
4	Baila Que Baila	3:36	T. Méndez/E. Pérez/J. de Jesús/P. Rubio/Tea Time Los Tetas Los Tetas was a Chilean Funk band formed in 1995 by four musicians: Pepino , Rulo , C-Funk and Tea Time ....
5	Ojalá	3:28	M. Solís Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...
6	Perros	3:49	J. Villamizar Jorge Villamizar Jorge Villamizar is a Colombian musician; singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. He has lived in Miami since 1992.- Early life:... /X. Uribe
7	Quiero Cambiarme	2:20	E. Estefan/R. Gaitán/A. Gaitán/N. Tovar
8	Mia Mía (Paulina Rubio song) "Mia" is a song by Mexican pop diva Paulina Rubio from her seventh album Pau-Latina . It was released as the album's fourth and last single in North America and Latin America.-The song:...	3:33	E. Estefan/R. Gaitán/A. Gaitán/T. Mardoni/T. McWilliams
9	Alma En Libertad	3:54	J. Villamizar/J. Pérez-Soto
10	Adiosito Corazón	3:12	J. Villamizar
11	Amor Secreto	4:12	R. Barba Reyli Reyli Barba , most commonly known as Reyli, is a well-known Mexican singer-songwriter who has reached staggering success in the past few years all over Latin America and the Latin U.S....
12	Volverás	5:06	A. Chirino/T. Mitchell Tim Mitchell Tim Mitchell is a Grammy winning music record producer, songwriter, and guitarist from Detroit. He has helped create and produce multi platinum hits to a broad range of artists, musical styles... /C. Ostwald
13	Dame Otro Tequila Dame Otro Tequila "Dame Otro Tequila" is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album Pau-Latina...	2:48	E. Estefan/R. Gaitán/A. Gaitán/T. Mardoni/T. McWilliams
14	Dame Tu Amor	5:00	P. Rubio/C. Brant/R. Vission Richard Vission Richard "Humpty" Vission is a house music producer, remixer and DJ born Richard Gonzalez in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California.... /G. Brown/A. Cee
15	Algo Tienes (Instrumental)[Hidden track]	7:28	C. Rodriguez/M. Benito

Official (with music video)

1. "Te Quise Tanto
   Te Quise Tanto
   "Te Quise Tanto" is a song written by Coti Sorokin, Andahí and A. Schinoff and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio, and was included on the seventh studio album Pau-Latina....
   
   " #1*
2. "Algo Tienes
   Algo Tienes
   "Algo Tienes" is a song written by Chris Rodríguez and M. Benito for Rubio's seventh album Pau-Latina . It was produced by Chris Rodríguez and released as the album's second single in North America and Latin America ....
   
   " #4*
3. "Dame Otro Tequila
   Dame Otro Tequila
   "Dame Otro Tequila" is a song written by Emilio Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán, Alberto Gaitán, Tony Mardoni and Tom Mcwilliams for Rubio's seventh album Pau-Latina...
   
   " #1*
4. "Mia
   Mía (Paulina Rubio song)
   "Mia" is a song by Mexican pop diva Paulina Rubio from her seventh album Pau-Latina . It was released as the album's fourth and last single in North America and Latin America.-The song:...
   
   " #8*

• Hot Latin Tracks

Radial

These songs charted as well.

• "Alma en Libertad"
• "Volverás"
• "Perros"
• "My Friend, Mi Amigo"

Personnel

Archie Pena — producer

Sebastian Krys — mixing

Sergio George — keyboards, drum programming, producer

Marteen — producer

Tom Coyne — mastering

Javier Garza — engineer

Marcello Azevedo — guitar, bajo sexto, arranger, producer, keyboards

Jorge González — engineer

Alfred Figueroa — engineer, mixing

Bob "Bassy" Bob Brackmann — mixing

Toy Hernández — producer, engineer

Tony Mardini — engineer, Mmixing

Felipe Tichauer — engineer

Teatime — rap

Mike Weitman — mixing assistant

Max Kolibe — engineer

Sacha Triujeque — producer, engineer

Chris Rodriguez — arranger, producer, programming

Frank Maddocks — graphic design, art direction

Javier Carrion — engineer

Steven Sunset — engineer

Richard McLaren — photography

Tata Bigorra — coros

Jake R. Tañer — engineer

Gaitán Bros. — producer

Danita Ruiz — management

Caresse Henry — management

MC Wave — rap

Cesar Nieto — DJ

Paulina Rubio — executive producer

Carlos Alvarez — engineer

Hal Batt — engineer

Scott Canto — engineer

Emilio Estefan, Jr. — didjeridu, producer

Charts

Chart	Position
Argentina	1
Chile	1
Colombia	1
Mexico AMPROFON AMPROFON Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...	1
Paraguay	1
Spain	14
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 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...	105
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums Billboard Top Latin Albums Latin Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all Billboard album charts, the chart is based on sales...	1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen...	1
Venezuela	1

Certifications

External links

• Paulina Rubio: Pau-Latina - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect

Procession and succession