La Tierra del Olvido (The Forgotten Land) is the seventh album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. The album was released on July 25, 1995, and contained a split of vallenato covers, as well as Vives' first foray into original compositions in the vallenato style. The album was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year.[1] The album consolidated Vives as Colombia's most famous musician at the time of its release.

La Tierra del Olvido
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 25, 1995 (1995-07-25)
GenreTropipop, Latin pop, vallenato
Length43:13
LabelSonolux (Colombia)
Polygram (worldwide)
ProducerCarlos Vives
Richard Blair
Ernesto Ocampo
Luis Angel Pastor
Iván Benavides
Álvaro Duque (Sonolux)
Manuel Riveira (Sonolux)
Carlos Vives chronology
Clásicos de la Provincia
(1993)
La Tierra del Olvido
(1995)
Tengo Fe
(1997)
Singles from La Tierra del Olvido
  1. "La Tierra del Olvido"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Pa' Mayte"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Fidelina"
    Released: 1995

Track listing

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  1. "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07
  2. "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22
  3. "La Tierra del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25
  4. "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23
  5. "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12
  6. "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52
  7. "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21
  8. "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14
  9. "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00
  10. "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47
  11. "Jam en Jukümey" (Benavides, Ocampo, Vives, Mayte Montero, Medina) – 1:30

Album credits

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Charts and sales

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Univision Announces The Nominees For Spanish-Language Music's Highest Honors: Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina". PR Newswire. Free Online Library. March 27, 1996. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Vives, Carlos (1995). La Tierra del Olvido (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). Carlos Vives. Bogotá, Colombia: PolyGram.
  3. ^ "Carlos Vives' Albums Chart". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Billboard. "Top Latin Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  5. ^ Billboard. "Tropical Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  6. ^ a b "The Year in Music - Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. 1996-12-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  7. ^ "Cifras y Números". Cromos (in Spanish). No. 4183–4186. 1998. p. 65. Retrieved August 9, 2023. Carlos Vives Clásicos de la provincia : 1.200.000 copias vendidas en Colombia . 3.000.000 copias vendidas en Argentina , Chile , España , EE.UU. y México . Y ! Tierra del olvido 880.000 copias vendidas en Colombia
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