The Remixes (Shakira album)

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The Remixes
Remix album by Shakira
Released October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)
Recorded 1995-97
Genre Latin pop, dance
Length 74:46
Label
Producer
Shakira chronology
Pies Descalzos
(1995)		 The Remixes
(1997)		 Dónde Están los Ladrones?
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Remixes is the first remix album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on October 21, 1997, by Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records. It is composed of remixed versions of tracks from her debut studio album Pies Descalzos, with which she attained Latin American success two years prior. While primarily a Spanish-language project, the album additionally contains re-recorded versions of songs in Portuguese.[2][3]

Since its release, The Remixes has become one of the best-selling remix albums worldwide, and is currently the best-selling Latin remix album worldwide, with international sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies. It was certified 2x Disco de Platino for shipments of 200,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Shakira DJ Memêgamix"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 6:21
2. "Estoy Aquí (Extended Remix)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 9:31
3. "Estou Aqui (Portuguese Version)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 3:52
4. "¿Dónde Estás, Corazón? (Dance Remix)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 8:46
5. "Un Poco de Amor (12" Extended Dancehall Remix)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 5:47
6. "Um Pouco de Amor (Portuguese Version)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 3:54
7. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos (Memê's Super Club Mix)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 8:42
8. "Pés Descalços (Portuguese Version)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 3:24
9. "Estoy Aquí (Timbalero Dub)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 6:06
10. "¿Dónde Estás, Corazón? (Dub-A-Pella Mix)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 6:40
11. "Un Poco De Amor (Memê's Jazz Experience Mix)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 4:41
12. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos (The Timbalero Dub 97)"  Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa 6:38

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position[5]
Billboard 200[6] 151
Latin Pop Albums 9
Top Latin Albums 2

Billboard (North America) - singles

Certification

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum (Latin) 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Worldwide 1997 Sony International CD, digital download 489264

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "The Remixes: Shakira: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  3. ↑ "The Remixes CD". Buy.com. 1997-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Los Millones de Shakira" (in Spanish). Dinero.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Maria-Charts"
  6. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Shakira – The Remixes". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
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