Da la Vuelta

"Da la Vuelta"
Black-and-white photo of a man wearing a white shirt and pants sitting on a couch.
Promotional single by Marc Anthony
from the album Marc Anthony
LanguageSpanish
English title"Turn Around"[1]
Released1999
GenreSalsa
Length5:10
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Da la Vuelta" (English: "Turn Around") is a song written by Emilio Estefan and Kike Santander and performed by American singer Marc Anthony. Produced by Anthony, Estefan, and Ángel "Cucco" Peña, it is a salsa track which deals with the singer letting go of his former lover. It is one of the three Spanish-language songs to be included on Anthony's 1999 self-titled album and was released as a promotional single in the same year.

Despite the album being met with unfavorable reviews, "Da la Vuelta" garnered positive reactions from music critics who praised it as a danceable number. The record received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Song in 2000 and was nominated for Tropical Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards the following year. Commercially, it reached number 22 and number six on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts in the United States respectively.

Music, lyrics, and release

Marc Anthony "Da la Vuelta"
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"Da la Vuelta" is a salsa track composed by Emilio Estefan and Kike Santander and produced by Anthony, Estefan, and Ángel "Cucco" Peña.[2][3] Peña had previously collaborated with Anthony as a producer for his third studio album Contra la Corriente in 1997.[4] It is one of the three Spanish-language records included on Marc Anthony along with the Spanish-language versions of "I Need to Know" ("Dímelo") and "She's Been Good to Me" ("Cómo Ella Me Quiere a Mi").[3] The song begins as a "soft ballad" with a bolero guitar and mariachi horn arrangements before transitioning into a salsa number.[1][5] Lyrically, it is about the singer letting go of his former lover.[6] "Da la Vuelta" was released as a promotional single for the album in 1999.[7] Anthony performed the song live at Madison Square Garden; this performance was included on the video set The Concert from Madison Square Garden.[8]

Reception

The Richmond Times-Dispatch journalist Melissa Ruggierit called "Da la Vuelta" a "traditional romp co-written by Emilio Estefan that is a scorcher."[9] Chloe Cabrera of The Tampa Tribune felt that "Da la Vuelta", along with "Dímelo", has "the feel of his Grammy-award winning 1997 album, Contra la Corriente."[10] Mario Tarradell, who gave Marc Anthony a negative review on The Dallas Morning News, lamented that the record was filled with ballads instead of dance numbers like "Da la Vuelta", "Dímelo", and "That's Okay". However, he also remarked that "we know he can do the salsa stuff" and insisted that they were "not a challenge" for Anthony.[11] Parry Gettelman, who also wrote an unfavorable review of the album, mentioned that "Da la Vuelta" was "certainly worthy of Anthony's voice."[12]

The Dayton Daily News editor Sofia Villalobos opined that the track "combines an older, Tito Puente style with the latest fads of the aforementioned Lopez.[1] Similarly, The San Diego Union-Tribune writer Ernesto Portillo, Jr. called it a "danceable salsa number" while Rueben Rosario highlighted the record as "hip-grinding" and "vintage Anthony" on St. Paul Pioneer Press.[5][13] Grace Bastidas of The Village Voice praised it as a "beautiful little letting-go number".[6]

"Da la Vuelta" received a nomination for Best Tropical Song at the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in 2000, which was awarded to "El Niágara en Bicicleta" by Juan Luis Guerra.[14][15] It also was nominated Tropical Song of the Year at the 13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2001 but lost to "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four.[16][17] Santander and Estefan were presented with a BMI Latin Award in 2001 as it was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year.[18] The track was included on Anthony's greatest hits album Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos (2006).[19]

Commercially, "Da la Vuelta" peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[20] It fared better on the Billboard Latin Tropical Songs chart by reaching number 6 and ended 2000 as the ninth best-performing tropical song of the year in the country.[21][22]

Charts

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Marc Anthony liner notes.[2]

  • Marc Anthony – arrangement, co-production, vocals
  • Luis Aquina – trumpet
  • Joe Caldas – audio engineer
  • Wichy Camacho – background vocals
  • Enrique Collazo – violin
  • Antonio Salcedo Corpas – string contractor
  • J. Dederic – violin
  • Jorge Diaz – trombone
  • Emilio Estefan – co-production, songwriting
  • Tito de Garcia – bongos, timbales
  • Jose Gazmei – bass
  • Orlando Guillot – cello
  • Henry Hutchinson – violin
  • José Janga – violin
  • Gerardo Lopez – audio engineer
  • Tony Mardini – assistant audio engineer
  • Emma Matos – violin
  • Fernando Medina – violin
  • Naldi Morales – cello
  • Fernando Muscolo – keyboards
  • Ángel "Cucco" Peña – arrangement, co-production
  • Lito Peña Jr. – assistant audio engineer
  • Charlie Sierra – percussion
  • Kachiro Thompson – conga
  • Rafi Torres – trombone
  • Chequi Ramos – background vocals
  • Hector I. Rosa – audio engineer
  • Josue Rosado – background vocals
  • Sheila Ortiz – cello
  • Fermin Segarra – cello
  • Maximo Torres – guitar
  • Victor Vasquez – trombone
  • Chris Wiggins – assistant audio engineer

References

  1. ^ a b c Villalobos, Sofia (October 15, 1999). "Recordings on Review - Pop". Dayton Daily News. Cox Enterprises. p. 27.
  2. ^ a b Anthony, Marc (1999). Marc Anthony (Media notes). Columbia Records.
  3. ^ a b "Marc Anthony incursiona en el género pop-balada". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). August 21, 2000. p. 52. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Artists – Peña, Angel "Cucco"". Music of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Portillo Jr., Ernesto (October 21, 1999). "Album Reviews - Pop". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. Night-and-Day 27.
  6. ^ a b Bastidas, Grace (December 21, 1999). "Señoritas' Choice". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Da la Vuelta (CD single). Marc Anthony. Spain: Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. 1999. SAMPCS 8221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "The Concert from Madison Square Garden [Video/DVD] — Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  9. ^ Ruggierit, Melissa (October 10, 199). "Marc Anthony". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Berkshire Hathaway. p. H-1.
  10. ^ Cabrera, Chloe (November 19, 1999). "Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa Media Group. p. 19.
  11. ^ Tarradell, Mario (October 10, 1999). "McCartney finds his roots and rocks". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. p. 8C.
  12. ^ Gettelman, Perry (October 1, 1999). "By Any Name, It's Lame". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Rosario, Rueben (February 15, 2000). "The Latin Sinatra: He Croons, He Acts, And Women". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 1E.
  14. ^ "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 2000. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  15. ^ Basham, David (September 14, 2000). "Santana, Luis Miguel, Maná Lead Latin Grammy Winners". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  16. ^ "Premios Lo Nuestro: Votación 2001". Univision. Univision Communications. 2001. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  17. ^ "Premios Lo Nuestro: Alfombra Roja: Lista completa de los ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro 2001". Univision. Univision Communications. 2001. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  18. ^ Pesselnick, Jill (May 5, 2001). "Three Writers Tie For BMI Latin Award". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 18. Prometheus Global Media. p. 9. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  19. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitoss — Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  20. ^ a b "Marc Anthony Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Marc Anthony Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "2000 The Year In Music: Hot Tropical/Salsa Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Promtheus Global Media. December 30, 2000. p. YE-78. Retrieved May 26, 2011.