Norma (album) explained
Norma is the sixth studio album by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte, released on 9 November 2018. The album was published through Universal Music México.
At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Norma won in the category Best Alternative Music Album.[1] It also won the Pulsar Award for Album of the Year.[2]
Background
Norma is a conceptual album that tells the different stages of love, each song will tell part of a story of the relationship, all of them have a music video. The name Norma comes from the artist's first name (Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte), that she did not like but she used it to show that in her life love always follows the same "norma" (norm).[3]
Norma was recorded in a single session at Studio A of Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California, on 16 June 2018. The recording was made in a single shot, without using the overdubbing technique of layers of audio, but all the instruments playing simultaneously to give the material the sensation of live recording. 13 musicians participated in this recording. Omar Rodríguez-López was in charge of production; the recording engineer was Bruce Botnick.[4] [5]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Norma liner notes.[6] [7]
Vocals
- Mon Laferte – lead vocals
- David Aguilar – background vocals, lead vocals (track 10)
- Sebastián Aracena – background vocals
Musicians
- David Aguilar – guitar
- Sebastián Aracena – guitar
- Francesco Marcocci – bass guitar
- Leo Genovese – organ, piano
- Daniel Rotem – flute, saxophone
- Enrique Sánchez – trumpet
- Cameron Johnson – trumpet
- Jonah Levine – trombone
- Henry Solomon – saxophone, flute
- Willy Rodríguez – percussion, drums
- Daniel Díaz – percussion
- Etienne Rivera Cabello – percussion
Production
Recording
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
|-| Chile (IFPI Chile)[15] | 2× Platinum| 10 000*|-|-
Notes and References
- Web site: The Latin Recording Academy® announces 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards® nominees. Latin Grammys. en. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: Premios Pulsar 2019: Mon Laferte, Cami y Paloma Mami destacan entre los ganadores. Radio Cooperativa. 9 July 2019. 18 September 2023. es.
- Web site: [Video] Dulce Patria: Mon Laferte reveló detalles de su próximo disco "Norma"]. Cooperativa.cl. October 28, 2018. Cooperativa.cl. Spanish. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: Mon Laferte graba en Capitol Studios con líder de The Mars Volta. del Real. Andrés. 2018-06-16. Culto. es-CL. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: En la ruta de las estrellas: Mon Laferte graba disco en Hollywood donde lo hicieron Sinatra, McCartney y Bob Dylan. July 16, 2018. El Desconcierto. es. 2019-12-23.
- 2018. Norma. CD album liner notes. Mon Laferte. Universal Music. Back cover.
- Web site: Norma, Mon Laferte. Qobuz. en-GB. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: Los discos más vendidos. Diario de Cultura. es. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: spanishcharts.com - Mon Laferte - Norma. spanishcharts.com. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: AMPROFON. 2019-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425231340/http://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/rankings/top-album.php. 2019-12-23. April 25, 2019.
- Web site: Mon Laferte (Latin Albums Sales). Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191222173940/https://www.billboard.com/music/mon-laferte/chart-history/LAT. December 22, 2019. 2019-12-23.
- Mon Laferte (Latin Pop Albums). Billboard. 2019-12-23.
- Mon Laferte (Top Latin Albums). Billboard. 2019-12-23.
- Web site: Los más vendidos 2018. January 24, 2019. Spanish. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124113504/http://centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofonanual/100.php. January 24, 2019.
- Web site: Mon Laferte recibe doble Disco de Platino por su álbum 'Norma'. Ritmo Romántica. es. 2019-12-23.
