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F.A.M.E. (Maluma album)
2018 studio album by Maluma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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F.A.M.E. (backronym of Fe, Alma, Música y Esencia) is the third studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Maluma.[1] Released through Sony Latin on 18 May 2018.[2] The album was supported by two singles: "Corazón" and "El Préstamo". It also includes the song "Felices los 4". In order to promote the album, Maluma went on the F.A.M.E. Tour in 2018.[3][4] The album is also Maluma's first trilingual album, containing songs that are written and sung in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.[5]
The album debuted at number 37 on the US Billboard 200, number 1 on the Top Latin Albums and number 1 on the Latin Rhythm Albums chart with first week sales of 15,000 equivalent album units earned.[6] The album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2018.[7]
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Singles
On 21 April 2017, the album's lead single, "Felices los 4", was released digitally on music stores and streaming services.[8] A notable salsa version of the song featuring American singer Marc Anthony was released on 7 July 2017.[9] The song peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[10][11]
"Corazón" was released digitally on music stores and streaming services on 3 November 2017, as the album's second single.[12] The song peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number five on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[10][11]
"El Préstamo" was released digitally on music stores and streaming services on 9 March 2018, as the album's third single.[13] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 songs chart and at number ten on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[14][11]
Promotional singles
On 24 November 2017, Maluma released three promotional singles: "GPS", "Vitamina" and "23".[15] Two of the songs, "GPS" and "Vitamina" charted on the Hot Latin Songs chart where they peaked at number 35 and 49 respectively.[11] Despite the success of the tracks, they were all excluded from the final release of the album. On 4 May 2018, Maluma released the song "Marinero" as the album's fourth promotional single along with a music video to support it.[16] The song peaked at number 27 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[11]
Short film
On November 23, 2017, Maluma released a 26-minute-long short film in promotion of the album, directed by Jessy Terrero, who also directed the music videos for "Felices los 4", "Corazón" and "El Préstamo". Named X, it features songs such as "Cuatro Babys" featuring Noriel, Bryant Myers, and Juhn, "GPS" featuring French Montana, "Vitamina" featuring Arcángel, and "23".[17] The latter three of which at the time were promotional singles for the album.[18]
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Song titles adapted from Amazon and songwriting credits taken from Tidal[19][20]
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Personnel
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Musicians
- Maluma – vocals
- Edgar Barrera – piano (track 1), guitar (3, 4, 6, 11, 13)
- Angel Lopez – guitar (track 6)
- Eddy López – trumpet (track 6)
- Dan Warner – guitar (track 8)
- Andrés Uribe – guitar (track 11)
- Diego Giraldo – background vocals (track 15)
- Lenny Fierro – background vocals (track 15)
- William DuVall – background vocals (track 15)
- Rubén Rodriguez – bass guitar (track 15)
- Richie Carrasco – bongos, cowbell (track 15)
- Jimmie Morales – congas (track 15)
- Sergio George – piano (track 15)
- Jorge Díaz – trombone (track 15)
- Jesús Alonso – trumpet (track 15)
Technical
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Mike Fuller – mastering (track 2)
- Dave Kutch – mastering (track 3)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering (track 14)
- Adam Ayan – mastering (track 15)
- Luis Barrera Jr. – mixing (tracks 1, 3), engineering (5)
- Alejandro "Mosty" Patiño – mixing (tracks 2, 14)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 4–13)
- Juan Mario Aracil – mixing, engineering (track 15)
- Edgar Barrera – engineering (tracks 1–11, 13)
- Chan El Genio – engineering (tracks 1–5, 8–12, 14)
- Kevin ADG – engineering (tracks 2–5, 8–12)
- Josh the Secret Code – engineering (track 6)
- Matt Anthony – engineering (track 6)
- Dan Warner – engineering (track 8)
- Rolando Alejandro – engineering (track 15)
- David Nakaji – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 5)
- Jacob Richards – engineering assistance (tracks 4–12)
- Rashawn Mclean – engineering assistance (tracks 4–12)
Visuals
- Cesar "Tes" Pimienta – artwork
- Dennis Leupold – photography
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