La Tierra del Olvido (The Forgotten Land) 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. The album consolidated Vives as Colombia's most famous musician at the time of its release.
Track listing "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07 "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22 "La Tierra del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25 "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23 "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12 "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52 "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21 "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14 "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00 "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47 "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 and sales
Weekly charts Chart (1995)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Hot Heatseekers Albums29U.S. Billboard Latin Albums5U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums1
Year-end charts Chart (1996)PositionU.S. Billboard Latin Albums50U.S. Billboard Tropical Albums5
Sales
See also List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s
Notes
External links Carlos Vives official homepage