Empezar Desde Cero

Empezar Desde Cero
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2007
Recorded2007
StudioIgloo Music Studios
(Burbank, California)
Elth Studios
(Mexico)
Genre
Length48:06
LanguageSpanish
English (Argentinian version)
LabelEMI
Producer
  • Armando Ávila
  • Carlos Lara
RBD chronology
Hecho En España
(2007)
Empezar Desde Cero
(2007)
Empezar Desde Cero (Fan Edition)
(2008)
Singles from Empezar desde Cero
  1. "Inalcanzable"
    Released: October 8, 2007
  2. "Empezar Desde Cero"
    Released: January 29, 2008
  3. "Y No Puedo Olvidarte"
    Released: June 5, 2008[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Empezar Desde Cero (English: Starting From Zero) is the fifth studio album by Mexican pop group RBD, released simultaneously in Mexico and the United States on November 20, 2007.[3]

The album contains two songs composed by two of RBD's band members: Alfonso Herrera and Christopher Uckermann.[4][5] Empezar Desde Cero falls into the genres of Latin pop and pop rock. The album received a nomination for 'Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals' at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2008.[6]

In the United States, Empezar Desde Cero debuted at #1 on both the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Billboard Latin Pop Albums charts, while peaking at #60 on the main Billboard 200 chart.[7][8][9] In Mexico, the album reached #4 on the Mexican Albums Chart and sold 100,000 copies there, attaining a Platinum certification, as well as a 4×Platinum certification for pre-loaded sales of 400,000 copies.[10] In Spain album peaked at #4 on the Spanish Albums Chart.[11]

As part of the album's promotion, the album's lead single, "Inalcanzable", was released on October 8, 2007. The single peaked at #6 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, becoming the group's last top-ten hit on the ranking, but reached #2 on the US Billboard Latin Pop Songs subchart.[12] On January 29, 2008, the second single off the album, the title track "Empezar Desde Cero", was released. The song's main vocals are performed solely by Maite Perroni. Lastly, the third and final single from the album, "Y No Puedo Olvidarte", was released on June 5, 2008.[1] The song was promoted by a live performance at the 2008 Premios Juventud but did not count with the support of a music video as the album's previous two singles.[13]

  1. ^ a b "RBD Anuncia Nuevo Sencillo. Esmas. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
  2. ^ "RBD lo revela todo". Univisión (in Spanish). 2008. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Empezar Desde Cero - RBD". MSN Music. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "RBD lanza nuevo disco "Empezar desde cero"". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "RBD es nominado al Grammy Latino". Esmas (in Spanish). September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart - Empezar desde Cero (álbum) by RBD". www.billboard.com.
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  8. ^ "Top Latin Pop Music - Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
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  11. ^ Tv y Espectáculos (October 8, 2007). "RBD lanza nuevo sencillo "Inalcanzable"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Tijana Ilich. "RBD at Premios Juventud 2008". Allmusic. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

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