Conexión (Fonseca album)

Conexión
Studio album by
Fonseca
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
Genre
Length46:47
LabelSony Music Latin
ProducerJulio Reyes Copello
Fonseca chronology
Ilusión
(2011) 		Conexión
(2015) 		Agustín
(2018)
Singles from Conexión
  1. "Entre Mi Vida y la Tuya"
    Released: June 2, 2015
  2. "Ya No Me Faltas"
    Released: October 16, 2015
  3. "Vine a Buscarte"
    Released: April 29, 2016

Conexión (English: Connection) is the fifth studio album and sixth overall by Colombian singer Fonseca, released on October 2, 2015, through Sony Music Latin. It was produced by Julio Reyes Copello and features collaborations with Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle and Colombian singer Juanes. A special edition of the album titled +Conexión was released on July 7, 2017, featuring collaborations with Puerto Rican duo Alexis & Fido, Colombian singer Andrés Cepeda and Spanish singer India Martínez.

At the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year while "Vine a Buscarte" won Best Tropical Song, being Fonseca's second win in the category after "Te Mando Flores" in 2006.[1] Additionally, the album was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

The album peaked at numbers 12 and 2 at the Top Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts, respectively, being Fonseca's highest charting album in the latter chart. In 2017, it was certified diamond in Colombia after selling over 200,000 copies.

Background

The album was recorded in Miami, United States and was produced by Julio Reyes Copello, it contains two collaborations, "Y Tú" with Juanes and "Amor Eterno" with Victor Manuelle, it also features musicians from various nationalities who co-wrote some tracks with Fonseca such as Argentine singer Claudia Brant in "Ya No Me Faltas", Peruvian singer Gian Marco in "Amor Eterno", Panamanian singer Omar Alfanno in "Vine a Buscarte" and Venezuelan singer Fernando Osorio in "Puede Ser".[3][4]

Mainly a latin pop album, Fonseca also explores various genres of music in the record such as ranchera in "Ya No Me Faltas" and salsa in "Amor Eterno".[3] He has said that "I've always liked to take a trip through different genres, but Conexión is the deepest and most intense album I've made, because it explores lyrics that talk about my past, love, spite and what could be".[5] The name of the album, "connection" in English, refers to the experimentation in the album as well as the personal life of Fonseca at the time, the album shares its title with the title track, a song dedicated to his son Manolo who was born a couple of months prior to the recording of the album, Fonseca has said that "there is a "connection" beyond the heart, that word had a lot to do with everything I was doing, with the amount of sounds that I was experimenting with on the record, it was a very particular album in its process, I was doing it to pieces, I was traveling through various sounds".[6] Following the release of the album, Fonseca embarked on a tour through United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Mexico.[5]

In 2017, a special edition of the album was released including five additional songs, two original songs, "Vida Sagrada" and "Por Ahora y Por Siempre", both written for the Colombian television series El Comandante, and three new versions of songs from the album with different singers, Alexis & Fido in "Vine a Buscarte", Andrés Cepeda in "Cómo Te Puedo Entender" and India Martínez in "Entre Mi Vida y la Tuya". As promotion, Fonseca performed three concerts in Spain as a part of the Tour Conexión, in Barcelona, Madrid and Santander, the latter at the Música en Grande Festival.[7]

Singles

The song "Entre Mi Vida y la Tuya" was released as the first single for the album on June 2, 2015.[8] The song peaked at numbers 49 and 7 at the Hot Latin Songs and Billboard Latin Pop Songs, respectively.[9][10] Additionally, it reached the top position at the Tropical Songs chart, being Fonseca's first and only number one in the chart to date.[11] "Ya No Me Faltas" was released on October 16, 2015, after being performed at the Latin American Music Awards of 2015.[12] To promote the special edition of the album, the remix of "Vine a Buscarte" featuring Alexis & Fido was released on April 29, 2016.[13]

Track listing

Conexión track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Entre Mi Vida y la Tuya"
2:56
2."Cómo Te Puedo Entender"
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
4:22
3."Regresa Conmigo"
  • Fonseca
  • Yoel Henríquez
  • Reyes Copello
3:44
4."Quererse Cuando Nadie Habla de Amor"
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
3:26
5."Vine a Buscarte"
  • Reyes Copello
4:10
6."Y Tú" (featuring Juanes)
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
3:58
7."Ya No Me Faltas"
  • Reyes Copello
2:43
8."Amor Eterno" (featuring Víctor Manuelle)
  • Reyes Copello
3:44
9."Pinta Mi Corazón"
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
3:11
10."Conexión"
  • Fonseca
  • Julio Reyes Copello
  • Reyes Copello
3:49
11."Ojos de Luz"
  • Nicolás Ospina
  • Reyes Copello
3:49
12."Puede Ser"
  • Reyes Copello
3:53
13."Sorprenderte"
  • Fonseca
  • Osorio
  • Reyes Copello
2:57
Total length:47:46
+Conexión track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Vida Sagrada"
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
3:36
15."Por Ahora y Por Siempre"
  • Fonseca
  • Fonseca
  • Jhon Harby Ubaque
3:23
16."Vine a Buscarte (Remix)" (featuring Alexis & Fido)
  • Fonseca
  • González Cárdenas
  • Alfanno
  • Eliot Feliciano
3:10
17."Cómo Te Puedo Entender" (featuring Andrés Cepeda)
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
4:21
18."Entre Mi Vida y la Tuya" (featuring India Martínez)
  • Fonseca
  • Reyes Copello
2:56
Total length:65:12

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Conexión
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[14] 12
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[15] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Colombia (ASINCOL)[16] Diamond 200,000

References

  1. ^ "Latin Grammy Winners 2016: Complete List". Billboard. November 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (December 6, 2016). "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Cobos, Leila (October 13, 2015). "Fonseca Walks Us Through Key Songs on Eclectic 'Conexion' Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Calle, Tommy (September 21, 2016). "Fonseca reacciona con emoción tras ser uno de los más nominados al Latin Grammy". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "El colombiano Fonseca explora nuevos ritmos y confiesa su pasado en "Conexión"". EFE (in Spanish). October 6, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Hansen, Lena (April 21, 2016). "Fonseca habla de su disco Conexión y su amistad con Juanes". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Fonseca presenta la edición especial de su último álbum "+Conexión", el cual incluye cinco nuevas canciones". Sony Music (in Spanish). July 11, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Entre Mi Vida y la Tuya - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Fonseca Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Fonseca Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Fonseca Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Fonseca estrena hoy viernes, 16 de Octubre, su esperado vídeo "Ya no me faltas"". Sony Music (in Spanish). October 16, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Vine a Buscarte (Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "Fonseca Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "Fonseca Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  16. ^ Coneje, Adri (July 15, 2017). "Fonseca recibió disco de Diamante por su álbum 'Conexión'". Tu Concierto (in Spanish). Retrieved June 28, 2022.