| Gran City Pop | ||||
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| Studio album by Paulina Rubio | ||||
| Released | June 23, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008—2009 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 35:14 (Standard 10-track Edition)46:49 (U.S. Deluxe Edition) | |||
| Label | Universal Music Latino | |||
| Producer | Cachorro López, Lester Mendez, Chris Rodriguez, Fernando Montesinos | |||
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Gran City Pop (English: Great Pop City) is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23, 2009 . The album's first single "Causa y Efecto" became Rubio's first number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs since Ni Una Sola Palabra in 2006. It was also Rubio's fourth number one single in her career to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs; and her 3rd consecutive album to come out with a number one single on the Hot Latin tracks chart.
On December 2, Gran City Pop received a Grammy nomination for "Best Latin Pop Album".
On December 11, Gran City Pop placed at number 39th in the Top 100 most successful Latin Albums in the USA per Billboard Magazine. In addition, Rubio herself placed as the fifteenth most successful Latin Artist of the last ten years in the Latin Music Market in the USA and Puerto Rico.
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The production features compositions by Estéfano, Los Rabanes, Jeremías, Noel Schjris (Sin Bandera), Gian Marco Zignago, Lester Méndez, and Mario Domm. Paulina prepared her album with her own songs with the help Coti Sorokin, who played a big influence in the writing of the album. Speaking to a Mexican radio program, the "Golden Girl" said that the new material presented many changes, "but at the same time I remain very loyal to my music; my rancheras, boleros, and simple rhythms like the songs we used to listen to as children". She also added, "This new production will have songs by Mario Domm, the leader of Camila, and Estéfano, but there are some songs of mine with Coti; is a disc to get the child within us," she said.
According to her web site, the idea of Gran City Pop is "an imaginary and enormous city where Paulina groups in one vision, some of the vitals and musicals experiences, lived during the last years in many cities of the world, experiences that have marked her life forever and now she wants to share in ten songs with influences that enrich this new stage of her career. In the album collaborates Estéfano, Chris Rodríguez, Cachorro López, Léster Méndez and Coti".[1]
Rubio started working on Gran City Pop in her Miami house studio in 2008 as a follow-up to her eighth album, Ananda, released in 2006. The album includes a variety of styles, which took months of recording.
On iTunes, those that pre-ordered the album got two bonus tracks: an acoustic version of "Causa y Efecto" and a bonus song called "El Tren de La Vida."
First confirmed by Amazon, a special edition including a DVD was available to pre-order.[2] Both versions, the special edition and the normal edition, were released on June 23, 2009.
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| Allmusic | [3] |
The album received positive reviews from the critics, stating that the album is a great pop album.
Paulina's big come back took place in the month of April at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards where Rubio performed her lead single Causa y Efecto for the first time.
Paulina also performed live at Univision's Premios Juventud.
Rubio made a private concert at Gotham Hall in New York City on May 11, 2009 to promote Gran City Pop. The concert was presented by Univision Radio.[5]
During her stay in New York, she visited the MTV Tr3s Studios, she taped the show ESL, and presented fans the single Causa y Efecto. The performance was aired on May 14.[6]
Paulina appeared at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 on October 15 along with Cobra Starship performing Good Girls Go Bad and Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes. Shere was the female performer with the most nominations (and second most overall): Video of the Year, Mejor Artista, Mejor Artista Pop, Mejor Solista y Artista del Ano, winning Mejor Solista becoming her first award. Rubio and Cobra Starship won an MTV Award for "Best Performance", as voted by the public, beating artist such as Shakira, Nelly Furtado, and Wisin & Yandel.
On November 1, Paulina performed Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes on ¡Viva el Sueño!, a reality competition show similar to American Idol.
On November 12, Paulina performed at the 2009 Premios Telehit which take place in Mexico and was given the award for being the Mexican female artist with most international fame.
Paulina performed at the Miss Colombia 2009 ceremony on November 16.
Paulina performed at Premios OYE! and won the award for "Premio del Publico" given to her by her mother Susana Dosamantes.
On February 5, Paulina performed at the 2010 Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam.
On February 18, Paulina performed at the 2010 "Premios Lo Nuestro".
Paulina performed "Algo De Ti" for the first time at the "2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards" on April 29 as a duet with rapper/singer Wyclef Jean.
In September 2009, Rubio started her the third solo concert tour Gran City Pop Tour in support of this album.
| Year | Single | Peak Chart Positions | ||
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| U.S. Hot Latin Songs |
U.S. Latin Pop Songs |
Spain Singles Chart |
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| 2009 | "Causa y Efecto" | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2009 | "Algo De Ti" | TBA | TBA | 48 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Causa y Efecto" | Mario Domm, Mónica Vélez | Cachorro López | 3:25 |
| 2. | "La Danza del Escorpión" | Fernando José Montesinos Guerrero | Fernando Montesinos | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Enséñame" | Paulina Rubio, Estéfano, David Cabrera | Chris Rodriguez | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Melodía de Tu Alma" | Paulina Rubio, Estéfano | Chris Rodriguez | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Más Que Amigo" | Paulina Rubio, Estéfano, David Cabrera | Chris Rodriguez | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" | Claudia Brant, Noel Schajris, Gian Marco | Cachorro López | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Amanecí Sin Ti" | I. Padrón, Fernando Osorio, Andres Federico, Levin Wulff | Cachorro López | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Algo De Ti" | Paulina Rubio, Rafael Vergara, Mauricio Gasca | Lester Méndez | 4:05 |
| 9. | "A Contraluz" | Paulina Rubio, Rafael Vergara | Lester Méndez | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Escaleras de Arena" | Mario Domm, Mónica Vélez | Lester Méndez | 2:41 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
| 11. | "Ya Fue" | Paulina Rubio, Coti Sorokin | Coti Sorokin | 3:00 | |||||
| 12. | "Causa y Efecto" (Banda Version) | Mario Domm, Mónica Vélez | Alberto "Lion King" De León | 3:35 | |||||
| 13. | "Causa y Efecto" (DJ George Figares Club Mix) | Mario Domm, Mónica Vélez | 4:18 | ||||||
| 14. | "El Tren De La Vida" (iTunes bonus track) | 3:05 | |||||||
| 15. | "Causa y Efecto" (Acoustic - iTunes pre-order bonus track) | Mario Domm, Mónica Vélez | 3:48 | ||||||
| 16. | "Amanecí Sin Ti" (Spain iTunes bonus track - Motor City Version) | I. Padrón, Fernando Osorio, Andres Federico, Levin Wulff | 4:17 | ||||||
The album sold 9,400 copies in its first week of release debuting at #44 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It debuted at #2 on the Latin Albums and #1 on the Latin Pop Albums charts. Gran City Pop has been awarded a platinum award for shipments of over 300,000 copies in Europe, Latin America and the United States combined.[12]
The album debuted at #2 on the Mexican Album Chart where it has been certified Gold for sales of over 30,000. On the Spain Album Chart, the album debuted at #3, while debuting at #11 on the Argentine Album Chart. In Colombia, the album reached the #1 position and reached a gold certification for over 10,000 copies sold.
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| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2009 | Premios People en Español | Best Musical Comeback | Winner |
| Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009[18] | Best Solo Artist | Winner | |
| Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 | Best Performance | Winner | |
| Premios OYE! | Premio del Publico |
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| Latin Grammy Awards of 2009 | Producer of the Year: Cachorro Lopez (for his work on Gran City Pop) | Winner | |
| Premios Telehit 2009 | Mexicana Más Internacional | Winner | |
| Gobierno de Quintana Roo | Embajadora de Turismo en Quintana Roo | Winner | |
| Revista GQ Mexico a la Mujer del Año | Woman of the Year | Winner | |
| 52nd Grammy Awards | Best Latin Pop Album | Nominated | |
| Premios Paoli | Cantante Internacional Femenina | Winner | |
| Premios ASCAP | Pop Song: Causa y Efecto | Winner[19] | |
| 2010 | 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards | Top Álbum Latino, Artista del Año, Femenino | Winner[20] |
| 2010 | Premios Principales 2010 | Mejor Cancion Internacional en la lengua Espanola: "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" | Nominated[21] |
| 2010 | Premio Lo Nuestro 2010 | Mejor Artista de Pop | Nominated[22] |
| 2010 | Premios Clarin 2010 | Mejor Solista Internacional | Nominated[23] |
| 2010 | Premios Clarin 2010 | Mejor Sex Symbol | Nominated[24] |
| 2010 | Premios Clarin 2010 | Mejor Sex Symbol | Nominated[25] |
| 2010 | Premios Clarin 2010 | Mejor Show (Teatro San Rex) | Nominated[26] |
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