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Celestial (RBD album)

Celestial
Celestial (album).jpg
Studio album by RBD
Released November 23, 2006
Recorded 2006
Studio Igloo Music
(Los Angeles, California)
Montecristo Studios
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Genre Pop rock, dance-pop
Length 40:30 (Standard edition)
44:29 (International edition)
47:03 (iTunes exclusive)
Label EMI
Producer Carlos Lara, Armando Ávila
Pedro Damián (executive)
Camilo Lara (executive)
Emilio Ávila (executive)
RBD chronology
Nosso Amor Rebelde
(2006)
Celestial
(2006)
Celestial (Versão Brasil)
(2006)
Singles from Celestial
  1. "Ser O Parecer"
    Released: September 18, 2006
  2. "Celestial"
    Released: March 11, 2007
  3. "Bésame Sin Miedo"
    Released: June 28, 2007
  4. "Dame"
    Released: August 12, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
Amazon.com Negative
MSN Music 4.5/5 stars
Territorio da Música 2/5 stars
Celestial Fan Edition
RBD Celestial Edicion Especial.jpg
Studio album (reissue) by RBD
Released June 26, 2007
Recorded 2006–2007
Studio Igloo Music
(Los Angeles, California)
Montecristo Studios
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Genre Pop rock, dance-pop
Length 60:33
Label EMI
Producer Carlos Lara, Armando Ávila
Pedro Damián (executive)
Camilo Lara (executive)
Emilio Ávila (executive)

Celestial (English: Heavenly) is the third studio album recorded by Mexican pop group RBD. It was released on November 23, 2006 in Mexico and on November 24, 2006 in the United States and the rest of Latin America by the EMI label.

The album was recorded in Los Angeles, California and Mexico City, Mexico and was produced by Carlos Lara and Armando Ávila. RBD also recorded a special version of the album for their fanbase in Brazil. This edition of the album, recorded in Portuguese, was released on December 4, 2006 and was titled Celestial (Versão Brasil).

In the United States, the album reached number one on Billboard magazine's Latin Pop Albums and Top Latin Albums charts. The album reached positions #2 and #9 in the albums charts of Spain and Mexico, respectively, and sold 40,000 copies in the former country and 150,000 in the latter, gaining Gold certification in Spain and being certified Platinum + Gold in Mexico. In Brazil, the album reached position #3, while in Ecuador, Romania and Chile the album was certified Gold, with sales of 5,700, 10,000, and 12,000 copies, respectively. The album also charted at #37 in Croatia.

"Ser O Parecer" served as the lead single for the album, and was released on September 18, 2006 and had the support of a CGI-assisted music video. The song garnered great success, being number one in various music charts worldwide for weeks. With the song, RBD gained the best single chart performance of their career on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, where it became their first #1 hit, while also debuting and peaking at number 84 on the main Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single was "Celestial", which had an accompanying hippie-style music video. The third single released was "Bésame Sin Miedo", which had its music video filmed in Romania. Lastly, "Dame" was released as the final promotional single from Celestial.


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