Unica (album)

Unica (Only one) is India's ninth Studio Album. India released Unica under record label Top Stop Music which was founded by grammy winner Sergio George. The album features her 7th #1 hit on the Tropical Billboard Charts, Estupida, which made India the female with the most #1 hits on the Tropical Billboard Charts. Estupida was her first single off the album, released in two versions, one salsa and the other a ballad version. The album was released on, June 1, 2010. India's album release party was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Unica
Studio album by
La India
ReleasedJune 1, 2010
GenreSalsa, tropical music, Latin music
LanguageSpanish
LabelTop Stop Music
ProducerSergio George
La India chronology
Soy Diferente
(2006)		 Unica
(2010)		 Intensamente Con Canciones de Juan Gabriel
(2015)
Singles from Unica
  1. "Estupida (Salsa Version)"
    Released: February 23, 2010
  2. "Estupida (Ballad Version)"
    Released: May 25, 2010
  3. "Si El Te Habla De Mi"
    Released: 2010

Album information

Unica is the first album since Soy Diferente in 2006 to be released by La India. Unica is also the second album to be produced by George under his newly independent record label, Top Stop Music. George has worked with India since her 2nd album Dicen Que Soy during the RMM years. The first single, Estupida, was released on February 23, 2010 and reached #1 on Latin Tropical Airplay.[1] The album also includes two covers such as Smile and Crying.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smile"Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons4:22
2."Estupida (Salsa version)"Diego Calvetti, Federica Camba, Daniele Coro, Santiago Larramendi4:21
3."Si El Te Habla de Mi"Alejandro Jaén, William Paz4:06
4."Te Vas a Arrepentir"Jorge Luís Piloto, Marlow Rosado3:50
5."Turn Off the Lights"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff4:04
6."Si Estoy Loca"Gemma Gallardo, Pablo Pinilla, David Santisteban3:58
7."Crying"Joe Melson, Roy Orbison4:23
8."Ni Fines de Semana Ni días Festivos"Alvaro Torres4:18
9."Amor Secreto"Linda Caballero, Sergio George, Luis Rafael Vazquez4:34
10."Triste"Linda Caballero, Santiago Larramendi, Carlos Ojeda, Jr.4:03
11."Estupida (Ballad version)"Diego Calvetti, Federica Camba, Daniele Coro, Santiago Larramendi3:24
Total length:45:41

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a positive review calling her voice "rich with emotion".[2] He called the single "Estupida" a "towering highlight" and commented that "bittersweet is the album’s overriding emotion".[2]

Awards and recognitions
  • The 2010 album was nominated for a Latin Grammy for best tropical salsa album. India was the only female artist to be nominated in this category because of problems with Univision she did not even attend the awards ceremony.
  • The album's lead single Estupida was nominated for song of the year for the "Premio Lo Nuestro" awards.
  • The album's quality and success has gotten India a nomination in the "Premio Lo Nuestro" awards for the female tropical artist of the year.

Chart performance

The album sold over 3,000 copies in its first week.[3] On the Tropical Albums chart, Unica debuted at number one.[4] The album had succeeded Aventura's album The Last which was number one for 24 consecutive weeks. Unica was succeeded by Juan Luis Guerra's album Asondeguerra, a week later. On the Top Latin Albums chart, the album debuted and peaked at number four.[5] The album gave India her third number-one entry on the Tropical Albums chart, and fifth overall number one album on the chart, passing Gloria Estefan for the most number-one albums by female artist on the chart.[3]

Chart (2010)[6] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 180
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 4
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums 1
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References
  1. Tropical Songs – Week of May 22, 2010 Billboard
  2. Unica – Review Allmusic
  3. Ramierz, Rosaly (April 3, 2010). "India Edges Estefan with Fifth No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. Tropical Albums – Week of June 19, 2010 Billboard
  5. Latin Albums – Week of June 19, 2010 Billboard
  6. Unica – La India Billboard
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