A Bailar is the debut studio album by Argentine singer Lali. It was released independently on March 21, 2014 and re-released on 3 December 2014 by Sony Music Argentina. The album was fully produced by 3musica.[1]

A Bailar
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2014 (2014-03-21)
Genre
Length
  • 33:51
Label
Producer
  • 3musica
Lali chronology
A Bailar
(2014)
Soy
(2016)
Singles from A Bailar
  1. "A Bailar"
    Released: 12 August 2013
  2. "Asesina"
    Released: 10 March 2014
  3. "Mil Años Luz"
    Released: 19 November 2014
  4. "Del Otro Lado"
    Released: 7 January 2015
  5. "Histeria"
    Released: 11 September 2015

The album peaked at number five in Argentina, where it was certified gold by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF). It won Best New Pop Artist Album and Best Female Pop Album at the 17th Annual Gardel Awards.[2]

To promote the album, Lali embarked on the A Bailar Tour, which was highly successful in South America.

Singles

edit

Espósito released "A Bailar" as the lead single on 12 August 2013. The single was a success in Argentina and Latin America.[3][4] In 2014, the song won in the category for "Favorite Latin Song" at the Kids' Choice Awards Argentina and for "Best Female Music Video" at the Quiero Awards.

"Asesina", was released on 29 October 2013 as a promotional single of the album and it was released on 10 March 2014 as the second single off the album.[5] The song is a hip-hop/pop genre song. It won the Quiero Award for "Best Choreography".

In November 2014 Espósito performed "Mil Años Luz" at Susana Giménez, which was released as the third single of A Bailar the same night. The music video is a multi-angle live performance at Teatro Opera Allianz in Buenos Aires. The song won in the category for "Favorite Song" at the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards Argentina.

After signing with Sony Music Argentina, Espósito released her fourth single on 7 January 2015 by releasing a lyric video for "Del Otro Lado".[6] The song is a ballad about a couple's misfortunes. A music video was released on 10 March 2015, a year after the "Asesina" music video.

"Histeria" was released on 11 September 2015 as A Bailar's fifth and last single along with the music video. The song marks the album's highest charting single as it peaked at No. 3 on the Argentina Los 40 Principales and at No. 2 in Paraguay.

Promotional singles

edit

"Amor de Verdad" was released as the first promotional single from A Bailar and it served to promote the deluxe edition of the album. Espósito performed the song a days before its release at the A Bailar Tour, but the song premiered on 9 December 2014 along with A Bailar fanpack edition. The track is included as extra material along with "A Bailar (Triplex Remix)" and the DVD, but it was digital released in single way, separated from the album. The song also provides uncredited vocals by Argentine rapper Zetta Krome.

Promotion

edit

In 2014, Espósito performed "A Bailar" and "Asesina" at the ninth season of Bailando por un Sueño. In the same year, the singer performed "Mil Años Luz" at Susana Giménez and "Del Otro Lado at The U-Mix Show. In 2015, she performed "Mil Años Luz" at the tenth edition of Bailando por un Sueño's season premiere and also, at the 2015 Gardel Awards. Espósito first live performance of "Histeria" was at the Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2015, where she also performed "Mil Años Luz". In December, 2015 Espósito performed "Histeria" and "A Bailar" at the tenth edition of Bailando por un Sueño's season finale.

Tour

edit

Espósito began a worldwide tour on 19 April 2014 to promote A Bailar due to its international success. The tour included stops throughout Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, Italy and Israel.

Awards

edit
Year Awards Ceremony Award Results
2014 Latin Music Italian Awards Best Latin Female Album of the Year Nominated
2015 Gardel Awards Best Female Pop Album Won
Best New Pop Album Won

Track listing

edit
A Bailar — Standard edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Asesina"
3musica3:30
2."Histeria"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica3:30
3."Del Otro Lado"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica3:41
4."A Bailar"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica2:52
5."No Estoy Sola"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica3:39
6."Te siento"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica3:39
7."Cielo Salvador"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica3:17
8."Being"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
  • Antonella Giunta
3musica3:19
9."Desamor"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
  • Giunta
3musica3:20
10."Mil Años Luz"
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
3musica3:44
Total length:33:51
A Bailar — "?" edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Mil Años Luz" (Live)
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
  • 3musica
3:57
Total length:37:48
A Bailar — "?" edition (bonus DVD)[8]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Un Día de Show" (documentary)Juan Ripari9:54
2."Mil Años Luz" (live performance)Juan Ripari3:57
3."No Estoy Sola" (music video)Juan Ripari3:47
4."Asesina" (music video)Juan Ripari3:31
5."A Bailar" (music video)Juan Ripari4:10
Total length:25:19
A Bailar — Digital Fanpack edition (bonus track)[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."A Bailar" (Triplex Remix)
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
  • 3musica
4:14
Total length:38:05
A Bailar — Fanpack edition (bonus tracks)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Amor De Verdad" (featuring Zetta Krome)
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
  • 3musica
3:56
12."A Bailar" (Triplex Remix)
  • Espósito
  • Akselrad
  • Burgio
  • Novello
  • 3musica
4:14
Total length:42:01
A Bailar — Fanpack edition (bonus DVD)[8]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Un Día de Show" (documentary)Juan Ripari9:54
2."1000 Años Luz" (live performance)Juan Ripari3:57
3."Asesina" (live performance)Juan Ripari3:32
4."No Estoy Sola" (music video)Juan Ripari3:47
5."A Bailar" (music video)Juan Ripari4:10
Total length:25:20
Note
  • Songwriting credits extracted from SADAIC official website.[8]

Charts performance

edit

Certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[14] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

edit
Region Date Version Format Label
Argentina 21 March 2014 Standard edition CD 3musica
Worldwide 25 March 2014
3 December 2014 Fanpack edition
Argentina 9 December 2014 CD + DVD
Uruguay 19 December 2014
Chile 23 March 2015
Israel 8 April 2016 Standard edition CD Sony Music

References

edit
  1. ^ "Lali Espósito presentó "A Bailar", su primer disco solista". Clarín (in Spanish). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Ganadores - Gardel Awards 2015". Premios Gardel (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.To view the winners, select "2015" in the up right side of the page.
  3. ^ "3musica: Trabajo de vanguardia con Lali Espósito" (in Spanish). prensariomusica.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Lali Espósito la rompió en La Trastienda como solista" (in Spanish). personajes.lanación.com.ar. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Lali Esposito derrite la pantalla con "Asesina", su nuevo videoclip" (in Spanish). lagaceta.com.ar. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Lali Esposito presentó su nuevo tema: furor en las redes sociales" (in Spanish). ciudad.com.ar. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. ^ "A Bailar de Lali" (in Spanish). iTunes. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Consulta de obras: "A Bailar" - Lali". SADAIC. Retrieved 6 December 2015. Click on the song titles to find out the songwriting credits, editors, etc.
  9. ^ "A Bailar (Versión Bonus) de Lali". iTunes (ARG). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  10. ^ "A Bailar (Lali Espósito)". Distribuidora Belgrano Norte. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Prensario Música – Edición Mensual" (pdf). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 488. Edición Prensario S.R.L. April 2014. p. 40. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  12. ^ "20 האלבומים הנמכרים ביותר בשבוע האחרון" (in Hebrew). Disccenter. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Ranking (Abril 2014)" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Argentine Albums - A Bailar Gold certification" (in Spanish). tn.com.ar. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.