Dale (album)

Dale (pronounced [ˈdale]; Spanish for "Hit it") is the second Spanish album and ninth studio album by American rapper Pitbull. It was released July 17, 2015, through Mr. 305 and Sony Music Latin. This album arrived almost five years after his first Spanish-language album Armando, released in 2010. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

Dale
Studio album by
Pitbull
ReleasedJuly 17, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
GenreReggaeton, Latin
Length44:04
LanguageSpanish
Label
Pitbull chronology
Globalization
(2014)		 Dale
(2015)		 Climate Change
(2017)
Singles from Dale
  1. "Como Yo Le Doy"
    Released: July 8, 2014
  2. "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)"
    Released: November 20, 2014
  3. "El Taxi"
    Released: November 20, 2014
  4. "Baddest Girl in Town"
    Released: June 8, 2015

Background

The teaser for the release of Dale was released by Pitbull via Facebook and Twitter on May 6, 2015. On May 19, 2015 Farruko uploaded, on Facebook, a short preview of the track "Hoy Se Bebe" featured on "Dale". On June 27, Pitbull announced the official track list: the album includes collaborations with Farruko, Fuego, El Micha, Ricky Martin, Mohombi, Wisin & Yandel, Osmani Garcia, Sensato del Patio, Don Miguelo and El Chevo. In an interview for Billboard, Pitbull said: "It was about time (for 2nd Spanish album). You have records for the clubs and the streets. You have your huge records like “Baddest Girl in Town” which has sort of a Michael Jackson vibe. You have “Haciendo ruido” with Ricky Martin which has a big world feel to it. “No puedes más” with Yandel [which references “Don’t You Want Me Baby”], there's nothing in Spanish radio like that. The Yandel record has that ’80s feel to it. That’s my favorite record on the album."[1]

Singles
  • "Como Yo Le Doy" was released as the album's lead single on July 8, 2014.[2] The track features Don Miguelo.
  • "Piensas (Dile la Verdad)" was released as the album's second single November 20, 2014.[3] The track features Gente De Zona. On July 24 there was released a Spanglish version of the song with Shaggy on Spotify.
  • "Baddest Girl in Town" featuring Mohombi and Wisin, was released on June 8, 2015[4] as the album's third single. The song was performed by trio on Latin Award show- Premios Juventud on July 16, 2015.

Promotional singles

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

AllMusic critic David Jeffries wrote: "It's the Pitbull album that feels most like a party with all these friends dropping in and out, and this wild night out peaks toward the end with the highlights running from the club-worthy "Baddest Girl in Town" (the first clue that this album isn't all-Spanish like Armando) to the '80s-flavored, Human League-quoting "No Puedo Más.""[7] Jed Gottlieb of Boston Herald stated "If you really miss Pit's lyrics, I suggest you make your own. I'm sure they'll be better than 'Big news, Pitbull, Tom Cruise, Mumbai I lit up their December night like the fourth of July, Vanilla Sky.'"[9] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone noted that unlike Pitbull's previous Spanish language effort Armando, Dale "skips EDM and Southern hip-hop almost entirely in favor of a fuller Latin-fusion sound."[8] The American edition of Rolling Stone magazine placed Dale at number 2 in the list for the "10 Best Latin Albums of the Year", arguing that the singer "volleys between English and Spanish with ease, flirting with dancehall and guaguancó elements, while bringing MCs from neighboring islands along for the ride."[10]

Commercial performance

Dale debuted at number one on the US Top Latin Albums chart, earning 5,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music.[11] This became Pitbull's first number one on that chart.[11] The album also debuted at number 97 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Piensas (Dile la Verdad)" (featuring Gente de Zona)Armando C. Pérez aka Pitbull, José C. García, Jorge Gómez, AJ Jannusi, Bilal Hajji, Justin Trugman, Alexander Delgado, Randy Malcolm, Michael CalderonDJ Chino, Jorgie, Justin Trugman, AJ Junior , Bilal TheChef3:46
2."Como Yo Le Doy" (featuring Don Miguelo) Don Miguelo4:22
3."El Taxi" (featuring Sensato and Osmani García)English: John Taylor, Everton Bonner, Lloyd Oliver "Gitsy" Willis, Sly Dunbar / Spanish: Osmani Garcia, Armando C. Pérez, William Reyna, José C. García, Jorge Gómez.DJ Chino, Jorgie, DJ Unic4:10
4."Yo Quiero (Si Tú Te Enamoras)" (Gente de Zona featuring Pitbull) DJ Chino, Jorgie, Motiff3:28
5."El Party" (featuring El Micha) DJ Chino, Jorgie, DVLP3:55
6."Mami Mami" (featuring Fuego) DJ Chino, Jorgie, DVLP3:32
7."Baddest Girl in Town" (featuring Mohombi and Wisin)Armando C. Pérez, Mika Moupondo, Alexandru Cotoi, Mohombi Moupondo, Juan Luis Morera Luna, José C. Garcia, Jorge Gómez.Alexandru Cotoi, Mika Moupondo, DJ Chino3:03
8."Chi Chi Bon Bon" (featuring Osmani García) DJ Chino, Jorgie, Javier Conde Alonso3:37
9."Haciendo Ruido" (featuring Ricky Martin) DJ Chino, Jorgie, AJ Junior, Jimmy Joker3:08
10."Hoy Se Bebe" (featuring Farruko) DJ Chino, Jorgie3:36
11."No Puedo Más" (featuring Yandel) DJ Chino, Jorgie, Bilal the Chef, DVLP3:45
12."Que Lo Que" (Sensato featuring Pitbull, Papayo and El Chevo)Armando Pérez, Sensato Del Patio, Leo Brooks, Federico Vindver, Manuel Corao, Michael Calderón, Robert Fernandéz, Mario Coto, Cesar CáceresMario Genio Coto3:43
Total length:44:04

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] Gold 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "Pitbull - Dale collaborations". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  2. "Como Yo Le Doy". iTunes.
  3. "Piensas". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27.
  4. "Baddest Girl in Town". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12.
  5. "El Taxi". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27.
  6. "Taxi Carnival Remix (Official Audio) - Pitbull, Lil Jon & Machel Montano". Retrieved 2020-05-01 – via YouTube.
  7. Jeffries, David. "Pitbull - Dale". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  8. Spanos, Brittany (July 17, 2015). "Pitbull - Dale". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  9. Gottlieb, Jed (July 17, 2015). "Pitbull, "Dale"". Boston Herald. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  10. Casillas, Andrew; Exposito, Susy; Raygoza, Isabela (December 30, 2015). "10 Best Latin Albums of the Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  11. Amaya Mendizabal (July 30, 2015). "Pitbull Scores First Top Latin Albums No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. "BB200 - 2015-08-08". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. "Spanishcharts.com – Pitbull – Dale". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Pitbull – Dale". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  15. "Pitbull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  16. "Pitbull Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  17. "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  18. "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  19. "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  20. "Certificados Musicales Amprofon (in Spanish)". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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