Vives (album) explained

Vives
Type:studio
Artist:Carlos Vives
Cover:Vives (album).jpg
Length:60:57
Label:Sony Music Latin
Producer:
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Vives is the fifteenth studio album by Colombian singer Carlos Vives, released on November 10, 2017, through Sony Music Latin.[1] The album was produced by Vives alongside Andrés Castro and features collaborations with singers such as Sebastián Yatra, Shakira, Thalía and Cynthia Montaño, among others.

At the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album won Best Contemporary Tropical Album, the fourth time Vives had won the category, while the song "Robarte un Beso" was nominated for Song of the Year.[2] Additionally, the song "La Bicicleta" won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year two years prior at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[3]

The album also received nominations for Best Latin Pop Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards and for Tropical Album of the Year at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards.[4] [5]

Singles

The song "La Bicicleta" was released as the album's first single on May 27, 2016.[6] The song was commercially successful peaking at number two in the Hot Latin Songs and at 95 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, being the first and only entry to the latter chart by Vives.[7] [8] The single was followed by "Al Filo de Tu Amor" on January 23, 2017, a remix for the song with Puerto Rican artist Wisin was released on March 24, 2017.[9]

The track "Robarte un Beso" with Sebastián Yatra was released as the third single for the album on July 28, 2017, the song was also included in Yatra's debut studio album Mantra.

Charts

Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[10] 5
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[11] 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vives - Carlos Vives. September 18, 2021. Apple Music.
  2. Web site: 19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations. 21 September 2018. latingrammy.com.
  3. Web site: NOMINADOS 17a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY. LatinGrammys. September 6, 2021. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160926215517/https://www.latingrammy.com/es/nominees. September 26, 2016.
  4. Web site: Grammy nominations 2019: Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the pack. December 7, 2018. The Guardian. February 14, 2019.
  5. News: 'Despacito' Producers Talk Making a Smash Hit & Why Justin Bieber Should Be Respected. Billboard. Cobo. Leila. Leila Cobo. February 7, 2018. April 22, 2018.
  6. Web site: La Bicicleta (Pop Version) - Single. September 18, 2021. Apple Music.
  7. Web site: Carlos Vives Chart History (Hot 100). September 18, 2021. Billboard.
  8. Web site: Carlos Vives Chart History (Hot Latin Songs). September 18, 2021. Billboard.
  9. Web site: Al Filo de Tu Amor (Remix) [feat. Wisin] - Single]. September 18, 2021. Apple Music.
  10. Web site: Carlos Vives Chart History (Top Latin Albums). Billboard. September 18, 2021.
  11. Web site: Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Albums). Billboard. September 18, 2021.