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Adentro is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on December 6, 2005. It was named best Latin Pop Album for 2007 at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.[1]

Recording

Arjona tested new sounds on Adentro, one of them in "Mojado" alongside Intocable.

This was the first time Arjona collaborated with Tommy Torres. On an interview, the singer commented that he first "tested" Torres by sending him the "hookiest and darkest tracks" on the album, "Acompañame A Estar Solo" and "Iluso".[2] Torres said that he "went all out on the first demo, hiring a full band that included a string orchestra", which grabbed the attention of Arjona.[2] Arjona further commented that Adentro was "a very representative and tremendously complete album," adding that "having different producers made it rich in possibilities."[2]

Musical style

Arjona proved new sounds in Adentro. Evan Gutierrez from Allmusic considered the instrumentation, performance, and overall sonic palette to be "minimalist" and "unassuming".[3] On this album, Arjona included more Latin sounds, like some Mexican and Tejano music on "Mojado",[4] a song about immigration;[5] some merengue and Colombian tones on "Adiós Melancolía", and some rock on "No Te Cambio Por Nada".

Fundacion Adentro

Main article: Fundación Adentro

The Fundación Adentro is an organization founded bu Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona to help provide music and singing education to poor child in Guatemala.[6] Arjona commented that the main objetive of the organization "isn't becoming and important foudation internationally, but to help child reach their dreams."[6] The organization begun in 2005, prior to the release of Adentro, from which the foundation receives its name.[7] It was officially launched in July 2008, and its headquarters are located in Mexico City.[6]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album was critically acclaimed, with Evan C. Gutierrez from Allmusic giving it four starts out of five and commenting that "Be it for the stripped, natural production value, the confident performance of Ricardo Arjona, or his relevant-as-ever lyricism, he's got both his loyal fans and the execs at Norte smiling. While the instrumentation, performance, and overall sonic palette of this project are minimalist and unassuming, there is a depth and brilliance to them. The listener's ear does not tire or want for more, humble as Adentro is."[3] Billboard gave a positive review of the album, commenting that lyrically, it was "Arjona's most personal album", and that arrangements had "more rock elements", calling them "more cohesive" than past albums.[8] The review closed stating that "It is hard to be touching, relevant and musically compelling all at once, but Arjona pulls it off."[8]

Promotion and release

Tour

In 2006, Arjona started the first leg of his world tour, named the Adentro Tour, to promote his tenth studio album, Adentro. The tour resumed on 2007 for a second leg, in which he visited more countries. Approximately, two million people attended his concerts throughout his world tour.[9] The tour was officially closed on 14 September 2007 on the mainland city of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, during the International Fair, in front of more than 100,000 people.[9] On the United States, the tour had an attendance of 134,000 people, grossing $8.2 million.[10][11]

Tracklisting

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Para Bien o Para Mal"Tommy Torres5:20
2."De Vez En Mes"Torres, Lee Levin4:22
3."Para Que Me Quieras Como Quiero"Torres, Dan Warner, Levin,4:37
4."Pingüinos En La Cama"Torres, Warner, Levin3:48
5."Iluso"Ricardo Arjona, Carlos Cabral "Junior", Fernando Otero6:47
6."Adiós Melancolía"Arjona, Cabral, Otero4:55
7."Mojado" (featuring Intocable)Torres4:43
8."Acompañame A Estar Solo"Arjona, Cabral, Otero4:32
9."No Me Importa Nada"Arjona, Cabral, Otero4:29
10."Laura"Juan Vicente Zambrano4.26
11."No Te Cambio Por Nada"Arjona, Cabral,3:51
12."Pa' Que"Cabral4:01
13."Ya No Me Acuerdo de Mi"Torres, Levin, Warner4:43
14."A Ti"Cabral4:50
15."Bar"Arjona5:00
16."Pingüinos En La Cama" (Piano & Strings version)Torres, Arjona, Cabral3.58

Chart performance

See also

References

  1. ^ "2007 Grammy Award winners". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Ltd. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2010-08-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Billboard 10-12-2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Gutierrez, Evan. "Adentro > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved on 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Intocable y Arjona unen su talento.". Terra (Mexico). Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Incluye Arjona en su álbum tema con Intocable". El Universal (Mexico). Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Ricardo Arjona lanza Fundación Adentro para "invadir de música" a su natal Guatemala". JornadaNet. Aurios S.R.L. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Ricardo Arjona promoverá el arte a niños guatemaltecos". Estereofónica. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Billboard 10-12-2005_2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "Biografía de Ricardo Arjona". Ricardo-Arjona.net. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Burning Up The Road". Billboard. United States: Nielsen Business Media. 23 May 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference 30-09-2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  15. ^ a b c "Ricardo Arjona – Adentro". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on . Retrieved 5 June 2012. Cite error: The named reference "ac_Mexico2_Ricardo Arjona" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  16. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ricardo Arjona – Adentro". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Top Latin Albums 2006". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Top Latin Albums 2006". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Ricardo Arjona – Adentro". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  20. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Ricardo Arjona in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Adentro in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Ricardo Arjona – Adentro". Recording Industry Association of America.


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