Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos

Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos
Greatest hits album by
Thalía
Released28 August 2001
RecordedVarious
Genres
Length56:00
LabelEMI Latin
Thalía chronology
Arrasando
(2000)		 Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos
(2001)		 Thalía
(2002)
Singles from Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos
  1. "Arrasando (Banda Version)"
  2. "Amor A La Mexicana (Banda Version)"
  3. "Piel Morena (Banda Version)"
  4. "La Revancha"

Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos is a 2001 compilation album by Thalía. The album was released in August 2001 while successful singles off her Arrasando album were still receiving heavy airplay, like "Arrasando", "Reencarnacion" and "It's My Party."

The album includes ten of Thalía's greatest hits remade in banda style, plus two new banda tracks "La Revancha" and "Cuco Peña" and two bonus remixes of "Piel Morena" and "Amor a la mexicana." The only video filmed from this album was for the mix of "Amor a la mexicana" but the single did not have great success.

According to Billboard, Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos earned various music certifications, including a Gold award in Spain, becoming the first banda album to do so, and a Platinum (Latin) in the United States.

Background and production

After the success of Thalía's first three studio albums by EMI, which reached multimillions of sales according to Billboard magazine,[1] the singer and her record company decided to launch a record with the hit songs from her previous musical productions with the label. Instead of launching a common collection Thalía decided to gather the past hits arranged in the banda style. About recording an album of Banda music, she stated: "I spent my entire adolescence listening to banda with my friends [...] And on the other hand, my life has changed drastically since I've been living in the U.S., and everything holds a terrible nostalgia ... Losing your customs, your friends".[2]

The bass of the album was recorded in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Thalía said that the album is "completely Mexican music, very much from our roots (…) it is a dream that I always longed for and that I will finally achieve".[3] The album was released at Hacienda de Los Morales, one of the most typical restaurants in Mexico City.[4] The album was produced by Memo Gil and featured arrangements by Adolfo and Omar Valenzuela and Pancho Ruíz, composers of the banda musical genre.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AMGStarStarStarStar[5]
BillboardFavorable[6]

The album received favorable reviews from music critics. Drago Bonacich from the website AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars. Leila Cobo from Billboard gave the album a favorable review and said that Thalía's strong vocals stand out even though she complained that the frequent whispering in some songs is "distracting". In a report on the album, the ¡HOLA! magazine praised the album and stated that "Thalia is once again at the forefront" and that once again she "surprises us with a totally renewed image. With the new album, she reinvents herself once again, showing why she continues to be number one."[7]

The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Banda Album at the 3rd Annual Show in 2002.[8]

Commercial performance

The album achieved success by its genre standards. Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos shifted 75,000 units in its first day of release.[9] The album sold an estimated half-million copies worldwide.[10] In late 2001, Billboard said that the album sold well, and proved "appealing both to regional Mexican and pop audiences who do not seem turned off by the singer's new look or sound".[2] Although sources stated that EMI awarded the album a gold record for its sales in Mexico, it was not certified by AMPROFON.[11]

Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos entered the Billboard 200 at number 167, and peaked at number two in both Billboard's Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums. The album was certified "Disco De Platino" by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 100,000 copies to the United States.[12] According to Leila Cobo from Billboard, Thalía received multiple certifications for the album's sales in the United States and Latin America.[13] "Amor a la Mexicana (version banda)" stayed four weeks at number one in Thalía's home country, according to her record label.[14]

In Europe, Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos debuted at number 24 on the Hungarian Charts,[15] and stayed three weeks at number one in Greece.[16] [17] It became the first Regional Mexican-style album to be certified in Spain,[18] and entered in markets such as Czech Republic, Portugal, Russia, Canada, Israel, and Bulgaria.[19][15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amor a la Mexicana"Mario Pupparo3:58
2."Piel Morena"Kike Santander4:37
3."Rosalinda"K. Santander3:53
4."Quiero Hacerte el Amor"Daniel Garcia, Mario Schajris3:47
5."Arrasando"Thalia Sodi, Emilio Estefan Jr., Lawrence P. Dermer, Robin Dermer3:58
6."Cuco Peña"T. Sodi3:49
7."Por Amor"K. Santander3:54
8."Entre el mar y una estrella"Marco Flores3:29
9."María la del Barrio"Viviana Pímstein, Paco Navarrete3:55
10."Noches Sin Luna"Jose Miguel Velasquez, K. Santander3:48
11."La revancha"T. Sodi4:01
12."Gracias a Dios"Juan Gabriel3:45
13."Amor a la Mexicana" (Emilio Mix)M. Pupparo4:01
14."Piel Morena" (Emilio Mix)K. Santander4:40

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (Promusicae)[30] Gold 80,000[10]
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum (Latin) 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Lannert, John (22 October 2005). "Beyond Glitz, Thalía Blazes Her Own Triade". Billboard. pp. 34–.
  2. 1 2 "Latin Fusion". Billboard. December 8, 2001. pp. 98–99. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Thalía con nuevo álbum". Analítica (in Spanish). Venezuela. May 29, 2001. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Thalia Derrama Su Amor Sobre El Pueblo Mexicano". La Prensa San Diego (in Spanish). September 14, 2001. Archived from the original on 21 May 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ AMG review
  6. ↑ Cobo, Leila (1 September 2001). "Billboard: Reviews and Previews". Billboard. pp. 22–.
  7. ↑ "Thalía con banda. Grandes éxitos". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 18 September 2001. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Veja a lista completa dos indicados ao Grammy Latino 2002". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ "'Pondré a bailar a los gringos'". La Opinión (in Spanish). August 29, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Manzo, Armando (December 12, 2001). "Llega al medio millon 'Thalia con Banda'". El Norte (in Spanish). ProQuest 316021463. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Thalía sigue triunfando". La Prensa San Diego (in Spanish). 14 September 2001. Archived from the original on 21 May 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "American album certifications – Thalia – Grandes exitos". Recording Industry Association of America.
  13. ↑ Cobo, Leila (April 17, 2004). "Thalía Time". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 16. p. 27. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Thalía sigue triunfando". La Prensa San Diego (in Spanish). 14 September 2001. Archived from the original on 21 May 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Thalía sigue triunfando" (in Spanish). Mexico: Terra Networks. April 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Es la #1 en España y Grecia" (in Spanish). Mexico: Terra Networks. April 9, 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Thalia Derrama Su Amor Sobre El Pueblo Mexicano". La Prensa de San Diego (in Spanish). September 14, 2001. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Thalía biografía" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "El ultimo disco de Thalía es un exito en Grecia". El Universal (in Spanish). 27 October 2001. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "Greek Charts (Από 24/09/2001 έως 30/09/2001)". MAD TV (Greece). Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2001. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  22. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  23. ↑ "Thalia Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Thalia Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Thalia Chart History (Regional Mexican Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Thalia Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  27. ↑ "MAHASZ TOP 40 Overall results for 2001". Mahasz. Archived from the original on June 14, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Hot Latin Albums". Billboard. 29 December 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  29. ↑ "Regional Mexican Albums". Billboard. 29 December 2001. p. 39. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  30. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Thalía – THALIA CON BANDA". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.
  31. ↑ "American album certifications – Thalía – Thalia con banda grandes exitos". Recording Industry Association of America.
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