| Ananda | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Paulina Rubio | ||||||||||
| Released | September 16, 2006 (Mexico) September 18, 2006 (Latin America, Spain) September 19, 2006 (United States) |
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| Genre | Latin Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 49:35 | |||||||||
| Label | Universal Latino | |||||||||
| Producer | Aureo Baqueiro, Cachorro López | |||||||||
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Ananda (Sanskrit: bliss) is the seventh Spanish-language album by the Mexican singer Paulina Rubio and Rubio's eighth studio album as a solo artist and was released on September 18 in Latin America and Spain[2] and September 19 in the United States.
The album's first single is the mellow pop rock song, "Ni Una Sola Palabra", written by Xabier San Martín (member of the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh). The single was released on radio on July 24, 2006.[3] Among the collaborators mentioned to appear on the album are Cachorro López, Colombian singer Juanes, Julieta Venegas and Coti Sorokin (the Argentine responsible for Rubio's 2004 hit single "Te Quise Tanto").[4]
On September 16, two days before the album's official release date, Mexican Stores put the album on sale to avoid piracy; this led the album's leaking that same day. In addition, some stores carry a special version of the album that includes a poster autographed by Rubio. On August 29, 2007, Cachorro López received a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, for his work on Ananda.
On 28 April 2007, it was announced that the album had sold 400,000 copies in the United States and Puerto Rico. Ananda was also certified gold and platinum in Mexico and Spain. The album was also awarded the first ever Tarabu de Oro for digital sales of over 250,000 downloads in Mexico alone. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.
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Ananda entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 25 on October 7, 2006. It is the highest debut for a Paulina's Spanish language album, selling 30,000 copies in its first week and 83,000 worldwide.[5]
On March 20, 2007, Universal Records released a Deluxe Edition of Ananda which included three versions of the album's two singles, a previously unreleased bonus track and a DVD with nearly 50 minutes of never-before seen material.[6] This edition was released in North America only.
| Chart (2006/2007) | Peak position |
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| European Top 100[7] | 59 |
| Finland Top 20[8] | 3 |
| Mexico Top 100 | 1 [9] |
| Spain Top 100[10] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[11] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[12] | 25 |
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2007 | Premios Latin Billboard | Female Latin Pop Album (for "Anada") |
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| 2007 | Premios Latin Billboard | Female Latin Single of the Year (for ""Ni Una Sola Palabra"") |
Winner |
| 2007 | Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 | Fashionista del Año | Winner |
| 2006 | Premio Casandra 2007 | Artista Internacional del Año | Winner |
| 2006 | Revista GQ España a la Mujer del Año | Woman of the Year | Winner |
| 2006 | Premio DIAL | Paulina Rubio | Winner |
| 2006 | Premio Microfono de Oro | Paulina Rubio | Winner |
| Preceded by Amar es Combatir by Maná |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album October 7, 2006 |
Succeeded by Mas Flow: Los Benjamins by Luny Tunes & Tainy |
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