Magia (Shakira album)
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Magia is the official debut album by Colombian musician Shakira
. The songs are a collection of material written by Shakira from the age of eight onwards. However, the release was hampered by a lack of recording and production cohesion, and therefore did not do well commercially. The album was released under Sony Music
Colombia on June 24, 1991. Only 1,200 copies of the album were sold, making it a sought-after collector's item. For this reason, it is officially a promotional album
- it is not considered an official album from Shakira's discography
, as it is no longer available.
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
. The songs are a collection of material written by Shakira from the age of eight onwards. However, the release was hampered by a lack of recording and production cohesion, and therefore did not do well commercially. The album was released under Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
Colombia on June 24, 1991. Only 1,200 copies of the album were sold, making it a sought-after collector's item. For this reason, it is officially a promotional album
Promotional recording
A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available...
- it is not considered an official album from Shakira's discography
Shakira discography
The discography of Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter Shakira consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, two live albums and two promotional albums. Shakira has also released thirty-nine singles, two extended plays, thirty-five music videos and three music DVDs...
, as it is no longer available.
Track listing
Release History
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
June 24, 1991 | Sony Colombia | LP/Cassette | 14464663 |
Personnel
- ShakiraShakiraShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
- songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Sergio Solano - guitar
- Italo Lamboglia - drums
- Antonio "Toño" Arnedo - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Miguel Enrique Cubillos N. - chorus
- Ana Maria Gónzalez-Liliana Avila - chorus
- Juanita Loboguerrero - songwriter
- Miguel E. Cubillos - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, songwriter, music direction, artistic arrangement, vocal direction, chorus - Pablo Tedeschi - producer, songwriter, musical direction, arrangement, computer programmingComputer programmingComputer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a program that performs specific operations or exhibits a...
and drum programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock... - Alvaro Eduardo Ortiz Q - design
- Gabriel Muñoz - general coordination
- Luis Miguel Olivar - sound engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Leo Erazzo - album artworkAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...