Gran City Pop

Gran City Pop
Studio album by Paulina Rubio
Released June 23, 2009
Recorded 2008–2009
Genre Latin pop, dance-pop
Length 35:14 (Standard 10-track Edition)
46:49 (U.S. Deluxe Edition)
Label Universal Music Latino
Producer Cachorro López, Lester Méndez, Chris Rodríguez, Fernando Montesinos
Paulina Rubio chronology
Paulina Remixes
(2007)
Gran City Pop
(2009)
Brava!
(2011)
Singles from Gran City Pop
  1. "Causa y Efecto"
    Released: March 26, 2009
  2. "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes"
    Released: August 17, 2009
  3. "Algo De Ti"
    Released: April 20, 2010

Gran City Pop (English: Great City Pop) is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23, 2009. The album's first single "Causa y Efecto" became Rubio's first number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart since "Ni Una Sola Palabra" in 2006. It was also Rubio's fourth number one single in her career on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs and her 3rd consecutive album to come out with a number one single on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

On December 2, 2009, Gran City Pop received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album.

Background

Production

The production features compositions by Estéfano, Los Rabanes, Jeremías, Noel Schajris, Gian Marco Zignago, Lester Méndez, and Mario Domm. Paulina prepared her album with her own songs with the help of Coti, who had a big influence in the writing of the album. Speaking to a Mexican radio program, the "Golden Girl" said that the new material presented many changes. She explained: "[...] at the same time I remain very loyal to my music; my rancheras, boleros, and simple rhythms like the songs we used to listen to as children". She also added: "This new production will have songs by Mario Domm, the leader of Camila, and Estéfano, but there are some songs of mine with Coti; it's an album to get out the child within us".

Content

According to her web site, the idea of Gran City Pop is "an imaginary and enormous city where Paulina groups in one vision, some of the life and musical experiences lived during the last years in many cities of the world; experiences that have marked her life forever and now she wants to share in ten songs with influences that enrich this new stage of her career. In the album she collaborates with Estéfano, Chris Rodríguez, Cachorro López, Léster Méndez and Coti".[1]

Rubio started working on Gran City Pop in her Miami house studio in 2008 as a follow-up to her eighth album Ananda, released in 2006. The album includes a variety of styles, which took months of recording.

On iTunes, those that pre-ordered the album got two bonus tracks: an acoustic version of "Causa y Efecto" and a bonus song called "El Tren de La Vida."

First confirmed by Amazon, a special edition including a DVD was available to pre-order.[2] Both versions, the regular edition and the special edition, were released on June 23, 2009.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album received positive reviews from critics, who stated that the album is a great pop album.

Promotion

Paulina's big comeback took place in the month of April at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards, where Rubio performed her lead single "Causa y Efecto" for the first time.

Paulina also performed live at Univision's Premios Juventud.

Rubio made a private concert at Gotham Hall in New York City on May 11 to promote Gran City Pop. The concert was presented by Univision Radio.[5]

During her stay in New York, she visited the MTV Tr3s Studios, she taped the show ESL, and presented fans the single "Causa y Efecto". The performance was aired on May 14.[6]

Paulina appeared at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 on October 15 along with Cobra Starship performing "Good Girls Go Bad" and "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes". She was the female performer with the most nominations (and second most overall): "Video of the Year", "Best Artist", "Best Pop Artist", "Best Solo Artist" and "Artist of the Year". She won "Best Solo Artist", which became her first award. Rubio and Cobra Starship won an MTV Award for "Best Live Performance at Los Premios 2009", as voted by the public, beating artists such as Shakira, Nelly Furtado, and Wisin & Yandel.

On November 1, Paulina performed "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" on ¡Viva el Sueño!, a reality competition show similar to American Idol.

On November 12, Paulina performed at the 2009 Premios Telehit in Mexico and was given the award for being the Mexican female artist with most international fame.

Paulina performed at the Miss Colombia 2009 ceremony on November 16.

Paulina performed at Premios Oye! and won the "Audience Award", given to her by her mother Susana Dosamantes.

On February 5, 2010, Paulina performed at the 2010 Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam.

On February 18, Paulina performed at the Premios Lo Nuestro 2010.

Lastly, Paulina performed "Algo De Ti" for the first time at the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 29 as a duet with rapper/singer Wyclef Jean.

Tour

In September 2009, Rubio started her the third solo concert tour, the Gran City Pop Tour, in support of this album.

Singles

Year Single Peak Chart Positions
U.S. Hot Latin Songs
U.S. Latin Pop Songs
Spain Singles Chart
2009 "Causa y Efecto" 1 1 7
"Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" 9 5 3
2009 "Algo De Ti" - - 48

Credits

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Causa y Efecto"  Mario Domm, Mónica VélezCachorro López 3:25
2. "La Danza del Escorpión"  Fernando José Montesinos GuerreroFernando Montesinos 3:11
3. "Enséñame"  Paulina Rubio, Estéfano, David CabreraChris Rodríguez 3:39
4. "Melodía de Tu Alma"  Paulina Rubio, EstéfanoChris Rodríguez 3:58
5. "Más Que Amigo"  Paulina Rubio, Estéfano, David CabreraChris Rodríguez 3:43
6. "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes"  Claudia Brant, Noel Schajris, Gian MarcoCachorro López 3:15
7. "Amanecí Sin Ti"  I. Padrón, Fernando Osorio, Andres Federico, Levin WulffCachorro López 3:30
8. "Algo De Ti"  Paulina Rubio, Rafael Vergara, Mauricio GascaLester Méndez 4:05
9. "A Contraluz"  Paulina Rubio, Rafael VergaraLester Méndez 3:58
10. "Escaleras de Arena"  Mario Domm, Mónica VélezLester Méndez 2:41

Chart performance

The album sold 9,400 copies in its first week of release, debuting at #44 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Latin Albums chart and #1 on the US Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart. Gran City Pop has been awarded a platinum award for shipments of over 300,000 copies in Europe, Latin America and the United States combined.[12]

The album debuted at #2 on the Mexican Albums Chart where it has been certified Gold for sales of over 30,000. On the Spain Albums Chart, the album debuted at #3 while debuting at #11 on the Argentine Albums Chart. In Colombia, the album reached the #1 position and reached a gold certification for over 10,000 copies sold.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Argentinian Albums Chart 11
Colombia Top Album Chart 1
European Top 100 Albums[13] 43
Mexican Albums Charts[14] 3
Spanish Albums Chart[15] 2
US Billboard 200 44
US Top Latin Albums 2
US Latin Pop Albums 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Colombia[16] Gold 10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[17] Gold 40,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] Gold 30,000^
Puerto Rico[19] Platinum  

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2009 Premios People en Español Best Musical Comeback Winner
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009[20] Best Solo Artist Winner
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 Best Live Performance at Los Premios 2009 Winner
Premios Oye! Audience Award Winner
Latin Grammy Awards of 2009 Producer of the Year: Cachorro López (for his work on Gran City Pop) Winner
Premios Telehit 2009 Most International Mexican Woman Winner
Government of Quintana Roo Ambassador of Tourism in Quintana Roo Winner
GQ Mexico Woman of the Year Winner
52nd Grammy Awards Best Latin Pop Album Nominated
Paoli Award International Female Singer Winner
ASCAP Award Pop Song: "Causa y Efecto" Winner[21]
2010 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards Top Latin Album, Artist of the Year (Female) Winner[22]
2010 Premios Principales 2010 Best International Song in Spanish: "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" Nominated[23]
2010 Premios Lo Nuestro 2010 Best Pop Artist Nominated[24]
2010 Clarín Awards 2010 Best International Solo Artist Nominated[24]
2010 Clarín Awards 2010 Best Sex Symbol Nominated[24]
2010 Clarín Awards 2010 Best Sex Symbol Nominated[24]
2010 Clarín Awards 2010 Best Show Nominated[24]

References

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  3. 1 2 Freeman, Phil. Gran City Pop at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  4. "Gran City Pop by Paulina Rubio - Rhapsody Music". Rhapsody.com. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  5. "Paulina Rubio causes effect at the Big Apple"
  6. "Paulina Rubio rocked the house Monday night in New York City with her first live performance with Gran City Pop" Universal Music Latin.
  7. "Paulina Rubio will release Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes"
  8. mundoSIX (2009-10-07). "Paulina Rubio No Quiere "Rosas, Ni Juguetes"". Mundosix.com. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  9. http://www.zannel.com/viewupdate.htm?id=PD49OA
  10. "Pon un Diseñador Gráfico en tu Vida"
  11. "Building Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  12. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2009-07-11&order=gainer
  13. Steffen Hung. "Paulina - Gran City Pop". mexicancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  14. Steffen Hung. "Paulina - Gran City Pop". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  15. Paulina Rubio arransa en Colombia con su Gran City Tour. Revista What's Up. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  16. "Certificaciones – Paulina Rubio" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  17. "Spanish album certifications – Paulina Rubio – Gran City Pop" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  18. De chica dorada a chica de platino: Paulina Rubio marca su regreso en ventas. Emol. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  19. "Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 (nominated)"
  20. David Guillen. "El Rincón de Paulina | Página Web Oficial de Paulina Rubio en España". Elrincondepaulina.es. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  21. "2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards: Photos of... | Gather". Entertainment.gather.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  22. "Premios 40 Principales". Los40.com. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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