Sale el Sol

by Shakira

Overview

Hot on the heels of the gloriously weird commercial stiff She Wolf, Shakira wrote and recorded "Waka Waka," a football anthem that swept the globe during the throes of 2010 World Cup fever. "Waka Waka" provided the perfect pivot to the quickly recorded new album Sale el Sol, a set that shows no allegiance to any one sound or language. Shakira mostly ditches the electro-throb of She Wolf in favor for a pan-global approach that's decidedly pop in flavor, sometimes riding heavy rhythms -- Pitbull and Dizzee Rascal do show up on bonus English-language versions of "Loca" and "Rabiosa" -- but always relying on melody and texture, creating a tight 12-track record that's casual in its eclecticism but no less dazzling because of its relaxed tone. Particularly when compared to the stylized ambition of the two-part Oral Fixation, Sale el Sol feels breezy, Shakira never calling attention to just how much ground she covers. Opening with a dose of anthemic soft rock in its title track, Sale el Sol eventually winds its way through the dancefloor ("Loca," "Gordita"), catches its breath on the ballad "Antes de las Seis," offers up an infectious piece of pure pop in the vein of the New Radicals on "Mariposas," beats all U2-inspired arena rockers at their own game on "Devocion," adopts a cool new wave pulse on "Tu Boca," and finds warmth within the art pop of the xx, whose "Islands" is a shimmering peak here. Despite all these sounds, Sale el Sol never once sounds disparate or overworked -- it's sunny and easy, its natural buoyancy disguising Shakira's range and skill -- but listen closely and it becomes apparent that nobody makes better pop records in the new millennium than she does. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/20/2024
Label:	Sony U.S. Latin
UPC:	0198028186315
Rank:	133920

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shakira   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Pitbull   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Residente Calle 13   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Freshlyground   Primary Artist
El Cata   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Dizzee Rascal   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Residente   Featured Artist
Calle 13   Featured Artist
Nejo   Guest Artist
James McGorman   Vocals (Background)
Dalmata   Guest Artist
Thomas Dyani   Vocals (Background)
Olgui Chirino   Vocals (Background)
Lindiwe Dlamini   Vocals (Background)
Nonhlanhla Kheswa   Vocals (Background)
Resident E   Featured Artist
Brenda Mhlongo   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

T. Mitchell   Composer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
L. F. Ochoa   Composer
Dizzee Rascal   Composer
Lukas Burton   Producer
Sam Endicott   Composer
Calle 13   Composer,Producer
Mark Needham   Mixing
Pitbull   Composer
Michael Brauer   Mixing
Will Brierre   Mixing Assistant
Gustavo Cerati   Producer
Mike Horner   Mixing Assistant
Olgui Chirino   Vocal Arrangement
J. Drexler   Composer,Lyricist
Jim Jonsin   Additional Production
Shakira   Design,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Art Direction,Vocal Arrangement
Diplo   Additional Production
Eduardo Bergallo   Engineer
Joel Numa   Mixing,Engineer
Josh Abraham   Producer
Lester Mendez   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Luis Fernando Ochoa   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Miguel Bustamante   Assistant Engineer
Gustavo Celis   Mixing,Engineer
Dave Clauss   Mixing,Engineer
Ryan Gilligan   Mixing Assistant
Jonathan Shakhovskoy   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Arrangement,Additional Production
El Cata   Composer,Producer
Alex Leader   Engineer
Oligee   Producer
Ed Williams   Engineer
Josep Baiges   Assistant Engineer
Andros Rodriguez   Engineer
Jessica Nolan   A&R,Project Supervisor
S. Endicott   Composer
A. Menendez   Composer
Jaume Laiguana   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Emile Kojidie   Composer
Dooh Belly Eugene Victor   Composer
Ze Bell Jean Paul   Composer
Baria Quershi   Composer
Albert Menendez   Producer
Gucci Vump   Additional Production
Emile Kojide   Composer
Jean Ze Bella   Composer
Lester Menendez   Producer
John Graham Hill   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Residente   Producer