Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans | ||||
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Studio album by Don Omar | ||||
Released | November 16, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
Genre | Reggaeton, Latin pop | |||
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Label | Machete, Orfanato | |||
Producer | Don Omar (also exec.) Luny Tunes, Eliel, Danny Fornairs, Lil Wizard, Lucenzo, Marcos G, Dj Luian, A&X, Robin, Linkon | |||
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Singles from Meet The Orphans | ||||
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Digital singles from Meet The Orphans | ||||
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The Washington Post | (favorable) |
Meet the Orphans is the fourth studio album by reggaeton artist, Don Omar, released on November 16, 2010. The album features the artists under the "Orfanato Music Group" label and other reggaeton artists. The album includes the promotional single "Hasta Abajo" and the album's lead single "Danza Kuduro" featuring French-born Portuguese singer Lucenzo, as well as collaborations from Don Omar’s Orfanato Music Group artists including Kendo Kapponi, Danny Fornaris, Syko, Plan B, Zion & Lennox, and Yaga & Mackie. It was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.
The album was initially planned as the re-release album from iDon, titled first iDon 2.0, and later Prototype 2.0. On September 2009, Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee confirmed work on Omar's new album, following by the remix version of "Hasta Abajo". However none of the collaborations with Yankee including the remix, were included on the album. It was set to be released in fall 2009, but was cancelled. Following the cancellation of the re-release album from iDon, it was announced that Don Omar would turn his attention to recording a new full length collaboration album from scratch which would feature other reggaeton artists.
The album was set to be released on August 24, 2010 through Orfanato Music Group. back later was on October 19, 2010, the album was to be released finally on November 2, 2010 but the release date was newly changed to November 16, 2010. The album was released on two editions, a Standard edition with 14 tracks and a Deluxe edition that includes 19 tracks and the music video of "Danza Kuduro", both editions were released the same day. On the iTunes Store both editions include the bonus track "Carta al Cielo" and a Digital booklet.