La Tierra del Olvido

La Tierra del Olvido (The Forgotten Land) 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 and sales

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

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[6] 50 U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums[6] 5 Sales Region Certification Certified units/sales Colombia — 880,000[7]

See also

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