Pies Descalzos

This article is about the studio album by Shakira. For the foundation by Shakira, see Pies Descalzos Foundation. For the Alfredo Julio Grassi film, see List of Argentine films of 1950.

Pies Descalzos
Studio album by
Shakira
Released6 October 1995 (1995-10-06)[1]
Recorded1994–1995
StudioSonido Azulado Studio
(Bogota, Colombia)
Ocean V.U. Studio
(Miami, Florida)
Genre
Length41:06
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Portuguese
Label
Producer
Shakira chronology
Peligro
(1993) 		Pies Descalzos
(1995) 		The Remixes
(1997)
Singles from Pies Descalzos
  1. "Estoy Aquí"
    Released: 29 August 1995
  2. "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?"
    Released: 2 February 1996
  3. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
    Released: 15 April 1996
  4. "Un Poco de Amor"
    Released: 16 May 1996
  5. "Antología"
    Released: 8 January 1997
  6. "Se Quiere, Se Mata"
    Released: 10 March 1997

Pies Descalzos (transl. Bare Feet, Spanish: [ˌpjez ð̞esˈkal.sos]) is the third studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 6 October 1995, by Sony Music Colombia. Its music incorporates Latin pop styles, additionally experimenting with pop rock elements. Looking to revive her struggling career after the commercial failures of her first two studio efforts Magia and Peligro, she assumed a prominent position in its production. As executive producer, Luis Fernando Ochoa co-wrote and co-produced each of the eleven tracks on the record with Shakira.

Pies Descalzos received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented it as a strong debut showing. Commercially, the project became Shakira's breakthrough record, with which she established notability throughout Latin America. It was awarded the "Diamond Prism" in her native Colombia, acknowledging one million copies sold in the nation. The album additionally peaked at numbers three and five on the US Billboard Latin Pop Albums and Latin Albums component charts, respectively. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was also a breakthrough for Shakira in the country according to John Lannert of Billboard.[7]

Six singles were released from Pies Descalzos, all of which attained commercial success in the United States. Its lead single "Estoy Aquí" peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Latin Songs component chart, and was her first track promoted through an accompanying music video. Follow-up singles "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos', "Un Poco de Amor", "Antología", and "Se Quiere, Se Mata" peaked within the top 20 of the chart. The record was additionally promoted through the Tour Pies Descalzos, which visited North and South America and Europe throughout 1996 and 1997. The album was reissued as Colección de Oro in 2002.[8]

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  3. ^ "Latin Music: Essential Latin Albums of Past 50 Years". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (6 February 2023). "The Number Ones: Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" (Feat. Wyclef Jean)". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Los recuerdos de Shakira a 25 años de su exitoso álbum 'Pies descalzos'". Infobae (in Spanish). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Building a Perfect Ork-Pop Masterpiece". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 21. 25 May 1996. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ John Lannert (28 December 1996). "This year in Latin Music". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Coleccion De Oro". Amazon. 22 January 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2013.