Celestial (RBD album)

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Celestial
Celestial cover
Studio album by RBD
Released November 24, 2006
Recorded 2006
Los Angeles, US
Mexico
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length 40:52 (standard)
Label EMI
Producer Carlos Lara and Armando Ávila
Professional reviews
RBD chronology
Live In Hollywood
(2006)		 Celestial
Celestial (Versão Brasil)
(2006)		 Rebels
(2006)
Singles from Celestial
  1. "Ser o Parecer"
    Released: September 18, 2006
  2. "Dame"
    Released: February, 2007 (U.S)
  3. "Celestial"
    Released: March, 2007 (Latin America)
  4. "Bésame Sin Miedo"
    Released: August, 2007

Celestial is the third Spanish studio album from Mexican Latin pop group RBD.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The album was released on November 21, 2006 through EMI in Mexico and on November 24 in the United States. RBD also recorded this album in Portuguese, see Celestial (Versão Brasil). The album has been re-released as "Celestial - Edición Especial" on June 15, 2007, now including "Family", theme song from their sitcom RBD: La Familia, and remixes of "Tu amor", "Tal vez después" and "Ser o parecer". [1] The album made its first re-entry at #82 in the Mexican Top 100 albums chart, the week before the album's re-release.

The Brazilian edition includes 8 Portuguese tracks and 3 Spanish tracks and was released on November 25, 2006.Celestial was produced by both Carlos Lara and Armando Ávila, who are responsible for the success of the first two studio albums Rebelde and Nuestro Amor.

The track "Tu Dulce Voz" is the Spanish cover of a song called "The Little Voice", originally recorded by Swedish singer Sahlene, and covered by American pop singer Hilary Duff.

The lead off single "Ser o parecer" was a success all over Latin America topping the Mexican airplay and U.S. singles charts. It is now known that RBD is releasing three singles simultaneously all over America. While Mexico is getting "Celestial", "Bésame Sin Miedo" will be sent to Colombia, and at the same time the United States and Puerto Rico will be able to hear "Dame" on their local radio stations. "Dame" has already received airplay on the Latin radios in the U.S, resulting into the song appearing on the Hot Latin Songs chart at number 38 and even number 18 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart.[2]

In Peru, it's "Algún Día" that has started getting airplay there, managing to peak at number 91 on the Peruvian Airplay chart.[3]

[edit] Release details

Country Date
Mexico November 21, 2006
United States November 24, 2006
Spain March 12, 2007

[edit] Chart performance

The album sold 137,000 copies in 4 days in the U.S., making it debut at number 15 in the Billboard 200 (extremely high for a Latin American act) and number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, and staying there for 9 consecutive weeks.[4] The album however did not have a full week of album sales, due to its release being on Friday. However both facts, it's their first album to peak at the top 20 of the Billboard 200. The last position of Celestial was in the edition of March 17, 2007, selling a total of 480,000 copies until then.[5]

The album climbed to number-two of Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart.[6] In Mexico, on its day of release, the album sold 100,000 copies, enough to be certified platinum.

The album debuted at number one in Chile and stayed there for 6 consecutive weeks. It was later certified platinum there for sales over 15,000.

The album debuted at number 10 in Brazil, with the Portuguese version being released a couple of weeks later. The next week, it moved up to #8 and then to #6 to eventually peak at #3. The Portuguese version debuted at number 27 in Brazil and peaked at #17.[7] In Brazil, both albums (the Brazilian and Spanish edition together) have sold over 300,000 copies.[8]

The album was released in Spain on March 12, 2007. It debuted and peaked at number 2 for 2 weeks, selling enough to be certified Gold in those 2 weeks.

[edit] Track listings

  • Basic
  1. "Tal Vez Después" — 3:08
  2. "Ser o Parecer" — 3:33
  3. "Dame" — 4:06
  4. "Celestial" — 3:27
  5. "Quizá" — 3:34
  6. "Bésame Sin Miedo" — 3:33
  7. "Tu Dulce Voz" — 3:21
  8. "Algún Día" — 4:09
  9. "Me Cansé" — 2:43
  10. "Aburrida y Sola" — 3:55
  11. "Es por Amor" — 3:19
1: Album sampler containing the following songs:"Tu amor/Wanna Play/Cariño mio/I Wanna Be the Rain".

[edit] iTunes exclusives

  1. "Ser o Parecer" (Remix) — 6:33
  2. Digital Booklet

[edit] International version

  1. "Quisiera Ser" — 4:09
  2. Rebels ("Tu amor/Wanna Play/Cariño mio/I Wanna Be the Rain")" — 2:00
1: The song is a sampler of "Tu amor", "Wanna Play", "Cariño mio" and "I Wanna Be the Rain".

[edit] Re-release

Celestial (Fan Edition)
Studio album by RBD
Released June 26, 2007
Label EMI

The album was re-released as Celestial (Fan Edition) on July 10, 2007 in the U.S. and on June 26[9] in Mexico. The Fan Edition features an Open Disc CD containing the songs off the basic album plus the theme song of "La Familia" series called "The Family" and remixes from the songs "Tu amor", "Tal vez después" and "Ser o parecer". The edition also comes with a DVD with the exclusive rehearsal of songs like "Nuestro amor", the karaoke of 10 of the band's hits and videos for "Tu amor", "Ser o parecer" and "Celestial".[10][11] Also, after insertin the CD in your PC, it is possible to get access an exclusive site with photo galleries, downloads and a lot more surprises. The American edition includes a DVD with the soundproof done before their performance at Walmart and interviews with the group's members.[12]

The album made its first re-entry at #93 in the Mexican Top 100 albums chart, 3 weeks before the album's re-release. The re-released album entered the chart at #30.[13]

The Fan Edition re-entered Billboard's Top Latin Albums at #10, on the July 18 issue, the album's 31st week. It also re-entered the Billboard 200 at #192 with 3,818 sales in its first week.[14]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Tal Vez Después (Maybe Next time,Maybe Later)" — 3:08
  2. "Ser o Parecer" — 3:33
  3. "Dame" — 4:06
  4. "Celestial" — 3:27
  5. "Quizá" — 3:34
  6. "Bésame Sin Miedo (Kiss Me Like You Mean It)" — 3:33
  7. "Tu Dulce Voz (Little Voice)" — 3:21
  8. "Algún Día" — 4:09
  9. "Me Cansé" — 2:43
  10. "Aburrida y Sola" — 3:55
  11. "Es por Amor" — 3:19
  12. "Quisiera Ser (I Wanna Be the Rain)" — 4:09
  13. "Rebels" — 2:00 1
  14. "The Family" — 3:43
  15. "Tu Amor" (Chico Latino Remix)
  16. "Tal Vez Después" (Remix)
  17. "Ser O Parecer" (Remix)
1: The song is a sampler of "Tu Amor", "Wanna Play", "Cariño Mio" and "I Wanna Be The Rain".

[edit] Reviews

“ For Celestial, their third Spanish-language studio album, ... it generally pays off to give customers what they want and expect, and Celestial should indeed please the teen pop group's hemisphere-spanning fan base as well as the suits at EMI ... ”

[edit] Charts and sales

Chart (2006/2007) Peak Certification Sales Notes
Flag of the United States Billboard 200 [15] 15 2x Platinum 500,000
Flag of the United States Top Latin Albums [15] 1
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela[16] 1 Platinum[17] 25,000+
Flag of Chile Chile[18] 1 Platinum 25,000[19]
Flag of Colombia Colombia 1 Platinum 35,000+ [citation needed]
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 1 Platinum[20] 25,000
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1 Platinum 30,000+ [citation needed]
Flag of Romania Romania 1 Platinum[21] 25,000 It was the fastest selling album, breaking a new record in fastest sales
Flag of Spain Spain[22] 2 2x Platinum 160,000
Flag of Mexico Mexico[23] 2 2x Platinum 200,000[24]
Flag of Peru Peru[25] 2 Platinum 22,500 [citation needed]
Flag of Brazil Brazil[26] 3 2x Platinum 355,000+[27] Spanish & Brazilian Edition
Flag of Canada Canada - Gold 55,000
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia[28] 2
Flag of Europe European Top 100[29] 44
United World Chart[30][31] 23 2,250,000
United World Chart 1,900,000 (Only in the countries above) +7.5% Mediatraffic doesn't cover
Total Worldwide Sales 2,250,000
(with the 7.5% Media Traffic doesn't cover, Celestial has sold 2,418,750 copies worldwide.)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Celestial - Edición Especial" release
  2. ^ "Dame" positions
  3. ^ Peru Airplay Chart
  4. ^ Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut
  5. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (17/03/2007)
  6. ^ Top 10 Albums in Mexico
  7. ^ Hot100Brasil.com
  8. ^ Brazil Sales
  9. ^ Music - Celestial Fan Edition - 00094639680306 - Details
  10. ^ Back cover with full track listing
  11. ^ Celestial Fan Edition release
  12. ^ Fan Edition info
  13. ^ AmericaTop100.com ::
  14. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (28/07/2007)
  15. ^ a b US Charts
  16. ^ Venezuelan Album Chart
  17. ^ celestial - RBDGroup
  18. ^ Chilean Album Chart
  19. ^ http://www.esmas.com/rebelde/noticias/606459.html
  20. ^ Inicia RBD en Ecuador su gira mundial con espectáculo "Celestial" - Prodigy/MSN Entretenimiento, Música, Artículo
  21. ^ grupo-rbd: noticia RBD
  22. ^ Spanish Album Chart
  23. ^ Mexican Album Chart
  24. ^ http://www.greaves.tv/amprofon3/100.php
  25. ^ Peruvian Album Chart
  26. ^ Brazilian Album Chart
  27. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Official Sales Database :: Brasil [UPDATED ON 28.01.08]
  28. ^ Slovenia Album Chart (Image)
  29. ^ Billboard.com - Charts - Albums - European Top 100 Albums
  30. ^ http://http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week49-2006.htm
  31. ^ grupo-rbd: noticia RBD

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