Emmanuel (album)

Emmanuel is the second studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA, released on May 29, 2020. The 22-track double album features collaborations from Bad Bunny, Enrique Iglesias, Travis Barker, Tego Calderón, Karol G, Lil Wayne, Farruko, Yandel, Ñengo Flow, Kendo Kaponi, Zion, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, J Balvin, and Mariah Angeliq.^[1][2]

Emmanuel
Studio album by Anuel AA
Released	May 29, 2020
Genre	Latin trap reggaeton
Length	88:39
Language	Spanish
Label	Real Hasta la Muerte Sony Latin
Producer	Chris Jedi Gaby Music Yampi Frabián Elí Fresh Ayr Ovy On The Drums
Anuel AA chronology
Real Hasta la Muerte (2018) Emmanuel (2020) Los Dioses (2021)
Singles from Emmanuel
"Secreto" Released: January 15, 2019 "China" Released: July 19, 2019 "Fútbol y Rumba" Released: May 29, 2020 "Hasta Que Dios Diga" Released: May 29, 2020 "Que Se Joda" Released: June 10, 2020 "Reggaetonera" Released: June 19, 2020 "Narcos" Released: June 26, 2020

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Background

On May 27, 2020, Anuel AA announced and revealed the tracklist for Emmanuel.^[2] Anuel AA had originally planned to release the album in April, but postponed the date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Regarding the title of the album, the artist explained, "It's my name and it means 'God with us'. I wanted the album to have that good vibe. It's my life, made into music".^[1]

On the day of the album's release, he promoted the album by launching three luxury yachts off the coast of Miami's Isle of Normandy neighborhood.^[4] Each yacht had the name Emmanuel written on the side and played his music at high volume. The rapper explained his promotional strategy by saying, "Everybody does their release party in a club. And with coronavirus? I wouldn't go to the club right now!".^[4]

Reception

Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone called the album "a sonic feast that every bit as show-stopping, however indulgent, as his fleet of party boats...Even in the most crowded of featured tracks, Anuel’s hardy baritone cuts right through, leaving in his wake the smallest glint of pop sparkle".^[4] Griselda Flores of Billboard opined that several of the collaboration choices were "surprising" and stated "Emmanuel is a versatile album that has fresh music for the clubs, the street life, and even sentimental bops."^[5]

Commercial performance

Emmanuel debut at number eight on the US Billboard 200 dated June 16, 2020, earning 39,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 4, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of Emmanuel's starting count, 3,000 were in album sales and the bulk of the remainder attributed to streams.^[6] It registered 36,000 SEA units, equating to 55.8 million on-demand streams for the album's songs in its opening week.

Also, the album debut at number one on the US Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums, becoming his second album to top both charts. With 39,000 units, Emmanuel net the third biggest debut of 2020 for a Latin album in terms of overall units. Of the 22 tracks 14 debuts on the Hot Latin Songs chart two of them in the top 10. It was the second Best Selling Latin Album in the United States with 411,000 equivalent album units.^[7]

The album also debut at the top of the Spanish Albums Chart and at the top 20 in Italy and Switzerland. Emmanuel was Anuel AA first album to debut in the Canadian Album Charts.

Track listing

Disc 1 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Llores Mujer" (featuring Travis Barker)	Emmanuel Santiago	José Gazmey Travis Barker	3:33
2.	"Somo o No Somos"	Santiago	Chris Jedi Gaby Music	3:57
3.	"Reggaetonera"	Santiago Steven Dominguez Bryan Taveras	Chris Jedi Gaby Music	3:36
4.	"Jangueo" (featuring Tego Calderon)	Santiago Tegui Calderon	Chris Jedi Gaby Music	3:51
5.	"Hasta Que Dios Diga" (featuring Bad Bunny)	Santiago Benito Martínez	Dímelo Ninow Chris Jedi Gaby Music	4:06
6.	"Narcos"	Santiago	Kavy Kali Chris Jedi Gaby Music	4:20
7.	"Fútbol y Rumba" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)	Santiago Iglesias	Ovy On The Drums	3:41
8.	"Que Se Joda" (featuring Farruko and Zion)	Santiago Joseph Vélez Carlos Rosado Felix Torres	Alex Killer Dulce Como Candy Dímelo Ninow Gaby Music Chris Jedi Ecby	3:46
9.	"Ferrari" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Santiago Dwayne Carter, Jr.	Maximum Chris Jedi	3:08
10.	"El Manual"	Santiago	Ovy On The Drums	3:30

Disc 2 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Antes y Después" (featuring Kendo Kaponi, Yandel and Ñengo Flow)	Santiago José Morales Llandel Veguilla Edwin Vázquez	GloryGainz Priority Beats Fresh Ayr	6:54
12.	"¿Los Hombres No Lloran?"	Santiago	Brasa Rubiel Shine (Producer) Karloff Frabián Elí Kairo La Sinfonía Cromo X	3:09
13.	"Así Soy Yo" (featuring Bad Bunny)	Santiago Martínez	Dulce Como Candy Dímelo Ninow Gaby Music Chris Jedi	3:46
15.	"Bandido" (featuring Mariah)	Santiago Mariah Pérez	Gaby Music Chris Jedi	3:42
16.	"Rifles Rusos" (featuring Tego Calderon)	Santiago Calderon	Yampi	4:21
17.	"Mi Vieja"	Santiago Rafael López	Chris Jedi Gaby Music	3:55
18.	"Nubres Negras"	Santiago Rafael López	Keityn Pacific Mantra	4:28
19.	"Tocándote"	Santiago	Haze	3:50
20.	"Estrés Postraumático"	Santiago Rubén Blades	Ovy On The Drums	4:17

Disc 2 Bonus Tracks track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
21.	"Secreto" (featuring Karol G)	Santiago Carolina Giraldo Henry Prida Ezequiel Rivera	Prida EZ Made Da Beat	4:18
22.	"China" (featuring Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna, J Balvin)	Santiago Ramón Ayala Giraldo Juan Carlos Ozuna José Osorio	Tainy	5:01

Notes

• In the CD version, "Antes y Después" and "Estrés Postraumático" are switched.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Emmanuel Chart (2020) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8] 194 Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[9] 64 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10] 29 French Albums (SNEP)^[11] 141 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12] 14 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[13] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14] 15 US Billboard 200^[15] 8 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[16] 1 US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard)^[17] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Emmanuel Chart (2020) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[18] 4 US Billboard 200^[19] 152 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[20] 3 Chart (2021) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[21] 21 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[22] 9 Chart (2022) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[23] 59 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[24] 24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[25]	Gold	25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[26]	Platinum	60,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[27]	Platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)^[28]	6× Platinum (Latin)	360,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. Exposito, Suzy (June 19, 2020). "Anuel AA Would Like to Reintroduce Himself in New 'Emmanuel' LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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25. "Italian album certifications – Anuel AA – Emmanuel" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 19, 2022. Select "2022" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Emmanuel" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
26. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved August 19, 2020. Type Anuel AA in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Emmanuel in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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