Los Verdaderos

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Los Verdaderos
Zion & Lennox - Los Verdaderos.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Reggaeton
Length66:48
Label
Producer Eliel, Myztiko, Profesor Gómez, Tainy, Predikador, Los de la Nazza, Duran
Zion & Lennox chronology
The Perfect Melody
(2007)
Los Verdaderos
(2010)
La Formula
(2012)
Singles from Los Verdaderos
  1. "¿Cómo Curar?"
    Released: August 16, 2010
  2. "Hoy Lo Siento"
    Released: October 27, 2010
  3. "Perdido Por El Mundo"
    Released: February 1, 2011

Los Verdaderos is the second studio album, and third overall from, Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Zion & Lennox. It was released on November 2, 2010 by Pina Records and Sony Music Latin. Only 2 weeks of release date, the album manages to position itself as the #2 in the Urban Latin charts and #10 on Billboard best seller[ clarification needed ] in both Latin America and in the United States. The album features collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Jowell & Randy, Tony Dize, J Balvin and Alberto Stylee. The album became a success in United States and Latin America, placing their singles #1 on both the United States and Latin America's Charts.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Yo Soy Tu DJ"
  • Félix Ortíz
  • Gabriel Pizarro
  • Rafael Pina
  • Giann Arias
Live Music 4:09
2."La Lluvia"
Predikador3:12
3."Momentos"
4:24
4."Como Curar"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
  • E. Lind
  • Joel Báez
  • Eliel
  • Myztiko
4:21
5."Arriesgando Mi Inocencia"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
  • E. Lind
  • Luis O'Neill
  • Eliel
  • Myztiko
4:45
6."La Cita" (featuring Jowell y Randy)
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • Joel Muñóz
  • Randy Ortíz
  • G. Arias
Live Music4:15
7."Detective de Tu Amor"
  • R. Pina
  • E. Lind
  • J. Báez
  • Jesús Nieves
  • Eliel
  • Duran
3:29
8."Perdido por el Mundo" (featuring Daddy Yankee)
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • Ramón Ayala
  • R. Pina
Los de la Nazza3:15
9."Si Fuera por Mi"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
  • L. O'Neill
  • José Gómez
  • Chris Jeday
  • O'Neill
  • Professor Gomez
  • Chris Jeday
4:58
10."Me Desvelo"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
  • E. Lind
Eliel3:17
11."Hoy Lo Siento" (featuring Tony Dize) Gabriel Cruz
  • Eliel
  • Duran
  • Myztiko
3:46
12."Ella Me Conviene"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Ayala
Los de la Nazza3:43
13."Soltera" (featuring J Balvin and Alberto Stylee)
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • José Osorio
  • Carlos Pizarro
  • DJ Precise
  • Pope
4:42
14."De una Vez"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
  • Karl Palencia
Myztiko5:17
15."Love You Now"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
Los Metálicoz5:11
16."Amor Genuino"
  • F. Ortíz
  • G. Pizarro
  • R. Pina
  • E. Lind
Eliel4:04
Total length:66:48

Credits and personnel

Some credits adapted from AllMusic. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [2] 10
US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard) [3] 2
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [4] 23

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