Xuxa 2

Xuxa 2 is the eighth studio album and the second in Spanish language Brazilian pop singer, TV host and actress Xuxa. The album was released on April 25, 1991 by BMG in Spain and other countries in Europe, the United States and Latin America.

Xuxa 2
Studio album by
Xuxa
ReleasedApril 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)
Recorded1990 (1990)
GenreLatin pop
Length39:20
LabelBMG
Producer
Xuxa chronology
Xuxa 1
(1990)		 Xuxa 2
(1991)		 Xuxa 3
(1992)
Singles from Xuxa 2
  1. "Chindolele"
    Released: July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20)
  2. "Luna de Cristal"
    Released: December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14)
  3. "Loquita Por ti"
    Released: August 22, 1992 (1992-08-22)
  4. "El Milagro de la Vida"
    Released: 1992 (1992)

The tracks did not undergo major changes, the instrumental sounded more pleasant and with a more Latin beat. The song "Crocki Crocki" is the only one that does not belong to the last two albums, but to Xegundo Xou da Xuxa (1987). The album was produced by Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas. The direction of the voice and the versions of the songs were made by Graciela Carballo.

Production

The album was produced by Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas with artistic coordination by Max Pierre and Marlene Mattos. The repertoire selection was made by Xuxa, Mattos and Sullivan. The recordings were made at the Som Livre studio in Los Angeles.[1]

Like the previous album, Xuxa consists of some hits from the Spanish-language TV presenter such as "Tindolelê" ("Chindolele"), "Hada Madrina" ("Dinda Ou Dindinha"), "I Love You Xuxu" and "Luna de Cristal" "("Lua de Cristal"). The song "El milagro de la vida" was the opening theme of the Argentine telenovela El árbol azul, which was shown between 1991 and 1992 by El Trece.

The cover of "Xuxa 2" was chosen in August 1990, before the album was even recorded. The recordings of the album did not begin until October of that same year (then, there was no photographic essay for the album "Xuxa 2" and Xou da Xuxa Seis but a reuse of the essay for Xuxa 5), including, the photographer Paulo Rocha is credited to all 3 albums. For that, in the cover of the Xou album of the Xuxa 5, it appears in the lower left corner of the cover, it owns a Brazilian flag, to inform the consumers that is the portuguese version of the album.[2]

Release and reception

The album was distributed internationally by Globo Records and released on April 25, 1991 in Latin America, the United States and some European countries, such as Spain (by RCA Records).[3]

Xuxa reached the seventh position in the ranking Billboard Latin Pop Albums on July 27, 1991, during 27 consecutive weeks the album was among the best sellers.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chindolele"
  • Cid Guerreiro
  • Dito
  • Ceinha
4:04
2."Hada Madrina (Haz de Cuenta)"
  • Osmar Osman
  • Hélio Makumba
3:37
3."Tren Fantasma"
4:38
4."Lectura"
  • Mazinho Turle
  • Dilson Gunane
  • Barney
3:18
5."Alerta"
  • César Costa Filho
  • Sérgio Fonseca
  • Reinaldo Weisman
4:04
6."I Love You Xuxu"
  • Michael Sullivan
  • Paulo Massadasbbb
4:01
7."Loquita Por Tí"
  • Cid Guerreiro
  • Dito
3:23
8."Crocki, Crocki"Rubens Alexandre3:18
9."Luna de Cristal"
  • Michael Sullivan
  • Paulo Massadas
4:22
10."El Milagro de la Vida"
  • Michael Sullivan
  • Paulo Massadas
4:00
Total length:39:20

Personnel
  • Produced: Michael Sullivan and Paulo Massadas
  • Artistic Coordination: Max Pierre, Marlene Mattos
  • Selection of repertoire: Xuxa, Marlene Mattos, Michael Sullivan
  • Art Direction in Spanish: Graciela Carballo
  • Spanish Art Direction: Maria Haydeé, Ester Piro
  • Voice recording of the adult choir: Graciela Carballo
  • Artistic Coordination: Helio Costa Manso
  • Technicians of additional recordings: Luis Paulo, Marcos Caminha
  • Recorded at the studios: Som Livre (Los Angeles)
  • Engineer of choir recording and mixing in Spanish: Moogie Canazio
  • Musical Direction for Choir: Kenny O Brien
  • Studio Assistants and Mixing: Marcelo Serôdio, Julio Carneiro Cláudio Oliveira, Cesar Barbosa, Ivan Carvalho, Mauro Moraes
  • Recording and mixing engineer: Jorge Gordo Guimarães, Luis Guilherme D Orey.

Charts

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Summaries
Worldwide — 700.000[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "Xuxa.com - Discos". xuxa.globo.com/discos/. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. "Xuxa 2". Galeria da Xuxa. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  3. "Xuxa 2". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. "Xuxa Chart History". Billboard. July 31, 1990. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  5. "La televisión también logra hacerse escuchar". La Nación. October 1, 1997. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  6. "Xuxa - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  7. "A PARTIR DOS EUA, UM X NO PLANETA". O Dia. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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