La Tierra del Olvido

La Tierra del Olvido (The Forgotten Land) is the seventh album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. The album was released on July 25, 1995, and contained a split of vallenato covers, as well as Vives' first foray into original compositions in the vallenato style. The album was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year.[1] The album consolidated Vives as Colombia's most famous musician at the time of its release.

La Tierra del Olvido
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 25, 1995 (1995-07-25)
GenreTropipop, Latin pop, vallenato
Length43:13
LabelSonolux (Colombia)
Polygram (worldwide)
ProducerCarlos Vives
Richard Blair
Ernesto Ocampo
Luis Angel Pastor
Iván Benavides
Álvaro Duque (Sonolux)
Manuel Riveira (Sonolux)
Carlos Vives chronology
Clásicos de la Provincia
(1993)
La Tierra del Olvido
(1995)
Tengo Fe
(1997)
Singles from La Tierra del Olvido
  1. "La Tierra del Olvido"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Pa' Mayte"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Fidelina"
    Released: 1995

Track listing

  1. "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07
  2. "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22
  3. "La Tierra del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25
  4. "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23
  5. "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12
  6. "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52
  7. "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21
  8. "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14
  9. "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00
  10. "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47
  11. "Jam en Jukümey" (Benavides, Ocampo, Vives, Mayte Montero, Medina) – 1:30

Album credits

Charts and sales

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[6]50
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums[6]5

Sales

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Colombia880,000[7]


See also

Notes

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