Dulce Beat

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Dulce Beat
Studio album by Belanova
Released	20 June 2005 8 March 2006 26 March 2006
Recorded	Mondo Mix, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Cubo Studio, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Genre	Latin Pop, Pop, Electropop
Label	Universal Music Mexico
Producer	Cachorro López
Professional reviews
Rolling Stone Mexico
Belanova chronology
Cocktail (2003) Dulce Beat (2005) Dulce Beat Live (2006)

Dulce Beat is the second album from the Mexican electro pop band Belanova.

The album was recorded between 2004–2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It was officially released in Mexico on June 21, 2005, following the single "Me Pregunto". The album was produced by Cachorro López and was written by the band's singer, Denisse Guerrero. Dulce Beat was a commercial and critical success, reaching number-one and ensuring double platinum in Mexico. It has become Belanova's most successful album. In 2006, the album has been released in several other countries across the world, including Chile, Spain, Argentina and the United States. In Argentina, the band performed at radio shows and concerts where they presented the single "Me Pregunto". In Chile they performed at The Roxy, presenting all the tracks on the album. Belanova and Mach & Daddy played a concert in Los Angeles in front of 50,000 people to promote their projects; in this show, Belanova performed a their version of the song "Boys Don't Cry" cover of the band The Cure. On August 12, 2006, E! Latin America, aired a TV Special of Belanova, with interviews and making of the album. Singles from the album became massive hits, both of them ("Me Pregunto" and "Por Ti") became the band's second and third number-one singles in Mexico consecutively, further singles, "Rosa Pastel" and "Niño" became top five hits, the later spending almost fifty weeks inside the chart.

Contents 1 Dulce Beat 2.0 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References

[edit] Dulce Beat 2.0

A new edition of the album, entitled Dulce Beat 2.0, was released in Mexico on June 5, 2006, and in the United States on August 1. In Mexico, the re-issue debuted at number-three on the album charts and spent several weeks inside the top ten.

[edit] Track listing

Dulce Beat

1. Niño – 3:29
2. Rosa pastel – 3:06
3. Soñar – 3:52
4. Mírame – 3:04
5. Miedo – 3:33
6. Escena Final – 3:25
7. Por Ti – 3:35
8. Tal Vez – 2:58
9. Me Pregunto – 3:06
10. Sexy – 3:04
11. Te Quedas o Te Vas – 3:42

Dulce Beat 2.0
(Released 5 June 2006 in Mexico and 1 August 2006 in the United States)

• CD1

Same as above, except the track 'Te Quedas o Te Vas', which is a different version.

• CD2

1. Me Pregunto [Acoustic Version] – 3:58
2. Por Ti [Acoustic Version] – 4:08
3. Suele Pasar [Acoustic Version] – 3:46
4. Tus Ojos [Mijangos House Mix] – 4:46
5. Me Pregunto [Imazué Latin Mix] – 4:55
6. Por Ti [Jose Spinnin's Peak Hour Reconstruction] – 6:21
7. Por Ti [Sound Art Remix] – 4:34

Videos: "Me Pregunto" and "Por Ti"

Acoustic Versions of the songs included on the CD2 of Dulce Beat 2.0 were produced by Belanova

[edit] Personnel

• Production: Cachorro López
• Recording & Mixing: Mondo Mix, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Record Engineer: Sebastián Schon
• Second Engineer: Damián Nava
• Mixed by Cesar Sogbe
• Musical Direction: Cachorro López
• Cords Arrangement: Sebastián Schon
• Spanish Guitar on "Tal Vez": Sebastián Schon
• Co-Produced by Andres Mijangos & Belanova
• Additional Programming: Andres Mijangos
• Additional Vocals on "Te Quedas o Te Vas": Israel Ulloa
• Guitars: Ganimedes "Gandi"
• Record Engineer: Juan Antonio Paez
• Mixed by Juan Antonio Paez & Andres Mijangos
• Mastered by José Blanco in Master House Studios, Miami, Florida.
• Art Direction and Design: Pico ADworks
• Photography: Ricardo Trabulsi.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak position Mexican Albums Chart[1] 1 Mexican Latin Albums Chart[2] 1 Argentine Albums Chart[3] 8 Chilean Albums Chart[4] 12 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[5] 59 U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums[6] 10 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[7] 12 Ecuadorian Albums Chart[8] 21 Colombian Albums Chart[9] 77

Chart Certification Sales Mexico AMPROFON 2x Platinum[10] 200,000+ Argentina CAPIF Gold[11] 20,000+ U.S. RIAA Platino[12] 200,000+

[edit] References

v • d • e Belanova Studio albums Cocktail • Dulce Beat • Fantasía Pop Live albums Dulce Beat Live Singles "Tus Ojos" • "Suele Pasar" • "Aún Así Te Vas" • "Y..." • "Me Pregunto" • "Por Ti" • "Rosa Pastel" • "Niño" "Eres Tú" • "Baila Mi Corazón" • "Toma Mi Mano" • "Cada Que..." • "One, Two, Three, Go! (1, 2, 3, Go!)" Discography • Singles