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

Tu Veneno
Studio album by
Released8 August 2000
Recorded2000
Los Angeles, California
Seville, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenreLatin pop, electronic, downtempo
Length59:45
LanguageSpanish
LabelBMG Ariola Argentina
ProducerPablo Durand
Natalia Oreiro chronology
Natalia Oreiro
(1998)
Tu Veneno
(2000)
Natalia Oreiro 2001
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Background

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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

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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

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

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tu Veneno"Fernando López Rossi3:00
2."Río de la Plata"Facundo Monti4:32
3."Cómo Te Olvido"Claudia Brant3:44
4."Luna Brava"Javier Pérez Álvarez4:13
5."Aburrida"López Rossi3:40
6."Estamos Todos Solos (We're All Alone)"
  • Boz Scaggs
  • Rolly Hernández
  • Natalia Oreiro
  • López Rossi
3:39
7."Gitano Corazón"
  • Brant
  • Marcelo Berestovoy
3:05
8."Febrero"
  • Afo Verde
  • Pablo Durand
4:37
9."Dónde Irá"
  • Verde
  • Durand
4:59
10."Basta de Tí"
  • Oreiro
  • López Rossi
3:30
11."Mata y Envenena"López Rossi4:48
12."Si Me Vas a Dar Tu Amor"López Rossi4:41
13."Que Pena Me Das"Andrés Calamaro3:30
14."Un Ramito de Violetas"Evangelina Sobredo4:31
15."Caliente"
  • Coti Sorokin
  • Pablo Duchovny
3:30
Total length:60:00

Personnel

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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

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  • "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

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Weekly charts

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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
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] 4
Spain Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart[9] 35
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart[10] 25

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[11] Gold 30,000^
Czech Republic[12] Platinum  
Hungary (MAHASZ)[14] Platinum 20,000[13]
Israel[15] Gold  

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label
Argentina 8 August 2000 BMG Ariola Argentina

References

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  1. ^ "Spain Top Airplay" (PDF). 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" (PDF). 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" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 5. 26 January 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020 – via American Radio History.
  6. ^ "Greece Top Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 13. 24 March 2001. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
  7. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2001. 2. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Spain Top Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 9. 24 February 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
  9. ^ "MAHASZ TOP 40 Best of 2000". Mahasz. Archived from the original on 4 February 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  10. ^ "MAHASZ TOP 40 Overall results for 2001". Mahasz. Archived from the original on 14 June 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Natalia%2bOreiro"&sScopeID=DR&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1997&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F2000&x=33&y=11&ViewMode=HTML Natalia Oreiro recibe disco triple de platino en Praga
  13. ^ "The Recording Industry in Japan 2005" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2005. p. 23.
  14. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2001" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  15. ^ "Dara a probar su "veneno"". Palabra (in Spanish). October 2001. ProQuest 374156357. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via ProQuest.
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  1. Natalia Oreiro Official Site