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Formula, Vol. 1

April 12, 2024

Fórmula, Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on November 8, 2011, by Sony Music Latin. It is Santos's first album as a solo artist following the break-up of American bachata group Aventura, of which he was the lead singer. The record contains fifteen tracks, most of which were composed by Santos and co-produced with Ivan Chevere. The album experiments with the sound of bachata and other genres including R&B and flamenco. It features several Anglophone and Hispanophone guest artists including Usher, Tomatito, Mario Domm, and Lil Wayne. Recording for the album took place in 2011 at The Castle, Fight Klub, and EMG Studios in New York City. A deluxe edition of the album containing five extra tracks was released exclusively in Walmart retail stores in the United States.

Fórmula, Vol. 1
Studio album by
Romeo Santos
ReleasedNovember 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
Recorded2011
StudioThe Castle, Fight Klub, and EMG Studios in New York City
Genre
Length54:40[1]
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
LabelSony Latin
Producer
  • Romeo Santos
  • Ivan Chevere (co-producer)
Romeo Santos chronology
Singles from Fórmula, Vol. 1
  1. "You"
    Released: May 10, 2011
  2. "Promise"
    Released: September 1, 2011
  3. "Mi Santa"
    Released: January 24, 2012
  4. "All Aboard"
    Released: March 8, 2012
  5. "Rival"
    Released: March 22, 2012
  6. "La Diabla"
    Released: April 25, 2012

In the U.S., Formula, Vol. 1 peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Tropical Albums charts and was the best-selling Latin album of 2012. It was certified three times platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 300,000 copies and had sold 328,000 copies in the U.S. by February 2014. It ranked number thirteen, twenty-six, and seventy-seven on the Argentine, Mexican, and Spanish album charts respectively.

Santos promoted the record by touring the U.S., Latin America and Europe. It was generally well received by critics, who praised the production of the bachata tracks although some of the duets—including those with Mario Domm and Mala Rodríguez—were criticized as obvious attempts to appeal outside of the bachata audience. The album earned Santos several accolades, including a Grammy Award nomination, three Billboard Latin Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, a Lo Nuestro nomination, a Premios Juventud award, and a Soberano Award. Six singles were released from the record, four of which, "You", "Promise", "Mi Santa", and "La Diabla", reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the U.S.

Background edit

Romeo Santos began his career as the lead member of Aventura, an urban bachata infused band.[2] The band rose to popularity in the 2000s, has sold over 1.7 million albums in the U.S., and had the best-selling Latin album of 2009, The Last.[3] Soon after the band's separation in early 2011,[4] Santos signed a record deal with Sony Music Latin and Jive Records to record his debut solo album, Formula, Vol. 1.[3] According to his manager Johnny Marines, the contract was worth US$10,000,000.[5] Santos felt that the record was a continuation of his career rather than a new beginning.[6]

Composition edit

 
American singer Usher (left) performed "Promise", a bilingual bachata song where Usher performs in English and Santos in Spanish.
 
Mexican singer Mario Domm (right) performed with Santos, "Rival", a pop ballad song.

Formula, Vol. 1 contains fifteen tracks, most of which were written by Romeo Santos and co-produced by Ivan Chevere.[2][6] Santos said he intended to write more English-language recordings on the album but did not want to stray far from his musical origins.[3] The songs were recorded at The Castle, Fight Klub, and EMG Studios in New York City.[6]

The album begins with a skit featuring American comedian George Lopez, in which Santos confesses his "sins" about his fortune and fame to a priest played by Lopez.[7] The first song "La Diabla" ("She-Devil") is a bachata track about a man who regrets making a deal with a she-devil after losing the game of love.[6] The third song, "Que Se Mueran" ("Let Them Die"), attacks the public for their criticism of the age difference between lovers.[8] "Mi Santa" ("My Saint") incorporates elements of bachata and flamenco, and features Spanish guitarist Tomatito.[9]

"Promise" is a bilingual bachata tune that features American singer Usher and was produced by Rico Love. Santos said the collaboration was his idea, and that Usher enjoyed the duet despite not speaking Spanish.[10] "Debate de 4" ("Battle of 4") features Dominican bachata musicians Antony Santos, Raulín Rodríguez, and Luis Vargas, who also feature in a skit preceding the track.[11] "You" is a bilingual bachata record and was the first composition written for the album.[3][12]

"Magia Negra" ("Black Magic") is a mixture of bachata and hip hop music, and features Spanish rapper Mala Rodríguez.[13] "Rival" is a ballad duet with Mario Domm, the lead singer of Mexican band Camila.[14] It was recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles. "All Aboard" is a hip hop track, featuring American rapper Lil Wayne and produced by Rico Love.[3][15] Santos said he approached Wayne after writing the song.[16]

Singles edit

 
Romeo Santos "You" (2011)
A 24 second sample of "You", by Romeo Santos. The song mixes bachata and R&B with Santos performing part of the chorus in Spanish and English. "You" was the first song to composed for the album.
Romeo Santos "Promise" (2011)
A 24 second sample of "Mi Santa", the second single released from the album. The first half of the sample features Santos performing the song in R&B in Spanish with the second half of the sample features Usher performing the song in bachata.
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"You", the first single from the album, was released on May 9, 2011.[17] In the US, the song peaked at number ninety-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs.[18][19] Santos is the eighth overall artist whose single has debuted at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[19] It also reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs charts.[20] "You" was the eighth best-performing Latin single of 2011.[21]

The album's second single, "Promise" was released on September 2, 2011.[22] The song peaked at number eighty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, became his second number one single on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts, and peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart.[18][20][23][24] "Promise" received airplay in Mexico, where it ranked at number twenty on the Monitor Latino charts.[25]

"Mi Santa", the album's third single, was released on January 24, 2012.[26] It peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs, Latin Pop Songs, and Tropical Songs charts.[20][23][24]

The fourth single, "All Aboard", was released on March 8, 2012,[27] and peaked at number eight on the Latin Digital Songs chart.[28]

The fifth single, "Rival", was released on March 19, 2012,[29] peaking at number forty-two on the Hot Latin Songs and number twenty-two on the Latin Pop Songs charts.[23][24] In Mexico, "Rival" peaked at number ten on the Monitor Latino charts.[30]

The sixth single, "La Diabla", became the fourth single from the album to reach number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart;[23] making it the second-most number one singles from an album. Only Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias has had more number one hits from a single album.[31] "La Diabla" also peaked at number two on the Latin Pop Songs and number one on the Tropical Songs chart.[20][24]

"Llévame Contigo" is not a single for this album. However, its live version was used as a single for Santos' first solo live album, The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden. It peaked at number 2 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs cart and at number 1 on the Billboard Latin and Tropical Airplay charts.

Promotion edit

Main article: The King Stays King

To promote the album, Santos launched a 75-show The King Stays King tour, which started in New York City on February 11, 2012.[32] Santos performed songs from the album and from his time with Aventura. Three men from the audience were selected to perform "Debate de 4" with Santos.[33] The tour opened with three consecutive shows—two of which sold out—at Madison Square Garden.[32][34] The concerts at Madison Square Garden were recorded and later released as a live album titled The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden on November 6, 2012.[35] By May 2012, the tour ranked at number five on the Top 20 Concert Tours grossing over US$749,885 in the country according to Pollstar.[36]

On May 31, 2012, Santos began a world tour in Venezuela.[37][38] The tour continued to Chile,[39] Ecuador,[40] Peru,[41] Paraguay,[42] Argentina,.[43] and Colombia.[44] In October 2012, Santos performed two concerts in Madrid and Barcelona.[45] After his performances in Spain, he performed in Honduras,[46] El Salvador,[47] Guatemala,[48] and the Dominican Republic.[49] Santos announced that he would start the second leg of the tour on February 14, 2013, at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[35][45] Two weeks later, Santos performed in Chile and Argentina.[50][51] The U.S. portion of the tour's second leg began on March 22, 2013, in Newark, New Jersey, and ended on May 3, 2013, in Hollywood, Florida.[35] Santos performed the final leg of his tour in Mexico, where he performed six concerts.[52]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicfavorable[11]
Chicago Readerfavorable[53]
Entertainment WeeklyB[54]
Terra Networks     [55]
The Washington Postfavorable[56]

Thorn Jurek of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, and called "You" an "easy summertime groove" and "Promise" a "shimmering duet".[11] He also wrote that Santos's mix of genres creates "an intoxicating brew."[11] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B rating and wrote that Santos' "solo aspirations include cracking the R&B mainstream", and that the album "generally sticks to the successful blueprint advertised by [its] title."[54] An editor for Terra Networks gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, noting that while Santos takes risks with the sound and collaborates with other artists from different genres, the bachata tracks sound alike in the production.[55] Peter Margasak of the Chicago Reader wrote a positive review for the album, describing the album as a successful "balancing act between past and present".[53] He said the production of the album "gives everything vivid colors and gauzy textures",[53] but that some songs—including the duets "Magia Negra," with Mala Rodríguez and "Rival" with Mario Domm—were "less-than-convincing detours", describing the former as a "throbbing EDM" and the latter as "treacly power balladry".[53] Sarah Godfrey of the Washington Post gave the album a favorable review, admiring Santos for appealing to the Anglophone market without the need to "sell out bachata die-hards", citing "Promise" as the main example.[56] Godfrey said Santos retains his style on the duet "All Aboard", and that the collaborations were "obviously meant to pull in folks who’ve never heard of Aventura".[56] She praised the compositions, including "La Diabla" and "La Bella y Bestia", which she said are "impossible to resist, whether one understands all of the lyrics or not."[56]

At the 19th Billboard Latin Music Awards, Formula, Vol. 1 was nominated for Album of the Year, Digital Album of the Year, and Tropical Album of the Year.[57] At the 20th Billboard Latin Music Awards, the record received the three aforementioned awards.[58] It was also recognized as the Top Latin Album of the Year at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and earned a nomination in the same category the following year.[59][60] At the 2012 Juventud Awards, the album won a "Lo Toco Todo (I Play Every Song)" award and a nomination for the promotional tour for the album.[61] At the 55th Grammy Awards, Formula, Vol. 1 received a nomination for Best Tropical Latin Album, which was awarded to Marlow Rosado and La Riqueña for his album Retro.[62] At the 25th Lo Nuestro Awards in 2013, the record was nominated for Tropical Album of the Year, but lost to Phase II by Prince Royce.[63][64] In the Dominican Republic, the record was awarded Album of the Year at the 2013 Soberano Awards.[65] At the 2013 Mexican Oye! Awards, it was nominated for Urban Album of the Year by a Soloist or Group.[66]

Commercial performance edit

Formula, Vol. 1 was released worldwide on November 8, 2011.[67] As part of a deal with Walmart, a deluxe edition containing five extra tracks—the English version of "Promise", Spanish and English versions of "Aleluya", featuring American rapper Pitbull, "Malevo", and "Vale la Pena el Placer"—was released for sale exclusively at Walmart outlets.[68] It also contained a DVD containing music videos for "You" and "Promise".[69] A limited edition 3 disc dual sided vinyl collection of the album was also released for sale exclusively at Target stores. It contains all the tracks including the 5 extra songs from the Walmart deluxe edition.[70] In the U.S., the album debuted and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart and debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and the Billboard Tropical Albums charts.[71][72][73] 65,000 copies were sold in its first week, making it the biggest debut sales for a Latin album since El Cartel: The Big Boss by Daddy Yankee in 2007.[56] It was at number one for seventeen non-consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart, and thirty non-consecutive weeks on the Tropical Albums chart. Formula, Vol. 1 was the best-selling Latin and Tropical album of 2012 in the U.S.[74][75]

The RIAA certified the album triple platinum (Latin field) for shipping 300,000 copies.[76] By February 2014, Formula Vol. 1 had sold over 328,000 copies in the U.S.[77] The album peaked at number thirteen in Argentina and number seventy-seven in Spain and certified gold in Venezuela.[78][79][80] In Mexico, it peaked at number twenty-six on the Top 100 Mexico albums chart and was certified gold by AMPROFON.[81][82]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro (Fórmula)" (featuring George Lopez) 2:12
2."La Diabla" 3:59
3."Que Se Mueran" 4:10
4."Llévame Contigo" 3:46
5."Mi Santa" (featuring Tomatito) 3:51
6."Promise" (featuring Usher)
4:12
7."Magia Negra" (featuring Mala Rodríguez) 3:45
8."Soberbio" 4:02
9."Skit (La Discusión)" (featuring Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos, Luis Vargas and Raulin Rodriguez) 1:33
10."Debate de 4" (featuring Luis Vargas, Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos and Raulin Rodriguez) 4:39
11."Rival" (featuring Mario Domm)
4:17
12."La Bella y la Bestia" 3:56
13."You" 4:08
14."All Aboard" (featuring Lil Wayne)
4:14
15."Outro" 1:59
Total length:54:40
Walmart Exclusive CD and DVD disc one[69]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Aleluya (Spanglish Version)" (featuring Pitbull) 3:28
16."Malevo" 3:36
17."Promise (English version)" (featuring Usher)
  • Santos
  • Medor
  • Love
4:12
18."Aleluya (English version)" (featuring Pitbull) 3:28
19."Outro"Santos1:59
20."Vale la Pena el Placer" 3:06
Total length:1:12:20
Walmart Exclusive CD and DVD Disc Two[69]
No.TitleLength
1."You (Music Video)"4:21
2."Promise – Behind the Scenes"1:23
3."Promise (Music Video)" (featuring Usher)5:31
Total length:9:52

Personnel edit

The following credits are from Allmusic:[83]

Performance credits edit

  • Alexander "Chi Chi" Caba – requinto
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Chris Chaney – bass
  • Alfonso Cid – vocals
  • Carlos Dalmasí – musical director
  • Joaquin Diaz – keyboards
  • Mario Domm – director, piano, producer ("Rival")
  • Miladys Fernandez – vocals
  • Guillermo Frias – bongos, congas
  • Lil Wayne – featured artist ("All Aboard")
  • George Lopez – featured artist ("Intro")
  • Rico Love – producer, vocals ("Promise", "All Aboard")
  • Daniel Luna – güira
  • Giselle Moya – vocals
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Dante Rivera – bass
  • Eric "Bori" Rivera – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Nylon string guitar, requinto
  • Mala Rodríguez – featured artist ("Magia Negra")
  • Raulin Rodriguez – featured artist ("Debate de 4")
  • Antony Santos – featured artist ("Debate de 4")
  • Tomatito – featured artist, guitar ("Mi Santa")
  • Usher – featured artist ("Promise")
  • Luis Vargas – featured artist ("Debate de 4")
  • Daniel Willy – percussion

Technical credits edit

  • Ivan Chevere;- mixing, producer
  • Omar Cruz – photography
  • Isabel de Jesús – A&R
  • Paul Forat – A&R
  • Paula Kaminsky – marketing
  • Robert Marks – mixing
  • Marcos "Tainy" Masis – producer ("Magia Negra")
  • Yvette Medina – marketing
  • Pierre Medor – keyboards, producer, programming
  • Peter Mokran – mixing
  • Nely "El Arma Secreta" – producer ("Magia Negra")
  • Carlos Perez – creative director
  • Anthony "Romeo" Santos – arranger, composer, producer, vocals

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[82] 2× Platinum+Gold 150,000‡
United States (RIAA)[76] 15× Platinum (Latin) 900,000‡
Venezuela[80] Gold  

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

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Formula Vol 1 is the debut studio album by American singer Romeo Santos released on November 8 2011 by Sony Music Latin It is Santos s first album as a solo artist following the break up of American bachata group Aventura of which he was the lead singer The record contains fifteen tracks most of which were composed by Santos and co produced with Ivan Chevere The album experiments with the sound of bachata and other genres including R amp B and flamenco It features several Anglophone and Hispanophone guest artists including Usher Tomatito Mario Domm and Lil Wayne Recording for the album took place in 2011 at The Castle Fight Klub and EMG Studios in New York City A deluxe edition of the album containing five extra tracks was released exclusively in Walmart retail stores in the United States Formula Vol 1Studio album by Romeo SantosReleasedNovember 8 2011 2011 11 08 Recorded2011StudioThe Castle Fight Klub and EMG Studios in New York CityGenreBachataLatin popR amp BLength54 40 1 LanguageSpanishEnglishLabelSony LatinProducerRomeo SantosIvan Chevere co producer Romeo Santos chronologyFormula Vol 1 2011 The King Stays King Sold Out at Madison Square Garden 2012 Singles from Formula Vol 1 You Released May 10 2011 Promise Released September 1 2011 Mi Santa Released January 24 2012 All Aboard Released March 8 2012 Rival Released March 22 2012 La Diabla Released April 25 2012In the U S Formula Vol 1 peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Tropical Albums charts and was the best selling Latin album of 2012 It was certified three times platinum Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA for shipping 300 000 copies and had sold 328 000 copies in the U S by February 2014 It ranked number thirteen twenty six and seventy seven on the Argentine Mexican and Spanish album charts respectively Santos promoted the record by touring the U S Latin America and Europe It was generally well received by critics who praised the production of the bachata tracks although some of the duets including those with Mario Domm and Mala Rodriguez were criticized as obvious attempts to appeal outside of the bachata audience The album earned Santos several accolades including a Grammy Award nomination three Billboard Latin Music Awards a Billboard Music Award a Lo Nuestro nomination a Premios Juventud award and a Soberano Award Six singles were released from the record four of which You Promise Mi Santa and La Diabla reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the U S Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Singles 4 Promotion 5 Critical reception 6 Commercial performance 7 Track listing 8 Personnel 8 1 Performance credits 8 2 Technical credits 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Certifications 11 See also 12 ReferencesBackground editRomeo Santos began his career as the lead member of Aventura an urban bachata infused band 2 The band rose to popularity in the 2000s has sold over 1 7 million albums in the U S and had the best selling Latin album of 2009 The Last 3 Soon after the band s separation in early 2011 4 Santos signed a record deal with Sony Music Latin and Jive Records to record his debut solo album Formula Vol 1 3 According to his manager Johnny Marines the contract was worth US 10 000 000 5 Santos felt that the record was a continuation of his career rather than a new beginning 6 Composition edit nbsp American singer Usher left performed Promise a bilingual bachata song where Usher performs in English and Santos in Spanish nbsp Mexican singer Mario Domm right performed with Santos Rival a pop ballad song Formula Vol 1 contains fifteen tracks most of which were written by Romeo Santos and co produced by Ivan Chevere 2 6 Santos said he intended to write more English language recordings on the album but did not want to stray far from his musical origins 3 The songs were recorded at The Castle Fight Klub and EMG Studios in New York City 6 The album begins with a skit featuring American comedian George Lopez in which Santos confesses his sins about his fortune and fame to a priest played by Lopez 7 The first song La Diabla She Devil is a bachata track about a man who regrets making a deal with a she devil after losing the game of love 6 The third song Que Se Mueran Let Them Die attacks the public for their criticism of the age difference between lovers 8 Mi Santa My Saint incorporates elements of bachata and flamenco and features Spanish guitarist Tomatito 9 Promise is a bilingual bachata tune that features American singer Usher and was produced by Rico Love Santos said the collaboration was his idea and that Usher enjoyed the duet despite not speaking Spanish 10 Debate de 4 Battle of 4 features Dominican bachata musicians Antony Santos Raulin Rodriguez and Luis Vargas who also feature in a skit preceding the track 11 You is a bilingual bachata record and was the first composition written for the album 3 12 Magia Negra Black Magic is a mixture of bachata and hip hop music and features Spanish rapper Mala Rodriguez 13 Rival is a ballad duet with Mario Domm the lead singer of Mexican band Camila 14 It was recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles All Aboard is a hip hop track featuring American rapper Lil Wayne and produced by Rico Love 3 15 Santos said he approached Wayne after writing the song 16 Singles edit nbsp Romeo Santos You 2011 source source A 24 second sample of You by Romeo Santos The song mixes bachata and R amp B with Santos performing part of the chorus in Spanish and English You was the first song to composed for the album Romeo Santos Promise 2011 source source A 24 second sample of Mi Santa the second single released from the album The first half of the sample features Santos performing the song in R amp B in Spanish with the second half of the sample features Usher performing the song in bachata Problems playing these files See media help You the first single from the album was released on May 9 2011 17 In the US the song peaked at number ninety seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs 18 19 Santos is the eighth overall artist whose single has debuted at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart 19 It also reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs charts 20 You was the eighth best performing Latin single of 2011 21 The album s second single Promise was released on September 2 2011 22 The song peaked at number eighty three on the Billboard Hot 100 became his second number one single on the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts and peaked at number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart 18 20 23 24 Promise received airplay in Mexico where it ranked at number twenty on the Monitor Latino charts 25 Mi Santa the album s third single was released on January 24 2012 26 It peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs Latin Pop Songs and Tropical Songs charts 20 23 24 The fourth single All Aboard was released on March 8 2012 27 and peaked at number eight on the Latin Digital Songs chart 28 The fifth single Rival was released on March 19 2012 29 peaking at number forty two on the Hot Latin Songs and number twenty two on the Latin Pop Songs charts 23 24 In Mexico Rival peaked at number ten on the Monitor Latino charts 30 The sixth single La Diabla became the fourth single from the album to reach number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart 23 making it the second most number one singles from an album Only Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias has had more number one hits from a single album 31 La Diabla also peaked at number two on the Latin Pop Songs and number one on the Tropical Songs chart 20 24 Llevame Contigo is not a single for this album However its live version was used as a single for Santos first solo live album The King Stays King Sold Out at Madison Square Garden It peaked at number 2 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs cart and at number 1 on the Billboard Latin and Tropical Airplay charts Promotion editMain article The King Stays King To promote the album Santos launched a 75 show The King Stays King tour which started in New York City on February 11 2012 32 Santos performed songs from the album and from his time with Aventura Three men from the audience were selected to perform Debate de 4 with Santos 33 The tour opened with three consecutive shows two of which sold out at Madison Square Garden 32 34 The concerts at Madison Square Garden were recorded and later released as a live album titled The King Stays King Sold Out at Madison Square Garden on November 6 2012 35 By May 2012 the tour ranked at number five on the Top 20 Concert Tours grossing over US 749 885 in the country according to Pollstar 36 On May 31 2012 Santos began a world tour in Venezuela 37 38 The tour continued to Chile 39 Ecuador 40 Peru 41 Paraguay 42 Argentina 43 and Colombia 44 In October 2012 Santos performed two concerts in Madrid and Barcelona 45 After his performances in Spain he performed in Honduras 46 El Salvador 47 Guatemala 48 and the Dominican Republic 49 Santos announced that he would start the second leg of the tour on February 14 2013 at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan Puerto Rico 35 45 Two weeks later Santos performed in Chile and Argentina 50 51 The U S portion of the tour s second leg began on March 22 2013 in Newark New Jersey and ended on May 3 2013 in Hollywood Florida 35 Santos performed the final leg of his tour in Mexico where he performed six concerts 52 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusicfavorable 11 Chicago Readerfavorable 53 Entertainment WeeklyB 54 Terra Networks nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 55 The Washington Postfavorable 56 Thorn Jurek of Allmusic gave the album a positive review and called You an easy summertime groove and Promise a shimmering duet 11 He also wrote that Santos s mix of genres creates an intoxicating brew 11 Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B rating and wrote that Santos solo aspirations include cracking the R amp B mainstream and that the album generally sticks to the successful blueprint advertised by its title 54 An editor for Terra Networks gave the album 3 out of 5 stars noting that while Santos takes risks with the sound and collaborates with other artists from different genres the bachata tracks sound alike in the production 55 Peter Margasak of the Chicago Reader wrote a positive review for the album describing the album as a successful balancing act between past and present 53 He said the production of the album gives everything vivid colors and gauzy textures 53 but that some songs including the duets Magia Negra with Mala Rodriguez and Rival with Mario Domm were less than convincing detours describing the former as a throbbing EDM and the latter as treacly power balladry 53 Sarah Godfrey of the Washington Post gave the album a favorable review admiring Santos for appealing to the Anglophone market without the need to sell out bachata die hards citing Promise as the main example 56 Godfrey said Santos retains his style on the duet All Aboard and that the collaborations were obviously meant to pull in folks who ve never heard of Aventura 56 She praised the compositions including La Diabla and La Bella y Bestia which she said are impossible to resist whether one understands all of the lyrics or not 56 At the 19th Billboard Latin Music Awards Formula Vol 1 was nominated for Album of the Year Digital Album of the Year and Tropical Album of the Year 57 At the 20th Billboard Latin Music Awards the record received the three aforementioned awards 58 It was also recognized as the Top Latin Album of the Year at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and earned a nomination in the same category the following year 59 60 At the 2012 Juventud Awards the album won a Lo Toco Todo I Play Every Song award and a nomination for the promotional tour for the album 61 At the 55th Grammy Awards Formula Vol 1 received a nomination for Best Tropical Latin Album which was awarded to Marlow Rosado and La Riquena for his album Retro 62 At the 25th Lo Nuestro Awards in 2013 the record was nominated for Tropical Album of the Year but lost to Phase II by Prince Royce 63 64 In the Dominican Republic the record was awarded Album of the Year at the 2013 Soberano Awards 65 At the 2013 Mexican Oye Awards it was nominated for Urban Album of the Year by a Soloist or Group 66 Commercial performance editFormula Vol 1 was released worldwide on November 8 2011 67 As part of a deal with Walmart a deluxe edition containing five extra tracks the English version of Promise Spanish and English versions of Aleluya featuring American rapper Pitbull Malevo and Vale la Pena el Placer was released for sale exclusively at Walmart outlets 68 It also contained a DVD containing music videos for You and Promise 69 A limited edition 3 disc dual sided vinyl collection of the album was also released for sale exclusively at Target stores It contains all the tracks including the 5 extra songs from the Walmart deluxe edition 70 In the U S the album debuted and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart and debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums and the Billboard Tropical Albums charts 71 72 73 65 000 copies were sold in its first week making it the biggest debut sales for a Latin album since El Cartel The Big Boss by Daddy Yankee in 2007 56 It was at number one for seventeen non consecutive weeks on the Top Latin Albums chart and thirty non consecutive weeks on the Tropical Albums chart Formula Vol 1 was the best selling Latin and Tropical album of 2012 in the U S 74 75 The RIAA certified the album triple platinum Latin field for shipping 300 000 copies 76 By February 2014 Formula Vol 1 had sold over 328 000 copies in the U S 77 The album peaked at number thirteen in Argentina and number seventy seven in Spain and certified gold in Venezuela 78 79 80 In Mexico it peaked at number twenty six on the Top 100 Mexico albums chart and was certified gold by AMPROFON 81 82 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Anthony Romeo Santos except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Intro Formula featuring George Lopez 2 122 La Diabla 3 593 Que Se Mueran 4 104 Llevame Contigo 3 465 Mi Santa featuring Tomatito 3 516 Promise featuring Usher SantosPierre MedorRico Love4 127 Magia Negra featuring Mala Rodriguez 3 458 Soberbio 4 029 Skit La Discusion featuring Antony El Mayimbe Santos Luis Vargas and Raulin Rodriguez 1 3310 Debate de 4 featuring Luis Vargas Antony El Mayimbe Santos and Raulin Rodriguez 4 3911 Rival featuring Mario Domm SantosMario Domm4 1712 La Bella y la Bestia 3 5613 You 4 0814 All Aboard featuring Lil Wayne Dwayne CarterMedorLove4 1415 Outro 1 59Total length 54 40 Walmart Exclusive CD and DVD disc one 69 No TitleWriter s Length15 Aleluya Spanglish Version featuring Pitbull 3 2816 Malevo 3 3617 Promise English version featuring Usher SantosMedorLove4 1218 Aleluya English version featuring Pitbull 3 2819 Outro Santos1 5920 Vale la Pena el Placer 3 06Total length 1 12 20 Walmart Exclusive CD and DVD Disc Two 69 No TitleLength1 You Music Video 4 212 Promise Behind the Scenes 1 233 Promise Music Video featuring Usher 5 31Total length 9 52Personnel editThe following credits are from Allmusic 83 Performance credits edit Alexander Chi Chi Caba requinto Matt Chamberlain drums Chris Chaney bass Alfonso Cid vocals Carlos Dalmasi musical director Joaquin Diaz keyboards Mario Domm director piano producer Rival Miladys Fernandez vocals Guillermo Frias bongos congas Lil Wayne featured artist All Aboard George Lopez featured artist Intro Rico Love producer vocals Promise All Aboard Daniel Luna guira Giselle Moya vocals Tim Pierce guitar Dante Rivera bass Eric Bori Rivera acoustic guitar electric guitar Nylon string guitar requinto Mala Rodriguez featured artist Magia Negra Raulin Rodriguez featured artist Debate de 4 Antony Santos featured artist Debate de 4 Tomatito featured artist guitar Mi Santa Usher featured artist Promise Luis Vargas featured artist Debate de 4 Daniel Willy percussion Technical credits edit Ivan Chevere mixing producer Omar Cruz photography Isabel de Jesus A amp R Paul Forat A amp R Paula Kaminsky marketing Robert Marks mixing Marcos Tainy Masis producer Magia Negra Yvette Medina marketing Pierre Medor keyboards producer programming Peter Mokran mixing Nely El Arma Secreta producer Magia Negra Carlos Perez creative director Anthony Romeo Santos arranger composer producer vocalsCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2011 PeakpositionArgentine Albums CAPIF 78 13Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 81 26Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 79 77Uruguayan Albums CUD 84 14US Billboard 200 85 9US Top Latin Albums Billboard 86 1US Tropical Albums Billboard 87 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2011 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 88 12US Tropical Albums Billboard 89 2Chart 2012 PositionUS Billboard 200 90 167US Top Latin Albums Billboard 74 1US Tropical Albums Billboard 75 1Chart 2013 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 91 18US Tropical Albums Billboard 92 6Chart 2017 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 93 22US Tropical Albums Billboard 94 5Chart 2018 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 95 23US Tropical Albums Billboard 96 4Chart 2019 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 97 31US Tropical Albums Billboard 98 5Chart 2020 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 99 47US Tropical Albums Billboard 100 5Chart 2021 PositionUS Top Latin Albums Billboard 101 46US Tropical Albums Billboard 102 4Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesMexico AMPROFON 82 2 Platinum Gold 150 000 United States RIAA 76 15 Platinum Latin 900 000 Venezuela 80 Gold Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also edit2011 in Latin music List of number one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s List of number one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2010sReferences edit Formula Vol 1 Standard Edition Amazon a b Birchmeier Jason Romeo Santos Biography Allmusic Rovi Corporation 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