Norma (album)

Norma
Studio album by Mon Laferte
Released	9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)
Recorded	16 June 2018
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Latin pop salsa Latin ballad
Length	36:40
Label	Universal
Producer	Omar Rodríguez-López
Mon Laferte chronology
La Trenza (2017) Norma (2018) Seis (2021)
Singles from Norma
"El Beso" Released: 7 September 2018 "Por Qué Me Fui a Enamorar de Ti" Released: 5 October 2018 "El Mambo" Released: 10 November 2018 "Caderas Blancas" Released: 17 December 2018 "Funeral" Released: 26 February 2019 "Cumbia Para Olvidar" Released: 24 April 2019

Norma is the sixth studio album by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte. It was released on 9 November 2018 through Universal Music México.

At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Norma won in the category Best Alternative Music Album.[1] It also won the Pulsar Award for Album of the Year.[2]

Background and recording

Norma is a concept album that explores the different stages of love, with each song telling part of a story of the relationship. The title for Norma comes from the artist's first name (Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte), which she disliked but used it to show that in her love life always follows the same "norma" (norm).[3]

Norma was recorded in a single session at Studio A of Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California, on 16 June 2018. The recording was made in a single shot, without using the overdubbing technique of layers of audio. Still, all the instruments were played simultaneously to give the material the sensation of live recording. 13 musicians participated in this recording. Omar Rodríguez-López was in charge of production, while the recording engineer was Bruce Botnick.[3][4][5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mon Laferte, except where noted.

Norma track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ronroneo"		3:07
2.	"No Te Me Quites de Acá"	Laferte El David Aguilar	3:04
3.	"Por Qué Me Fui a Enamorar de Ti"		4:20
4.	"Quédate Esta Noche"		3:50
5.	"Caderas Blancas"		3:45
6.	"El Mambo"	Laferte Dámaso Pérez Prado Aguilar	3:47
7.	"El Beso"	Laferte Héctor Lavoe Willie Colón	2:58
8.	"Cumbia Para Olvidar"		3:29
9.	"Funeral"		4:28
10.	"Si Alguna Vez" (with El David Aguilar)	Laferte Aguilar	3:52
Total length:			36:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Norma.[6][7]

Vocals

• Mon Laferte – lead vocals
• David Aguilar – background vocals, lead vocals (track 10)
• Sebastián Aracena – background vocals

Musicians

• David Aguilar – guitar
• Sebastián Aracena – guitar
• Francesco Marcocci – bass guitar
• Leo Genovese – organ, piano
• Daniel Rotem – flute, saxophone
• Enrique Sánchez – trumpet
• Cameron Johnson – trumpet
• Jonah Levine – trombone
• Henry Solomon – saxophone, flute
• Willy Rodríguez – percussion, drums
• Daniel Díaz – percussion
• Etienne Rivera Cabello – percussion

Production

• Omar Rodríguez-López – production, recording arrangements, programming
• Bruce Botnick – recording
• Jon Debaun – recording
• Rich Costey – mixing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Recording

• Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Norma Chart (2018) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[8] 12 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[9] 67 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[10] 2 US Latin Albums Sales (Billboard)[11] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[12] 9 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[13] 24

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Norma Chart (2018) Position Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[14] 54

Certifications

Certifications for Norma

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Chile (IFPI Chile)[15]	2× Platinum	10 000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16]	2× Platinum+Gold	150,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Latin Recording Academy® announces 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards® nominees". Latin Grammys. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. "Premios Pulsar 2019: Mon Laferte, Cami y Paloma Mami destacan entre los ganadores". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. Cooperativa.cl (28 October 2018). "[Video] Dulce Patria: Mon Laferte reveló detalles de su próximo disco "Norma"". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
4. del Real, Andrés (16 June 2018). "Mon Laferte graba en Capitol Studios con líder de The Mars Volta". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
5. "En la ruta de las estrellas: Mon Laferte graba disco en Hollywood donde lo hicieron Sinatra, McCartney y Bob Dylan". El Desconcierto (in Spanish). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
6. Norma (CD album liner notes). Mon Laferte. Universal Music. 2018. Back cover.
7. "Norma, Mon Laferte". Qobuz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
8. "Los discos más vendidos". Diario de Cultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
9. "spanishcharts.com - Mon Laferte - Norma". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
10. "AMPROFON". 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
11. "Mon Laferte (Latin Albums Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
12. "Mon Laferte (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
13. "Mon Laferte (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
14. "Los más vendidos 2018" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
15. "Mon Laferte recibe doble Disco de Platino por su álbum 'Norma'". Ritmo Romántica (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
16. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 9 October 2020. Type Mon Laferte in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Norma in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.