Talento de Barrio (soundtrack)

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When I'm at shows, I see almost everyone with a camera, and they're all trying to give the best pose, especially the women. It's interesting to me how we're always trying to look good. That's the inspiration for the song.

— Raymond Ayala

Promotion

Several songs, including "Sólido" and "Somos de Calle", were uploaded to Daddy Yankee's MySpace profile several months before the release of the soundtrack. Released as free single downloads at the time, they were not announced as being part the soundtrack until mid-summer 2008, when promotion of the film Talento de Barrio was disclosed. The planned musical style of the soundtrack would not be recognized until May 2008, when Daddy Yankee released the soundtrack's first single "Pose". The purpose for the soundtrack was to promote the film. A planned re-release, entitled Daddy Yankee Mundial, became his next studio album.

Following the release of the album, Yankee embarked on a series of public and personal appearances, similar to the previous promo cycle of El Cartel: The Big Boss . This includes TV shows with large Hispanic audiences such as Don Francisco Presenta and El Show del Cristina. Some songs of the soundtrack, such as "Somos de Calle" and "Pose", were included in the set list of the last leg of The Big Boss Tour.

In October 2008, Daddy Yankee's cologne began being sold by Macys, and was promoted by TV ads accompanied with the music of the lead single, "Pose". In November 2008, "Pose" also aired on ABC's Ugly Betty. [16] [17]

Critical reception

Talento de Barrio
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Studio album / Soundtrack album by
Daddy Yankee
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008
Recorded2005, 2007–08 at El Cartel Records, Puerto Rico
Genre
Length54:08
Label
Producer
Daddy Yankee chronology
El Cartel: The Big Boss
(2007)		Talento de Barrio
(2008)		 Mundial
(2010)
Alternative cover
Talento-de-Barrio.jpg
Promotional EP
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (favorable)

Talento de Barrio received mostly positive reviews by critics. Jason Birchmeier from AllMusic compared the album favorably to Yankee's previous album and stated, "Talento de Barrio is an all-around better album than El Cartel: The Big Boss. Not only is it more stylistically consistent and more reasonably paced at 15 songs in less than an hour's time; most importantly, it sticks with what's already proven successful". [18]

Commercial reception

Album

In the United States, the album debuted at the top of the Billboard Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts, selling 26,000 copies in the first week. The soundtrack became a major debuting success on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 13. [19] It dropped to number 23 the week after, and eventually to number 35. Its final charting position was at number 191, as of December 13, 2008. [20] As of April 2009, it had sold over 170,000 copies. Eventually, it was certified two times platinum (Latin Field) by RIAA for selling over 200,000 copies in the United States. [21] It also entered in the top 5 of the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart, peaking at number 3, becoming Daddy Yankee's first entry into the top 5 of this chart. The soundtrack is also Yankee's fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

The album debuted with 122,000 copies worldwide. [22] It was a commercial success across Latin American, and was certified platinum in Argentina and gold in Peru. In Argentina, the album debuted and peaked at number 5. It was certified platinum for selling over 40,000 copies, and was the 7th best-selling album of 2009 in the country. [23] In Central America, Talento de Barrio was certified gold for selling over 5,000 copies and 250,000 digital downloads. [24] In Venezuela, it debuted and peaked at number one of the retail album charts, according to Recordland. [25] It peaked at number 28 on Mexico's album charts and number 12 in Ecuador. [26]

Singles

The lead single, "Pose", was released digitally via MySpace on May 14, 2008, and officially released to online music stores on the day of the album's release. It is the most successful charting single from the album, peaking at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in August 2008.

A promotional single, "Somos de Calle", was released as a radio promo in mid-summer 2008. It was released online, along with its video. Though not as successful as the album's lead single, the song still gets video play on music video television networks, as well as minor airplay. The video, as well as the lyrics, is more like the film in subject matter.

The second single, "Llamado de Emergencia", was released on September 23, 2008. A vallenato-pop-influenced track, the single made a modest debut at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, and peaked at number 21. [27] [28] The third single, "¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?", was released on January 19, 2009. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart. [29]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Talento de Barrio"3:07
2."Pa-Kum-Pa!!"3:20
3."Temblor"3:15
4."Pose"3:37
5."Llamado de Emergencia"3:59
6."Oasis de Fantasía"3:05
7."Salgo pa' la Calle" (featuring Randy)4:27
8."¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?"3:38
9."Suelta"3:29
10."De la Paz y de la Guerra"3:56
11."Pasión" (featuring Arcángel)3:55
12."Come y Vete"3:41
13."K-ndela"3:41
14."Infinito"3:16
15."Somos de Calle"3:14
Total length:54:08
Best Buy Exclusive
No.TitleLength
16."La Fuga"3:28
17."Solido"3:28
Total length:61:04
Talento de Barrio Promotional EP - CD Promo
No.TitleLength
1."Solido" 
2."Fiel Amiga" 
3."Block Party (feat. Yaga & Mackie)" 
4."Talento de barrio (feat. Randy & Arcángel & De La Ghetto)" 
5."La fuga" 
Mundial Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Somos de Calle" (remix) (featuring Arcángel, De La Ghetto, Guelo Star, MC Ceja, Julio Voltio, Ñejo, Chyno Nyno, Cosculluela, Baby Rasta)6:31
2."Pégalo"2:56
3."La Fuga"3:16
4."Quiero Decirte" (featuring Arcángel)3:42
5."No Comprende"3:30
6."Échale Pique"3:10
7."Bailando Fue" (featuring Jowell & Randy)4:17
8."Come y Vete" (bachata version)2:58
9."Fiel Amiga"3:11
10."Sólido"3:32
11."Salgo pa' la Calle" (remix) (featuring Randy, Erre XI)4:31
12."¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer? (Mambo Version)" (featuring Omega)5:18
13."Los Buenos Tiempos"3:20
14."El Ritmo No Perdona"3:03
15."¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer? (Remix)" (featuring Jowell & Randy)3:22
16."Échale Pique" (remix) (featuring Yomo)3:10
17."Mi Testamento (Más Problemas)"2:45

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the CD information, where Daddy Yankee is credited as Raymond Ayala instead of Ramón Ayala, and Los De La Nazza are credited as Los De La Nasa.

Talento De Barrio
Pa-Kum-Pa!!
Temblor
Pose
Llamado De Emergencia
Oasis De Fantasía
Salgo Pa' La Calle (featuring Randy)
¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?
Suelta
De La Paz Y De La Guerra
Pasión (featuring Arcángel)
Come Y Vete
K-ndela
Infinito
Somos De La Calle

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [39] Platinum40,000^
Central America (CFC) [40] Gold5,000 [40]
Central America (CFC) [40]
Digital download 		Platinum250,000 [40]
United States (RIAA) [7] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  15. ↑ "Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee strikes a pop "Pose"". Reuters. May 30, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. ↑ Cobo, Leila (October 22, 2008). "Macy's Sells Daddy Yankee Cologne". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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