Saliva (Thalía song) explained

Saliva
Cover:Thalía-Saliva.jpeg
Border:yes
Type:single
Album:Thalía
Released:1990
Genre:Latin pop
Label:Melody/Fonovisa
Producer:Alfredo Díaz Ordaz
Prev Title:Un Pacto Entre los Dos
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Pienso en Ti
Next Year:1991

"Saliva" (Spanish for "Saliva") is a song by Mexican singer Thalía from her self titled debut solo album. It was released by Melody/Fonovisa as the album's second single in 1990. The music caused controversy due to the lyrics of a sexual nature and was banned from some Mexican radio stations.[1]

Background and promotion

In 1989, after two successful albums with Timbiriche, Timbiriche VII and Timbiriche VIII & IX, that sold 1 million copies each one,[2] Thalía announced her departure from the group to pursue a solo career.[3] In January 1990, the singer traveled to the United States to prepare musically.[3] At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she took English, dance, singing and acting classes.[4] The album was produced by Thalía's mentor Alfredo Díaz,[5] who was in charge of the music department of Televisa.[6] The singer wanted to revive the Flower power movement and "to break from anything traditional".[6] In the middle of that same year, she returned to Mexico with a new image and released her first LP on 9 October.[7] Just like Thalía's first single "Un Pacto Entre los Dos", the song caused much controversy for its seductive lyrics and was even prohibited in some radio stations and television in Mexico.[8] [9] To promote the song, a music video (with participation of Ricky Luis) was shot in China and released in 1990.[10] It was included in the Thalía's boxset La Historia released by Universal Music in 2010, which included the singer's first three albums and a DVD with her music videos from the Fonovisa era.[11]

Commercial performance

Despite the song being banned in radio stations in Mexico, it still managed to be a hit in Spain as well as some Latin American countries.[12] The song had success in Spain thanks to Thalía becoming the new musical hostess for La Gala VIP Noche from the Spanish television network Telecinco[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rudeza con dulzura: el coctel de la Thalía del 2020 . 21 November 2020. 20 January 2021. El Tiempo. Mateo Arias . Ortiz. live. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130095539/https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/musica-y-libros/thalia-habla-de-sus-proyectos-mas-recientes-550034.
  2. Timbiriche VIII y IX. Especiales Canal 5 . . . December 25, 1988. Él álbum doble lleva vendido más de un millón de copias, algo realmente inusitado en la industria discográfica mexicana. Translation: The double album sold more than a million copies, something really unusual in the Mexican record industry.. Spanish.
  3. Andrade . Nelson Theodoro . 1999 . Biografia não autorizada . Brazil . Escala . 25 . pt.
  4. Web site: Thalía há demostrado en sus facetas de cantante y de actriz, ser una de las mejores del momento . 7 May 1991. 7 December 2020. El Siglo de Torreón. 39.
  5. Aguilera. Teresa. Billboard: Thalía, Latin America Reigning Music Queen. Billboard . 29 November 1997. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 33–. 0006-2510.
  6. Book: Thalia. Growing Stronger. 1 November 2011. Penguin Publishing Group. 978-1-101-54461-7. 44–.
  7. Web site: Thalía y su nueva imagen.. 4 January 1991. 9 February 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209045912/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1991%2F01%2F04%2F38%2FAr03800.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=503153&PageLabelPrint=38&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1991&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1991&dummy=1991&sQuery=thalia%2Bcopias&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=GIF. 9 February 2016. live.
  8. Web site: Thalía no entra en el gusto publico con su nuevo material. 13 January 1991. 9 February 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. Spanish.
  9. https://thevogue.com/artists/thalia/#bio Thalía - The Vouge
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417232120/http://musica.univision.com/fotos/curiosas/slideshow/2011-08-25/thalia-40-anos-canciones-trayectoria-fotos-cumpleanos Thalía. 40 años, 40 canciones
  11. La Historia. Thalía. 2010. Universal Music Mexico. 60252759860 .
  12. Web site: Listas de ventas y popularidad. 26 June 1991. 9 February 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. Spanish.
  13. Web site: Thalía debutó en España como presentadora de tv. 8 October 1991. 9 February 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. Spanish.
  14. Web site: Dimes y Diretes. 22 January 1992. 9 February 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. Spanish.

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