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== Background ==
== Background ==
In a press conference, Arjona stated that "yesterday is the cumulus of this that put us here, wich raised us and made us what we are, for good or bad."<ref name="Barcenas">Cruz Bárcenas, Arturo (November 22, 2007). [http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/11/22/index.php?section=espectaculos&article=a14n1esp "''Quién dijo ayer'', un disco difícil sobre el pasado"]. La Jornada ([[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico]]). Desarrollo de Medios, S.A. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.</ref> He also commented that ''Quién Dijo Ayer'' was more than a compilation, saying that "it's an album woth all the features of the typical greatest hits disc. Several songs are the most popular, but others are the most important on other topics. We've dressed them different. "Se Nos Muere El Amor" is now with [[piano]] and [[flauta]], as an example."<ref name="Barcenas"/> He further stated that it was "an album thta begun as an experiment, with a dose of informality, and suddenly, when i realized of what the producers were achieving with the songs i worked many years ago, the album finished as being very complicated."<ref name="Barcenas"/>
In a press conference, Arjona stated that "yesterday is the cumulus of this that put us here, wich raised us and made us what we are, for good or bad."<ref name="Barcenas">Cruz Bárcenas, Arturo (November 22, 2007). [http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/11/22/index.php?section=espectaculos&article=a14n1esp "''Quién dijo ayer'', un disco difícil sobre el pasado"]. La Jornada ([[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico]]). Desarrollo de Medios, S.A. Retrieved on 12 May 2012.</ref> He also commented that ''Quién Dijo Ayer'' was more than a compilation, saying that "it's an album woth all the features of the typical greatest hits disc. Several songs are the most popular, but others are the most important on other topics. We've dressed them different. "Se Nos Muere El Amor" is now with [[piano]] and [[flauta]], as an example."<ref name="Barcenas"/> He further stated that it was "an album thta begun as an experiment, with a dose of informality, and suddenly, when i realized of what the producers were achieving with the songs i worked many years ago, the album finished as being very complicated."<ref name="Barcenas"/>

After spending the majority of his career signed to [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]], and later, [[Sony BMG]], Arjona signed a long-term recording deal with [[Warner Music Latina]].<ref name=leila1>Cobo, Leila (22 September 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/news/ricardo-arjona-signs-with-warner-music-latina-1003853422.story#/news/ricardo-arjona-signs-with-warner-music-latina-1003853422.story "Ricardo Arjona Signs With Warner Music Latina"]. Billboard. retrieved on 23 March 2012.</ref> The deal was closed in September 2008.<ref name=leila1/> Iñigo Zabala, chairman of [[Warner Music Latina|Warner Music Latin America]] commented that "He's an artist that fits perfectly with our company," and that "We are a label that has a major catalog of songwriters and quality pop and rock from the likes of [[Maná]], [[Alejandro Sanz]], [[Laura Pausini]], and now, Arjona."<ref name=leila1/> This departure made ''Quien Dijo Ayer'' the last album the artist directly released on his former label, although Sony later released another album named ''[[Simplemente Lo Mejor]]''.


== Composition ==
== Composition ==

Revision as of 22:17, 12 May 2012

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Quién Dijo Ayer is the compilation album released by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona on August 21, 2007. Produced by Arjona himself, as well as Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos, and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres, the album was recorded between the United States, Mexico, Italy and Argentina. It is the last album Arjona released under Sony Music before signing with Warner Music Group.

The album is his first compilation to include new material in the form of re-worked versions of past hits to fit a new musical genre that differs from the original sound. Arjona himself called Quién Dijo Ayer "a disc that started as an experiment" and that if "finished being very complicated". It features apecial appeareances of various artists such as puertorrican singer Marc Anthony, spanish singer Marta Sánchez and mexican ska band Panteón Rococó, among others.

Critically and commercially successful, Quién Dijo Ayer topped the US Latin Pop Albums chart and reached No.2 on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album became a hit on Latin America, receiving Gold certifications in Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia, Chile and Peru; and Platinum certifications in Argentina, Mexico and the United States.

It spawned two commercially successful singles, "Quién" and "Quiero". After spending the majority of his career signed to Sony, and later, Sony BMG, Arjona signed a long-term recording deal with Warner Music Latina.[1] The deal was closed in September 2008.[1] This made Quién Dijo Ayer the last album he released under Sony.[2] Quién Dijo Ayer was nominated in 2008 to the Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album and for Best Male Pop Vocal Album at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Background

In a press conference, Arjona stated that "yesterday is the cumulus of this that put us here, wich raised us and made us what we are, for good or bad."[3] He also commented that Quién Dijo Ayer was more than a compilation, saying that "it's an album woth all the features of the typical greatest hits disc. Several songs are the most popular, but others are the most important on other topics. We've dressed them different. "Se Nos Muere El Amor" is now with piano and flauta, as an example."[3] He further stated that it was "an album thta begun as an experiment, with a dose of informality, and suddenly, when i realized of what the producers were achieving with the songs i worked many years ago, the album finished as being very complicated."[3]

After spending the majority of his career signed to Sony, and later, Sony BMG, Arjona signed a long-term recording deal with Warner Music Latina.[1] The deal was closed in September 2008.[1] Iñigo Zabala, chairman of Warner Music Latin America commented that "He's an artist that fits perfectly with our company," and that "We are a label that has a major catalog of songwriters and quality pop and rock from the likes of Maná, Alejandro Sanz, Laura Pausini, and now, Arjona."[1] This departure made Quien Dijo Ayer the last album the artist directly released on his former label, although Sony later released another album named Simplemente Lo Mejor.

Composition

On this compilation album, Arjona re-worked some of his past songs to fit them into a new style, or just masterize them. By example, his song "Si El Norte Fuera El Sur" was totally overhauled and transformed into a ska style song, and performed it with the aid of Panteón Rococó.[4] Argentinian Jazz musician Fernando Otero was featured on the new version of "Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo".[5]

Marc Anthony sang along Arjona on the salsa version of "Historia de Taxi".

"Historia De Taxi" was transformed into a salsa song, and saw the help of American singer Marc Anthony[4] and pianist Sergio George,[6] who commented that "It's been interesting to work with two figures from different music worlds on the interest of making good music."[7] He further stated that "every time a reunion of this kind happens, it a reason to celebrate."[7]

"Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" was also re-recorded with singer Sandro. This turned out to be the last song recorded by the latter, who died in 4 January 2010.[8] Arjona's manager told argentinian newspaper Clarín that "[the singer] had the idea of inviting Roberto [Sandro] for his album, he [Sandro] showed enthusiasm and manifested the same degree of apreciation to Arjona. It seemed to him that he [Arjona] was an artist who proclaims the same values he proclaimed."[9]

This album included three new songs. "Quién" was written by Arjona and produced by himself and Tommy Torres.[10] It was released as the lead single off the album on June 19, 2007.[11] Arjona commented that "'Quién' is the world out of the window and the prison built by ourselves. It's the freedom to chose the path or to prefer loneliness as an argument of nostalgia. 'Quién' is a story with the hurry of the desperate, is the flashback of those who end up loving alone."[12][13]

"Quiero" was also written by Arjona and released as the second single on November 2007. Website ADN Mundo called the song "bohemian" and "hippie", saying it was "a love story that doesn't speak about love, but instead about the recent events on the world we live and finally comes to the search of an indidivual who challenges nostalgia finding entertainment on the impossible."[14] In 2009, "Quiero" was awarded, along with other selected songs, the Pop/Ballad Songs of the year award by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.[15] The third new song on the album was "Espantapájaros", which was written by Arjona and Miguel Luna.[16]

Release and promotion

Quién Dijo Ayer was released, in most markets, as a double-disc compilation album. The first disc contains sixteen songs, of which thirteen are new versions of past hits by the singer. On this disc appears the duets made with Panteón Rococó on "Si El Norte Fuera El Sur"; Marc Anthony on "Historia de Taxi"; Marta Sanchez on "Tarde (Sin Daños A Terceros)"; Eros Ramazzoti on "A Ti" and Sandro de América on "Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo".[17] This disc also contains the new songs "Quién", "Quiero" and "Espantapájaros". The second disc contains the same songs on the first disc but on their original versions, remastered.[17]

On Canada, Germany, Brazil and Mexico, a digital spetial edition was released.[18] This version featured only six songs on the second digital disc instead of 13.[19][20] The songs included on the second disc on this version were "Se Nos Muere El Amor", "Dime Que No", "Si El Norte Fuera El Sur", "A Ti", "Tu Reputación" and "Cuando".[21] This brazilian version featured a different cover art.[18] The album was also released as a single disc version with only the new versions and songs.

Also, in Mexico, two physical single-disc versions of the album were released. The first includes the first single from Quinto Piso, "Como Duele" as a bonus track at No.17.[22] This version was also released in Spain.[23] The second does not include "Espantapájaros", which was at No.7 and "Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo", which was at No. 17; it also includes "Como Duele" as a bonus track at No.15.[24]

Singles

The first single released off the album is "Quién". It is a latin pop song written by Arjona and produced by Tommy Torres, alongside Lee Levin and Dan Warner. The song charted on the Billboard Latin Songs at No.21. It reached its peak the week ending August 25, 2007.[25] The song was more successful on the Latin Pop Songs chart, reaching No.4. The music video for "Quién" was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12]

The second single released was "Quiero". The song reached No.12 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, being more successful than its predecessor, "Quién", which only reached No.21. It also managed to reach No.8 on the Latin Pop Songs component chart. "Quiero" was also very popular in centroamerican countries like Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá.[26] The music video for "Quiero" was filmed in the Dominican Republic and premiered in November 2007.[27]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[28]

Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic gave a positive review of the album, commenting that "while only a couple of the new versions depart stylistically from the originals, the contemporary productions breathe new life into these songs, which should be well known by longtime fans."[28]

Commercial performance

Quién Dijo Ayer became Arjona's second album, after Galería Caribe, and first compilation album, to reach No.1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart. The album reached its peak the week ending September 8, 2007.[29] On the Latin Albums chart, Quién Dijo Ayer debuted at No.2,[30] outperforming his last two studio albums, Adentro and Santo Pecado, which both reached No.3.[31][32] The album became a commercial hit on Latin America, receiving Gold certifications in Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia, Chile and Peru;[33] and Platinum certifications in Argentina, Mexico and the United States.[34][33][35]

Tracklisting

Digital Edition

All tracks are written by Ricardo Arjona

No.TitleLength
1."Se Nos Muere El Amor"5:21
2."Quién"4:16
3."Dime Que No"4:23
4."Quiero"4:52
5."Si El Norte Fuera El Sur" (feat. Panteón Rococó)4:31
6."Te Conozco"4:29
7."Espantapájaros"4:00
8."Historia de Taxi" (feat. Marc Anthony)6:01
9."La Novia Que Nunca Tuve" (feat. Pablo Milanes)3:05
10."Tarde (Sin Daños a Terceros)" (feat. Marta Sánchez)4:15
11."Mujeres"4:38
12."A Ti" (feat. Eros Ramazzotti)4:47
13."Tu Reputación" (Reggae Version)4:18
14."Señora De Las Cuatro Décadas"4:23
15."Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo"6:54
16."Cuándo"4:44
17."Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" (feat. Sandro)4:16
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
18."Animal Nocturno"3:39

Standard Edition

The standard physical release of the album contains 2 discs with the following tracklist.[36]

Disc 1: Quién Dijo...
No.TitleLength
1."Se Nos Muere El Amor"5:21
2."Quién"4:16
3."Dime Que No"4:23
4."Quiero"4:52
5."Si El Norte Fuera El Sur" (feat. Panteón Rococó)4:31
6."Te Conozco"4:29
7."Espantapájaros"4:00
8."Historia de Taxi" (feat. Marc Anthony)6:01
9."Tarde (Sin Daños a Terceros)" (feat. Marta Sánchez)4:15
10."Mujeres"4:38
11."A Ti" (feat. Eros Ramazzotti)4:47
12."Tu Reputación" (Reggae Version)4:18
13."Señora De Las Cuatro Décadas"4:23
14."Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo"6:54
15."Cuándo"4:44
16."Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" (feat. Sandro)4:16
Disc 2: ...Ayer
No.TitleLength
1."Se Nos Muere El Amor"4:06
2."Dime Que No"4:24
3."Si El Norte Fuera El Sur"4:54
4."Te Conozco"4:08
5."Historia de Taxi"6:42
6."Tarde (Sin Daños a Terceros)"4:16
7."Mujeres"3:27
8."A Ti"4:48
9."Tu Reputación"4:47
10."Señora De Las Cuatro Décadas"5:04
11."Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo"6:47
12."Cuándo" (Pop Version)4:19
13."Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo"3:51

Special Edition

The Special Edition does not include "La Novia Que Nunca Tuve", which is at No.9 on the Digital Edition.[37]

Spetial Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Se Nos Muere El Amor"5:21
2."Quién"4:16
3."Dime Que No"4:23
4."Quiero"4:52
5."Si El Norte Fuera El Sur" (feat. Panteón Rococó)4:31
6."Te Conozco"4:29
7."Espantapájaros"4:00
8."Historia de Taxi" (feat. Marc Anthony)6:01
9."Tarde (Sin Daños a Terceros)" (feat. Marta Sánchez)4:15
10."Mujeres"4:38
11."A Ti" (feat. Eros Ramazzotti)4:47
12."Tu Reputación" (Reggae Version)4:18
13."Señora De Las Cuatro Décadas"4:23
14."Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo"6:54
15."Cuándo"4:44
16."Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" (feat. Sandro)4:16

Personnel

  • Pedro Alfonso - engineer, string quartet, violin
  • Carlos Alvares - engineer
  • Ricardo Arjona - lead vocalist, arranger, producer
  • Isaias G. Asbun - Engineer, mixing
  • Pablo Aslan - double bass
  • Paco Barajas - trombone
  • Alberto Barros - trombone
  • Tom Bender - assistant
  • Robbie Buchanan - piano
  • Felipe Bustamante - keyboards
  • Miguel Bustamante - production assistant
  • Ricardo Calderon - graphic design, photography
  • Rodrigo Cardenas - bajo sexto
  • Aaron Cruz - double bass
  • Sal Cuevas - bajo sexto
  • Hector del Curto - bandoneon
  • Octavio DeMoraes - bajo sexto, choir arrangement
  • Rodrigo Duarte - chelo
  • Doug Emery - choir arrangement, keyboards, piano
  • Dario Espinosa - bajo sexto
  • Benny Faccone - engineer
  • John Falcone - bajo sexto
  • Ernesto Franco - photo assistance
  • Isaias García - engineer
  • Sergio George - arranger, keyboards, piano, producer
  • Chris Glandsdorp - chelo
  • Jose Gomez - programming
  • Mick Guzauski - mixing
  • Julio Hernandez - bajo sexto
  • Rob Herrera - production assistant
  • Michael Landau - electric guitar
  • Lee Levin - arranger, battery, choir arrangement, engineer, percussion, producer, programming
  • Erick Lopez - chorus
  • Vlado Meller - mastering
  • Armando Montiel - percussion
  • Alfredo Oliva - concert comedienne
  • Fernando Otero - arranger, guest appeareance, piano, producer
  • Joaquin Pizarro - engineer
  • Eros Ramazotti - chorus, electric guitar
  • Tony Rijos - engineer, electric guitar, guitar, producer
  • Lorena Rios - coordination
  • Matt Rollings - piano
  • Bob St. John - engineer
  • Marta Sanchez - chorus
  • Milton Sesenton - piano, producer
  • Tom Swift - engineer
  • Tommy Torres - choir arrangement, chorus, engineer, producer, vocal producer
  • Dante Vargas - trumpet
  • Robert Vilera - bongos, percussion, timbales
  • Pete Wallace - keyboards, hammond organ
  • Ben Wish - engineer, mixing
  • Christian Zalles - engineer

Chart performance

Release history

Country Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
Canada[20] August 17, 2007 Digital download Sony Music Entertainment Special 2-disc version[44]
Germany[21] Special 2-disc version[44]
Mexico[19][45][46] Special 2-disc version[44]
August 21, 2007 Standard Edition
Spain[23] Spetial Edition
United States[47] Standard 2-disc version
Argentina[48] Standard Edition
Brazil[18] Special 2-disc version[44]
United States[49] CD Standard Edition
Canada[50] October 16, 2007
United States[51] March 18, 2008 Special Edition
Canada[52]

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