Dulce Beat
Dulce Beat is the second album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova.
The album was recorded between 2004–2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It was officially released in Mexico on June 21, 2005, following the single "Me Pregunto". The album was produced by Cachorro López and was written by the band's singer, Denisse Guerrero. Dulce Beat was a commercial and critical success, reaching number-one and ensuring double platinum in Mexico. It has become Belanova's most successful album. In 2006, the album was released in several other countries across the world, including Chile, Spain, Argentina, and the United States. In Argentina, the band performed at radio shows and concerts where they presented the single "Me Pregunto". In Chile they performed at The Roxy, presenting all the tracks on the album. Belanova and Mach & Daddy played a concert in Los Angeles in front of 50,000 people to promote their projects; in this show, Belanova performed a cover of the song "Boys Don't Cry" by the band The Cure. On August 12, 2006, E! Latin America, aired a TV Special of Belanova, with interviews and making of the album. Singles from the album became massive hits, both of them became the band's second and third number-one singles in Mexico consecutively, further singles, "Rosa Pastel" and "Niño" became top five hits, the latter spending almost fifty weeks inside the chart.
Dulce Beat 2.0
A new edition of the album, entitled Dulce Beat 2.0, was released in Mexico on June 5, 2006, and in the United States on August 1. In Mexico, the re-issue debuted at number-three on the album charts and spent several weeks inside the top ten.Track listing
All tracks by BelanovaDulce Beat
Dulce Beat 2.0
- CD1
- CD2
- "Me Pregunto" – 3:58
- "Por Ti" – 4:08
- "Suele Pasar" – 3:46
- "Tus Ojos" – 4:46
- "Me Pregunto" – 4:55
- "Por Ti" – 6:21
- "Por Ti" – 4:34
- "Enhanced Section":
- *"Me Pregunto"
- *"Por Ti"
Personnel
- Ricardo Arreola – guitar, bajo sexto
- Denisse Guerrero – vocals
- Cachorro López – arranger, producer, musical direction
- Andres Mijangos – producer, mastering, mixing, program assistant
- Sebastián Schon – guitar, engineer, choir arrangement
- Patricio Villarejo – cello
- Production: Cachorro López
- Recording & Mixing: Mondo Mix, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Record Engineer: Sebastián Schon
- Second Engineer: Damián Nava
- Mixed by Cesar Sogbe
- Musical Direction: Cachorro López
- Co-Produced by Andres Mijangos & Belanova
- Additional Programming: Andres Mijangos
- Additional Vocals on "Te Quedas o Te Vas": Israel Ulloa
- Guitars: Ganimedes "Gani"
- Record Engineer: Juan Antonio Paez
- Mixed by Juan Antonio Paez & Andres Mijangos
- Mastered by José Blanco in Master House Studios, Miami, Florida.
- Art Direction and Design:
- Photography: Ricardo Trabulsi.
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
Mexican Albums Chart | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 59 |
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 12 |