La Familia (The Family) is the debut studio album by Colombian singer J Balvin. It was released on October 29, 2013, by Capitol Latin. The album was nominated for Best Urban Music Album and the single "6 AM" for Best Urban Performance and Best Urban Song at the 15th Latin Grammy Awards. The album was reissued on September 14, 2014, as La Familia B Sides, containing three newly recorded songs and three remixes.[1]

La Familia
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Genre
LabelCapitol Latin
J Balvin chronology
Mix Tape
(2012)
La Familia
(2013)
Energia
(2016)
Singles from La Familia
  1. "Yo Te Lo Dije"
    Released: March 15, 2012
  2. "Tranquila"
    Released: October 15, 2012
  3. "Sola"
    Released: June 12, 2013
  4. "6 AM"
    Released: October 15, 2013
  5. "La Venganza"
    Released: April 7, 2014
La Familia B Sides

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jose Alvaro Osorio "J" Balvin, except where noted

La Familia
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sola" 3:48
2."La Venganza" 3:26
3."Déjate Llevar" 3:11
4."Mil Fantasías"
  • Balvin
  • Arbise González
3:41
5."6 AM" (featuring Farruko) 4:03
6."Lose Control" (featuring Vein)
  • Balvin
  • Gavriel Aminov
  • Keith Ross
4:54
7."Eras Así" 3:48
8."What a Creation" 2:29
9."Desnúdate" 3:45
10."Imaginándote" 3:36
11."Bajo La Luna" 4:17
12."Live In Stereo" (featuring Motiff) 3:30
13."Porque Tu" 2:56
14."Tranquila" 3:21
15."Yo Te Lo Dije" 3:40

La Familia B Sides

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La Familia B Sides[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ay Vamos"
3:46
2."Sola" 3:48
3."La Venganza" 3:26
4."Déjate Llevar" 3:11
5."Mil Fantasías"
  • Balvin
  • Arbise González
3:41
6."6 AM" (featuring Farruko) 4:03
7."Lose Control" (featuring Vein)
  • Balvin
  • Gavriel Aminov
  • Keith Ross
4:54
8."Eras Así" 3:48
9."What a Creation" 2:29
10."Desnúdate" 3:45
11."Imaginándote" 3:36
12."Bajo La Luna" 4:17
13."Live In Stereo" (featuring Motiff) 3:30
14."Porque Tu" 2:56
15."Tranquila" 3:21
16."Yo Te Lo Dije" 3:40
17."Mami" 3:07
18."Tú Tienes Algo" 3:09

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[13] Gold  
Central America (CFC)[14] Gold  
Colombia[3] 5× Platinum 100,000[15]
Chile[16] 2× Platinum  
Ecuador[14] Gold  
Mexico (AMPROFON)[17] 4× Platinum 240,000
Peru[18] Platinum  
Romania[19] Platinum  
Venezuela[20] Gold  
Summaries

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "J Balvin presenta 'La Familia B Sides', su más reciente álbum". Mundinews. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "iTunes - Music - La Familia B Sides by J Balvin". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. September 19, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "J Balvin logra cuádruple disco de platino con su álbum: "La Familia"" (in Spanish). Los 40 Principales Mexico. October 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "La Familia de @JBALVIN puesto #46 del #Top100MX del 4 al 10 de agosto #DiscoNuevo". Twitter (in Spanish). Amprofon. September 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Latin Albums by J Balvin". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Latin Rhythm Albums by J Balvin". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Top Rap Albums by J Balvin". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums by J Balvin". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  9. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "¡EXCLUSIVO! ASÍ RECIBIÓ J BALVIN DISCO DE ORO POR VENTAS EN ARGENTINA" [Exclusive! J Balvin received a Gold certification in Argentina] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). Alò. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  14. ^ a b "J Balvin consigue quíntuple disco de platino en Colombia" (in Spanish). ElColombiano.com. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  15. ^ Arango Holguín, Claudia (December 23, 2014). "J Balvin consigue quíntuple disco de platino en Colombia". El Colombiano (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "J Balvin logra doble Disco de Platino" (in Spanish). La Opinion. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved May 25, 2022. Type J Balvin in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La Familia in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  18. ^ "Cantante J Balvin alcanza Disco de Platino en Perú" (in Spanish). losmanyas.com. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  19. ^ Scris de Edi (3 April 2014). "J Balvin primeste discul de platina pentru "La Familia"" [J Balvin gets a Platinum award for "La Familia"] (in Romanian). Urban.ro. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  20. ^ "¡J Balvin sigue triunfando! alcanzó disco de oro en Venezuela" (in Spanish). Publimetro.co. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2014.