Dulce Tentación Explained

Dulce Tentación
Type:studio
Artist:Fey
Cover:FEYDLCE.jpg
Released:April 28, 2009 (limited)
May 5, 2009
Recorded:2007–2008
Genre:Electropop, pop rock
Length:44:26 (Standard edition)
44:40 (Itunes edition)
Label:Mi Rey Music
Producer:Sam "Fish" Fisher
Prev Title:Faltan Lunas
Prev Year:2006
Next Year:2012

Dulce Tentación (Sweet Temptation) is the seventh studio album by Mexican pop/dance singer Fey. It was officially released on May 5, 2009.[1] This is her first and only album by far to be released on an independent label (Mi Rey Music) and is also her first in three years.

Album production

Fey calls the album "sensual, powerful and different; that's exactly the way I see women at this moment." The sound of the album itself follows the electronic and rhythmic influences of her previous albums. The singer also cited glam rock as an inspiration for the songs and the promotional work used to promote the album. This "glam rock" look is also a part of the look she now uses.

Sam "Fish" Fisher (Marilyn Manson, Duran Duran and Daddy Yankee), Cynthia M. Camacho, Francisco Gil (Fey's Brother) and Fey herself worked as writers and composers on the album. It also includes a song which is an outtake from Tierna La Noche, produced by José Ramón Flores, as well as an outtake from Vértigo called "In Your Dreams."

Album art

The cover for "Dulce Tentación" was again designed by Fey's longtime friend Sergio Toporek, who previously designed her Tierna La Noche and El Color de los Sueños albums. "Dulce Tentación" has two alternative covers.

Promotion and reception

Fey began to distribute her new material via the internet after it was announced that she was in the process of recording a new album through an independent record label. "Cicatrices" was the first track leaked, which was available for download on Fey's official website at the end of 2008. On January 23, 2009, an unedited version of "Lentamente" track was uploaded to YouTube with previews of additional songs on the upcoming album. On April 21, the complete album leaked onto the internet.

Fey began promotion in Europe in the beginning of 2009 with plans to tour the USA.

The album debuted at number 24 in the official AMPROFON Mexican Top 100 chart, climbing as high as number 2 that same week in the prime Mexican music store Mixup's Spanish albums top ten. In the United States, Dulce Tentación reached the top position in the Latin Pop section of the USA's iTunes, as well as the top five of the overall iTunes Latin department.

On the week ending May 17, 2009, Dulce Tentación reached #8 on the AMPROFON top 10, and reached #5 the following week. That same week, "Lentamente" entered the top five of Exa FM and Los 40 Principales, two of the most important pop stations of Mexico. "Lentamente" became her first #1 hit since "La Fuerza Del Destino", after it reached the top of the Airplay Charts.[2] It also reached #10 in the overall Latin American singles chart.[3]

In the first month of release, the album sold 50,000 copies in Mexico alone. The album is yet to be released worldwide.

A review by U.S. Latino newspaper La Vibra praised the album, claiming the singer is one of the few Latin artists to keep up with her American and European contemporaries. The review also praises Fey's ability to reinvent herself as a progressive pop artist.

"Provócame", the second official single from the album, has already begun to play in heavy rotation on Mexican radio stations, reaching high positions in online popularity rankings, including #2 on OYE's Hot Parade.

A remixed version of Dulce Tentación was under production and was to be titled "Dulce Tentacion: The Remixes".[4] The project was slated as Fey began work on her next studio album.

Singles

Track listing

The album contains 11 songs in Spanish plus one bonus remix of "Cicatrices".

TrackTitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Time
1."Provócame"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Tiziano BorghiSam "Fish" Fisher4:06
2."Dulce Manzana"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Sam "Fish" FisherSam "Fish" Fisher3:23
3."Lentamente" Sam "Fish" Fisher & Cynthia CamachoSam "Fish" Fisher3:42
4."Adicto A Mi Cuerpo"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Sam "Fish" FisherSam "Fish" Fisher3:00
5."Cicatrices"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil, Sam "Fish" Fisher & Cynthia CamachoSam "Fish" Fisher3:48
6."Sirena De Cristal"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Sam "Fish" FisherSam "Fish" Fisher3:30
7."La Viuda Negra"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Tiziano BorghiSam "Fish" Fisher3:15
8."La Fragilidad"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Tiziano BorghiSam "Fish" Fisher3:39
9."Dolerá"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Sam "Fish" FisherSam "Fish" Fisher3:54
10."Borrando La Historia"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Tiziano BorghiSam "Fish" Fisher3:15 (Standard Edition) /3:29 (iTunes Edition)
11."Volviendo a Empezar"María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil & Tiziano BorghiSam "Fish" Fisher, Fey & José Portilla3:18
12."Cicatrices (Bearlin Club Mix - José "Spinnin" Cortés Remix)"
Bonus track: Remix winner from FeyRemix.com
María Fernanda Blázquez Gil "Fey", José Francisco Blázquez Gil, Sam "Fish" Fisher & Cynthia CamachoSamuel "Fish" Fisher & José "Spinnin" Cortés5:31

Note: In the standard version of the album, the length of the song "Borrando la historia" is 3:15 but there is another extended version of the song who is available in the iTunes Edition, its length is 3:29.

"Sweet Temptation"

On August 3, 2009, "Sweet Temptation" (the English version of "Sweet Temptation") was leaked through Mi Rey Music's website, following Fey's departure from the label. The album saw the light of day officially through Streaming platforms in 2018, but in 2020 it was removed from all platforms.

The track listing consists entirely of English versions of the songs included in the Spanish version of the album:

  1. Games That You Play (Provócame)
  2. Sweet As Sin (Dulce Manzana)
  3. Let Me Show You (Lentamente)
  4. Guilty Pleasure (Adicto A Mi Cuerpo)
  5. Monsters (Cicatrices)
  6. In Your Dreams (Sirena De Cristal)
  7. Devil's Angel (La Viuda Negra)
  8. Loneliness (La Fragilidad)
  9. No More Lies (Dolerá)
  10. Your Game Is Over (Borrando La Historia)
  11. Sweet Agony (Volviendo A Empezar)

Certifications, peaks and sales

Chart (2009)Peak
position
CertificationSales
Mexican Amprofon Top 100[6] 5Gold50,000[7]
Mexican Amprofon Mexican Albums[8] 3

Sweet Temptation Tour

Fey began her Official Sweet Temptation Tour in Mexico City by opening the GMF Ciudad de Mexico where she gave a live set of all her classics from Media Naranja to Lentamente. Fey was responsible to inaugurate this festival in Mexico, followed by Fangoria and Alejandra Guzmán. Critics said it was a great concert that was at the level of any International Pop Star and a beautiful glimpse at Fey's future.

Fey continued her Sweet Temptation Tour by performing in clubs all over the United States.[9] She had a preview concert during the Mexican G-Fest singing songs from her albums Fey, Tierna La Noche, El Color de los Sueños, Vertigo, La Fuerza Del Destino, and Dulce Tentacion.[10]

Set List:[11]

DateCity, StateVenue
August 27, 2009Dallas, TexasKaliente Nightclub
August 28, 2009Houston, TexasClub Krystal
September 3, 2009Chicago, IllinoisCircuit Nightclub
September 4, 2009Scottsdale, ArizonaForbidden Nightclub
September 6, 2009West Hollywood, CaliforniaFactory Event Space
September 11, 2009Sacramento, CaliforniaFaces
September 12, 2009San Diego, CaliforniaRich's
November 6, 2009Atlanta, GeorgiaChaparral
November 8, 2009Las Vegas, NevadaPiranha Nightclub
The tour was restarted as a stadium tour with show dates set in Latin America and the United States. Fey had confirmed that the world tour would begin in 2009 in Argentina, the home country of Fey's late mother.[12] In December 2009, Fey's record label released a statement saying that all tour dates had been cancelled due to contract obligations not having been met.[13]
DateCity, StateVenue
November 23, 2009 (cancelled)Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLuna Park
November 25, 2009 (cancelled)Montevideo, UruguayCine Plaza
December 9, 2009 (cancelled)Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTeatro Astral
December 10, 2009 (cancelled)Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTeatro Astral
December 17, 2009 (cancelled)Santiago, ChileMovistar Arena Stadium

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mixup.com.mx/mixup/product.asp?sku=7509848286445&dept_id=1&subdept_id=71
  2. Web site: Agregado el 06 Julio 2009 por operaciones . Top 5 – 5 de julio de 2009 (semana 27) | Top Latino . Toplatino.net . 2010-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090915211905/http://www.toplatino.net/2009/07/06/top-5-5-de-julio-de-2009-semana-27/ . 2009-09-15 .
  3. Web site: Agregado el 20 Julio 2009 por operaciones . Ranking TOP LATINO del 19 de julio del 2009 (semana 29) | Top Latino . Toplatino.net . 2009-07-20 . 2010-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090925183210/http://www.toplatino.net/2009/07/20/ranking-top-latino-del-19-de-julio-del-2009-semana-29/#more-4158 . 2009-09-25 . dead .
  4. Web site: Sitio Oficial: . Fey . 2010-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218112242/http://www.fey.com.mx/es/esindex.html . 2010-02-18 .
  5. Web site: officialfey (Twitter page). Fernanda Blázquez Gil. María. 14 November 2010.
  6. Web site: Amprofon Top 100 . 2010-11-15 . Spanish . 27 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224150444/http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf . 24 December 2010 .
  7. Web site: Tarabu Music Page. Spanish. 27 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100125112620/http://www.esmas.com/musica/pop/noticias/795970.html. 25 January 2010.
  8. http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top20.pdf Amprofon Top 20
  9. Web site: Wantickets Events for Friday, December 31, 2010. 27 November 2010.
  10. Web site: Fey G Music Fest. 27 November 2010.
  11. Web site: 2OO9 Fey – Tour in Houston. 2009-08-29. Spanish. 27 November 2010.
  12. Web site: FEY: Sweet Temptation 2009-2010 FIRST STOP TOUR ARGENTINA. 2009-09-28. Spanish. 27 November 2010.
  13. Web site: Comunicado.jpg . Spanish . 27 November 2010 .