Como Ama una Mujer

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This article is about the album. For the miniseries, see Como Ama Una Mujer (Miniseries).
Como Ama una Mujer
Como Ama una Mujer cover
Studio album by Jennifer Lopez
Released March 27, 2007
Recorded 2005–2007
Genre Latin pop, pop rock, R&B
Label Epic
Producer Estéfano, Julio Reyes, Marc Anthony, Jennifer López
Professional reviews
Jennifer Lopez chronology
Rebirth
(2005)		 Como Ama una Mujer
(2007)		 Brave
(2007)
Singles from Como Ama una Mujer
  1. "Qué Hiciste"
    Released: March 12, 2007
  2. "Me Haces Falta"
    Released: June, 2007
  3. "Por Arriesgarnos"
    Released: December, 2007

Como Ama una Mujer (English: How a Woman Loves) is the first full-length Spanish-language studio album released by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez.[1] The album was mainly produced by Colombian composers Julio Reyes and Estéfano.

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[edit] Album Information

The photoshoot for the album was done on September 4 and September 5, 2006 in New York City by photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani.

The lead single of the album, "Qué Hiciste", was released to some radio stations in January in North America, and in mid-February in Europe. The song was released to major radio stations on March 27, 2007 which was the same day the album was released. The video for the title track was filmed in Las Vegas in October 2006 and was directed by Michael Haussman.

Lopez finished wrapping up the filming of the second music video "Me Haces Falta" in Los Angeles. The fashion icon changed wardrobes several times during the shoot, and was accompanied by Marc Anthony and his oldest daughter, Arianna, whom is also in the video where Jennifer and her lover run into problems with the FBI.

She confirmed that that the third single will be 'Por Arriesgarnos', the duet with husband Marc Anthony.

She is the executive producer of a mini-series on Univisión named after and based on this CD. The mini-series premiered on October 30, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central Time on Univisión. Christian Borrero and Adriana Cruz are the leads. At the end of each episode, Jennifer performs one song from this album. On the first episode she performed "Sola". A special 2-disc deluxe set featuring a DVD of the mini-series and a re-release of the CD was released on December 18, 2007.

[edit] Chart Performance

In the first week, Como Ama Una Mujer, the first Spanish album of Jennifer Lopez, achieved the #9 position on the World Wide Charts with 117,000 copies sold. Out of the 117,000 albums, 48,000 were sold in the U.S. and the rest in Europe mostly (where it hit the #3 position for 3 consecutive weeks)

With Como Ama Una Mujer, Jennifer Lopez is one of the few performers to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with a spanish album, (Other artists who achieved this are Shakira -- who to this date holds the record for highest debut for a spanish language album -- Mana, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, and Selena). It stayed at #1 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums for 4 consecutive weeks, and spent 26 weeks on that chart before it left the top 100. With the Univision airing of the drama TV-series "Como Ama Una Mujer" featuring songs from the album, the album went back to the chart, hitting the #67 position after Lopez's performance of "Porque te marchas" on the 3rd episode of the show.

Jennifer Lopez's Miniseries Como Ama Una Mujer
Jennifer Lopez's Miniseries Como Ama Una Mujer

Como Ama Una Mujer holds the record for the best opening week internet sales for a spanish album.

According to the United World Chart, it is #37 on the best selling albums of 2007. To date, it has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

[edit] Production

Four tracks on the album feature the strings of the London Symphony Orchestra. Argentine Latin rock singer Fito Páez worked on some tracks of the album, including the first single "Qué Hiciste". Como Ama una Mujer features a collection of “big ballads” written and produced by Estéfano, who had previously produced the Grammy Award-winning Spanish-language album Amar Sin Mentiras for Marc Anthony.

This album includes "Porque Te Marchas" {Why Are You Leaving}, the Spanish version of "(Can't Believe) This Is Me", from Jennifer's last album, Rebirth. The bonus track, "Quién Será" (Sway), was originally recorded in 2004 for the movie Shall We Dance?, but it was later replaced by The Pussycat Dolls' version.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Time
1. "Qué Hiciste"
English Title: What Did You Do?
Writers: M. Anthony, J. Reyes, J. Romero		 4:57
2. "Me Haces Falta"
English Title: I Miss You
Writers: M. Anthony, Estéfano		 3:37
3. "Como Ama Una Mujer"
English Title: How A Woman Loves
Writers: Estéfano, J. Reyes		 6:01
4. "Te Voy A Querer"
English Title: I'm Gonna Want You
Writers: Estéfano, P. Quiroga, J. Paredes		 4:40
5. "Porqué Te Marchas"
English Title: Why Are You Leaving
Writers: M. Anthony, Estéfano		 4:33
6. "Por Arriesgarnos"
English Title: For Risking Ourselves
Writers: Estéfano, J. Reyes		 3:31
7. "Tú"
English Title: You
Writers: Estéfano, M. Anthony, J. Reyes		 4:10
8. "Amarte Es Todo"
English Title: Loving You Is Everything
Writers: Estéfano, J. Reyes		 4:00
9. "Apresúrate"
English Title: Hurry Up
Writers: Estéfano, J. L. Pagan, M. Anthony		 5:02
10. "Sola"
English Title: Alone
Writers: Estéfano, J. Reyes		 5:19
11. "Adiós"
English Title: Goodbye
Writers: Estéfano, J. Reyes		 4:09
12. "Quién Será" (Bonus Track)
English Title: Who Will Be?
Writer: P. Beltran		 3:51

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austria Albums Chart[2] 10
Belgium Top 50[3] 30
Canada Albums Chart 50
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 31
Finland Albums Chart[5] 29
France Albums Chart[6] 11
Germany Albums Chart 4
Greece International Albums Chart 1
Italy Albums Chart[7] 2
Japan Albums Chart 60
Mexico Albums Chart[8] 8
Poland Albums Chart[9] 9
Portugal Albums Chart[10] 12
Spain Albums Chart[11] 2
Sweden Albums Chart[12] 49
Switzerland Albums Chart[13] 1
United World Chart[14] 9
U.K. Albums Chart 131
U.S. Billboard 200[15] 10
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1

[edit] Sales and Certifications

Chart Certification Sales/Shipments
Brasil (ABPD) -[16] 7,000
France (SNEP) - 70,000[17]
Germany (IFPI) Gold 100,000
Greece (IFPI) Gold 10,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)[18] Gold 10,000
Italy (FIMI)[19] Gold 40,000
Russia (NFPF) 2x Platinum[20] 40,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Platinum[21] 80,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum[22] 30,000
United World Chart (Media Traffic) - 940,000[23]
Venezuela Platinum 15,000
U.S. (RIAA) Oro 200,000
Worldwide Gold 1,840,000

[edit] Year End Charts

Year End Chart (2007) Peak
position
Swiss Albums Chart 16
German Albums Chart 68
Hungarian Albums Chart 71

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official Site. Retrieved on February 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "Austria Top 40 Albums"
  3. ^ "Belgium Top 50 Albums"
  4. ^ "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
  5. ^ "Finnish Top 40 Albums"
  6. ^ "France Top 200 Albums"
  7. ^ "Italy Top 75 Albums"
  8. ^ Mexican Albums Chart
  9. ^ "Poland Top 50 Albums"
  10. ^ "Portugal Top 30 Albums"
  11. ^ "Spain Top 100 Albums"
  12. ^ "Swedish Top 60 Albums"
  13. ^ "Switzerland Top 100 Albums"
  14. ^ "United World Chart" Retrieved on April 14, 2007
  15. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Discography on Billboard" Retrieved on April 14, 2007
  16. ^ "Brasil Official Sales Database"
  17. ^ "Estimated France album sales"
  18. ^ "Hungary - MAHASZ Certification"
  19. ^ "FIMI Homepage"
  20. ^ "Como Ama Una Mujer Russian sales
  21. ^ "Jennifer Lopez release Do It Well"
  22. ^ "Platinum certification on Switzerland"
  23. ^ "2007 Album Sales"

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