Dónde Están los Ladrones?

Dónde Están los Ladrones?
Studio album by Shakira
Released	September 29, 1998
Recorded	1998 at Crescent Moon Studios and Criteria Recording Studios, Miami
Genre	Rock en Español Latin pop
Length	41:06
Language	Spanish
Label	Columbia Sony Latin
Producer	Shakira Emilio Estefan Jr. (exec.) Pablo Florez Javier Garza Lester Mendez Luis Fernando Ochoa
Shakira chronology
The Remixes (1997) ¿Dónde están los ladrones? (1998) MTV Unplugged (2000)
Singles from ¿Dónde están los ladrones?
"Ciega, Sordomuda" Released: July 13, 1998 "¿Donde están los ladrones?" Released: October 16, 1998 "Tú" Released: November 2, 1998 "Inevitable" Released: December 18, 1998 "No Creo" Released: February 7, 1999 "Ojos Así" Released: October 20, 1999 "Moscas en la Casa" Released: December 10, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	favorable[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Dónde Están los Ladrones? (English: Where Are the Thieves?), is the fourth studio album and fifth album in the career of Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on September 29, 1998 by Columbia Records and Sony Music Latin. After attaining success with her major-label debut Pies Descalzos in 1996, Shakira opted to spend an increased amount of time developing her follow-up record. Its music incorporates Latin pop styles, additionally experimenting with rock en Español elements. As co-producer, Shakira enlisted previous collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa to work with new partners Emilio Estefan, Pablo Florez, Javier Garza, and Lester Mendez. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1999 for Best Latin Rock Album.

Background

The album took nine months to produce since many people worked on the album: an increased number of options were given and further demos were released. This extended the production process, making it more complex than the Pies Descalzos album. In addition, Shakira insisted on perfection, mindful of the many critics who would judge her second album, mindful of the label of "musical prodigy" applied to her in Latin America. Consequently, each song comprised three or four demo tracks, made possible by the increased album budget and the hundreds of thousands of dollars available for promotion. As a result, the album sold 100,000 copies on the day of release, and reached one million sales by the end of the month. The album title was inspired by one of Shakira's trips to the capital of her native country Colombia, Bogotá. In the airport, a thief stole much of her luggage, including a briefcase that contained all the lyrics Shakira had been working on for the album. All was lost. Demoralized, Shakira had to start anew. According to interviews, Shakira claimed she almost gave up, but it was only her dedication to completing the album that inspired her to start working again. Thus, the title track was born.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ciega, Sordomuda"	Shakira Mebarak R.	Mebarak Estefano Salgado	Mebarak Lester Mendez	4:28
2.	"Si Te Vas"	Mebarak	Mebarak Luis Fernando Ochoa	Mebarak Ochoa	3:30
3.	"Moscas en la Casa"	Mebarak	Mebarak	Mebarak Mendez	3:32
4.	"No Creo"	Mebarak	Mebarak Ochoa	Mebarak Ochoa	3:53
5.	"Inevitable"	Mebarak	Mebarak Ochoa	Mebarak Ochoa	3:13
6.	"Octavo Día"	Mebarak	Mebarak Mendez	Mebarak Mendez	4:32
7.	"Que Vuelvas"	Mebarak	Mebarak	Mebarak Mendez	3:51
8.	"Tú"	Mebarak	Mebarak	Mebarak Mendez	3:35
9.	"¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?"	Mebarak	Mebarak Ochoa	Mebarak Ochoa	3:14
10.	"Sombra de Ti"	Mebarak	Mebarak Ochoa	Mebarak Ochoa	3:35
11.	"Ojos Así"	Mebarak	Mebarak Pablo Flores Javier Garza	Mebarak Flores Garza	3:57

Japanese edition[4]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Ciega, Sordomuda" (12´full mix)	Mebarak	Mebarak Salgado	10:52
13.	"Ciega, Sordomuda" (Radio edit)	Mebarak	Mebarak Salgado	4:37

German re-release edition bonus tracks[5][6][7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Estoy Aquí"	Mebarak Ochoa	3:44
13.	"Ojos Así" (Single Version)	Mebarak Flores Garza	3:56

Indonesian cassette bonus tracks[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Estoy Aquí" (Album version)	Mebarak Ochoa	3:44
13.	"Estoy Aquí" (Love + Tears Mix)	Mebarak Ochoa	5:07
14.	"Estoy Aquí" (Club Mix)	Mebarak Ochoa	9:04

Personnel

• Shakira – producer, songwriter, vocals, harmonica
• Emilio Estefan Jr. – executive producer
• Javier Garza – producer, engineer, mixer, programmer
• Luis Fernando Ochoa – producer, songwriter, guitar, bass guitar
• Lester Mendez – producer, string arrangements, programmer
• Pablo Florez – producer, programmer
• Sebastian Krys – engineer, mixer
• Steve Menezes – assistant engineer
• Alfred Figueroa – assistant engineer
• Kieran Wagner – assistant engineer
• Chris Wiggins – assistant engineer
• Kevin Dillon – coordinator
• Wendy Pedersen – backing vocals
• Adam Zimmon – guitar
• Marcelo Acevedo – guitar
• Randy Barlow – accordion
• Teddy Mulet – trumpet
• Brendan Buckley – drums
• Joseph Quevedo – drums
• Edwin Bonilla – percussion
• John Falcone – electric bass guitar

Accolades

• Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album (1999) Nominated^[9]
• Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year (1999) Won^[10]
• Billboard Latin Music Award for Pop Album of the Year by a Female Artist (1999) Won^[11]
• Ritmo Latino Music Awards - El Premio de la Gente for Female Pop Artist or Group Won^[12]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Dutch Albums Charts[13] 78 German Albums Chart[14] 79 Swiss Albums Chart[15] 73 U.S. Billboard 200[15] 131 U.S. Billboard Catalog Albums[15] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Heatseekers Albums[16] 2 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[15] 1 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Pop Albums[15] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Peak position U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[17] 18 U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[17] 8 Chart (1999) Peak position U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[18] 5 U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[18] 4

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[19]	4× Platinum	240,000^*
Chile (IFPI)[20]	3× Platinum	60,000^^
Colombia (ASINCOL)[20]	3× Platinum	180,000[21]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[22]	2× Platinum	500,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[24]	Platinum	912,000[25]
Uruguay (CUD)[26]	2× Platinum	12,000^^
Venezuela (APFV)[27]	3× Platinum	159,351[28]
Summaries
Central America[20]	4× Platinum	80,000^x
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums from the 1990s
• List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States

References

1. Allmusic review
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