Jose (stylised in all caps) is the fifth solo studio album (sixth overall) by Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin, released on September 10, 2021, through Universal Latin.[2] The album was preceded by six singles: "Otra Noche sin Ti", "7 de Mayo", "Qué Más Pues?", "Otro Fili", "In da Getto", and "Que Locura".[citation needed] The album also includes the standalone single "Un Día (One Day)" with Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy. It is the longest studio album Balvin ever released, clocking at 79 minutes.

Jose
Cover for deluxe version of the album uses the same photograph but against a red background.
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
GenreReggaeton[1]
Length79:20
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
LabelUniversal Latin
Producer
  • Tainy
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Skrillex
  • Taiko
  • De La Cruz
  • MVSIS
  • Mosty
  • Diplo
  • Rampa
  • Maximilian Jaeger
  • Wondra030
  • Jasper Helderman
  • Bas van Daalen
  • Jota Rosa
  • Leo RD
  • Richi López
  • ErickAnt
  • Jeff Kleinman
  • Lelo
  • Jazz
  • Lexuz
  • Keityn
  • Alex The Big Pieces
  • Fenix The Producer
J Balvin chronology
Colores
(2020)
Jose
(2021)
Rayo
(2024)
Singles from Jose
  1. "Un Día (One Day)"
    Released: 23 July 2020
  2. "Otra Noche sin Ti"
    Released: 8 April 2021
  3. "7 de Mayo"
    Released: 7 May 2021
  4. "Qué Más Pues?"
    Released: 27 May 2021
  5. "Otro Fili"
    Released: 11 June 2021
  6. "Poblado (Remix)"
    Released: 18 June 2021
  7. "In da Getto"
    Released: 2 July 2021
  8. "Que Locura"
    Released: 13 August 2021
  9. "Perra"
    Released: 27 August 2021
  10. "Si Te Atreves"
    Released: 10 September 2021
  11. "Vestido"
    Released: 1 October 2021
  12. "Una Nota"
    Released: 12 November 2021
  13. "F40"
    Released: 10 December 2021
  14. "Lo Que Dios Quiera"
    Released: 6 January 2022

The album featured production from Tainy, Sky Rompiendo, Skrillex, Taiko, De La Cruz, MVSIS, Mosty, Diplo, Rampa, Maximilian Jaeger, Wondra030, Jasper Helderman, Bas van Daalen, Jota Rosa, Leo RD, Richi López, ErickAnt, Jeff Kleinman, Lelo, Jazz, Lexuz, Keityn, Alex The Big Pieces and Fenix The Producer, alongside collaborations with Sech, Yandel, Skrillex, Myke Towers, Jhay Cortez, Feid, Zion & Lennox, Ozuna, Tokischa, María Becerra, Khalid, Karol G, Nicky Jam, among others.

Commercially, the album reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, as well as, reaching number one on both the Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums chart, with 27,000 album equivalent units being Balvin's fourth album top the chart.[3]

The album was nominated for Best Música Urbana Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[4]

The Deluxe edition of the album was released on December 17, 2021, featuring 8 more tracks. including a new guest appearance by Arcángel on "F40 (Remix)".

Critical reception

edit
Jose ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Clash8/10[1]
Exclaim!9/10[7]
Rolling Stone     [8]

Jose received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Antoine-Samuel Mauffette Alavo from Exclaim! gave the album a 9 out of 10, writing that "with the release of Balvin's fifth solo album, JOSE, he is on a mission to humbly recapture his seat on the throne — and undeniably succeeds".[7] Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo from Rolling Stone gave the album three and a half stars out of five, writing that Balvin "promises introspection but instead gives us more of what we’ve come to expect", and that "this isn't a new J Balvin, just the one we've known all along".[8]

In a more mixed review, Robin Murray from Clash rated the album a 6 out of 10, commenting on the length of the album writing that "it struggles under the weight of its 24 track span – clocking in at more than hour, the record at times tries the patience", though he highlighted the tracks "Que Locura", "Una Nota", "Que Mas Pues?" and "Suerte" as high points of the album.[1]

Track listing

edit
Jose track listing[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."F40"
Tainy2:41
2."Una Nota" (with Sech)
  • Tainy
  • Sky Rompiendo
2:50
3."Te Acuerdas de Mí" (with Yandel)
  • J. Osorio
  • Sech
  • Tainy
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Yandel
  • Tainy
  • Sky Rompiendo
1:44
4."In da Getto" (with Skrillex)
  • J. Osorio
  • Delta Bennett
  • Handel Tucker
  • Sonny John Moore
  • Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno
  • Sly Dunbar
  • Omniverse
  • Tainy
  • Skrillex
  • Tainy
2:10
5."Billetes de 100" (with Myke Towers)
  • Keityn
  • Alberto Carlos Melendez
  • J. Osorio
  • Jota Rosa
  • Michael A. Torres Monge
  • Misael De La Cruz
  • MVSIS
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Taiko
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Taiko
  • De La Cruz
  • MVSIS
  • Tainy
2:44
6."La Venganza" (with Jhay Cortez)
  • J. Osorio
  • Jhay Cortez
  • Keityn
  • Nydia Laner
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Taiko
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Taiko
4:07
7."Vestido"
  • J. Osorio
  • Keityn
  • Mosty
  • Taiko
  • Taiko
  • Mosty
3:06
8."Qué Locura"
  • David Vogt
  • Hannes Büscher
  • Phillip Böllhoff
  • Sipho Sililo
  • Gregor Sütterlin
  • J. Osorio
  • Richard Cook Mears IV
  • Thomas Wesley Pentz
  • Diplo
  • Rampa
  • Maximilian Jaeger
  • Wondra030
3:18
9."Bebé Qué Bien Te Ves" (with Feid)
  • J. Osorio
  • Feid
  • Lenny Tavárez
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Sky Rompiendo
3:46
10."Lo Que Dios Quiera"
  • Keityn
  • Tainy
  • Bull Nene
  • J. Osorio
  • Sech
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Tainy
3:14
11."Si Te Atreves" (with Zion & Lennox)
  • Diplo
  • Jasper Helderman
  • Bas van Daalen
2:49
12."Fantasías"
  • J. Osorio
  • Keityn
  • MVSIS
  • Tainy
  • MVSIS
  • Tainy
3:15
13."Pa' Guayarte" (with Ozuna)
  • Sky Rompiendo
3:17
14."Ganas de Verte"
  • Bull Nene
  • J. Osorio
  • Jota Rosa
  • Keityn
  • K. Floyd
  • Tainy
  • Tainy
  • Jota Rosa
2:57
15."Perra" (with Tokischa)
  • K. Cruz
  • Cromo X
  • J. Osorio
  • Juan Vargas
  • Leonardo Felipe Yasmil
  • Raymi Miguel Paulus Torres
  • Tokischa
  • Leo RD
2:37
16."7 de Mayo"
  • J. Osorio
  • Keityn
  • Tainy
  • Tainy
3:29
17."Suerte"
  • Tainy
  • J. Osorio
  • Jota Rosa
  • Mosty
  • Sky Rompiendo
  • Tainy
  • Jota Rosa
  • Sky Rompiendo
3:23
18."Querido Río"
  • Keityn
  • J. Osorio
  • Tainy
  • Jota Rosa
  • Richi López
  • Tainy
  • Jota Rosa
  • Richi López
2:31
19."La Familia"
  • Erick A. Celis Marin
  • J. Osorio
  • Keityn
  • ErickAnt
4:11
20."Qué Más Pues?" (with María Becerra)
  • Jeff Kleinman
  • Sky Rompiendo
3:37
21."Otro Fili" (with Jay Wheeler)
  • K. Cruz Moreno
  • Emanuel Infante
  • J. Osorio
  • Jose Angel Lopez Martinez
  • Kristian Dariel Ginorio
  • Luis Suarez Silva
  • Nelson Diaz
  • Lelo
  • Jazz
3:22
22."Otra Noche sin Ti" (with Khalid)
  • Lexuz
  • Keityn
3:48
23."Poblado (remix)" (with Karol G and Nicky Jam featuring Crissin, Totoy El Frio and Natan & Shander)
  • K. Cruz Moreno
  • Alexander Baena Vergara
  • Alexander Rojas Pineda
  • Andres Jael Correa Rios
  • Carolina Giraldo Navarro
  • Christian Tascon Velasco
  • Fabrizzio Hernández Dovalle
  • Gerald Oscar Jimenez
  • Jhon Marín Bastidas
  • J. Osorio
  • J. Vargas
  • Juan Lujan Torres
  • Juan Medina
  • Justin Quiles
  • Natanael Baena Vergara
  • Nick Rivera Caminero
  • Alex The Big Pieces
  • Fenix The Producer
6:32
24."Un Día (One Day)" (with Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy)
  • Tainy
  • J Balvin
3:51

Charts

edit

Certifications

edit
Certifications for Jose
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[23] Gold 25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[24] 2× Platinum+Gold 350,000
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] Gold 20,000
United States (RIAA)[27] 6× Platinum (Latin) 360,000
Streaming
Central America (CFC)[28] Platinum 7,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Murray, Robin (September 10, 2021). "J Balvin - Jose". Clash. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jose by J Balvin on Apple Music". Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via Apple Music.
  3. ^ Bustios, Pamela (2021-09-21). "J Balvin's 'Jose' Arrives at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  4. ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". Grammys.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Jose by J Balvin". Metacritic. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Crone, David. "Jose - J Balvin". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Mauffette Alavo, Antoine-Samuel (September 15, 2021). "J Balvin Recaptures the Reggaetón Crown on Jose". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Caraballo, Ecleen Luzmila (September 10, 2021). "J Balvin is Comfortable With Who He Is on Jose". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – J Balvin – Jose" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – J Balvin – Jose" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – J Balvin – Jose" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com – J Balvin – Jose". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – J Balvin – Jose". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – J Balvin – Jose". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – J Balvin – Jose". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Latin Rhythm Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2021". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  21. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2022". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  23. ^ "Italian album certifications – J Balvin – Jose" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 17, 2022. Select "2022" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Jose" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  24. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved January 29, 2022. Type J. Balvin in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Jose in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  25. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 10, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Jose in the search box.
  26. ^ "Spanish album certifications – J. Balvin – Jose". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  27. ^ "American album certifications – J Balvin – Jose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  28. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.