Como Ama una Mujer (English: How a Woman Loves) is the first full-length Spanish-language studio album, and fifth studio album overall released by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez.[1] The album was mainly produced by Colombian composers Julio Reyes and Estéfano. The cover was shot by celebrity photographers, Markus and Indrani.
Production
Four tracks on the album feature the strings of the London Symphony Orchestra. Argentine Latin rock singer Fito Páez worked on some tracks of the album, including the first single "Qué Hiciste". Como Ama una Mujer features a collection of “big ballads” written and produced by Estéfano, who had previously produced the Grammy Award-winning Spanish-language album Amar Sin Mentiras for Marc Anthony.
This album includes "Porque Te Marchas" (Why Are You Leaving), the Spanish version of "(Can't Believe) This Is Me", from Jennifer's last album, Rebirth. The bonus track, "Quién Será" (Sway), was originally recorded in 2004 for the movie Shall We Dance?, but it was later replaced by The Pussycat Dolls' version.
The photoshoot for the album was done on September 4 and September 5, 2006 in New York City by photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani.
She is the executive producer of a mini-series on Univisión named after and based on this CD. The mini-series premiered on October 30, 2007 at 10:00PM Eastern/9:00PM Central Time on Univisión. Christian Borrero and Adriana Cruz are the leads. At the end of each episode, Jennifer performs one song from this album. On the first episode she performed "Sola". A special 2-disc deluxe set featuring a DVD of the mini-series and a re-release of the CD was released on December 18, 2007.
Singles
- The lead single of the album, "Qué Hiciste", was released to some radio stations in January in North America, and in mid-February in Europe. The song was released to major radio stations on March 27, 2007 which was the same day the album was released. The video for the title track was filmed in Las Vegas in October 2006 and was directed by Michael Haussman.
- The third single off the album was "Por Arriesgarnos", a duet with husband Marc Anthony. A music video was released, featuring footage from the couple's Juntos En Concierto concert tour.
Chart performance
With Como Ama una Mujer, Jennifer Lopez is one of the few performers to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with a Spanish-language album, (Other artists who achieved this are Shakira — who to this date holds the record for highest debut for a Spanish-language album — Mana, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, and Selena). It stayed at #1 in the Billboard Top Latin Albums for 4 consecutive weeks, and spent 26 weeks on that chart before it left the top 100. With the Univision airing of the drama TV-series Como Ama Una Mujer featuring songs from the album, the album went back to the chart, hitting the #67 position after Lopez's performance of "Porque te marchas" on the 3rd episode of the show.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
| 1. |
"Qué Hiciste" |
Marc Anthony, Julio Reyes, Jimena Romero |
Marc Anthony, Julio Reyes |
4:57 |
| 2. |
"Me Haces Falta" |
Anthony, Estéfano, Thalia Adriana Sodi |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
3:37 |
| 3. |
"Como Ama una Mujer" |
Estéfano, Reyes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
6:01 |
| 4. |
"Te Voy a Querer" |
Estéfano, Pilar Quiroga, Jimmy Paredes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
4:40 |
| 5. |
"Porqué Te Marchas" |
Anthony, Estéfano |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
4:33 |
| 6. |
"Por Arriesgarnos" |
Estéfano, Reyes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
3:31 |
| 7. |
"Tú" |
Anthony, Estéfano, Reyes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
4:10 |
| 8. |
"Amarte Es Todo" |
Estéfano, Reyes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
4:00 |
| 9. |
"Apresúrate" |
Anthony, Estéfano, José Luis Pagan |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
5:02 |
| 10. |
"Sola" |
Estéfano, Reyes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
5:19 |
| 11. |
"Adiós" |
Estéfano, Reyes |
Marc Anthony, Estéfano |
4:09 |
Personnel
- Vic Anesini – Mastering
- Marc Anthony – Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer
- Eduardo Avena – Percussion
- Odisa Beltrán – Production Coordination
- Andres Bermudez – Mixing
- Marco Britti – Drums
- Jorge Calandrelli – String Arrangements
- César Castillo – Quena, Sikus
- José Garcia De La Rosa – Engineer
- Sebastian DePeyrecave – Guitar, Assistant Engineer
- Nailton Bispo "Meia Noiche" Dos Santos – Percussion
- Tony Duran – Photography
- Vicky Echeverri – Vocals (bckgr)
- Estéfano – Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Mauricio Gasca – Programming
- Armando Gola – Bass
- Mario Guini – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Anthony Kilhoffer – Engineer
- Jadi Leesley – Stylist
- The London Symphony Orchestra – Strings
- Jennifer Lopez – Executive Producer
- Juan José "Chaqueño" Martínez – Percussion
- Pedro Namerow – Assistant Engineer
- José Luis Pagán – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Programming, Engineer
- José Luis Pagani – Arranger, Programming
- Ricardo Tiki Pasillas – Percussion, Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
- Ken Paves – Hair Stylist
- Julian Peploe – Art Direction, Design
- Erben Perez – Bass
- Gustavo Pichon Dal Pont – Engineer
- Julio C. Reyes – Piano, Accordion, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, String Arrangements, Mixing
- Claudia Salgado – Production Coordination
- Bruce Swedien – Engineer, Mixing
- Guillermo Vadala – Bass
- Matthew Vanleeuwen – Make-Up
- Peter Wade – Engineer, Mixing
Charts
| Chart (2007) |
Peak
position |
| Austria Albums Chart[2] |
10 |
| Belgium Top 50[3] |
30 |
| Canada Albums Chart |
50 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] |
31 |
| Finland Albums Chart[5] |
29 |
| France Albums Chart[6] |
11 |
| Germany Albums Chart |
4 |
| Greece International Albums Chart |
1 |
| Italy Albums Chart[7] |
2 |
| Japan Albums Chart |
60 |
| Mexico Albums Chart[8] |
52 |
| Poland Albums Chart[9] |
9 |
| Portugal Albums Chart[10] |
12 |
| Spain Albums Chart[11] |
2 |
| Sweden Albums Chart[12] |
49 |
| Switzerland Albums Chart[13] |
1 |
| U.K. Albums Chart |
131 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[14] |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums |
1 |
Sales and Certifications
| Chart |
Certification |
Sales/Shipments |
| France (SNEP) |
- |
33,400[15] |
| Germany (IFPI) |
Gold |
100,000 |
| Greece (IFPI) |
Gold |
16,000 |
| Hungary (MAHASZ)[16] |
Gold |
10,000 |
| Italy (FIMI)[17] |
Gold |
40,000 |
| Russia (NFPF) |
2x Platinum |
40,000 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) |
Platinum[18] |
80,000 |
| Switzerland (IFPI) |
Platinum[19] |
30,000 |
| Venezuela |
Platinum |
10,000 |
| U.S. (RIAA) |
- |
300,000 |
Year End Charts
| Year End Chart (2007) |
Peak
position |
| Greek Albums Chart |
6 |
| Swiss Albums Chart |
16 |
| German Albums Chart |
68 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart |
71 |
Awards and nominations
- World Music Awards - Best selling Latin artist (nominated)
- Billboard Latin Music Awards - won Latin Pop Album Of The Year, Female. 3 nominations for Latin Album Of The Year, Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Female and Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year (Que Hiciste)
- Premio Lo Nuestro - won for Solísta o Grupo Revelación Del Año (New Soloist or Group Of The Year).
- Premios Oye! - nomination for Pop Español: Solista Femenina
- Los Premios Principales - nomination for Mejor Artista Internacional (Best International Artist) and Mejor Canción (Best Song) for Que Hiciste
- Premios Amigo - won "Amigo Brugal Best-Selling Latin Artist". 2 nominations for "Best Digital Single" and "Best Ringtone" for Que Hiciste.
- American Music Awards - Won Favourite Latin Artist
References
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