Chicas Malas Explained
Chicas Malas (English: Bad Girls) is the fourth studio album by Spanish recording singer-songwriter Mónica Naranjo. It was released through Sony on 26 October 2001. The album features several notable collaborations, with such worldwide-known influences, the album sales were disappointing.
Background and contract issues
An English-language version of the album entitled, Bad Girls, was released in 2002, "Ain't Better Like This" a song written and produced by Gregg Alexander, is the only song recorded in English, originally she was going to record the song in Spanish for Chicas Malas, and include exclusively the English version on Bad Girls, but due to the explicit lyrics, Mónica decided to record only the English-language version of the song, and include it in both albums.[1] Just after the release of Chicas Malas, Naranjo informed the head of Sony Music Entertainment, Tommy Mottola he was leaving the record label. As a result, all promotions concerning the Chicas Malas and Bad Girls albums were stopped.[2] Mónica has said about the album "It was a project in which Sony more spent nationally. I don't like it, but I did it for ambition and it's an album that I don't even want to hear".[3] The album had four singles released respectively, "Chicas Malas", "Sacrificio", "No Voy a Llorar" and "Ain't Better Like This".[4] A Special Edition of the album was originally planned; however, it never came to fruition.[5]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]
- Mónica Naranjo – Coros, Digital Producer, Realization
- Chris Rodriguez – Spanish Guitar
- Gina Foster – Coros
- Diane Warren – Executive Producer
- Juan Gonzalez – Engineer
- Paul Meehan – Assistant Producer
- Gary Barlow – Programming, Instrumentation
- Silvio Pozzoli – Coros
- Manuel Machado – Coros, Trumpet
- Ian Cooper – Mastering
- James Loughrey – Engineer
- Mario Lucy – Engineer, Mastering
- Tracie Ackerman – Coros
- Carlos Martin – Graphic Design, Artwork Direction
- David Frazer – Mixing
- Juanjo Manez – Estilista
- Louis Biancaniello – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing
- Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer
- David Massey – Artwork Direction
- Dennis Rivadeneira – Assistant Engineer
- Kris Kello – Programming, Producer
- Sam Watters – Producer, Coros, Engineer, Mixing
- Jamie Bridges – Assistant
- Fausto Demetrio – Assistant Engineer
- Annie Roseberry – Artwork Direction
- Ramon Gonzalez – Congas
- Cristóbal Sansano – Digital Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Ben Coombs – Assistant Engineer
- Bruno Zuchetti – Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, arranger
- Eliot Kennedy – Programming, Instrumentation
- Maurizio Tonelli – Engineer
- Manny Benito – Adaptation
- Emanuela Cortese – Coros
- Cesare Chiodo – Bajo
- Stefano de Maco – Coros
- Sheilah Cuffy – Coros
- Giulia Fasolino – Coros, Realization, arranger
- Jaume DeLaiguana – Photography
- Alfredo Golino – Bateria, Realization, arranger
- Dario Caglioni – Digital Editing, engineer
- Gregg Alexander – Producer, Vocal Producer
- Segundo Mijares – Saxophone
- Ali Olmo – Coros
- Tim Woodcock – Programming, Instrumentation
- Aurora Beltran – Adaptation
- Maurizio Fabrizio – Guitar, Orchestra Director
Release history
Chicas Malas exclusive item usa 24 February 2002 Trifold limites editions 80 Copies.
Notes and References
- Web site: MONICA NARANJO – Especial Sol Música (entrevista). CHICAS MALAS . YouTube . March 18, 2014.
- Web site: Prepara Mónica Naranjo nuevo disco . Anodis.com . March 28, 2014.
- Web site: Planear es una perdida de tiempo: Naranjo . . March 18, 2014.
- Web site: Mónica Naranjo . . March 18, 2014.
- Web site: Noticias de Mónica Naranjo . Cmtv.com.ar . March 28, 2014.
- Web site: Chicas Malas – Mónica Naranjo – Credits . AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . March 19, 2014.
- Web site: Chicas Malas – Mónica Naranjo . Spanish . . March 6, 2014.
- Web site: Chicas Malas – CD album . Spanish . . March 6, 2014.
- Web site: Chicas Malas – Mónica Naranjo . . March 6, 2014.
- Web site: Chicas Malas – Mónica Naranjo . . March 6, 2014.
