La Tierra del Olvido

La Tierra del Olvido
Studio album by Carlos Vives
Released	July 25, 1995 (1995-07-25)
Genre	Tropipop, Latin pop, vallenato
Length	43:13
Label	Sonolux (Colombia) Polygram (worldwide)
Producer	Carlos Vives Richard Blair Ernesto Ocampo Luis Angel Pastor Iván Benavides Álvaro Duque (Sonolux) Manuel Riveira (Sonolux)
Carlos Vives chronology
Clásicos de la Provincia (1993)Clásicos de la Provincia1993 La Tierra del Olvido (1995) Tengo Fe (1997)Tengo Fe1997
Singles from La Tierra del Olvido
"La Tierra del Olvido" Released: 1995 "Pa' Mayte" Released: 1995 "Fidelina" Released: 1995

La Tierra del Olvido (English: The Land of Oblivion) is the seventh album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. The album was released on July 25, 1995, and contained a split of vallenato covers, as well as Vives' first foray into original compositions in the vallenato style. The album was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year.

Track listing

1. "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07
2. "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22
3. "La Tierra Del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25
4. "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23
5. "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12
6. "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52
7. "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21
8. "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14
9. "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00
10. "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47
11. "Jam en Jukümey" (Benavides, Ocampo, Vives, Mayte Montero, Medina) – 1:30

Album credits

Performance credits

• Carlos Vives – Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
• Egidio Cuadrado – Accordion, Vocals (La Puya Puyá), Backing Vocals
• Carlos Ivan Medina – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Keyboards
• Mayte Montero – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Gaita, Percussion, Vocals
• Luis Angel Pastor – Bass
• Gilbert Martínez – Conga, Marimbas, Marimbula, Percussion
• Pablo Bernal – Drums
• Eder Polo – Guacharaca
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Guitar, Vocals
• Alfredo Rosado – Tamboura, Timbales

Technical credits

• La Provincia – Arranger
• José Luis Diazgranados – Artwork
• José Rincón – Contributor
• Chris Lawson – Engineer
• Carlos Vives – Graphic Design, Producer
• Jerry Lofaro – Illustrations
• Alfonso Bulla – Logistics
• Iván Benavides – Producer
• Richard Blair – Producer
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Producer
• Luis Angel Pastor – Producer
• Michael Fuller – Mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Heatseekers Albums	29
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums	50
U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums	5

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s

Notes

External links

• Carlos Vives official homepage