God's Project

God's Project
Studio album by
Aventura
ReleasedApril 26, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded2004–05
Studio
  • Boondog Studio (New York City), Cutting Studios (New York City), Skylight Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length1:07:40[3]
Label
Aventura chronology
Unplugged
(2004) 		God's Project
(2005) 		K.O.B. Live
(2006)
Singles from God's Project
  1. "La Boda"
    Released: February 7, 2005
  2. "Ella y Yo"
    Released: May 9, 2005
  3. "Un Beso"
    Released: August 8, 2005
  4. "Angelito"
    Released: November 21, 2005

God's Project is the fourth studio album released by bachata group Aventura. It was released on April 26, 2005, by Premium Latin Music and distributed by Sony Music Latin. The album production was based on bachata with elements of rock, merengue and urban music such as R&B, exploring new sounds with reggaeton with an urban hip-hop Black American flavor.[4] This combination of rhythms was classified by some critics as "neo-bachata".[5] It features guest appearances by Judy Santos, Anthony Santos, Nina Sky and reggaeton artists Tego Calderon and Don Omar.

The title of the album made reference that it was God's idea that each member of the band ended up doing music together. On the intro track, appeared the mothers of each member explain and made stories about their initials on music when they were children. The album contains sixteen tracks, including one intro, two skits, and one hidden track. It explored lyrics of romance, sex, love, cheating, and infidelity. Like their previous albums, it contains social conscience lyrics on songs like "La Niña". The album cover features Romeo, Henry, Lenny, and Max from left to right when they were infants.

God's Project received positive reviews by critics and was praised for the band's skills as musicians and their improvement in production. It won Album of the Year at 2006's Soberano Awards, previously known as the Casandra Awards. Following the success of the album, the band won two awards at Premio Lo Nuestro 2006 for Best Tropical Duo or Group and Traditional. Also, it won Tropical Album of the Year and Song of the Year by a Duo or Group at the 2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards.[6] The album was supported by the release of four official singles: "La Boda", "Ella y Yo", "Un Beso", and "Angelito".

God's Project is considered Aventura's mainstream breakthrough album. It remained the top-selling album on the chart for 7 consecutive weeks in 2005 and 5 non-consecutive weeks in 2006 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. It debuted in the top 5 of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was certified four times platinum (Latin field) in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two of the four album singles reached the top 10 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. Eventually, it was the best-selling tropical album of 2006 in the United States. The album peaked in the top 40 charts of France and Italy and in the top 20 in Ecuador. In Switzerland, it was certified gold. Eventually, it sold over half a million of copies worldwide. To promote the album, Aventura embarked on a highly successful tour selling out venues like New York's Madison Square Garden, Altos de Chavon and Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

  1. ^ Phoebe: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Feminist Scholarship, Theory, and Aesthetics. Women's Studies Program at the State University of New York, SUNY at Oneonta. 2006.
  2. ^ "God's Project Review by Evan C. Gutierrez". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ God's Project, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
  4. ^ Phoebe: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Feminist Scholarship, Theory, and Aesthetics. Women's Studies Program at the State University of New York, SUNY at Oneonta. 2006.
  5. ^ Gonzales, Heriberto (March 9, 2006). "Listo Aventura para el Madison". El Diario La Prensa. p. 38. ISSN 0742-9428. ProQuest 368515930 – via Proquest.
  6. ^ Billboard Staff (2006-04-28). "2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-09.