Mi Reflejo
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Mi Reflejo
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| Studio album by Christina Aguilera | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | February—July 2000 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 42:32 56:10 (re-release) |
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| Language | Spanish | |||
| Label | RCA Latino | |||
| Producer | Rudy Pérez, Sergio George | |||
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Mi Reflejo (English: My Reflection) is the second studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on September 12, 2000. Most of the album was produced by Rudy Pérez and includes Spanish versions of five songs from her debut album Christina Aguilera, as well as six new songs. The album won the Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album in 2001.
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Background and production
Aguilera's manager Kurtz told MTV that Aguilera was talking about recording a Spanish-language album even before she recorded her debut album.[1] In 2000 Aguilera started recording with producer Rudy Pérez in Miami.[2] According to Pérez, Aguilera did not know any Spanish while recording. The album's title was actually planned to be "Latin Lover Girl", which was later renamed to "Mi Reflejo".[3] The album features the Spanish-sung versions of five songs from her 1999 self-titled debut album, with five originals and one traditional number called "Contigo En La Distancia". Mi Reflejo was Produced by Multiple Grammy, Billboard and ASCAP Award winning Producer Rudy Pérez, a Cuban-American who also wrote four of its five new songs — "Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti", "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido", "Cuando No Es Contigo", and "El Beso Del Final". The track "Falsas Esperanzas" later became the second single of the album. Additionally, Aguilera made a duet with young Puerto Rican–born singer Luis Fonsi on the ballad "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido." Written by Rudy Perez.[1]
Aguilera's vocal range on this album is 3 Octaves and 1 Note. She sings Eb3 in "El Beso Del Final" as the lowest note. Highest note is F#5 in "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido" in full voice. Highest whistle note is F6 in "Falzas Esperanzas".
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C)[5] |
Critical reception
Critically, the album got average reviews with a rating of 56/100 on the website MetaCritic, one point higher than her second album Stripped.[6] All Music described the album was a mirror image of her debut album Christina Aguilera. He stated that the record was classy and well produced, but later he added: "It's hard to view Mi Reflejo as anything other than a bit of a pleasant holding pattern! It's enjoyable as it spins, but it doesn't add anything new to her music, since it's just the old music in new clothing."[7] Songs from the album earned her two Latin Grammy Award nominations, one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Genio Atrapado" in 2000 and Record of the Year for "Pero Me Acuerdo De Tí" in 2001. The album earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album and a win at the Latin Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Album in 2001. Aguilera became the first American Artist to win a Latin Grammy.[8]
Chart performance
The Spanish-language album debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 and until 2009, it has sold 600,000 copies.[9] The album also topped the "Top Latin Album" and remained at No. 1 twenty consecutive weeks.[10] On September 10, 2001 it has been certified triple-platino honors under the RIAA's Los Premios de Oro y Platino program (which were later updated to 6× when RIAA changed the certification levels).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Genio Atrapado" ("Genie in a Bottle") | David Frank, Pamela Sheyne, Rudy Perez, Steve Kipner | 3:38 | |
| 2. | "Falsas Esperanzas" | Jorge Luis Piloto | 2:57 | |
| 3. | "El Beso Del Final" | Franne Golde, Rudy Perez, Tom Snow | 4:42 | |
| 4. | "Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti" | Rudy Perez | 4:26 | |
| 5. | "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)" ("Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)") | Johan Aberg, Paul Rein, Rudy Pérez | 3:11 | |
| 6. | "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido" (featuring Luis Fonsi) | Rudy Perez | 4:50 | |
| 7. | "Contigo En la Distancia" | César Portillo DeLaLuz | 3:44 | |
| 8. | "Cuando No Es Contigo" | Manuel Lopez, Rudy Perez | 4:10 | |
| 9. | "Por Siempre Tú" ("I Turn To You") | Diane Warren, Rudy Perez | 4:05 | |
| 10. | "Una Mujer" ("What a Girl Wants") | Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken, Rudy Perez | 3:14 | |
| 11. | "Mi Reflejo" ("My Reflection") | David Zippel, Matthew Wilder, Rudy Perez | 3:38 | |
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Total length:
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42:32 | |||
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| 12. | "Falsas esperanzas" (Dance Radio Mix) | 3:27 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Falsas esperanzas" (Tropical Mix) | 3:10 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Pero me acuerdo de ti" (Remix) | 3:41 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Ven conmigo (solamente tú)" (Karaoke Version) | 3:12 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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12:09 | |||||||||
Charts and certifications
Charts
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Certifications
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Credits and personnel
- Christina Aguilera - vocals
- Richard Bravo - percussion
- Ed Calle - saxophone
- Tony Concepcion - trumpet
- Geannie Cruz - background vocals
- Luis Fonsi - performer
- David Frank - drums, keyboard
- Jerry Goldsmith - conductor
- John Goux - guitar
- Paquito Hechavarria - piano
- Julio Hernandez - bass
- Steve Kipner - drums, keyboard
- Matt Laug - tambourine
- Lee Levin - drums
- Manny Lopez - acoustic guitar
- Raúl Midón - background vocals
- Rafael Padilla - percussion
- Agustin Pantoja - palmadas
- Wendy Pederson - vocals
- Rudy Perez - Producer, Arranger, songwriter, keyboards, Spanish guitar
- Clay Perry - Keyboard, Programming
- Tim Pierce - guitar
- Rubén Rodríguez - electric bass
- Michael C. Ross - keyboard
- Dana Teboe - trombone
- Michael Thompson - guitar
- Dan Warner - guitar
- Matthew Wilder - orchestration
- Aaron Zigman - orchestration
Production
- Producer: Rudy Perez
- Executive producers: Ron Fair, Diane Warren
- Engineers: Paul Arnold, Bob Brockman, : Mario DeJesús, Mike Greene, Mario Lucy, Joel Numa, Paul Rein, Michael C. Ross, Bruce Weeden
- Assistant engineers: Tom Bender, Michael Huff
- Mixing: Mike Couzzi, Mick Guzauski, Peter Mokran, Dave Way, Bruce Weeden
- Programming: Rudy Perez, Guy Roche, Michael C. Ross
- Drum programming: Rudy Perez
- Percussion programming: Rudy Perez
- Arrangers: Rudy Perez, Ed Calle, David Frank, Sergio George, Ron Harris,
- vocal arrangement: Ron Fair
- String arrangements: Gary Lindsay, Rudy Perez
- Vocal arrangement: Rudy Perez
- Orchestration: Matthew Wilder, Aaron Zigman
| Preceded by Son By Four by Son By Four |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album September 30, 2000 - February 3, 2001 |
Succeeded by Historia de un Idolo, Vol. 1 by Vicente Fernández |
References
- ^ a b Teri vanHorn (August 16, 2000). "Christina Aguilera Delves Into Latin Roots On Spanish LP". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424794/20000816/aguilera_christina.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Roger Colleti (April 18, 2000). "Christina Aguilera To Record With Her Idol". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424808/20000418/aguilera_christina.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Elon Johnson (May 10, 2000). "Aguilera's Sore Throat Cancels Trip". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424803/20000510/aguilera_christina.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ ""Mi Reflejo" by Christin Aguilera". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/aguilerachristina/mireflejo?q=mi%20reflejo. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. ""Mi Reflejo" review". All Music. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r497715. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Grammy Award Winner". Grammy. http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Gary Trust (December 18, 2009). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-how-tik-tok-winds-up-at-no-1004054542.story. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ Al Gomes (November 2000). "Christina's Latin CD 'Mi Reflejo' Makes History". Former Christina Aguilera Official Website. http://www.bignoisenow.com/christina/latincdbillboard.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "CHRISTINA AGUILERA - MI REFLEJO (ALBUM)". Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=3454&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Christina Aguilera – Mi Reflejo". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Christina+Aguilera&album=Mi+Reflejo&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP.
- ^ "Mexican album certifications – Christina Aguilera – Mi Reflejo" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Christina+Aguilera&titulo=Mi+Reflejo&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar.
- ^ "American album certifications – Christina Aguilera – Mi Reflejo". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Mi+Reflejo%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
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