Rebelde is the debut studio album by Mexican Latin pop vocal group RBD, released on November 30, 2004, in Mexico and on January 11, 2005, in the United States and the rest of Latin America.[2]
| Rebelde | ||||
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| Released | November 30, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Cosmos Studios México (Mexico City, Mexico) The Box (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Language | Spanish Portuguese (Edición diamante) | |||
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| Rebelde Edición Diamante | ||||
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| Singles from Rebelde | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album belongs to the pop and latin pop genres, with teen pop and pop rock stylings.[2] The album was produced by Carlos Lara, Max di Carlo and Armando Ávila. A Brazilian Portuguese version of the album was also recorded and released on November 1, 2005. On March 2, 2006, a Diamond Edition of the album was released.[3]
The album reached the top spot in the music charts of Mexico, selling 550,000 copies in the country and gaining a diamond and gold certification by AMPROFON. In the United States, the album topped the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart, while reaching the runner-up slot in the main Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and selling over 400,000 copies in the country, attaining a 4× platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in its Latin field.
As part of the album's promotion, four singles were released. The first three, "Rebelde", "Sólo Quédate En Silencio", and "Sálvame", became number one hits in Mexico, while "Un Poco de Tu Amor" was only serviced to Mexican radios.
The album sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first two years of release, and was the tenth best selling EMI album of 2006.[4]
Background and recording
editIn 2004, filming began on the Mexican telenovela Rebelde; its six main young actors Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Christopher Uckermann and Christian Chávez would go on to form the musical group RBD, having their first studio album released on November 30, 2004, in Mexico. The album's vocals were recorded in just two days, as stated by the members of RBD themselves. RBD's six vocalists sung all of the album's 11 songs in the studios of two of the album's producers: Armando Ávila and Carlos Lara. The album was executive produced by renowned Mexican television producer Pedro Damián. The album was later released on January 11, 2005, in the United States and the rest of Latin America.
Promotion
editSingles
editAs part of the album's promotion, starting September 2004, four singles were released. The lead single off the album, "Rebelde", was released on September 30, 2004, and reached number 1 on the Mexican charts. The second single was "Solo Quédate en Silencio", which, after being released on December 2, also became a number one hit in Mexico. The third single was the ballad "Sálvame", which was named the most-played song on Mexican radio in 2005. The song has singer Anahí performing its main vocals while the rest of the band sings the chorus. The single was released on March 15, 2005. The fourth and last single from the album was "Un Poco De Tu Amor", which was released on July 4, 2005, only to Mexican radio. The album's singles were used as part of the telenovela's soundtrack, with lead single "Rebelde" becoming the TV show's main theme.
Three music videos were filmed to promote the singles "Rebelde", "Solo Quédate En Silencio", and "Sálvame", and were all directed by Pedro Damián. Aside from the album's four official singles, 2 other songs from the album had radio promotion: "Otro Día Que Va" and "Enséñame".
Tour
editRBD's first national tour, Tour Generación RBD, sold out every single date. The group offered 35 concerts in Mexico, starting January 3, 2005, and ending August 28, 2005, in the Auditorio Nacional. On October 21, 2005, an expanded international leg for the tour led the group to visit Colombia for the first time. This was soon followed with first visits to Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Ecuador, experimenting the same level of success in these countries as in the band's native Mexico.
Commercial performance
editThe album went on to be certified diamond and gold in Mexico, shipping 550,000 copies and topping the Mexican Albums Chart for twelve non-consecutive weeks.[5] Due to the success of the Spanish language album, the band recorded a Portuguese language version of Rebelde for their growing fanbase in Brazil, titled Rebelde (Edição Brasil). RBD became the first foreign act in Brazil to have two albums in different languages (Portuguese and Spanish) in the top ten of the Brazilian Albums Chart at the same time, with both albums reaching number one. In 2006, the original Spanish-language version of the album was also released in Spain. RBD eventually topped the Spain Albums Chart with their debut album for five consecutive weeks. The album also spent more than 50 weeks in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States, peaking at number two and spending over 2 months in the chart's top 5, selling over 400,000 copies in the country and being certified 4× platinum (Latin field) by the RIAA.[6] Worldwide, the album went on to sell more than 1,500,000 copies.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rebelde" |
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| 3:33 |
| 2. | "Sólo Quédate En Silencio" | Mauricio L. Arriaga | Armando Ávila | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Otro Día Que Va" |
| Ávila | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Un Poco de Tu Amor" |
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| 3:24 |
| 5. | "Enséñame" | Javier Calderón |
| 3:39 |
| 6. | "Futuro Ex-Novio" |
| Ávila | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Tenerte y Quererte" |
| Ávila | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Cuando El Amor Se Acaba" | José Manuel Pérez Marino |
| 3:19 |
| 9. | "Santa No Soy" |
| Ávila | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Fuego" | Ávila | 3:00 | |
| 11. | "Sálvame" |
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| 3:42 |
| Total length: | 37:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Rebelde" (Portuguese version) |
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| 3:34 |
| 13. | "Fique Em Silêncio" |
| Ávila | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Querer-te" |
| Ávila | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 47:48 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Photo Gallery" | |
| 2. | "Screensavers" | |
| 3. | "Mouse Cursors" | |
| 4. | "Emoticons" | |
| 5. | "RBD Game" |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.
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Performance credits
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Instruments
- Armando Ávila – all instruments, background vocals
- Max di Carlo – all instruments
Production
- Camilo Lara – A&R
- Melissa Mochulske – A&R coordination
- Güido Laris – arrangement, vocal producer
- Carlos Lara – background vocal arrangement, producer
- René Cárdenas, Juan Carlos Moguel – engineers
- Pedro Damián – executive producer
- Luis Luisillo Miguel – associate producer
- hulahula.com.mx – graphic design
- Marisol Alcelay – marketing
- Max di Carlo – mixer, producer, vocal producer, arrangement, programming
- Migliano Paglinio – additional musician
- Gib Taylor – additional musician
- Ramoncín Sosa – additional musician
- Emilio Ávila – production coordinator
- Jorge González – production assistant
- Armando Ávila – song translation to Spanish, producer
- Michkin Boyzo – song translation to Spanish, recording assistant
- Ricardo Trabulsi – photographer
Awards
edit| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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| 2005 | Premios Oye! | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Won | ||
| Pop Album of the Year, Duo or Group | Won | ||
| Best Selling Pop Album of the Year | Won | ||
| Premios Juventud | Me Muero Sin Ese CD | Won | |
| 2006 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Latin Pop Album of the Year, Duo or Group | Won |
| Latin Pop Album of the Year, New Artist | Won | ||
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15] | 2× Platinum | 250,000[15] |
| Colombia (ASINCOL)[17] | Platinum | 20, 000[16] |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] | Diamond+Gold | 550,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | 4× Platinum (Latin) | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Mexico | November 30, 2004[19] | CD, digital download | EMI |
| United States | January 11, 2005[20][21] | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Brazil | October 30, 2005 | ||
| Spain | July 17, 2006 | ||
| Worldwide | March 2, 2006 | 'Edición Diamante' - CD, digital download |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b "RBD - Rebelde". Allmusic. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "RBD lanza ediciones diamante de sus discos". El Nuevo Diario. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (13 January 2007). "EMI Share Price Drops on Restructure Announcement". Undercover Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type RBD in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Rebelde in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – RBD – Rebelde". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Carlos Lara billed as DJ Kafka
- ^ Sean Hosein and Dane DeViller billed as Sean & Dame
- ^ Nick Nice and Pontus Söderqvist billed as LaCarr
- ^ Niklas Bergwall and Niclas Kings billed as Double N
- ^ Johan Ramström and Patrik Magnusson billed as RamPac
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/rbd/chart-history/billboard-200
- ^ "Top Latin Albums Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "Latin Pop Albums Chart". Billboard.
- ^ a b Guarda, Erica (March 3, 2006). ""Rebelde" é a nova febre nacional". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). Grupo Record: 4. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
In less than two months, the soundtrack for "Rebelde", available in the Brazilian market in two versions, one in Spanish and the other in Portuguese, had already surpassed the mark of 250,000 copies sold (each one). Both have already been certified double platinum.
- ^ "Piracy, Progress Marked Music in 2003". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 2. New York, N.Y.: VNU Business Publications USA. January 10, 2004. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
...forced Asincol to lower the standards for gold and platinum albums...
- ^ "El fenomeno del grupo RBD y su telenovela". Santa Fe New Mexican. 3 November 2005. p. 19.
- ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2007 under "Año". Select Semana 14 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
- ^ "EMI Music-RBD-Noticias". EMI Music España. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "Rebelde - RBD". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "Rebelde - RBD - United Kingdom". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-10.