Pies Descalzos

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Pies Descalzos
Studio album by Shakira
Released	February 13, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Rock en español
Length	41:06
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Shakira chronology
Peligro (1993)	Pies Descalzos (1996)	The Remixes (1997)

Pies Descalzos is Shakira's 1996 breakthrough album. The title means "bare feet" in English. This album has sold a lot in Latin American countries, especially in Brazil where it received a new edition including Portuguese versions and remixes of the album's songs.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Singles 4 Chart positions 5 Release details 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Shakira/Ochoa

1. "Estoy Aquí" ("Here I Am") – 3:51
2. "Antología" ("Anthology") – 4:15
3. "Un Poco De Amor" ("A Little Bit of Love") – 4:00
4. "Quiero" ("I Want") – 4:09
5. "Te Necesito" ("I Need You") – 3:59
6. "Vuelve" ("Come Back") – 3:54
7. "Te Espero Sentada" ("I Wait For You Seated") – 3:25
8. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" ("Bare Feet, White Dreams") – 3:25
9. "Pienso En Ti" ("I Think About You") – 2:25
10. "Dónde Estás Corazón" ("Where are you, honey?") – 3:51
11. "Se Quiere, Se Mata" ("You Love, You Kill") – 3:39

The Brazilian Edition featured five bonus tracks as showed in the following:

1. "Estou Aqui" (Portuguese version of "Estoy Aquí")
2. "Um Pouco De Amor" (Portuguese version of "Un Poco De Amor")
3. "Pés Descalços" (Portuguese version of "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos")
4. "Estoy Aqui" (The Radio Edit)
5. "Dónde Estás Corazón" (Remix Single)

Many of these songs were later added to The Remixes (1997) collection.

[edit] Personnel

• Shakira - Producer, songwriter, vocals,
• Luis Fernando Ochoa - Producer, mixer, songwriter, background vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
• Alvaro Farfan - Director
• Victor DiPersia - Engineer, mixer
• Camillo Montilla - Engineer, piano
• Sonido Azulado - Engineer
• Luly Deya - Assistant engineer
• José Martínez - Assistant engineer
• Freddi Niño - Assistant engineer
• Juan Antonio Castillo - Mixing
• Michael Fuller - Mastering
• Howard Glasford - Guitar, vocals
• Gonzo Vasquez - Programming, drums, percussion, background vocals
• Jose Gaviria - Background vocals
• Andrea Piñeros - Background vocals
• Jose Garcia - Bass guitar
• Alejandro Gomez - Harmonica
• Eusebio Valderrama - Trumpet
• Samuel Torres - Percussion
• Felipe Dothe - Design
• Javier Hincapie - Design
• Patricia Bonilla - Photography
• Miguel Angel Velandia - Photography

[edit] Singles

• Dónde Estás Corazón?
• Estoy Aquí
• Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos
• Un Poco De Amor
• Se Quiere, Se Mata
• Antología
• Quiero

[edit] Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

• 1996 Pies descalzos The Billboard 200 No. 180
• 1996 Pies descalzos Heatseekers No. 34
• 1996 Pies descalzos Latin Pop No. 5
• 1996 Pies descalzos Top Latin Albums No. 5

Billboard (North America) - singles

• 1996 "Antología" Latin Pop Airplay No. 3
• 1996 "Estoy aquí" Hot Latin Tracks No. 2
• 1996 "Estoy aquí" Latin Pop Airplay No. 1
• 1996 "Estoy aquí" Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay No. 4
• 1996 "Pies descalzos, sueños blancos" Latin Pop Airplay No. 11
• 1996 "Pies descalzos, sueños blancos" Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay No. 17
• 1997 "Antología" Hot Latin Tracks No. 15
• 1997 "Quiero" Latin Pop Airplay No. 18
• 1997 "Se quiere... se mata" Hot Latin Tracks No. 8
• 1997 "Se quiere... se mata" Latin Pop Airplay No. 1

[edit] Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Colombia	6 October 1995	Sony International		81795

[edit] External links

• Rate Your Music review
• Fundacion Pies Descalzos