Rebels (album)

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Rebels
Rebels cover
Studio album by RBD
Released December 19, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop
Label Virgin Records
Producer Pedro Damián
Professional reviews
RBD chronology
Celestial
Celestial (Versão Brasil)
(2006)		 Rebels
(2006)		 La Familia
(2007)
Singles from Rebels
  1. "Tu Amor"
    Released: September 22, 2006
Alternate covers
CD/DVD Cover
CD/DVD Cover
We Are RBD (Japanese Deluxe Edition)
We Are RBD (Japanese Deluxe Edition)

Rebels is the crossover album by Latin pop group RBD. Christian Chavez has said that the album Rebels will be re-released in late 2007 or early 2008 and that the new version will contain new songs and a collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas[1] on one of the tracks. Their next single off the album will be featured on this future re-release.[2] Billboard confirmed the re-release will happen in early 2008 and it will feature three hip hop influenced songs.[3]

Contents

[edit] Album information

Rebels is RBD's first English album. The album was released on December 19, 2006 in the United States, although, in the booklet of previous album Celestial, it was noted that the album would come out December 26, 2006. The album leaked onto the Internet on December 9, 2006.

The tracks that were recorded in English originally from the former albums are:

  • "Connected" ("Tenerte y quererte" from Rebelde)
  • "Keep It Down Low" ("Solo quédate en silencio" from Rebelde)
  • "Save Me" ("Sálvame" from Rebelde)
  • "Happy Worst Day" ("Feliz cumpleaños" from Nuestro Amor)
  • "This Is Love" ("Nuestro amor" from Nuestro Amor)
  • "Gone [We Are RBD Edition]" ("Me Voy" from Nuestro Amor)
  • "My Philosophy" ("Dame" from Celestial)
  • "I Wanna Be The Rain" ("Quisiera Ser" from Celestial)

"I Wanna Be the Rain" was first recorded in English, and then it was translated to Spanish for the album Celestial.

The song "Money Money" is a reggaeton song that samples their previous hit in this genre, "Lento". Despite the English title, it's the only track on the album that is completely sung in Spanish.

The song "Gone", featured in the Japanese deluxe edition of the album, entitled We Are RBD, is a cover of a Kelly Clarkson's song of the same title, from her album Breakaway. They previously recorded a Spanish version of the song for their second album Nuestro Amor.

The album was released in Japan on March 21, 2007, and now is Platium in Japan.

The album was the first RBD's studio album to not have a portuguese version (the second and only spanish album to don't is Empezar Desde Cero).

[edit] Chart performance

The album debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart with first-week sales of 94,000 copies. On the day of release, the cover of the album was altered by the changing of the group's logo from white to pink. Ironically, the band's third Spanish language album Celestial sold 43,000 copies more than Rebels in its first week, selling 137,000 copies in its debut week and peaking at number 15 on Billboard 200. In the second week out, sales of Rebels in the United States dropped 68%, despite the album dropped only nine positions in the Billboard 200. The crossover album has sold a total of over 250,000 copies as of April 23rd in the U.S. and 705,000 worldwide (with the 7.5% Media Traffic doesn't cover, Rebels has sold 757,875).

In Brazil, the album debuted at number 3 with sales over 51,000.[4]

RBD broke the record for most albums in the top 20 in Brazil, being with three different albums in the top 20 for the week ending January 20 2007:

  1. #1 — Rebels
  2. #5 — Celestial
  3. #20 — Celestial (Versão Brasil)

[edit] Release details

Country Date Notes
United States December 19, 2006
France March 12, 2007
Japan March 21, 2007 as We Are RBD
Spain May 7, 2007

[edit] Track listings

  1. "Tu amor" — 4:38
  2. "Wanna Play" — 3:41
  3. "My Philosophy" — 4:05
  4. "Connected" — 3:16
  5. "I Wanna Be the Rain" — 4:07
  6. "Cariño mio" — 3:12
  7. "Era la música" — 3:31
  8. "Keep It Down Low" — 3:36
  9. "Happy Worst Day" — 3:02
  10. "This Is Love" — 3:39
  11. "Save Me" — 3:56
  12. "Money Money" — 3:21
  13. "Tu amor" (Navidad Mix) — 4:36
  14. Celestial 1 — 2:00
1: Album sampler containing the following songs: "Ser o parecer", "Dame" and "Bésame sin miedo". Many websites plus the back cover show it as "Ser o parecer/Dame/Bésame sin miedo/Celestial", though "Celestial" is not in the sampler.

[edit] Bonus tracks

  • "Let the Music Play" (iTunes/Japan Bonus Track) — 4:57
  • "Gone" (Japan Bonus Track) — 3:25


The Wal-Mart album comes with an exclusive EP containing live songs with the following track listing:

  1. "No pares" [original performance series] – 4:34
  2. "Nuestro amor" [original performance series] – 3:43
  3. "Ser o parecer" [original performance series] – 3:28
  4. "Solo quédate en silencio" [original performance series] – 3:39
  5. "Tras de mí" [original performance series] – 4:23
  6. "Tu amor" [original performance series] – 4:31
  7. Making of Rebels [exclusive bonus video] – 7:13

[edit] CD/DVD release

DVD side:

  1. The Making of the "Tu amor" Video
  2. Exclusive Interview with the Band
  3. Behind the Scenes Recording of "Tu amor" [Navidad Mix]
  4. "Tu amor" [video] [with band commentary]
  5. "Tu amor" [video]

[edit] Reviews

“ It was inevitable. After a few years of staggering commercial success throughout Latin America, including Brazil and the Spanish-language enclaves of the United States, the teen pop group RBD unveiled an English-language crossover album, Rebels. ”

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Positions
Flag of the United States 200 Flag of the United States TLA Flag of Mexico MEX Flag of Spain SPA Flag of Brazil BRA
2006 "Tu amor" 65 40 1 13 6
2007 "Wanna Play" - - - - -

[edit] Charts and sales

Chart (2006/2007) Peak Certification Sales
Flag of Brazil Brazil[5] 1 2x Platinum 275,000 +[6]
Flag of Chile Chile[7] 5 Gold 10,000 +
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia[8] 5
Flag of Mexico Mexico[9] 2 Platinum 100,000 +[10]
Flag of the United States Billboard 200[5] 40 225,000 +
Flag of VenezuelaVenezuelan Album Chart[11] 1 Platinum 20,000 +
Flag of Spain Spain [12] 1 Platinum 80,000+[13]
Total 710,000
Total (with 7.5% Media Traffic doesn't cover) 763,250

[edit] CD packages

  • This album is also released as an exclusive Fan Pack through Target stores, which includes the Rebels album, a t-shirt, and buttons.
  • The CD is also released as "Deluxe Edition" in which autographed pictures are inside the CD.
  • You will get a free RBD 2007 calendar if you buy the CD in K-Mart.
  • In Wal-mart stores, the special edition includes a free downloadable live EP of the band and a bonus video of the making of Rebels.
  • If you order on FYE.com, you will get a free RBD "Rebels" Lithograph.

[edit] References

  1. ^ RBD grabara dueto con The Black Eyed Peas | terra
  2. ^ RBDWorld.org ~ Por que ser Fan de RBD, es un Estilo de Vida
  3. ^ "Billboard Bits: Wyclef Jean, Goo Goo Dolls, RBD". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
  4. ^ Brazil sales
  5. ^ a b Brazilian Album Chart
  6. ^ Brazil Sales according to UKMIX
  7. ^ Chilean Album Chart
  8. ^ Slovenia Album Chart (Image)
  9. ^ Mexican Album Chart
  10. ^ Certificaciones
  11. ^ Venezuelan Album Chart
  12. ^ Spanish Album Chart
  13. ^ grupo-rbd: noticia RBD
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