Soy Yo is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Kany García. The album was released on May 18, 2018.[1][2] The album debuted at number four on Billboard Latin Album charts. Soy Yo is Garcia's fifth top 10 effort, and marks just the second album by a woman to debut in the top five on Top Latin Albums in 2018.[3] The album was included in Billboard magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)".[4] “Soy Yo” was included on Billboard's ”The 50 Best Latin Albums of the Decade”.
The album debuted at number four on Billboard Latin Albums, number two on Billboard Latin Pop and number one in Puerto Rico Album charts with sales of 3,000 units (nearly all in album sales). The album was included in Billboard's "The 50 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)" list.[4]
The place of the Latin singer-songwriter, or cantautor, in contemporary Latin music has become somewhat diminished since reggaeton and urban music took over. Enter García, whose new album makes zero concessions to anything that's not her own brand of music (Residente collab "Banana-Papaya" notwithstanding). With the front-and-center vocals, lush acoustic arrangements, and intimate lyrics, Soy Yo reminds us of the depth to be found in the well of Latin music.
