Esquinas (album)

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Esquinas
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)
Recorded2020–2023
Genre
Length41:41
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
Becky G chronology
Esquemas
(2022)
Esquinas
(2023)
Encuentros
(2024)
Singles from Esquinas
  1. "Chanel"
    Released: March 30, 2023
  2. "La Nena"
    Released: June 28, 2023
  3. "Querido Abuelo"
    Released: September 14, 2023
  4. "2ndo Chance"
    Released: September 28, 2023
  5. "Por el Contrario"
    Released: December 13, 2023

Esquinas (Spanish for "Corners") is the third Spanish-language studio album by American singer Becky G. It was released on September 28, 2023, through Kemosabe, RCA Records and Sony Music Latin.

Contents

"2ndo Chance" with Iván Cornejo, debuted at number 34 on the Hot Latin Songs. "Por el Contrario", with siblings Leonardo Aguilar and Ángela Aguilar, debuted at number 19 on Latin Digital Song Sales and debuted at number 17 in the Hot Latin Songs. [1]

Background and title

On August 25, Gomez announced the title of her upcoming third studio album being Esquinas, and that it would be coming "soon". The album is Regional Mexican, her first in the genre, as a tribute to her grandparents, who emigrated from Mexico to the United States. Explaining its title, Gomez stated:

"I have always identified as not this side or that side of the streets that raised me, but the corner where two flags, two cultures, two languages meet." [2]

It revealed that the album has new collaborations with Iván Cornejo, DannyLux, Yahritza y su Esencia, Chiquis, Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar, and the previously released collaborations with Gabito Ballesteros and Peso Pluma.

Singles

On March 30, 2023, Gomez and Peso Pluma released their collaboration "Chanel" as the lead single from Esquinas. [3] [4]

On June 28, 2023, Gomez released her collaboration with Gabito Ballesteros, the song "La Nena" as the album's second official single. [5]

On September 14, 2023, Gomez released "Querido Abuelo" as the third single. The song is a tribute to her grandfather and her roots.

On September 28, 2023, a music video for the fourth single "2ndo Chance" was released on the singer's YouTube channel. The song features the singer Ivan Cornejo. The music videos contains some cameos, including all the artists that joined the singer on the album.

In December 2023, due to the success through the platform TikTok, the song "Por el Contrario", in collaboration with Ángela and Leonardo Aguilar, was released as the fifth and final single of the album. The music video was released on December 13, on the singer's official YouTube channel. [6]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Esquinas"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Premios Juventud 2024Best Regional Mexican AlbumNominated [7]
Latin Grammy Awards Producer of the Year [a] Won [8]

Critical reception

Year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef.
Billboard The 25 Best Latin Albums of 2023 [9]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 202316 [10]
The 50 Best Spanish-Language Albums of 202312 [11]
Variety The 10 Best Latin Albums of 20238 [12]

Commercial performance

Esquinas debuted at number 109 on the US Billboard 200, including number 7 on the Top Latin Albums and number 3 on the Regional Mexican Albums charts with 11,000 album equivalent units. [1]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."2ndo Chance" (with Iván Cornejo)
  • Édgar Barrera
  • Casta
  • Frank Rio
  • Carlos Molina [b]
3:52
2."Cries in Spanish" (with DannyLux)
  • DannyLux
  • Casta
  • Barrera
  • Mazzarri
  • Molina [b]
3:06
3."Bien Canijo"
  • Gomez
  • Barrera
  • Rose
  • Castaño
  • Casta
  • Barrera
  • Guillermo Medina Poblano [a]
  • Molina [b]
2:58
4."La Nena" (with Gabito Ballesteros)
  • Gomez
  • Barrera
  • Daniel Candia
  • Gabito Ballesteros
2:44
5."Chanel" (with Peso Pluma)
  • Barrera
  • García
  • Jesus Leal Reyes
  • George Prajin
  • Peso Pluma
  • Molina [b]
3:21
6."Patras" (with Yahritza y su Esencia)
  • Gomez
  • Barrera
  • Luna
  • Rose
  • Ramos
  • Castaño
  • Freire
  • Barrera
  • Casta
  • Mazzarri
  • Poblano [a] Molina [b]
2:51
7."Cuidadito" (with Chiquis)
  • Gomez
  • Barrera
  • Jesus Omar Tarazon Medina
  • Juan Pablo Zazueta Acosta
  • Barrera
  • Poblano [a]
  • Noé Montaño [a]
  • Molina [b]
2:56
8."Un Puño de Tierra"Carlos Coral
  • Barrera
  • Molina [b]
3:28
9."Los Astros"
  • Barrera
  • Kevyn Cruz
  • Castaño
  • Freire
  • Felix Manuel Rodriquez
  • Barrera
  • Casta
  • Molina [b]
2:48
10."Por un Amor"Gilberto Parra
  • Barrera
  • Molina [b]
3:21
11."Por el Contrario" (with Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar)
  • Barrera
  • Cruz
  • Rose
  • Gomez
  • Barrera
  • Mario Alberto Romero [a]
  • Molina [b]
3:05
12."Cruz de Olvido"Juan Záizar
3:19
13."Querido Abuelo"
  • Gomez
  • Barrera
  • Acosta
  • Medina
  • Barrera
  • Poblano [a]
  • Molina [b]
3:52
Total length:41:41

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Esquinas
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 109
US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard) [14] 3
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [15] 7

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Esquinas
Chart (2023)Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [16] 79

Certifications

Certifications for Esquinas
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [17] Gold70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Esquinas
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousSeptember 28, 2023 [18]

Notes

  1. Awards and nominations Édgar Barrera has received as producer.

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