Ananda (album)

Ananda (Sanskrit: Bliss) is the eighth studio album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on September 18, 2006 by Universal Music Latino.[1]

Ananda
Studio album by Paulina Rubio
Released	September 18, 2006
Genre	Latin pop pop rock Folk music
Length	49:28
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Cachorro López Antonio "Toy" Hernández Áureo Baqueiro Ric Wake Tricky Stewart Adrián Sosa Sacha Triujeque Gush Montalvo Gustavo Santaolalla Eric Sanicola
Paulina Rubio chronology
Pau-Latina (2004) Ananda (2006) Paulina Remixes (2007)
Singles from Ananda
"Ni una Sola Palabra" Released: July 23, 2006 "Nada Puede Cambiarme" Released: January 29, 2007 "Ayúdame" Released: April 4, 2007 "Que Me Voy A Quedar" Released: October 12, 2007

The album's first single is the mellow pop rock song, "Ni una Sola Palabra", written by Xabier San Martín (member of the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh). The single was released on radio on July 24, 2006.[2] Among the collaborators mentioned to appear on the album are Cachorro López, Colombian singer Juanes, Julieta Venegas and Coti (the Argentine responsible for Rubio's 2004 hit single "Te Quise Tanto").[3]

On September 16, 2006 two days before the album's official release date, Mexican stores put the album on sale to avoid piracy; this led the album's leaking that same day. In addition, some stores carry a special version of the album that includes a poster autographed by Rubio. On August 29, 2007, Cachorro López received a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, for his work on Ananda.

Ananda was certified gold and platinum in Mexico and Spain and sold over half million copies worldwide.[4] The album was also awarded the first ever Tarabu de Oro award for digital sales of over 200,000 downloads in Mexico alone.[5]

Album information

For the production of this album, Paulina collaborated with songwriters and producers Xabier San Martín from La Oreja de Van Gogh, Fernando Montesinos, Eric Sanicola, Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika García, Julieta Venegas, Juanes, Cachorro López, Sebastian Schon, Sandra Baylac, Maria Christensen, Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Adrián Sosa, Áureo Baqueiro, Marcelo Berestovoy, Tricky Stewart and once again with Coti as well as featuring Guns N' Roses ex-guitarist Slash on the track "Nada Puede Cambiarme". Once more, Paulina takes part in the songwriting aspect of the album for the third time in three of the album's tracks: "Ayúdame", "Lo Que Pensamos" and "Tú y Yo".

At first the album was going to be called Rubia, but both Paulina and her record team found that "it was a cliché". In the end they understood that the album was more of a concept album since it had been recorded in Ananda, Paulina's house. So that name remained, what does "happiness" mean in Sanskrit.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]

The album received very good reviews. Jason Birchmeier, from AllMusic commented on the album saying: "With Ananda, her third impressive all-new album in a row, it seems like Paulina Rubio has her career as one of Latin pop's biggest and brightest hitmakers on safe ground, following a frustrating decade with EMI in the '90s and an unsuccessful bid for English-language-translated crossover in 2002 (the stilted Border Girl, probably best forgotten)."

Chart performance

Ananda entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 31 on October 7, 2006. It is the highest debut on the chart for a Paulina Rubio Spanish-language album, selling 26,000 copies in its first week in the United States.[8] With two months after its release, Ananda sold 80,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[9] The album peaked at #15 in its first week on the Argentine charts.[10] Worldwide, the album sold half million copies since its debut.[4]

Singles

Ananda spawned only three official singles; one of them became Paulina's third number one single on Latin radio in the United States: "Ni una Sola Palabra". Even more, Paulina received several awards for this song's success and "Ni Una Sola Palabra" was certified platinum in Spain. Although a video featuring footage from Paulina's Love, Light and Sound Tour of "Qué Me Voy a Quedar" was filtered on the Internet, it was never released as an official single. With the exception of "Ni Una Sola Palabra", other singles from the album like "Ayúdame" and "Nada Puede Cambiarme" did not fare as well as did the singles from Pau-Latina.

"Me Siento Mucho Mas Fuerte" was a digital single that was launched with the deluxe edition of Ananda. "Hoy" was launched as a promotional single in Latin America.

Track listing

Ananda – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ni una Sola Palabra"	Xabier San Martín Beldarían	Cachorro López	3:44
2.	"Nada Puede Cambiarme"	Fernando Montesinos	Áureo Baqueiro	3:38
3.	"Ayúdame"	Paulina Rubio Roberto Fidel Sorokin	López	3:56
4.	"N.O."	Brooke Ross Gustavo Celis Nika García Eric Sanicola	Rick Wake Eric Sanicola	3:26
5.	"Que Me Voy A Quedar"	Sorokin Julieta Venegas	López	3:20
6.	"Aunque No Sea Conmigo"	Alfonso Herrera Chago Díaz	TOY Hernández Sacha Triujeque Gush Montalvo	3:39
7.	"No Te Cambio"	Juan Esteban Aristizábal	Hernández Triujeque Montalvo	3:41
8.	"Retrato"	Sandra Baylac Sebastian Schon Cachorro López	López	3:13
9.	"Miénteme Una Vez Más"	Maria Christensen Jonnie Davis Marc Nelkin Sebastian Schon	Wake Sanicola	3:37
10.	"Hoy"	Rubio Adrián Sosa	Gustavo Santaolalla Adrián Sosa Anibal Kerpel	3:54
11.	"Lo Que Pensamos"	Rubio Triujeque	Baqueiro	3:48
12.	"Tú y Yo"	Rubio Christopher Stewart Marcelo Berestovoy	Tricky Stewart	3:35
13.	"Sin Final"	López Sebastian Schon	López	5:57
Total length:				49:28

Ananda – iTunes Store edition (bonus track)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Me Siento Mucho Más Fuerte Sin Tu Amor"	Gene Clark	López	3:09
15.	"Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Music video)			3:48
16.	"Digital booklet - Ananda"
Total length:				56:25

Notes

• The English version of the Spanish song Miénteme Una Vez Más titled as 'Beautiful Lie' was not made part of the album/track-listings in any of the physically or digitally released versions of the album Ananda or ever officially released by Universal, however it was incorporated into Rubio's set-list of her international tour Amor, Luz y Sonido Tour.

Deluxe Edition CD + DVD

On March 20, 2007, Universal Records released a Deluxe Edition of Ananda which included three versions of two of the album's singles, a previously unreleased bonus track and a DVD with nearly 50 minutes of never-before seen material.[11] This edition was released in North America only.

Deluxe Edition CD + DVD (CD)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ni Una Sola Palabra"	Xabier San Martín Beldarían	Cachorro López, Peter Mokran	3:44
2.	"Nada Puede Cambiarme"	Fernando Montesinos	Áureo Baqueiro, Peter Mokran	3:38
3.	"Ayúdame"	Paulina Rubio, Coti Sorokin	Cachorro López, Tony Peluso	3:56
4.	"N.O."	Brooke Ross, Gustavo Celis, Nika Garcia, Eric Sanicola	Rick Wake, Eric Sanicola, Dan Hetzel	3:26
5.	"Que Me Voy A Quedar"	Coti, Julieta Venegas	Cachorro López	3:20
6.	"Aunque No Sea Conmigo"	Alfonso Herrera, Chago Díaz	Gush Montalvo, Sacha Triujeque, Toy Hernández, Peter Mokran	3:39
7.	"No Te Cambio"	Juanes	Gush Montalvo, Sacha Triujeque, Toy Hernández, Peter Mokran	3:41
8.	"Retrato"	Cachorro López, Tony Peluso	Sandra Baylac, Sebastian Schon, Cachorro López	3:13
9.	"Miénteme Una Vez Más"	Jonnie "Most" Davis, Marc Nelkin, Maria Christensen, Sebastian Schon	Rick Wake, Eric Sanicola, Dan Hetzel	3:37
10.	"Hoy"	Adrián Sosa	Gustavo Santaolalla, Adrián Sosa, Anibal Kerpel	3:54
11.	"Lo Que Pensamos"	Paulina Rubio, Áureo Baqueiro	Áureo Baqueiro, Peter Mokran	3:48
12.	"Tú y Yo"	Paulina Rubio, Marcelo Berestovoy, Tricky Stewart	Tricky Stewart, Peter Mokran	3:35
13.	"Sin Final"	Sebastian Schon, Cachorro López	Cachorro López, Tony Peluso	5:57
14.	"Me Siento Mucho Más Fuerte Sin Tu Amor"	Gene Clark	Cachorro López	3:09
15.	"Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Pasito Duranguense version)	Xabier San Martín Beldarían	Xabier San Martín Beldarían	3:46
16.	"Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Belanova Remix by Edgar Huerta)	Xabier San Martín Beldarían	Xabier San Martín Beldarían	4:39
17.	"Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Pasito Duranguense version)	Fernando Montesinos	Áureo Baqueiro, Peter Mokran

Deluxe Edition CD + DVD (DVD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Interview"
2.	"Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Music Video)
3.	"Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Music Video)
5.	"Ni Una Sola Palabra" (Behind The Scenes)
6.	"Nada Puede Cambiarme" (Behind The Scenes)
7.	"Ananda Album Photo Shoot" (Behind The Scenes)
8.	"The Fans" (Behind The Scenes)
9.	"In Málaga, Spain" (Behind The Scenes)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006/2007) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[12] 15 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 3 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[14] 1 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[15] Deluxe edition 91 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 2 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[17] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[18] 1 US Billboard 200[19] 31

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Peak position Mexican Albums Chart[14] 29 Spanish Albums Chart[20] 29 Chart (2007) Peak position Spanish Albums Chart[21] 49

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[22]	Platinum	40,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[23]	Gold	50,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24]	2× Platinum	160,000^^
United States (RIAA)[25]	2× Platinum (Latin)	250,000[26]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	500,000[4]
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2006	Casandra Award 2007	International Artist of the Year	Winner
2006	GQ Spain	Woman of the Year	Winner
2007	Latin Billboard Music Awards	Female Latin Pop Album (for Ananda)	Winner
2007	Latin Billboard Music Awards	Female Latin Single of the Year (for "Ni una Sola Palabra")	Winner
2007	Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007	Fashionista of the Year	Winner

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