Barrio Fino en Directo

Barrio Fino en Directo is the second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on December 13, 2005, by El Cartel Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album Barrio Fino recorded during his tour Barrio Fino World Tour. It included four singles, "Rompe", "Gangsta Zone", "Machucando" and "El Truco." It also includes a DVD featuring interviews, concerts and the making of the music videos.[2] A re-release of the album, Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1, was released on July 4, 2006. It includes all of the new recorded songs, and two of the live tracks from the album. The album differs from Barrio Fino en Directo because it does not include a DVD. This is Daddy Yankee's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker. Barrio Fino en Directo won the Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.[3][4]

Barrio Fino en Directo
Live album by Daddy Yankee
Released	December 13, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Reggaeton hip hop
Length	53:12
Label	Interscope El Cartel 85610
Producer	Luny Tunes Monserrate & DJ Urba Sam "Fish" Fisher Fido Eliel Echo Diesel Nely Naldo
Daddy Yankee chronology
Ahora le Toca al Cangri! Live (2004) Barrio Fino en Directo (2005) El Cartel: The Big Boss (2007)
Singles from Barrio Fino en Directo
"Rompe" Released: November 12, 2005 "Gangsta Zone" Released: 2006 "Machucando" Released: 2006 "El Truco" Released: 2006
Alternative cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[1]
Allmusic
PopMatters

Reception

Commercial reception

In the United States, the first week prediction were between 50k-60k[5]. Barrio Fino en Directo debuted at number 24 in the Billboard 200 in the last week of 2005 with over 100,300 copies sold.[6][7]. It spent 13 weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums and was best-selling Latin album in the US of 2006 with 484,000 copies sold.[8] The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA with an excess of 500,000 copies sold. The album sold 3,000,000 copies worldwide as of November 2006. As of October 2017, it is the 13th best-selling Latin album in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan with 806,000 copies sold.

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the album a positive review and said "The new studio recordings are all promising, raising the level of anticipation for Daddy's next studio album to a ridiculous level".[9]

Track listing

#	Title	Producers	Time
01	"En Directo"	Echo	1:36
02	"King Daddy (Live)"	Luny Tunes	2:35
03	"Dale Caliente (Live)"	Fido Monserrate & DJ Urba	3:17
04	"El Empuje (Live)"	Monserrate & DJ Urba	3:28
05	"Tu Príncipe (Live)" (featuring Zion & Lennox)	Luny Tunes	3:35
06	"Santifica Tus Escapularios (Live)"	Luny Tunes	3:25
07	"Corazones (Live)"	Echo Diesel	1:37
08	"No Me Dejes Solo (Live)"	Fido Monserrate & DJ Urba	1:37
09	"Lo Que Pasó, Pasó (Live)"	Luny Tunes Eliel	3:37
10	"Gasolina (Live)"	Luny Tunes	5:06
11	"Rompe"	Sam "Fish" Fisher Monserrate & DJ Urba	3:08
12	"Machucando"	Luny Tunes	2:58
13	"Gangsta Zone" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Nely Naldo	3:33
14	"Machete Reloaded" (featuring Paul Wall)	Luny Tunes	3:27
15	"Como Dice Que Dijo (Skit)"	Sam "Fish" Fisher	0:41
16	"El Truco"	DJ Urba Sam "Fish" Fisher	3:39

Bonus tracks

iTunes bonus tracks

#	Title	Producers	Time
17	"El Caldo"	Luny Tunes	3:39
18	"Gangsta Zone (Official Remix)" (featuring Arcángel, De La Ghetto, Héctor el Father, Yomo and Angel Doze)	Nely Naldo	6:53
19	"Rompe (Official Remix)" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Young Buck)	Monserrate & DJ Urba	3:27
20	"Rompe (Official Remix)" (featuring Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Nelly Furtado)	Monserrate & DJ Urba	3:27

DVD

1. "En Directo" – documentary
2. "King Daddy"
3. "Dale Caliente"
4. "El Caldo"
5. "Gasolina"
6. "Corazones"
7. "Corazones" – behind the scenes
8. Talento de Barrio trailer
9. "Long Distance"
10. Studio Recordings, Miami
11. Zion & Lennox, World Tour
12. "Coming Soon"
13. Photo Gallery – Barrio Fino album
14. Photo Gallery – Barrio Fino promo

Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1

1. "Rompe" (Sam "Fish" Fisher, Monserrate & DJ Urba) — 3:08
2. "Gangsta Zone" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Nely, Naldo) — 3:33
3. "Machucando" (Luny Tunes) — 2:58
4. "Gasolina" (Luny Tunes) — 3:13
5. "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó (Live)" (Luny Tunes, Eliel) — 3:31
6. "Machete (Remix)" (featuring Paul Wall) (Luny Tunes) — 3:25
7. "El Truco" (DJ Urba, Sam "Fish" Fisher) — 3:39
8. "Rompe (International Remix)" (featuring G-Unit and Nelly Furtado) (Fish, Monserrate & DJ Urba) — 3:30
9. "King Daddy (Live)" (Luny Tunes) — 2:35
10. "Gasolina (Live)" (Luny Tunes) — 7:39
11. "King Daddy/Gasolina/Rompe (Single Track)" (Monserrate & DJ Urba, Luny Tunes)

Music videos

• "Rompe"
• "Rompe (Remix)" featuring G-Unit
• "Gangsta Zone" featuring Isaiah Rodriguez

Chart performance

Charts (2005–06)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart (AMPROFON)[10]	9
U.S. Billboard 200[11]	24
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[12]	1
U.S. Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums[13]	1
U.S. Billboard Rap Albums[14]	6

Charts (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[15]	31

Charts (2017)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[16]	45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Colombia (ASINCOL)[17]	Gold	10,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)[18]	Gold	100,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[20]	Gold	809,000[4]
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• 2005 in Latin music
• List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States

References

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2. Daddy Yankee - PerreoRadio.com
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10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220004539/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2006.pdf
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14. "Billboard Chart history – Daddy Yankee – Rap Albums". billboard.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
15. "Billboard Top Latin Albums – Chart dated January 13, 2007". billboard.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
16. "Billboard Top Latin Albums – Chart dated May 20, 2017". billboard.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
17. https://www.tropicanafm.com/bogota/2006/daddy-yankee-entre-los-cocorotes-277826-168731.html
18. https://www.oxigeno.fm/2007/daddy-yankee-ante-cristina-saralegui-417981-106733.html
19. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Daddy Yankee in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Barrio Fino En Directo in the box under TÍTULO
20. "American album certifications – Daddy Yankee – Barrio Fino En Directo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.