La Tierra del Olvido explained

La Tierra del Olvido
Type:	studio
Artist:	Carlos Vives
Cover:	La Tierra del Olvido - Carlos Vives.jpg
Genre:	Tropipop, Latin pop, vallenato
Length:	43:13
Label:	Sonolux (Colombia) Polygram (worldwide)
Producer:	Carlos Vives Richard Blair Ernesto Ocampo Luis Angel Pastor Iván Benavides Álvaro Duque (Sonolux) Manuel Riveira (Sonolux)
Prev Title:	Clásicos de la Provincia
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Tengo Fe
Next Year:	1997

La Tierra del Olvido (The Forgotten Land) is the seventh album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. The album was released on July 25, 1995, and contained a split of vallenato covers, as well as Vives' first foray into original compositions in the vallenato style. The album was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year.^[1] The album consolidated Vives as Colombia's most famous musician at the time of its release.

Track listing

1. "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07
2. "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22
3. "La Tierra del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25
4. "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23
5. "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12
6. "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52
7. "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21
8. "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14
9. "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00
10. "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47
11. "Jam en Jukümey" (Benavides, Ocampo, Vives, Mayte Montero, Medina) – 1:30

Album credits

Performance credits^[2]

• Carlos Vives – Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
• Egidio Cuadrado – Accordion, Vocals (La Puya Puyá), Backing Vocals
• Carlos Ivan Medina – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Keyboards
• Mayte Montero – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Gaita, Percussion, Vocals
• Luis Angel Pastor – Bass
• Gilbert Martínez – Conga, Marimbas, Marimbula, Percussion
• Pablo Bernal – Drums
• Eder Polo – Guacharaca
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Guitar, Vocals
• Alfredo Rosado – Tamboura, Timbales

Technical credits

• La Provincia – Arranger
• José Luis Diazgranados – Artwork
• José Rincón – Contributor
• Chris Lawson – Engineer
• Carlos Vives – Graphic Design, Producer
• Jerry Lofaro – Illustrations
• Alfonso Bulla – Logistics
• Iván Benavides – Producer
• Richard Blair – Producer
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Producer
• Luis Angel Pastor – Producer
• Michael Fuller – Mastering

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Heatseekers Albums^[3]	29
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums^[4]	5
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums^[6]	50
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums	5

Sales

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s

External links

• Carlos Vives official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Univision Announces The Nominees For Spanish-Language Music's Highest Honors: Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina. PR Newswire. Free Online Library. March 27, 1996. June 11, 2013. December 15, 2013. https://archive.today/20131215234124/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/UNIVISION+ANNOUNCES+THE+NOMINEES+FOR+SPANISH-LANGUAGE+MUSIC'S+HIGHEST...-a018135281. dead.
2. La Tierra del Olvido (Liner Notes) . Carlos Vives . 1995 . Carlos . Vives . Carlos Vives . Compact Disc . PolyGram. Bogotá, Colombia .
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=R337067|pure_url=yes}} Carlos Vives' Albums Chart]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. July 4, 2013.
4. Billboard. Billboard (magazine). [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carlos vives|chart=Latin Albums}} Top Latin Albums]. Billboard.com . 2013-05-02.
5. Billboard. Billboard (magazine). [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carlos vives|chart=Tropical Albums}} Tropical Albums ]. Billboard.com . 2013-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021344/http://www.billboard.com/artist/309237/marco-antonio-sol-s/chart . 2013-11-10 .
6. The Year in Music - Top Billboard 200 Albums. Billboard. 108. 52. 1996-12-28. 0006-2510. 2011-04-02.