Colores (English: Colors) is the fourth[1] solo studio album (fifth overall) by Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin, released on 19 March 2020 through Universal Latin.[2] The album was produced by Sky Rompiendo.[3] It was preceded by the singles "Blanco", "Morado" and "Rojo", with the latter being released the same day as the album pre-order. Each song on the album (except "Arcoiris") received a music video directed by Colin Tilley.[4] "Amarillo" was released as the fourth single off Colores the same day as the album's release.[5][6] At the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards, the album won the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album.[7]
The album's central concept is colors, with each track named after a color (except "Arcoiris", the Spanish term for rainbow).[4] Balvin collaborated with the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for the music videos and album and single artworks, which notably feature Murakami's flowers, as well as American clothing brand Guess on a capsule collection inspired by the album.[8]
The album was announced at the end of January 2020.[9]
Colores received generally positive reviews from critics. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave the album three out of five stars and stated that Colores "isn’t really interested in standing out by startling the listener, or reeling them in with novelty, but what Colores does have in profusion is a universal brand of pop smarts".[14] Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone awarded the album three and a half out of five stars, writing "Don’t let the Crayola motif fool you: Spanning 10 pigment-themed tracks, Colores is a sophisticated show of Balvin’s sonic palette".[16] Thom Jurek of Allmusic said of the album, "There isn't much lyrical substance on Colores, and there doesn't need to be. It's a party record whose lyric flows are effortless and laid-back enough -- a Balvin trademark -- to attract listeners inside and outside musica urbano's big tent. The album's brevity adds depth and dimension to its direct, seductive, welcoming mix and garish presentation."[11]
Lucas Villa of Consequence of Sound wrote of the album, "The brushstrokes he paints as a purveyor of perreo pop might not be as broad, but they’re far-reaching in highlighting the evolution and future of reggaeton music. Balvin remains a power player in the globalization of the #LatinoGang, and Colores continues to showcase his colorful flow and spirit as a beacon in the movement".[13] Jenzia Burgos of Pitchfork called the album "earnest" but "slightly indulgent" and compared the visually-focused work to albums by Pharrell Williams and Kanye West, saying, "Now with his own seat at the table, J Balvin will no doubt sigue rompiendo."[15] Ramy Abou-Setta of Clash called Colores "one of J Balvin’s strongest projects to date", and opined that the album "stays true to the reggaeton roots that J Balvin has built upon during the years of his influence on the Latino music scene. An energetic and vibrant project, that is exactly what the music scene needed in such an uncertain time".[12]
Commercial performanceedit
The album debuted at number 32 on the US Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top Latin Albums chart with first week sales of 24,000.[18] The album eventually peaked at number 15 on Billboard 200.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Referencesedit
^"Escucha 'Colores', el cuarto álbum de estudio de J Balvin". Latido Music. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^"Colores by J Balvin". Amazon Music. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^Shaffer, Claire (31 January 2020). "J Balvin Sets March Release for New Album 'Colores'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ abCobo, Leila (27 February 2020). "J Balvin's Plan to Become Music's Next Billionaire". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^Atad, Corey (20 March 2020). . Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^Fernández, Noemi (18 March 2020). "J Balvin cambia de color y nos da un adelanto de "Amarillo"". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^"J Balvin Wins Best Urban Music Album". GRAMMY.com. 19 November 2020.
^Sawyer, Jonathan (26 February 2020). "J Balvin's New GUESS Collection Is Inspired by His Upcoming Album". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (31 January 2020). "J Balvin Announces New Album Colores". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^"Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ abJurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ abAbou-Setta, Ramy (20 March 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ abVilla, Lucas (19 March 2020). "Album Review: J Balvin Remains One of Reggaeton's Most Vibrant Characters on Colores". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ abPetridis, Alexis (19 March 2020). "J Balvin: Colores review – with this much style, who needs substance?". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ abBurgos, Jenzia (27 March 2020). "J Balvin: Colores Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ abExposito, Suzy (20 March 2020). "J Balvin Nuances His Cosmopolitan Reggaeton Sound on 'Colores'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^Hull, Tom (14 September 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^"J Balvin's 'Colores' Hits No. 2 on Top Latin Albums Chart". Billboard. 31 March 2020.
^@AppleMusic (27 February 2020). "The official tracklist for @JBALVIN's #Colores is here" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via Twitter.
^"J.Balvin tease son nouveau morceau qui sample "Angela" du Saïan Supa Crew". Le Mouv. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^"Austriancharts.at – J Balvin – Colores" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^"Ultratop.be – J Balvin – Colores" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^"Ultratop.be – J Balvin – Colores" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^"J Balvin Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – J Balvin – Colores" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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For the Los Del Rio album see Los Del Rio Colores English Colors is the fourth 1 solo studio album fifth overall by Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin released on 19 March 2020 through Universal Latin 2 The album was produced by Sky Rompiendo 3 It was preceded by the singles Blanco Morado and Rojo with the latter being released the same day as the album pre order Each song on the album except Arcoiris received a music video directed by Colin Tilley 4 Amarillo was released as the fourth single off Colores the same day as the album s release 5 6 At the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards the album won the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album 7 ColoresStudio album by J BalvinReleased19 March 2020 2020 03 19 GenreReggaetonLength28 52LanguageSpanishEnglishLabelUniversal LatinProducerSky RompiendoJ Balvin chronologyOasis 2019 Colores 2020 Jose 2021 Singles from Colores Blanco Released 15 November 2019 Morado Released 9 January 2020 Rojo Released 27 February 2020 Amarillo Released 19 March 2020 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesBackground editThe album s central concept is colors with each track named after a color except Arcoiris the Spanish term for rainbow 4 Balvin collaborated with the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for the music videos and album and single artworks which notably feature Murakami s flowers as well as American clothing brand Guess on a capsule collection inspired by the album 8 The album was announced at the end of January 2020 9 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic72 100 10 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Clash8 10 12 Consequence of SoundB 13 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Pitchfork7 3 10 15 Rolling Stone US nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Tom Hull on the WebB nbsp nbsp 17 Colores received generally positive reviews from critics Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave the album three out of five stars and stated that Colores isn t really interested in standing out by startling the listener or reeling them in with novelty but what Colores does have in profusion is a universal brand of pop smarts 14 Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone awarded the album three and a half out of five stars writing Don t let the Crayola motif fool you Spanning 10 pigment themed tracks Colores is a sophisticated show of Balvin s sonic palette 16 Thom Jurek of Allmusic said of the album There isn t much lyrical substance on Colores and there doesn t need to be It s a party record whose lyric flows are effortless and laid back enough a Balvin trademark to attract listeners inside and outside musica urbano s big tent The album s brevity adds depth and dimension to its direct seductive welcoming mix and garish presentation 11 Lucas Villa of Consequence of Sound wrote of the album The brushstrokes he paints as a purveyor of perreo pop might not be as broad but they re far reaching in highlighting the evolution and future of reggaeton music Balvin remains a power player in the globalization of the LatinoGang and Colores continues to showcase his colorful flow and spirit as a beacon in the movement 13 Jenzia Burgos of Pitchfork called the album earnest but slightly indulgent and compared the visually focused work to albums by Pharrell Williams and Kanye West saying Now with his own seat at the table J Balvin will no doubt sigue rompiendo 15 Ramy Abou Setta of Clash called Colores one of J Balvin s strongest projects to date and opined that the album stays true to the reggaeton roots that J Balvin has built upon during the years of his influence on the Latino music scene An energetic and vibrant project that is exactly what the music scene needed in such an uncertain time 12 Commercial performance editThe album debuted at number 32 on the US Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top Latin Albums chart with first week sales of 24 000 18 The album eventually peaked at number 15 on Billboard 200 Track listing editColores track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Amarillo Jose OsorioAlejandro RamirezWilliam GrigahcineGiordano AshrufRashid BadloeRonaldo HernandezSky RompiendoDJ SnakeAfro Bros2 372 Azul OsorioRamirezJustin QuilesRene CanoMichael BrunSky RompiendoBrun3 253 Rojo OsorioRamirezQuilesLuis Angel O NeillTaikoSky RompiendoTaiko2 304 Rosa OsorioRamirezCanoHernandezThomas WesleyBas van DaalenJasper HeldermanKevyn CruzDiploSky Rompiendo v 3 095 Morado OsorioRamirezSky Rompiendo3 206 Verde with Sky Rompiendo OsorioRamirezRonald Spence Jr Sky RompiendoRonny J2 227 Negro OsorioRamirezDee MadKeitynKing DoudouDee MadKing DoudouSky Rompiendo v 3 028 Gris OsorioRamirezQuilesCanoBrunSky Rompiendo2 569 Arcoiris featuring Mr Eazi OsorioRamirezBrunOluwatosin AjibadeSky RompiendoBrun3 0610 Blanco OsorioRamirezCanoSky RompiendoDee Mad2 25Total length 28 52 Notes v signifies a vocal producer In the initial announcement of the track list Rosa was listed as Rosado 19 Sample credits Amarillo contains a sample of Angela as written and performed by Saian Supa Crew 20 Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Colores Chart 2020 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 21 35Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 22 66Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 23 52Canadian Albums Billboard 24 35Dutch Albums Album Top 100 25 34French Albums SNEP 26 36German Albums Offizielle Top 100 27 56Italian Albums FIMI 28 10Mexican Albums AMPROFON 29 4Portuguese Albums AFP 30 8Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 31 2Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 32 31Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 33 9US Billboard 200 34 15US Top Latin Albums Billboard 35 2 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Colores Chart 2020 PositionSpanish Albums PROMUSICAE 36 5US Top Latin Albums Billboard 37 8Chart 2021 PositionSpanish Albums PROMUSICAE 38 46US Top Latin Albums Billboard 39 24Certifications editCertifications for Colores Region Certification Certified units salesMexico AMPROFON 40 Gold 30 000 Chile IFPI Chile 41 3 Platinum Spain PROMUSICAE 42 Platinum 40 000 United States RIAA 43 5 Platinum Latin 300 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Escucha Colores el cuarto album de estudio de J Balvin Latido Music 19 March 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2020 Colores by J Balvin Amazon Music Retrieved 28 February 2020 Shaffer Claire 31 January 2020 J Balvin Sets March Release for New Album Colores Rolling Stone Retrieved 28 February 2020 a b Cobo Leila 27 February 2020 J Balvin s Plan to Become Music s Next Billionaire Billboard Retrieved 28 February 2020 Atad Corey 20 March 2020 J Balvin Drops New Album And Music Video For Amarillo Entertainment Tonight Canada Archived from the original on 20 March 2020 Retrieved 20 March 2020 Fernandez Noemi 18 March 2020 J Balvin cambia de color y nos da un adelanto de Amarillo Los 40 in Spanish Retrieved 20 March 2020 J Balvin Wins Best Urban Music Album GRAMMY com 19 November 2020 Sawyer Jonathan 26 February 2020 J Balvin s New GUESS Collection Is Inspired by His Upcoming Album Highsnobiety Retrieved 28 February 2020 Ruiz Matthew Ismael 31 January 2020 J Balvin Announces New Album Colores Pitchfork Retrieved 28 February 2020 Metacritic Review Metacritic Retrieved 24 May 2020 a b Jurek Thom AllMusic Review AllMusic Retrieved 24 May 2020 a b Abou Setta Ramy 20 March 2020 Clash Magazine Review Clash Retrieved 24 May 2020 a b Villa Lucas 19 March 2020 Album Review J Balvin Remains One of Reggaeton s Most Vibrant Characters on Colores Consequence of Sound Retrieved 20 March 2020 a b Petridis Alexis 19 March 2020 J Balvin Colores review with this much style who needs substance The Guardian Retrieved 26 March 2020 a b Burgos Jenzia 27 March 2020 J Balvin Colores Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved 28 March 2020 a b Exposito Suzy 20 March 2020 J Balvin Nuances His Cosmopolitan Reggaeton Sound on Colores Rolling Stone Retrieved 22 March 2020 Hull Tom 14 September 2020 Music 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