Norma is the sixth studio album by Chilean Mexican singer-songwriter 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. It also won the Pulsar Award for Album of the Year.

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).

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.

Track listing

Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Norma.

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) 12 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 67 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 2 US Latin Albums Sales (Billboard)1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)9 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) 24

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

Certifications

!scope="row"| Chile (IFPI Chile) | 2× Platinum | 10 000*

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