Norma (album)

Norma is the sixth studio album by Chilean singer Mon Laferte, released on November 9, 2018. The album was publish through Universal Music México.

Norma
Studio album by Mon Laferte
Released	9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)
Recorded	June 16, 2018
Studio	Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Latin pop Salsa Latin ballad
Length	36:40
Label	Universal Music México
Producer	Omar Rodríguez-López
Mon Laferte chronology
La Trenza (2017) Norma (2018)
Singles from Norma
"El Beso" Released: September 7, 2018 "Por Qué Me Fui a Enamorar de Ti" Released: October 5, 2018 "El Mambo" Released: November 10, 2018 "Caderas Blancas" Released: December 17, 2018 "Funeral" Released: February 26, 2019 "Cumbia Para Olvidar" Released: April 24, 2019

At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Norma won in the category Best Alternative Music Album.[1]

Background

Norma is a conceptual album that tells the different stages of love, each song will tell part of a story of the relationship, all of them have a music video. The name Norma comes from the artist's first name (Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte), that she did not like but she used it to show that in her life love always follows the same "norma" (norm).[2]

Norma was recorded in a single session at Studio A of Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California, on June 16, 2018. The recording was made in a single shot, without using the overdubbing technique of layers of audio, but all the instruments playing simultaneously to give the material the sensation of live recording. 13 musicians participated in this recording. The production of this album was in charge of Omar Rodríguez-López; the recording engineer was Bruce Botnick.[2][3][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mon Laferte, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ronroneo"	3:07
2.	"No Te Me Quites De Acá" (written by Mon Laferte, El David Aguilar)	3:04
3.	"Por Qué Me Fui A Enamorar De Ti"	4:20
4.	"Quédate Esta Noche"	3:50
5.	"Caderas Blancas"	3:45
6.	"El Mambo" (written by Mon Laferte, Dámaso Pérez Prado, El David Aguilar)	3:47
7.	"El Beso" (written by Mon Laferte, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón)	2:58
8.	"Cumbia Para Olvidar"	3:29
9.	"Funeral"	4:28
10.	"Si Alguna Vez" (with El David Aguilar; written by Mon Laferte, El David Aguilar)	3:52
Total length:		36:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from Norma liner notes.[5][6]

Vocals

• Mon Laferte – lead vocals
• David Aguilar – background vocals, lead vocals (track 10)
• Sebastián Aracena – background vocals

Musicians

• David Aguilar – guitar
• Sebastián Aracena – guitar
• Francesco Marcocci – bass guitar
• Leo Genovese – organ, piano
• Daniel Rotem – flute, saxophone
• Enrique Sánchez – trumpet
• Cameron Johnson – trumpet
• Jonah Levine – trombone
• Henry Solomon - saxophone, flute
• Willy Rodríguez – percussion, drums
• Daniel Díaz – percussion
• Etienne Rivera Cabello – percussion

Production

• Omar Rodríguez-López – production, recording arrangements, programming
• Bruce Botnick – recording
• Jon Debaun – recording
• Rich Costey – mixing
• Howie Weinberg- mastering

Recording

• Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Argentina (CAPIF)[7] 12 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] 67 Mexico (APROFON)[9] 2 US Latin Albums Sales (Billboard)[10] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[11] 9 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[12] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Peak position Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[13] 54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Chile (IFPI Chile)[14]	2× Platinum	10 000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[15]	2× Platinum	120 000*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "The Latin Recording Academy® announces 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® nominees". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
2. Cooperativa.cl (October 28, 2018). "[Video] Dulce Patria: Mon Laferte reveló detalles de su próximo disco "Norma"". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. del Real, Andrés (June 16, 2018). "Mon Laferte graba en Capitol Studios con líder de The Mars Volta". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
4. "En la ruta de las estrellas: Mon Laferte graba disco en Hollywood donde lo hicieron Sinatra, McCartney y Bob Dylan". El Desconcierto (in Spanish). July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
5. Norma (CD album liner notes). Mon Laferte. Universal Music. 2018. Back cover.CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
6. "Norma, Mon Laferte". Qobuz. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
7. "Los discos más vendidos:". Diario de Cultura (in Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
8. "spanishcharts.com - Mon Laferte - Norma". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
9. "AMPROFON". web.archive.org. April 25, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
10. "Mon Laferte (Latin Albums Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
11. "Mon Laferte (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
12. "Mon Laferte (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
13. "Los más vendidos 2018" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
14. "Mon Laferte recibe doble Disco de Platino por su álbum 'Norma'". Ritmo Romántica (in Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
15. "Certificaciones AMPROFON". AMPROFON. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.