Global InformationPoquita Ropa information
| Poquita Ropa | ||||
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| Studio album by Ricardo Arjona | ||||
| Released | August 24, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–10 Miami, FL (Picks & Hammers, The Tiki Room, GML Recording Studios) Fort Lauderdale, FL (Cutting Cane Studios) Mexico City (Antigua Studios) Union, NJ (Skylight Studios) | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Ricardo Arjona, Dan Warner[1][2] | |||
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Poquita Ropa (English: Few Clothes) is the twelfth studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released on August 24, 2010, through Warner Music. It was recorded in Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles and was produced by Lee Levin and Dan Warner under their production name Los Gringo, with additional works from Matt Rollings and Brian Lang.
Markedly different in style from his previous albums, Poquita Ropa was produced using as few musical instruments as possible. Arjona's goal was to produce the songs "almost as they were born"; he achieved this by using nonexistent sounds to make the songs sound more acoustic. Arjona achieved a production style that made the songs sound like a cappella performances, and he said that "music and women look better with little clothes."
The album was critically and commercially successful, became his third number one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums chart, and also topped the charts in Argentina and Mexico. It was certified Platinum in Argentina and Mexico, and was certified Gold in Chile, Colombia and the United States. The album was nominated at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Album. Poquita Ropa was given generally positive reviews; Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic considered the album a "stripped-down acoustic effort" and said that it was "impressive".
Poquita Ropa spawned three singles. "Puente", a song with Cuban influences, was released as the lead single from the album and peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart. The other two singles released were "Vida" and "Marta", both of which failed to appear on the charts. Instead of promoting the album with a worldwide tour, Arjona produced an eponymous film which was broadcast on HBO and A&E. It was directed by Joaquín Cambre, and features Mexican telenovela actress Edith González.
- ^ Ricardo Arjona lanza su nuevo album 'Poquita Ropa' Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). Analítica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Poquita ropa, nuevo disco de Ricardo Arjona" (in Spanish). El Informador (Mexico). Retrieved on 10 May 2012.