Formula, Vol. 1

Formula, Vol. 1
Studio album by Romeo Santos
Released November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
Genre bachata, R&B, dance
Length 54:40 (Standard edition)
Label Sony Music Latin
Producer Romeo Santos
Singles from Romeo Santos
  1. "You"
    Released: 10 May 2011
  2. "Promise"
    Released: 2 September 2011

Formula, Vol. 1 is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Romeo Santos, released on 8 November 2011. Santos has previously released six studio album as the lead singer of the bachata group Aventura.

Contents

Composition

Throughout the entirety of the album, Santos primarily sticks with the bachata sound that made him famous in Aventura. The production also samples elements of R&B and Dance music on select tracks. The album also features duets with American R&B artist Usher, hip-hop artist Lil' Wayne, as well as other hispanophone artists including La Mala Rodriguez, Mario Domm, Raulin Rodriguez, and Luis Vargas.

Chart performance

Formula, Vol. 1 debuted on the Billboard 200 and Top Digital Albums at #9 on 26 November 2011, and at #1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Tropical Albums the same week. The album managed four consecutive weeks in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200. The album has remained at #1 for its entire chart life thus far on the Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Intro (Fórmula)" (featuring George Lopez) Iván Chévere 2:12
2. "La diabla"   Anthony "Romeo" Santos 3:59
3. "Que se mueran"   Anthony "Romeo" Santos 4:10
4. "Llévame contigo"   Anthony "Romeo" Santos 3:46
5. "Mi santa" (featuring Tomatito) Anthony "Romeo" Santos 3:51
6. "Promise" (featuring Usher) Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Pierre Medor & Rico Love 4:12
7. "Magia negra" (featuring La Mala Rodríguez) Anthony "Romeo" Santos 3:45
8. "Soberbio"   Anthony "Romeo" Santos 4:02
9. "Skit (La discusión)" (Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos, Luis Vargas, Raulin Rodriguez & Romeo Santos) Luis Segura 1:34
10. "Debate de 4" (featuring Luis Vargas, Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos, Raulin Rodriguez) Anthony "Romeo" Santos 4:39
11. "Rival" (featuring Mario Domm) Anthony "Romeo" Santos & Mario Domm 4:17
12. "La bella y la bestia"   Anthony "Romeo" Santos 3:56
13. "You"   Anthony "Romeo" Santos 4:08
14. "All Aboard" (featuring Lil Wayne) Dwayne Carter, Pierre Medor & Rico Love 4:14
15. "Outro"   Anthony Romeo Santos 1:59
No. Title Length
15. "Aleluya" (featuring Pitbull (Spanglish version)) 3:28
16. "Malevo"   3:36
17. "Promise" (featuring Usher (English version)) 4:12
18. "Aleluya" (featuring Pitbull (English version)) 3:28
19. "Outro"   1:59
20. "Vale la pena el placer"   3:06
No. Title Length
1. "You" (Video) 4:22
2. "Promise - Behind The Scenes"    
3. "Promise" (featuring Usher (Video)) 5:32

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Mexico (Top 100 Mexico) 26
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[1] 77
US Billboard 200 9
US Latin Albums (Billboard) 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) 1

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[2] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, formats, record label, and catalog number
Region Date Format Label Catalog
United States November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) CD, digital download Sony Music Latin 8869784062

See also

References

  1. ^ "spanishcharts". PROMUSICAE. Hung Media. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Romeo+Santos&titel=Formula+Vol%2E+1&cat=a. 
  2. ^ "American album certifications – SANTOS, ROMEO – FORMULA VOL. 1". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22FORMULA+VOL.+1%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH