Unica | ||||
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Studio album by La India | ||||
Released | June 1, 2010 | |||
Genre | Salsa, tropical music, Latin music | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
Label | Top Stop Music | |||
Producer | Sergio George | |||
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Allmusic |
Unica (Only one) is India's ninth Studio Album. India released Unica under record label Top Stop Music which was founded by grammy winner Sergio George. The album features her 7th #1 hit on the Tropical Billboard Charts, Estupida, which made India the female with the most #1 hits on the Tropical Billboard Charts. Estupida was her first single off the album, released in two versions, one salsa and the other a ballad version. The album was released on, June 1, 2010. India's album release party was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Unica is the first album since Soy Diferente in 2006 to be released by La India. Unica is also the second album to be produced by George under his newly independent record label, Top Stop Music. George has worked with India since her 2nd album Dicen Que Soy during the RMM years. The first single, Estupida, was released on February 23, 2010 and reached #1 on Latin Tropical Airplay. The album also includes two covers such as Smile and Crying.
David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a positive review calling her voice "rich with emotion". He called the single "Estupida" a "towering highlight" and commented that "bittersweet is the album’s overriding emotion".
The album sold over 3,000 copies in its first week. On the Tropical Albums chart, Unica debuted at number one. The album had succeeded Aventura's album The Last which was number one for 24 consecutive weeks. Unica was succeeded by Juan Luis Guerra's album Asondeguerra, a week later. On the Top Latin Albums chart, the album debuted and peaked at number four. The album gave India her third number-one entry on the Tropical Albums chart, and fifth overall number one album on the chart, passing Gloria Estefan for the most number-one albums by female artist on the chart.