Gran City Pop [CD/DVD]

Paulina Rubio

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 2009)
• Original Release Date: June 23, 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Universal Latino
• ASIN: B002984AKC
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,825 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Causa Y Efecto [Album Version]

2. La Danza Del Escorpion [Album Version]

3. Enseñame [Album Version]

4. Melodia De Tu Alma [Album Version]

5. Mas Que Amigo [Album Version]

6. Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes [Album Version]

7. Amaneci Sin Ti [Album Version]

8. Algo De Ti [Album Version]

9. A Contraluz [Album Version]

10. Escaleras De Arena [Album Version]

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dias De Trabajo En Gran City Pop [Video]

2. Causa Y Efecto

3. Behind The Scenes - Photoshoot [Video]

4. Photo Gallery

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The Golden Girl of Spanish Pop consolidates her career as a music icon with her new album Gran City Pop" set to be released on June the 23rd.

Paulina Rubio, a symbol of strength. A vibrant woman, an energetic and sensual hurricane, Paulina Rubio is already a global music icon who rejects stereotypes flowing with the wide variety of musical influences she experiences everyday.

Raised between Mexico, Los Angeles and Spain, she has always been a free spirit. Paulina started in the music business at a very young age, with the band Timbiriche, but her first solo release "LA CHICA DORADA" meant the definitive take off of her career.

Her first success did not take long : she was crowned as The Queen of Latin Pop with her 2000 album "PAULINA" , selling over 3 million records worldwide and being nominated to the Grammy Awards as Best Latin Artist in 2001.

Her North American side did no take long to surface and "BORDER GIRL" was her Anglo Saxon consolidation, showing off all the influences she experienced in life.

"PAU-LATINA" was the definitive blending result of all Paulina´s merging musical influences released in 2004. "It was a musical workshop", she admits regarding her work plenty of collaborations and experiments. A golden year for the "Golden Girl", who climbed all the way up to the peak being the top selling Latin American artist in 2004.

2006's "ANANDA" was another brilliant album. It is by far her most autobiographical work as well as the album where she most actively participated, being involved in each and every part of the creative process. "ANANDA" another hit in Paulina ´s career that achieved the platinum status in physical sales, contained Ni Una Sola Palabra (a Latin Billboard Awarded song), was a multiplatinum certificated.

2009 will see the release of her new album: "GRAN CITY POP", an imaginary mega city where Paulina gathers in one sight some her musical and life experiences happened to her in the last past years in different cities of the world.

These experiences have marked her life for ever and Paulina wishes to share them now in the shape of ten songs plenty of influences which have enriched this new stage in her career. Collaborators in the album are Estéfano, Chris Rodríguez, Cachorro López, Lester Méndez and Coti.

On Monday the 30th of March her new single CAUSA Y EFECTO will be premiered on radios worldwide, leading the release of her new album GRAN CITY POP set for June the 23rd in all the Latin American countries, USA and Spain.

Product Description

Paulina Rubio is completely authentic, vibrant, intelligent and passionate in everything she does; A true artist and performer. Her trademark voice, combined with her sensual, independent and playful nature, make her one of a kind and a fan favorite. With her new album "GRAN CITY POP" she brings forth a perfect blend of modern pop sound which demonstrates an evolution in her music. She worked with some of the industries most notable producers and composers, making this a top of the line production with the Paulina Rubio stamp.

This new album embodies a mixture of places and cultures; A Pop city as a way of life in which such a mixture creates freedom of expression and unity. It represents all of the great cities which have marked Paulina Rubio as a person, a professional and an artist.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Great pop album, September 13, 2009

By	M Cañas "mirripuy" (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

Paulina picks up right where she left off with "Ananda," developing her pop-rock sound with some nice touches of regional Mexican music, dance and electro, and a couple of ballads for variety. She may not be a skillful musician like some of her peers (e.g. Ely Guerra, Julieta Venegas) or a great dancer and entertainer (e.g. Fey) or as insightful lyrically (e.g., Sasha Sokol), but she has a great ear for a good pop song and knows how to bring it to life, and is clearly devoted to her career in music, having released more albums than most of her peers. It is great that after years of following trends and imitating international artists she has found her niche and is sitting comfortably in it, bringing us great music. It's a benefit to the pop music lover. Say what you want about her love of being in the tabloids and gossip shows and her narcissistic behavior, she is a good pop singer committed to her craft.

4.0 out of 5 stars I like it but I'm not that impressed., September 8, 2009

By	M. Henriquez (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I don't think is her best CD, but I like a few songs. The DVD included is great.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good., August 24, 2009

By	Javier Lopez (Peru) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like very much Paulina's music but her previous album "Ananda" from 2006 without being bad, didn't called much my attention. Three years later I heard her new single "Causa y efecto" and found it very good and then when "Grand City Pop" was released I bought it and to be honest, I didn't think that was going to be as good as it is.
This album is very relaxed, it goes from one song to another and it is simply relaxful and enjoyable. It has Paulina's touch in the sense of mixing different rhythms but this time is softer, it just flows. It's so simple but sophisticated at the same time. I can easily say that this is her best album so far (she has great songs in previous albums but somehow that way that this one blends makes me like it more).
I think that there isn't much to say just listen to the samples and maybe you will understand what I'm taliking about.
I think the highlights are:
*"Causa y efecto"
*"La danza del escorpion"
*"Mas que un amigo"
*"Ni rosas ni juguetes" (Something that can't miss in a cd by Paulina is a song with some touch of Ranchera)
*"A Contraluz"
*"Escaleras de arena"
*"Ya fue"

The extras are good (they could have been better to be honest but for the price difference is fine). There are two more different versions of "Causa y efecto" and the DVD includes the video from "Causa y efecto" and some footage of how the made the video, album and photoshoots. I think that an interview would've been great but maybe they're saving this for a possible re-release.

"Grand city pop" has had very positive reviews and in a month after the release has sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide. The first single "Causa y efecto" became a #1 hit in Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks" and "Latin Pop Airplay" and Top 10 in Spain. "Grand City Pop" also topped the "Top Pop Latin Albums" from Billboard and debuted at #2 on Billboard's "Top 75 Latin Albums".