This article is about the album by Natalia Oreiro. For the title track from the album, see Tu Veneno (song). For the 2012 song, see Héctor Acosta (singer).
Tu Veneno
studio
ArtistNatalia Oreiro
CoverNatalia_Oreiro-Tu_Veneno2000.jpg
Released8 August 2000
Recorded2000
Los Angeles, California
Seville, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenreLatin pop, electronic, downtempo
Length59:45
LanguageSpanish
LabelBMG Ariola Argentina
ProducerPablo Durand
Prev year1998
Next year2001

Tu Veneno is the second studio album by Uruguayan singer and actress Natalia Oreiro.

Background

Natalia Oreiro pursued her music career with her second album, Tu Veneno, and presentations in "Gala de la Hispanidad", "Gala de Murcia" (both in Spain) and "Festival de la Calle 8" in Miami. Her most important appearance was in the prestigious Latin television show Sábado Gigante Internacional, hosted by Don Francisco. Natalia's mayor achievement at this time was her music performance in Chile at the Viña del Mar Festival in 2001, for which she was crowned Queen of that event. The album scored a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Album, but lost to Christina Aguilera's Mi Reflejo. More than 3,600,000 copies of this album was sold worldwide.[citation needed]

Release

The single of the same name as the CD came out in Argentina 26 June 2000. Immediately became a hit number one in the charts. The single was filmed a video clip as a promo on the occasion of the CD. CD Tu veneno published in Argentina 8 August 2000.

Singles

The album's first two singles were Tu Veneno and Basta De Ti which peaked at number 7 and 19 in Spain respectively.[1]

Personnel

Credits for Tu Veneno adapted from Allmusic:[2]

  • Alex Acuña – Guest Artist
  • Gustavo Borner – Engineer, Recorder
  • Pablo Durand – Arranger, producer
  • Benny Faccone – Engineer, Recorder
  • Yoad Nevo – Arranger
  • Carlos Nieto – Engineer, Recorder
  • Natalia Oreiro – Lead vocals
  • Diego Ortells – Arranger
  • Fernando López Rossi – Composer
  • Jess Sutcliffe – Engineer, Recorder

Official versions and remixes

  • "Tu Veneno" (Versión Karaoke) (3:00)
  • "Tu Veneno" (Remix) (2:33)
  • "Basta de Tí" (Radio Dance Remix) (3:20)
  • "Basta de Tí" (Extended Dance Remix) (4:17)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Chilean Albums (IFPI)[3]7
Czech Albums (IFPI)[4]9
European Albums (Music & Media)[5]56
Greece International Albums (IFPI)[6]2
Spain Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7]7

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart[8]35
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart[9]25

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Argentina8 August 2000BMG Ariola Argentina

References

  1. ^ "Spain Top Airplay". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 27. Retrieved 13 January 2020. – via American Radio History.
  2. ^ "Tu Veneno – Natalia Oreiro – Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Herald, Brownsville (4 February 2001). "Las diez canciones mas populares de la semana en paises de America". The Brownsville Herald. Vol. 109, no. 216. p. 82.
  4. ^ "Czech Republic Top Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 2/3. 13 January 2001. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2020. – via American Radio History.
  5. ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 5. 26 January 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020. – via American Radio History.
  6. ^ "Greece Top Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 13. 24 March 2001. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2020. – via American Radio History.
  7. ^ "Spain Top Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 9. 24 February 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2020. – via American Radio History.
  8. ^ "MAHASZ TOP 40 Best of 2000.". Mahasz. Archived February 4, 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "MAHASZ TOP 40 Overall results for 2001.". Mahasz. Archived June 14, 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  1. Natalia Oreiro Official Site