Formula, Vol. 2

Formula, Vol. 2
Studio album by Romeo Santos
Released February 25, 2014
Genre Bachata, Latin pop, R&B
Length 1:18:38
Language Spanish
Label Sony Music Latin
Producer Romeo Santos
Ivan Chevere (co-producer)
Romeo Santos chronology

The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden
(2012)		 Formula, Vol. 2
(2014)
Singles from Formula, Vol. 2
  1. "Propuesta Indecente"
    Released: July 30, 2013
  2. "Odio"
    Released: January 28, 2014
  3. "Cancioncitas de Amor"
    Released: February 11, 2014
  4. "Eres Mía"
    Released: June 26, 2014

Formula, Vol. 2 is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and record producer Romeo Santos, released on February 25, 2014 by Sony Music Latin. The album was spawned by the success of its first two singles, "Propuesta Indecente" and "Odio," which spent seventeen combined, non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot Latin Songs charts and have remained in the top 5 of the chart for over forty weeks. The singles have also been Santos's highest-charting songs on the Hot 100 chart, peaking at numbers 79 and 45 respectively.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling 85,000 copies in its first week, for the week ending March 2, 2014.[1] 85,000 copies made it the fastest selling Latin Album in six years. Since its release, the album has been certified 4× Platinum in the Latin field for shipping over 240,000 copies; furthermore, it has sold 245,000 copies in the United States as of January 2015.[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, except where noted.[3]. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Intro" (featuring Kevin Hart)  1:11
2. "Inocente"    3:56
3. "Necio" (featuring Carlos Santana)  4:24
4. "Amigo"    3:51
5. "Cancioncitas de Amor"    3:57
6. "Eres Mía"    4:10
7. "Odio" (featuring Drake)Aubrey Graham, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy II, Rico Love, Dwayne Nesmith, Karen Rodriguez, Santos, Noah Shebib 3:44
8. "Hilito"    3:54
9. "Yo También" (featuring Marc Anthony)  5:06
10. "Fui a Jamaica"    3:55
11. "No Tiene la Culpa"    5:04
12. "Animales" (featuring Nicki Minaj)Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett, Onika Tanya Maraj, Sean Roberts, Santos 2:49
13. "Propuesta Indecente"    3:55
14. "Obra Maestra"    4:05
15. "7 Dias"    4:13
16. "Si Yo Muero"    3:22
17. "Outro"    2:20
18. "Trust" (featuring Tego Calderón)Bennett, Roberts, Rodriguez, Tegui Calderón Rosario, Santos 3:49
19. "Gone Forever (Google Play Exclusive)"    3:13
20. "Mami"    1:13

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[4] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 103
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] 61
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 49
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[9] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 46
US Billboard 200[12] 5
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Top Latin Albums[15] 1
US Tropical Albums[16] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[17] Platinum 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 4× Platinum (Latin) 245,000[2]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (March 5, 2014). "ScHoolboy Q's 'Oxymoron' Debuts at No. 1 On Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christman, Ed (January 9, 2015). "Music in 2014: Taylor Takes the Year, Republic Records on Top, Streaming to the Rescue". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Formula, Vol. 2: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ranking mensual – 2014 Marzo" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shakira – Formula, Vol. 2" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Shakira – Formula, Vol. 2" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Shakira – Formula, Vol 2" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 24-03-2014 al 30-03-2014)" (in Italian). FIMI. 3 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Puesto #1 del #Top100MX del ..." (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Twitter. March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 2". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Romeo Santos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Romeo Santos. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Romeo Santos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Latin Albums for Romeo Santos. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Romeo Santos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Tropical Albums for Romeo Santos. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Tropical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Certificaciones – Romeo Santos" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Santos, Romeo – Formula Vol. 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 12, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH