- F40
- Una Nota
- Te Acuerdas de M¿¿
- In Da Getto
- Billetes de 100
- La Venganza
- Vestido
- Que Locura
- Beb¿¿ Que Bien Te Ves
- Lo Que Dios Quiera
- Si Te Atreves
- Fantas¿¿as
- Pa'Guayarte
- Ganas de Verte
- Perra
- 7 de Mayo
- Suerte
- Querido R¿¿o
- La Familia
- Qu¿¿ M¿¿s Pu¿¿s?
- Otro Fili
- Otra Noche Sin Ti
- Poblado [Remix]
- Un Dia (One Day)
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Overview
In recent years, Colombian superstar J Balvin has worked along bold lines: Vibras put forth a blueprint for reggaeton's new identity, OASIS forged a Latin "The Throne," and Colores audio-visually explored relationships between color and sound. Yet, amid all these outward ideas, there's been little focus on Balvin himself. What happens when the concept of the album isn't a concept at all, but simply Jose Balvin?
This is a question that the vocalist's sixth studio LP, JOSE, seeks to answer. Based simply around its eponymous creator, JOSE feels like a partial return to the genre-blending ethos of Energia -- but the five years between the albums has changed the man behind the mic. Balvin is now not just a visionary, but a titan -- "nobody has to tell me that I am a legend, I give that to myself" runs opening track "F40" -- and he carries that status throughout, producing polished renditions of the style he was so instrumental in pioneering. His seductive vibes and smooth melodies remain unmatched across solo cuts like "Vestido" and "Suerte," while "Si Te Atreves" and "Que Locura," the latter sounding like a forgotten jewel unearthed from the Vibras era, offer demonstrations of his hit-making prowess. However, this status carries just as well outside of his reggaeton kingdom, empowering the confident boasts of "Billetes de 100," sunshine-speckled trap of "La Familia," and earnest balladry of "Querido Rio." "7 de Mayo," the musician's most poignant and reflective single to date, sounds just as beautiful here as it did all those months ago.
After the isolationist Colores, it's refreshing to hear Balvin alongside three generations of contemporaries here: Zion & Lennox put a punch into "Si Te Atreves," Ozuna and Myke Towers prove strong melodic and lyrical partners to Balvin, and new faces like Maria Becerra and Jay Wheeler shine in the later cuts. The Sech-assisted "Una Nota" is a breezy highlight in and of itself, but when Yandel arrives for a surprise second-parter, the track finds a joyous new purpose. Of all Balvin's guests, its Jhay Cortez who produces something transcendent: "La Venganza" is an unquestionable career highlight, a starry-skied and bittersweet revenge banger fueled by twinkling synths and a luring, nocturnal undertone.
With the album's liberal approach to concept, Balvin opens himself up to a scattering of new ideas, but that scattershot approach also raises questions of where to stop. With a 24-deep track list, JOSE can feel more like a compilation than a statement; clearing out the few blunders ("Perra," "In Da Getto") and older singles ("Un Dia," "Otra Noche Sin Ti") would produce a work with a stronger core identity. Yet part of that critique is also part of the album's appeal: JOSE is a representation of Balvin in the moment, a whirlwind of its creator's thoughts and ideas. It's a colorful, wide-ranging romp of an album -- and an airy liberation for its titular figure. ~ David Crone
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/15/2021 |
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Label: | Universal |
UPC: | 0602438673261 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
J Balvin Primary Artist,VoicesKhalid Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Tokischa Altagracia Peralta Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Natan & Shander Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Crissin Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Jay Wheeler Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Maria Becerra Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Totoy El Frio Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Tainy Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sonny Moore Primary Artist,Voices
Dua Lipa Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Karol G Primary Artist,Voices
Ozuna Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Bad Bunny Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jhay Cortez Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Myke Towers Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Nicky Jam Primary Artist,Voices
Yandel Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Zion & Lennox Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Voices
Feid Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Arcangel Primary Artist,Voices
Skrillex Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Tokischa Primary Artist,Voices
Sech Primary Artist,Voices,Featured Artist
Maximilian Jaeger Synthesizer,Drums,Guitar
Wondra030 Drums,Guitar
Alexander Baena Vergara Voices
Juan David Lujan Torres Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Percussion
Natanael Baena Vergara Voices
Alexander Rojas Pineda Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
Richard Cook Mears IV Guitar
Diplo Drums,Guitar
Rampa Drums
Lennox Featured Artist
Technical Credits
Juan Diego Medina ComposerDaystar Peterson Composer
Justin Quiles Composer
John Fredy Marin Composer
Nydia Laner Composer
Rene Cano Composer
Mvsis Composer,Producer
David Bogt Composer
Wondra030 Producer,Programming
Raymi Miguel Paulus Torres Composer
Alberto Carlos Melendez Composer
Tokischa Composer
Ethan Kotel Assistant Engineer
Michael Braun Composer,Producer
Elijah Marrett-Hitch Recording,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Engineer
Jazz the Hitmen Producer
Erick A. Celis Marin Composer
Lenin Yorney Palacios Machado Composer
Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Composer
Sech Composer
BCA Composer
Erick Ant Producer
Leonardo Felipe Yasmil Composer
Leo RD Producer
Misael De La Cruz Reynoso Composer
Keityn Composer,Producer
Sky Rompiendo Producer,Composer
Fabrizzio Hernandez Dovalle Composer
Keytin Composer
Maximiliano Rivera Cordoba Composer
Jota Composer
Kevin Louzau Rossello Composer
Tokischa Altagracia Peralta Composer
Juan Camilo Vargas Vasquez Composer
Alex the Big Pieces Producer
Alexander Baena Vergara Composer
Fenix the Producer Producer
Yei Lopez Creation
Josh Gudwin Mixing
Lelo Producer
Nelson Diaz Composer
Juan Vargas Composer
Delta Bennett Composer
Alejandro Borrero Composer
Alejandro Ramirez Composer,Mixing Engineer
Richi Lopez Composer,Producer
Juan David Lujan Torres Composer,Mixing Engineer
Christian Camilo Tascon Composer
Natanael Baena Vergara Composer
Lexuz Producer
TSHA Remix Engineer
Taiko Composer,Producer
Jota Rosa Composer,Producer
Kris Floyd Composer
Michael Torres Monge Composer
Jose Angel Lopez Martinez Composer
Luis Suarez Silva Composer
Alexander Rojas Pineda Composer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Maria Becerra Composer
Ivanni Rodriguez Composer
Andres Jael Correa Rios Composer
Gerald Oscar Jimenez Composer
Tainy Recording,Composer,Producer
Chris Lorenzo Remix Engineer
Rompiendo Corazones Composer,Producer
Maximilian Jaeger Producer,Programming
Luis Angel Composer
De La Cruz Producer,Producer
Handel Tucker Composer
Sonny Moore Composer,Producer
Alejandro "Sky" Ramirez Composer,Mixing Engineer
Carlos Alejandro Patino Gomez Mastering Engineer
Cromo X Composer
Nick Rivera Caminero Composer
Dua Lipa Composer
Lenny Tavarez Composer
Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin Composer
Karol G Remixing
Juan Carlos Ozuna Composer
Richard Cook Composer
Ozuna Composer
Richard Cook Mears IV Composer
Carolina Giraldo Navarro Composer
Ronal Eduardo Hernandez Toro Composer
Bad Bunny Composer
Bas Van Daalen Composer,Producer
Johan Bastidas Composer
Khalid Robinson Composer
Jeff Kleinman Composer,Producer
Bull Nene Cano Composer
Mosty Composer,Producer
Jhay Cortez Composer
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio Composer
Myke Towers Composer
Brad Smalling Engineer,Recording
Diplo Composer,Producer,Programming
Nicky Jam Remixing
Zion Composer,Composer
Yandel Composer
Zion & Lennox Composer
Feid Composer
Arcangel Composer
The Martinez Brothers Remix Engineer
Jazz Producer
David Vogt Composer
Colin Leonard Mastering Engineer
Henry Fong Remix Engineer
Omniverse Composer
Luis O'Neill Composer
Luis O'Neil Laureano Composer
Skrillex Composer,Producer
Philip Boellhoff Composer
Rampa Producer,Programming
J Balvin Composer,Producer,Remixing,Executive Producer
Richie Lopez Composer
Emanuel Infante Composer
Kristian Ginorio Composer
Sipho Sililo Composer
Hannes Buescher Composer
Thomas Wesley Pentz Composer
Gregor Suetterlin Composer
Clarence Coffee, Jr. Composer
Jasper Helderman Composer,Producer
Marcos Masis Composer,Producer
Sly Dunbar Composer
Khalid Composer
Rio Composer
David Morales Composer
Lennox Composer
Jose Martinez Composer
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