Love & Hate (Aventura album)

Love & Hate
Studio album by
Aventura
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length1:01:31[1]
LabelPremium Latin Music
Aventura chronology
We Broke the Rules
(2002) 		Love & Hate
(2003) 		Unplugged
(2004)
Singles from Love & Hate
  1. "Hermanita"
    Released: September 15, 2003
  2. "Llorar"
    Released: May 31, 2004
Alternate Cover
Alternate cover.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Love & Hate is the third album released by Bachata group Aventura released on November 18, 2003, by Premium Latin Music. The album's production is based on bachata with elements of Hip Hop and R&B, similar to the bands previous studio albums. It is considered the band's album with the most songs that contains social messages including "Hermanita" and "Papi Dijo".[3]

Sales figure were lower in comparison of their previous album We Broke The Rules. However, The album success helped to consolidate the band's position on the mainstream and Latin music industry. The album peaked at the Top 5 at US Billboard Tropical Albums and charted insade of Spain, Italy and France albums charts. It was certified platinum (Latin field) by RIAA in the United States and Switzerland. Love & Hate was nominated for Album of the Year at Premios Lo Nuestro 2005. Eventually, the band won Tropical Duo or Group of the year at the same ceremony.[4]

Singles

The first single, "Hermanita", was released in 2003. It's a song about domestic violence in which the male voice talks to his little sister about her abusive relationship and his sadness. It peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and at number 3 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. The music video was released in 2004.

The second single, "Llorar" was released in 2004. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.

In 2004, the songs Mi Niña Cambió and La Guerra, which featured Judy Santos, were released as singles in Europe.[5][6]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleTranslationLength
1."Intro" 2:05
2."La Película""The Movie"5:29
3."Hermanita""Little Sister"4:35
4."Mi Niña Cambió""My Girl Has Changed"4:31
5."Pueblo Por Pueblo""Town By Town"3:38
6."I'm Sorry" 4:12
7."Déjà Vu" 4:22
8."Conciencia""Conscience"3:54
9."Llorar""Cry"4:07
10."Papi Dijo""Daddy Said"4:04
11."Me Voy""I'm Leaving"4:10
12."Te Invito""I'm Inviting You"3:31
13."Aventura""Adventure/Aventura"3:49
14."La Guerra" (featuring Judy Santos)"The War"3:25
Total length:57:19
Hidden Track
No.TitleLength
15."Don't Waste My Time"4:12
Total length:1:01:31
  • In the original version of the album, "Don't Waste My Time" is a hidden track inside the song "La Guerra" ("The War").


Germany Bonus Track [7]
No.TitleTranslationLength
16."Obsesión" (Dance Remix) (featuring Judy Santos)"Obsesion"5:39
Total length:1:07:10
Special Edition 2004 (Italy Exclusive) [8]
No.TitleTranslationLength
1."Intro" 2:05
2."Cuando Volverás" (Edit 2004)"When Will You Come Back"3:05
3."Hermanita""Little Sister"4:35
4."Mi Niña Cambió""My Girl Has Changed"4:31
5."Pueblo Por Pueblo""Town by Town"3:38
6."I'm Sorry" 4:12
7."Déjà Vu" 4:22
8."Conciencia""Conscience"3:54
9."La Película""The Movie"5:29
10."Llorar""Cry"4:07
11."Papi Dijo""Daddy Said"4:04
12."Me Voy""I'm Leaving"4:10
13."Te Invito""I'm Inviting You"3:31
14."Aventura""Adventure/Aventura"3:49
15."La Guerra" (featuring Judy Santos)"The War"3:25
16."Don't Waste My Time" 4:12
17."Cuando Volverás" (Spanglish Version)"When Will You Come Back"3:30
18."Obsesión" (Radio Mix) (featuring Judy Santos)"Obsesion" (Radio Mix)4:05
19."Traccia Rom" (PC-Mac Compatibile)"ROM Track" (PC-Mac Compatible) 
Total length:1:12:11
Special Edition 2005 (Romania Exclusive) [9]
No.TitleTranslationLength
1."Intro" 2:05
2."Obsesión" (featuring Judy Santos)"Obsesion"4:12
3."Cuando Volverás""When Will You Come Back"3:05
4."La Película""The Movie"5:29
5."Hermanita""Little Sister"4:35
6."Mi Niña Cambió""My Girl Has Changed"4:31
7."Pueblo Por Pueblo""Town by Town"3:38
8."I'm Sorry" 4:12
9."Déjà Vu" 4:22
10."Conciencia""Conscience"3:54
11."Llorar""Cry"4:07
12."Papi Dijo""Daddy Said"4:04
13."Me Voy""I'm Leaving"4:10
14."Te Invito""I'm Inviting You"3:31
15."Aventura""Adventure/Aventura"3:49
16."La Guerra" (featuring Judy Santos)"The War"3:25
17."Don't Waste My Time" 4:12
18."Cuando Volverás" (Dance Remix)"When Will You Come Back" (Dance Remix)4:52
Total length:1:13:40

Chart performance

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Platinum 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum (Latin) 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Love & Hate, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Rojas, Eunice; Michie, Lindsay (2013-10-08). Sounds of Resistance: The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism [2 volumes]: The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-39806-3.
  4. ^ Libre, Diario. "Grupo Aventura triunfa en Premios Lo Nuestro". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ^ "Aventura – Mi Niña Cambió". MusicBrainz.
  6. ^ "Aventura – La Guerra Hsp". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Aventura - Love & Hate (Germany Bonus Track)". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Aventura - Love & Hate (Special Edition 2004)". Discogs.
  9. ^ "Aventura - Love & Hate (Special Edition 2005)". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Aventura – Love & Hate". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Aventura – Love & Hate". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  12. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Aventura – Love & Hate". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Aventura – Love & Hate". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  14. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Love & Hate')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "American album certifications – Aventura – Love & Hate". Recording Industry Association of America.