Utopía
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| Studio album by Belinda | |||||
| Released |  October 3, 2006 (Mexico) |
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| Recorded | May-July 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Pop rock | ||||
| Length | 47:20 | ||||
| Label | EMI Televisa Music | ||||
| Producer | Greg Wells, Greg Kurstin, Kara DioGuardi, Mitch Allan, Jimmy Harry, Lester Mendez Belinda (exec.) |
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Utopía (pronounced [uto'pia]), is the title of Mexican singer Belinda's second solo studio album, released on October 3, 2006, and revised with English tracks to be released in Germany and other parts of Europe on October 22, 2007.
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[edit] Album
Utopía marks Belinda's first with EMI after leaving Sony BMG for creative differences in Spring of 2006. Belinda is credited as executive producer for the record and recorded the album between May and July 2006 in Miami, Los Angeles, and NYC. Described as a more mature album, inspiration was garnered from books including Thomas Moore's own "Utopia".
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Utopía (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler) | 3:00 |
| 2. | Ni Freud ni tu mamá (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Greg Wells, Shelly Peiken) | 3:24 |
| 3. | See A Little Light (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Jimmy Harry) | 4:04 |
| 4. | Bella Traición (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Kara DioGuardi, Mitch Allan) | 3:45 |
| 5. | Contigo O Sin Ti (Belinda, Karen Juantorena, Esthero, Daniel McKinney, Krista Gonzales, Kobe Eshun) | 4:01 |
| 6. | Alguien Más (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Kara DioGuardi, Mitch Allan) | 3:13 |
| 7. | ¿Quién Es Feliz? (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Lester Mendez, Skie) | 3:47 |
| 8. | Pudo Ser Tan Fácil (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Robert Habolin, Mack) | 3:54 |
| 9. | Noche Cool (Belinda, Karen Juantorena, Kara DioGuardi, Greg Wells, Nicole Scherzinger) | 3:06 |
| 10. | Amiga Soledad (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Lester Mendez, Kay Hanley) | 4:24 |
| 11. | Good...Good (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Karen Juantorena, Kandi Burruss, Bloodshy & Avant) | 3:23 |
| 12. | Luz Sin Gravedad (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Jimmy Harry) | 4:01 |
| 13. | Never Enough (Belinda, Nacho Peregrin, Greg Kurstin) | 3:12 |
[edit] Singles
The first single "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá", produced and mixed by Greg Wells, was released internationally on August 28, 2006 and peaked at number 3 in Mexico. Second single "Bella Traición" was released internationally on January 31, 2007 and rise up to #7 in the Mexican airplay chart. The video for "Bella Traición" was filmed in Mexico and was released on March 5. The video for "Luz Sin Gravedad" has also been filmed and was released on March 13. "Alguien Más" will be the fourth single. The English version of "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá", entitled "If We Were," will be released alongside the Spanish original as the promotional single in Europe.
[edit] Awards
On August 29, 2007 Belinda received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Album for her work in "Utopía", and also the second single "Bella Traición" was nominated for Song of the Year.
[edit] Songs
- "Utopia" is a Spanish version of an unreleased Sia song, entitled "The Corner."
- "Luz Sin Gravedad" is the Spanish version of the song "See a Little Light".
- "¿Quién Es Feliz?" (Who Is Happy?) was co-written by Skye Sweetnam.
- "Noche Cool" is the Spanish version of the Pussycat Dolls song "Flirt" co-written by Kara Dioguardi and Nicole Scherzinger.
"Contigo o Sin Ti" is a re-working of Esthero's song, "If Tha Mood," from her album Wikked Lil' Grrrls.
The album will be re-released in English in 2007 in the USA, Europe and Asia according to the Emi Televisa Music website.[citation needed] "If We Were" is the first single from Belinda's upcoming English album, a loose translation of "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá".[1] The second single in English, "At the End of the Day" ("Bella Traición"), is being played in Mexican radio stations. "See a Little Light" ("Luz Sin Gravedad") is the third single. In August 29, 2007, the album received two Latin Grammy nominations.
[edit] Re-release
| Utopía² (CD+DVD) | ||
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| Studio album by Belinda | ||
| Released | September 25, 2007 December 7, 2007 February 29, 2008 |
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| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |
| Genre | Pop - Rock | |
| Label | EMI Televisa Music | |
Utopía² is the special edition of this album. The material was released in September 25, 2007 in U.S.A., Latin America and Europe in several versions.
The album contains the original 13 songs, more four new English songs and one in Spanish ("Es De Verdad") although only appear in the USA version.
"If We Were", "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá" english version, is the first single of the album, was released in August 28, 2007.
Track listing (U.S.A. and Latin America)
The 13 songd of the first edition more:
| # | Título | Duración |
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| 14. | Takes One to Know One (Pudo Ser Tan Fácil english version) | 3:55 |
| 15. | If We Were (Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá english version) | 3:25 |
| 16. | End Of The Day (Bella Traición english version) | 3:45 |
| 17. | Es De Verdad [U.S.A. only] | 3:36 |
| 18. | Why Wait [From Cheetah Girls] (Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil) | 3:01 |
DVD Tracklisting:
| # | Title | |
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| 1. | Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá | |
| 2. | Bella Traición | |
| 3. | Luz Sin Gravedad | |
| 4. | EPK Utopía | |
| 5. | Making Of Bella Traición | |
| 6. | Making Of Luz sin Gravedad |
[edit] Credits and personnel
- Belinda: vocals
- Greg Wells: guitar, drums, programming
- Jimmy Harry: guitar, programming
- John Allen: drums
- James Rudder: Assistant Engineer
[edit] References
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