| Irreemplazable | ||||
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| EP by Beyoncé Knowles | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Latin pop | |||
| Length | 31:04 | |||
| Language | Spanish, English, Spanglish | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Beyoncé Knowles, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, The Underdogs, Eduardo Cabra, Olgui Chirino, Rudy Pérez, Jake Cohl | |||
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Irreemplazable is the first extended play (EP) by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles. Featuring Spanish, English and Spanglish re-recordings of songs from her second studio album B'Day, it featured as a bonus disc for the deluxe edition of B'Day, before being released separately on August 28, 2007 by Columbia Records. Copies purchased from Wal-mart also contain a DVD featuring Knowles' concert and television performances and behind-the-scenes footage.
Irreemplazable received a mixed review from Allmusic's Andy Kellman, who criticized its lack of content and the fact that the EP was released several months after the deluxe edition of B'Day. Irreemplazable peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200, and has sold 57,000 copies in the United States. It also appeared on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the Top Latin Albums and the Latin Pop Albums charts.
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Growing up in Houston, Texas, Knowles was surrounded by the Spanish language, and learnt some Spanish as a child, which she later forgot. When re-recording songs for Irreemplazable, Knowles' vocal coach provided the Spanish lyrics phoenetically, and each line was recorded up to four times for the EP. Knowles has stated that she intends to take up Spanish lessons in the future.[1] She said of the EP's recording, "This is such an honor for me to be able to connect with all my fans. I had so much fun singing in Spanish. It reminded me of growing up in Houston".[2] The Denver Post's John Wenzel interpreted the release of Irreemplazable as "an effort to meet the exploding market for Spanish language music".[3]
Irreemplazable was released as the bonus disc on the B'Day deluxe edition, on April 3, 2007,[4] before being released separately by Columbia Records on August 28, 2007.[5] However, a remix of "Get Me Bodied" was available only on the individual release of Irreemplazable. The EP's title track "Irreemplazable" was released as its only single on July 17, 2007.[6] Knowles appeared on Tr3s' Mi TRL on August 2 and showed a behind-the-scenes special, "Making of the Spanish EP".[5]
Irreemplazable opens with "Amor gitano", a duet with Alejandro Fernández originally from Fernández' fifteenth studio album, Viento a Favor. "Listen", a theme song from Dreamgirls, in which Knowles appears, was re-recorded under the title "Oye". The EP's title track is a Spanish version of "Irreplaceable", a song that was highly successful in its English recording.[7][8] Three recordings of "Beautiful Liar" appear on Irreemplazable: a Spanish version (titled "Bello embustero"), a remixed English version and a Spanglish version. A norteña remix of "Irreemplazable" is the EP's seventh track, while Timbaland's remix of "Get Me Bodied", which features vocals from Voltio, closes Irreemplazable. An exclusive DVD accompanied the EP in Wal-mart stores, containing behind-the-scenes footage and taped performances from The Beyoncé Experience and Knowles' appearance on The Early Show, as well as a documentary named "La Evolución Latina de Beyoncé" ("The Latin Evolution of Beyoncé").[3][9]
Giving it two and a half stars, Andy Kellman of Allmusic said that "there's not that much to the disc," and alleged that it was unnecessary, concluding "if you're a die-hard Beyoncé fan, you'll probably feel jerked around a bit — especially if you bought B'Day when it came out in September 2006 and bought the deluxe edition seven months later, only to find out that the bonus material would later come out on its own (with a track not on the second disc of the deluxe edition!)." Kellman selected "Amor gitano", "Irreemplazable" and the "Get Me Bodied" remix as the highlights of the EP.[10]
Irreemplazable debuted on the United States Billboard 200 at number 105 on the chart of September 15, 2007,[11] selling over 6,000 copies that week.[12] It remained on the chart for three weeks.[13] On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the EP made its entry at number forty-one on September 15, 2007,[14] and lasted five weeks.[13] Irreemplazable performed better on the Latin charts, debuting at number three on the Top Latin Albums[15] and number two on the Latin Pop Albums.[16] The EP stayed on the charts for twelve and thirteen weeks, respectively.[13] As at October 6, 2010, Irreemplazable had sold 57,000 copies in the United States.[17]
Credits for Irreemplazable, adapted from Allmusic:[18]
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[13][19] | 105 |
| US Top Latin Albums[13][19] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[13][19] | 41 |
| Book: B'Day | |
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