Fiesta (Carlito album)
Encyclopedia
Fiesta is the fourth studio album
by Swedish
Eurodance
artist Jonny Jakobsen
and his first album under the pseudonym
Carlito. It was released on 12 July 2006.
The album has a satirical ethnic theme
, blending elements of Mexican
mariachi
with a Eurodance sound. The reworked musical style, including the addition of female backing vocalist
s and inclusion of more acoustic elements, has been largely successful with the fans of Jakobsen's other work.
The album has been most well-received in Mexico
and Japan
.
The CD features the following bonus tracks:
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
artist Jonny Jakobsen
Jonny Jakobsen
Jonny Jakobsen is a Swedish-Danish Bubblegum dance/eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay...
and his first album under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
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Carlito. It was released on 12 July 2006.
The album has a satirical ethnic theme
Ethnic stereotype
An ethnic stereotype is a generalized representation of an ethnic group, composed of what are thought to be typical characteristics of members of the group.Ethnic stereotypes are commonly portrayed in ethnic jokes.-Ethnic stereotypes:*African Americans...
, blending elements of Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
with a Eurodance sound. The reworked musical style, including the addition of female backing vocalist
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
s and inclusion of more acoustic elements, has been largely successful with the fans of Jakobsen's other work.
The album has been most well-received in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Track listing
The following tracks were featured on the original CD release:- Go Go Carlito (Who's That Boy?) – 3:16
- Taco Boy – 3:05
- Poco Loco – 3:22
- Casa De Carlito – 3:36
- El Camino – 3:51
- Adios Amigo – 3:24
- Alarma Caramba! – 3:07
- I Like It – 3:06
- Vacaciones – 3:25
- My Salsa – 3:04
- Manana – 2:53
- Fiesta Night – 3:04
The Ultimate Collection
On 15 November 2006, a special CD-DVD combo edition of the album, entitled The Ultimate Collection was released in Japan exclusively. The DVD content included music videos for the tracks Poco Loco and Go Go Carlito, two TV spots and a four-part animated feature entitled Carlito The Movie.The CD features the following bonus tracks:
- Christmas Fiesta – 3:35
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) (Christmas Mix) – 3:18
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) (F. Factory Latin Mix) – 7:19
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) (F. Factory Trance Mix) – 6:50
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) (Eurobeat Mix) – 4:28
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) ("HBS" Mix) – 4:09
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) (Myxx-Up Future Latin Mix) – 4:03
- Carlito (¿Who's That Boy?) (Karaoke Version) – 3:18