Peligro (Shakira album): Difference between revisions

| genre = {{hlist|[[Latin pop]]|[[new jack swing]]|[[Rock music|rock]]}}

| label = [[Sony Music|Sony Music Colombia]]<ref name="driven"/>

| single1 = [[Peligro (Shakira song)|Peligro]]

| single2 = [[Brujería (Shakira song)|Brujería]]

| single3 = [[Eres (Shakira song)|Eres]]

| single4 = [[Tú Serás Lala Historia De Mi Vida (Shakira song)|Tú Serás La Historia Dede Mi Vida]]

'''''Peligro''''' ({{lang-en|Danger|italic=yes}}, {{IPA-es|peˈli.ɣ̞ɾo}}) is the second [[studio album]] by Colombian singer-songwriter [[Shakira]], released on 25 March 1993, by [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Colombia]]. The third single, "Eres", earned Shakira the third place at the 1993 [[Viña del Mar International Song Festival]].

Author Ximena Diego wrote that "the first fifteen years of Shakira's life gave her a taste of how sweet stardom could be";<ref name = "DiegoXimenap42">Diego, Ximena (2002). p. 42.</ref> She was signed to [[Sony Music|Sony Music ColumbiaColombia]] at the age of 13, with the deal being to record three albums, which were ''[[Magia (Shakira album)|Magia]]'', ''Peligro'' and ''[[Pies Descalzos]]''.<ref name="driven">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/96614/episode_about.jhtml |title=Driven: Shakira |accessdate=6 August 2013 |publisher=[[VH1]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721213102/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/96614/episode_about.jhtml |archivedate=21 July 2006 }}</ref> While ''Magia'', her debut album, wasn't much of a success commercially, with only 1,200 copies sold,<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite webmagazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shakira/articles/story/5937750/shakira |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429094152/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shakira/articles/story/5937750/shakira |archivedate=29 April 2009 |title=Cover Story: Shakira |accessdate =1 September 2015|last=Wright|first=Evan|date=11 April 2002 |url-status=dead |workmagazine=Rolling Stone }}</ref><ref name="Shakira biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.shakira.com/biography/ |title=Shakira's Biography |publisher=Shakira.com |date=14 May 2008 |accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> the songs from that record garnered frequent radio play on Colombian radio stations, and, according to Diego, showed her potential.<ref name = "DiegoXimenap42"/>

The album features songs written by Shakira and other composers, including Eddie Sierra, who wrote "[[El Amor de Mi Vida (song)|El Amor de Mi Vida]]" from [[Ricky Martin]]'s [[Ricky Martin (1991 album)|self-titled debut album]]. Lyrically, the album addresses the themes of love and heartbreak.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Guerrero Aldana, Herrera Martínez, Malo Ruiz, Mendoza Ánimas, Arriaga Morquecho |first=Erick Antonio, Alfredo Ángel Gabriel, Uzziel Yair, Emiliano, Miguel Ángel |title=MATRIZ MUSICAL LATINA: SHAKIRA Y JUANES - TRABAJO TERMINAL DE LA LICENCIATURA EN COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL. |date=26 May 2022 |publisher=UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA - UNIDAD XOCHIMILCO |pages=81–82 |language=es}}</ref> The press release by Sony Colombia, who seem satisfied with the final product, described ''Peligro''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lyrical content as "profound", "direct" and "filled with magic and poetry". Musically, the record has a "North American ballad treatment", with instrumentation of rock guitars, acoustic pianos and [[Kenny G]]-style saxophones.<ref name = "DiegoXimenap43">Diego, Ximena (2002). p. 43.</ref>

''Peligro'' was released in March 1993.<ref name=":1" /> The album's lead single, "Eres", was released on vinyl, but that is the only promotion the single had received.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Shakira-Eres/release/2920233|title=Shakira – Eres|publisher=Dicogs|date=14 January 2014}}</ref> The second and final single off the album was "[[Tú Serás Lala Historia Dede Mi Vida]]". It was the only single off the record that had a music video.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guerrero Aldana, Herrera Martínez, Malo Ruiz, Mendoza Ánimas, Arriaga Morquecho |first=Erick Antonio, Alfredo Ángel Gabriel, Uzziel Yair, Emiliano, Miguel Ángel |title=MATRIZ MUSICAL LATINA: SHAKIRA Y JUANES - TRABAJO TERMINAL DE LA LICENCIATURA EN COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL. |date=26 May 2022 |publisher=UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA - UNIDAD XOCHIMILCO |pages=81–82 |language=es}}</ref> It was also included on Shakira's first tour "[[Tour Pies Descalzos]]," as well as the track "Magia" from her debut record ''[[Magia (Shakira album)|Magia]]''. Shakira was not pleased with the final result of ''Peligro'', so much so that she decided not to promote the record.<ref name=":1" /> The magazine ''[[TVyNovelas]]'' said that she might've also asked for Sony not to handle promotion either.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} However, the label did send the album to a few radio stations, and the song "Tú Serás Lala Historia Dede Mi Vida" was played on some local stations several months later.<ref>{{citationCite web needed|last=SAPO |title=Shakira lançou o primeiro álbum há 30 anos. Tinha acabado de fazer 14 |url=https://lifestyle.sapo.pt/fama/noticias-fama/artigos/shakira-lancou-o-primeiro-album-ha-30-anos-tinha-acabado-de-fazer-14 |access-date=September2024-05-02 2018|website=SAPO Lifestyle |language=pt}}</ref> But Shakira's lack of support resulted in the cancellation of rehearsals and live performances.<ref name = "DiegoXimenap43"/> While the record was a bit-more well-received from the public than ''Magia'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shakira.elheraldo.co/discografia/peligro|title=Peligro|work=[[El Heraldo (Colombia)|El Heraldo]]|publisher=Editorial El Heraldo S.A.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092151/http://shakira.elheraldo.co/discografia/peligro|archivedate=2016-03-04|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> it failed to live up to the expectations of Sony Colombia, with approximately 223 copies sold.<ref name = "DiegoXimenap43"/> Since the album is deleted from the music marketplace just like ''Magia'', it is very difficult to find. Original copies of the album are sold between $200–1000 on major selling sites, such as eBay and Discogs, from time to time.

InitiallyFollowing the commercial failure of the album, Shakira refusedtook a break from music to study and to act on the telenovela El Oasis, where she sang the main theme titled "Lo Mío".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Renzo |date=2024-03-22 |title=De 'Magia' a 'Las mujeres ya no lloran', la historia musical de Shakira a través de su discografía {{!}} RPP Noticias |url=https://rpp.pe/famosos/celebridades/shakira-de-magia-a-el-dorado-la-historia-musical-de-la-colombiana-a-traves-de-su-discografia-noticia-1463886 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=rpp.pe |language=es}}</ref> Shakira has later stated that she refuses to allow the re-release of both ''Magia'' and her next album, ''Peligro'', because of their "immaturity".<ref name = "San Antonio">Burr, Ramiro (17 January 2003). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8A257625107022&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Shakira on record]. ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]''. [[Hearst Corporation]]. Accessed on 1 September 2015.</ref>

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