Paulina (album)
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| Studio album by Paulina Rubio | ||||
| Released | May 23, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | March 1999 – January 2000 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Label | Universal Music Latino | |||
| Producer | Estefano | |||
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Paulina is the fifth studio album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on May 23, 2000, by Universal Latino. It was nominated at the second Latin Grammy Awards for "Album of The Year", "Best Pop Female Vocal Album", and "Best Song" for "Y Yo Sigo Aquí". There was also a nomination for the video of her single "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", directed by Gustavo Garzon, at the third Latin Grammy Awards. The album became the biggest-selling Spanish language record in United States in 2001, sold 2.5 million copies worldwide in 2002 and to date sold 3 million copies worldwide which makes this album as Paulina's best-selling album to date.
"Paulina" is Rubio's first album released under the Universal record label. To date, it is Paulina’s most successful album and is known as her signature album that launched her career even further with Universal. After terminating her contract with EMI, Paulina took nearly four years to prepare this release. Paulina updated her music and got ready for this new challenge with new producers and songwriters such as Estéfano, Armando Manzanero, Alejandro García Abad, Ralf Stemmann, Christian De Walden, Richard Daniel Roman, Ignacio Ballesteros and even Juan Gabriel himself. Paulina spawned seven singles, 2 of which reached number one on Mexican radio: “Lo Haré Por Ti” and “Y Yo Sigo Aquí”. With this album, Paulina proved that she returned to the music scene to stay for quite some time, as well as her evolution as an artist.
The album received excellent reviews from the critics. Allmusic's Steve Huey gave a very good review, giving the album 4.5 out of 5 stars: "Paulina Rubio's fourth album, titled simply Paulina, is her first for the Universal label, and also her first in four years. The club/dance diva style of Planeta Paulina is still in evidence, but here Rubio also works in plenty of infectious Latin pop, plus a few show-stopping ballads. About half the tracks were written by Colombian songwriter Estefano, and they display a variety that's never been quite so fully realized on a Rubio album before. All in all, it's one of her best to date."
"Paulina" spawned seven singles: "Lo Haré Por Ti", "El Último Adiós", "Y Yo Sigo Aquí", and "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", were major hits across Latin America and the U.S.. "Sexi Dance" and "Tal Vez, Quizá" were also released to moderate success. "Vive El Verano" was released in Spain and Italy as a promotional single where it reached #1 on the radio. The first four singles that were released were considered her most popular and her signature singles with Universal that launched her career.
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