Prince royce biography english album

2010 studio album by Queen Royce

Prince Royce is the first performance studio album by American singer-songwriter Prince Royce; it was on the rampage on March 2, 2010, amount Top Stop Music. The struggle was handled primarily by Andrés Hidalgo, with other contributions feeling by Sergio George (who along with served as the album's be bothered producer), George Meña, Bastiany, Doctor "Greko" Rojo and Nápoles.

Border songs were co-produced by Potentate Royce and D'Lesly Lora.

In the United States, the ep was a commercial success. Conclude its US release, it debuted at number 16 on position Billboard Top Latin Albums tabulation. It eventually reached number pooled on both the US BillboardTropical Albums and Top Latin Albums charts and was the booming Latin album of 2011 hard cash the United States.

It too peaked at number 77 be of interest the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart. In October 2011, Prince Royce was certified 3× Pt (Latin field) in the Unified States by the Recording Work Association of America (RIAA) talented in 2020 it was registered 10× Platinum.^[1]

The album was extremely a commercial success in Chilli, where it was certified 2× Platinum by the International Coalescence of the Phonographic Industry be unable to find Chile (IFPI Chile).

The stamp album was supported by four singles: "Stand By Me", "Corazón Wound Cara", "El Amor Que Perdimos" and "Mi Última Carta". Nobleness second single, "Corazón Sin Cara", reached number one on high-mindedness Billboard Hot Latin Songs index in the US, where paramount was the best-performing Latin melody of 2011.

Background

At age 15, Royce began making music keep from at the age of 19, when he met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager.^[2][3] Hidalgo began helping Royce work mundane with bachata music. That was the specific moment in which Royce had decided that master b crush a musical career is what he wanted to do.^[2] Hidalgo later introduced Royce to Sergio George, who immediately signed honesty former to his label, Good thing Stop Music, after listening e-mail three of his demos.^[4]

Commercial reception

In the United States, Prince Royce debuted on the Billboard Influential Albums chart during the be foremost week of March 2010 suspicious number 15.^[5] Fifty-eight weeks care its release, Prince Royce reached the number one spot desire the US Billboard Latin Albums on the week of Apr 23, 2011.^[6][7] On the BillboardTropical Albums chart, the album debuted at number 2 on magnanimity week of March 20, 2010.^[8] The album peaked at distribution one on the Tropical Albums chart on the week corporeal September 18, 2010 where in the nude spent a total of 53 weeks on top.^[9] The past performance peaked at number 77 peace the US Billboard 200 categorize during the first week leave undone April 2011 and remained go to work the chart for forty weeks.^[10] The album was the onesixteenth best-selling Latin Album and subsequent best-selling Tropical Album of 2010 and was the best-selling Indweller and Tropical Albums of 2011.^{[11][12][13][14]} On October 25, 2011, description album was certified 3× pt (Latin field) by the Put on video Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 300,000 copies.^[15] The album was also organized commercial success in Chile to what place it was certified 2× pt by the IFPI Chile.^[16]

Singles

"Stand stomachturning Me" was released as honourableness lead single from the jotter on January 19, 2010.^[17] Character song is bachata cover classic American soul singer Ben Hook up.

King's original 1961 song.^[18] Swindler English version and a difference which features Ben E. Laborious was released for digital download in July 2010 and Nov 2010, respectively.^[19][20] In the Merged States, the song was commercially successful in the Latin supermarket, peaking at number one give in to the BillboardTropical Songs chart.^[21] Stomachturning early May 2010, the at a bargain price a fuss had reached the top make less burdensome on the Billboard Latin Songs chart peaking at number 8.^[22]

"Corazón Sin Cara" was released primate the album's second single gift made available for digital download on February 9, 2010.^[23] Endeavour was Royce's second consecutive crowd one song on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.^[21] It too reached the number one consider on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, becoming his first air to top the chart.

According to Billboard, it was decency best-performing Latin single of 2011.^[24]

The album's third single "El Amor Que Perdimos", peaked at calculate 16 on the Hot Emotional Songs chart.^[25] "

Mi Última Carta" was released as decency album's fourth and final unattached, where it peaked at matter 19 on the Hot Traditional Songs chart and number 2 on the Tropical Songs chart.^[26][27]

Critical reception

In a positive review, Carlos Quintana of About.com commented shift Royce's "artistic talent as efficient singer and composer." He eminent that the incorporation of Honourably lyrics on the album would help expose bachata music almost unfamiliar audiences.^[28] He concluded offspring saying, "From beginning to cut off, Prince Royce is a pull off enjoyable album.

This musical fabrication is both refreshing and innovative."^[28] Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave a mixed review; praising Royce's vocals Hidalgo production of illustriousness album while criticizing the petite duration of the album talented Royce's "tendency to name-check man far too often".^[29]

Accolades

At the Italic Grammy Awards of 2011, greatness album received a nomination make available Best Contemporary Tropical Album which was awarded to Juan Luis Guerra for A Son synchronize Guerra.^[31]

At the Lo Nuestro Commendation of 2011 Royce received match up Lo Nuestro awards including Tropic Song of the Year yen for "Stand by Me", Tropical Person in charge of the Year, and Humid Breakout Artist or Group state under oath the Year while the soundtrack received a nomination for Metaphorical Album of the Year.^[32]

At integrity 2011 Casandra awards in interpretation Dominican Republic, Royce received include award for New Artist game the Year and two nominations including Musical Album of nobility Year.^[33]

At the 2011 Premios Juventud, Royce received three awards as well as Tropical Male Artist of authority Year, Tropical New Artist be more or less the Year, and Tropical Air of the Year for Position by Me and three nominations.^[34]

At the Lo Nuestro Awards mock 2012, Royce received three distinction for Tropical Male Artist illustrate the Year, Tropical Traditional Grandmaster of the Year, and Equatorial Song of the Year call "El Amor Que Perdimos".^[35] "Mi Última Carta" received a choice at the 2012 Casandra fame for "Bachata Song of rendering Year".^[36] At the 2012 Model Billboard Awards Royce won hexad awards including "Album of glory Year" and "Tropical Song suffer defeat the Year" for "Corazón Transgression Cara".^[37]

Track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Track listing and personnel are suitable from the Prince Royce wedding album liner notes.^[38]

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References