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Boleto de Entrada

Boleto De Entrada, (English: Entrance Ticket) is the second studio album recorded by Latin Grammy winner, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter Kany García. It reached the top 10 of the album charts in both the United States Latin charts and #1 in Puerto Rico. The album witch released by Sony Music Latin on September 22, 2009 (see 2009 in music). The album witch produced by himself and co-produced by Andrés Castro and Rubén Leyva.[2] On Wednesday, September 8, 2010, Boleto De Entrada received a nomination for the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards in the category of "Best Female Pop Vocal Album". This was García's second nomination in this category, she previously won in this category in 2008.[3][4] Boleto De Entrada was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday, February 13, 2011.

Boleto De Entrada
Studio album by
Kany García
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)[1]
RecordedMarch - May 2009
Studio
  • The Hit Factory (Criteria)
  • Studio On The Grove
    (Miami, FL)
  • Alfa Recording Studios
    (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Genre
Length40:23 (Standard Edition)
49:38 (Deluxe Edition)
LanguageSpanish
LabelSony Music Latin
Producer
  • Kany García
  • Andrés Castro
  • Rubén Leyva
Kany García chronology
Cualquier Día
(2007) 		Boleto De Entrada
(2009) 		Kany García
(2012)
Singles from Boleto De Entrada
  1. "Feliz"
    Released: July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27)
  2. "Esta Vida Tuya Y Mía"
    Released: December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)
  3. "Para Volver a Amar"
    Released: April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)
  4. "Hoy"
    Released: October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)

Album information edit

After a successful year, García entered the recording studio to record her second album.[5] García described the album as more "pop, rock and soft ballads". García collaborated with Tego Calderón on the song "El Feo".[6] With the duet, García explained that the song is ska and rock and is based on the history of a beautiful girl who falls in love with an ugly man.[7]

García recorded some of the songs of her second album with Latin American instruments such as the Puerto Rican cuatro and tiple. The first single, "Feliz", has more of "Latin American" style and folk style.[8] The song was inspired by an argument that García had with a friend of hers and while visiting Latin American countries when promoting her last album Cualquier Día.[9]

García said of the album:[10][11]

It's a happy album when we talk about the music, because it contains many elements. There are acoustic ballads, there are ballads with piano and strings, there are ballads with electric guitar and keyboard, some of them are good to dance, some sound very "fork", some others have a rock sound recreating the 50s, all of this make the album very happy in the musical part. But I say that it's not happy in general because if you hear the lyrics, it's a strong album, and some songs are "love ending" stories.

Track listing edit

Standard Edition edit

No.TitleComposer:Length
1."Felíz"Kany García2:38
2."Hasta Dónde"Kany García3:13
3."Para Volver a Amar"Kany García3:47
4."Eres Tú"Kany García3:11
5."Esta Vida Tuya Y Mía"Kany García3:48
6."12 de Noviembre"Kany García3:14
7."Cuando Tú No Estás"Kany García3:28
8."Dime la Verdad"Kany García3:20
9."Mi Dueña"Kany García3:36
10."Hoy"Kany García3:23
11."Adónde Vas"Kany García3:21
12."El Feo (featuring Tego Calderón)"Kany García · Tego Calderón3:26

Deluxe edition edit

No.TitleComposer:Length
1."Felíz"Kany García2:38
2."Hasta Dónde"Kany García3:13
3."Para Volver a Amar"Kany García3:47
4."Eres Tú"Kany García3:11
5."Esta Vida Tuya Y Mía"Kany García3:48
6."12 de Noviembre"Kany García3:14
7."Cuando Tú No Estás"Kany García3:28
8."Dime la Verdad"Kany García3:20
9."Mi Dueña"Kany García3:36
10."Hoy"Kany García3:23
11."Adónde Vas"Kany García3:21
12."El Feo (featuring Tego Calderón)"Kany García, Tego Calderón3:26
13."Cuando Tú No Estás (Acoustic Version)"Kany García3:37
14."No Quiero Escuchar Un No"Kany García3:01
15."Pensar En Ti"Kany García2:37

* Tracks confirmed by Amazon.com[12][13]

Reception edit

Critical response edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [14]

The album "Boleto de Entrada" has received mostly positive reviews.

  • AllMusic review: "Garcia continues to evolve as a full-flavored artist on a record that mingles the melancholy majestic with the firestorms, the overarching pop with breezy power rock. Despite the album's title, Garcia is more a Spanish-language pop singer than a Latin popster. Although she does slip in a bolero or two, namely the comely "Esta Vida Tuya Y Mía", most of the tracks on the 2009 album reveal an artist weaned on the American Pop of the 90' from alternative soul, as she throws in everything from Indigo Girls-style folk ballads "Hasta Donde", to The Strokes-ish baroom indie-rock "Eres Tu" to new country balladry "12 de Noviembre" to Guy-level R&B seduction pieces "Cuando tu no Estas". It's an alluring and unpredictable, if heavily airbrushed, breakout."[15]

Singles edit

  • "Feliz" is the lead single from Boleto De Entrada. It was released earlier to radio stations on July 27, 2009, and as a digital download on iTunes on same day. The song debuted on Billboard Latin Songs at #50 and on Billboard Latin Pop Airplay at #38. It reached #15 on Latin Tracks on where it became her first Top 20 on that chart and #4 on Latin Pop Airplay, being her 3rd Top 10 hit.
  • The second single was chosen to be "Esta Vida Tuya Y Mía" and it was released on December 14, 2009.[16] The song so far charted on Billboard Latin Pop Airplay at #14 becoming Kany's 4th Top 20 hit and charted at #39 on Latin Song Chart.
  • The third single is "Para Volver a Amar". The song was sent to radio on April 12, 2010. The song reached at #21 on US Latin Pop Charts and top 5 in Puerto Rico

Tour edit

García's Boleto De Entrada Tour supported the album, and was presented by the "Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres de Puerto Rico".[17]

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
U.S Billboard 200 Album 193
U.S Billboard Top Latin Albums 6
U.S Billboard Latin Pop Albums 3
Mexico Top 100 Albums[18] 71

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold (Latin) 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations edit

Awards ceremony Award Result
2010 Latin Grammy Awards Best Female Pop Vocal Album[20] Nominated
2011 Grammy Awards Best Latin Pop Album[21] Nominated
Premio Lo Nuestro Female Pop Artist of the Year[22] Nominated

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format
Puerto Rico September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) Sony BMG Standard
September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21) Deluxe
United States September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) Sony BMG Standard
September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) Deluxe
Latin America October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06) Sony Norte Standard/Deluxe

Credits and personnel edit

Personnel edit

  • Vocals – Kany García[23]
  • Background vocals – Kany García, Tego Calderón
  • Violin – Omar Velazquez
  • Violocello – José Daniel de Jesús
  • Bass/Guitar/Organ – Andrés Castro
  • Electric guitar – Fernando Perdomo
  • Piano/Keyboards – Xarah

Production edit

  • Producer – Andrés Castro
  • Co-producer - Kany García & Rubén Leyva
  • Editor - Warner Chappell
  • Director of artist & A&R- Paul Forat
  • Coordination of A&R: Mauri Stern, Jorge Fonseca, Isabel de Jesus
  • Recorded - The Hit Factory Studios (Miami), Studio On The Groove (Miami), ALFA Recording
  • Director of Strings: Jose A Garcia
  • Recording Engineers: Andres Saavedra, Orlando Vitto, Shafik Palis, Andrés Castro, Hector Iván Rosa ALFA, Gabriel Pena
  • Mixing by - Andrés Castro
  • Recording assistant (La Bodega) - Juan Barbosa
  • Mix assistant (El Cielo Recording) - Lalo
  • Mastering - Mike Marsh in The Exchange (London)

© MMIX. Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC.

References edit

  1. ^ [1] Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Entretenimiento". Primera Hora.
  3. ^ "Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis Guerra Lead Latin Grammy Nominations". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Alejandro Sanz and Juan Luis Guerra Lead 2010 Latin Grammy Nominations".
  5. ^ "Sorprende a Kany ser una Diva" (in Spanish). Rtimoson Latino. 2008-11-14. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  6. ^ "Desea Kany García hacer dueto con famosos de la música" (in Spanish). El Financiero en línea. 2008-10-01. Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  7. ^ "Kany García graba un nuevo disco con instrumentos latinos y la colaboración de Tego Calderón" (in Spanish). Por Agencia EFE. 2009-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  8. ^ "Feliz regreso de la cantante Kany García - Musica - EL UNIVERSAL". July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009.
  9. ^ Kany Garcia releasing a new Album
  10. ^ "Kany García se pone felizmente navideña
  11. ^ "Kanny García, Feliz" (in Spanish). Adelante Magazine. 2009-11-09. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  12. ^ Boleto De Entrada - Deluxe Edition
  13. ^ Boleto De Entrada - Standard Edition
  14. ^ "Allmusic review".
  15. ^ "Boleto de Entrada (Bonus Track Version) by Kany García" – via itunes.apple.com.
  16. ^ Kany García se pone felizmente navideña
  17. ^ Kany graba video musical[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "The Most Sold" (PDF). December 2, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Kany Garcia – Boleta de Entrada". Recording Industry Association of America.
  20. ^ "Big At Latin Grammy Awards". Billboard. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  21. ^ "Latin Nominees". Grammys. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  22. ^ "Reaccionan los nominados boricuas a Premios Lo Nuestro". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  23. ^ "Kany García es la medicina para el alma" (in Spanish). Terra.com. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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