La Tierra del Olvido

La Tierra del Olvido (The Land of Forgetfulness) is the seventh album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. The album was released on July 25, 1995, and contained a split of vallenato covers, as well as Vives' first foray into original compositions in the vallenato style. The album was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year.[1] The album consolidated Vives as Colombia's most famous musician at the time of its release.

La Tierra del Olvido
Studio album by Carlos Vives
Released	July 25, 1995 (1995-07-25)
Genre	Tropipop, Latin pop, vallenato
Length	43:13
Label	Sonolux (Colombia) Polygram (worldwide)
Producer	Carlos Vives Richard Blair Ernesto Ocampo Luis Angel Pastor Iván Benavides Álvaro Duque (Sonolux) Manuel Riveira (Sonolux)
Carlos Vives chronology
Clásicos de la Provincia (1993) La Tierra del Olvido (1995) Tengo Fe (1997)
Singles from La Tierra del Olvido
"La Tierra del Olvido" Released: 1995 "Pa' Mayte" Released: 1995 "Fidelina" Released: 1995

Track listing

1. "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07
2. "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22
3. "La Tierra Del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25
4. "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23
5. "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12
6. "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52
7. "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21
8. "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14
9. "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00
10. "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47
11. "Jam en Jukümey" (Benavides, Ocampo, Vives, Mayte Montero, Medina) – 1:30

Album credits

Performance credits[2] Carlos Vives – Primary Artist, Director, Vocals Egidio Cuadrado – Accordion, Vocals (La Puya Puyá), Backing Vocals Carlos Ivan Medina – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Keyboards Mayte Montero – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Gaita, Percussion, Vocals Luis Angel Pastor – Bass Gilbert Martínez – Conga, Marimbas, Marimbula, Percussion Pablo Bernal – Drums Eder Polo – Guacharaca Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Guitar, Vocals Alfredo Rosado – Tamboura, Timbales

Technical credits[2] La Provincia – Arranger José Luis Diazgranados – Artwork José Rincón – Contributor Chris Lawson – Engineer Carlos Vives – Graphic Design, Producer Jerry Lofaro – Illustrations Alfonso Bulla – Logistics Iván Benavides – Producer Richard Blair – Producer Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Producer Luis Angel Pastor – Producer Michael Fuller – Mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Heatseekers Albums[3] 29 U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[4] 5 U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums[5] 1

End of year charts End of year chart (1996) Position U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[6] 50 U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums[6] 5

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s

Notes

1. "Univision Announces The Nominees For Spanish-Language Music's Highest Honors: Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina". PR Newswire. Free Online Library. March 27, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
2. Vives, Carlos (1995). La Tierra del Olvido (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). Carlos Vives. Bogotá, Colombia: PolyGram.
3. "Carlos Vives' Albums Chart". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
4. Billboard. "Top Latin Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
5. Billboard. "Tropical Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
6. "The Year in Music - Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 52. 1996-12-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-04-02.

External links

• Carlos Vives official homepage