Soy el Mismo (Prince Royce album)

Soy El Mismo (transl. "I'm the Same") is the third studio album by American singer Prince Royce. The album was released on October 8, 2013, by Sony Music Latin and became Royce's third number 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. With Soy el Mismo, Royce also reached a career-best peak of number 14 on the US Billboard 200.[3]

Soy El Mismo
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
Recorded2013
GenreLatin pop, bachata
Length
  • 42:52 (standard version)
  • 61:00 (deluxe version)
LabelSony Latin
Producer
Prince Royce chronology
#1's
(2012)
Soy El Mismo
(2013)
Double Vision
(2015)
Singles from Soy El Mismo
  1. "Darte un Beso"
    Released: July 15, 2013
  2. "Te Robaré"
    Released: February 3, 2014
  3. "Nada"
    Released: March 28, 2014
  4. "Soy el Mismo"
    Released: August 8, 2014
  5. "Solita"
    Released: February 2015
Alternative Cover
Soy El Mismo (Deluxe Edition) Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]

At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, the album received a nomination for Best Contemporary Tropical Album, Royce's second career nomination in the category.[4] Royce was then nominated for three awards at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards: Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album, and Top Latin Song for "Darte un Beso".[5] The latter won the award for Streaming Song of the Year at the 2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards.

Singles

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The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "Darte un Beso", on July 15, 2013. The single became Royce's fourth to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. "Darte un Beso" also reached number-one on multiple Latin music sub-charts in the US and was certified 3× Platinum (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] Four other singles were released to promote the album between 2014 and 2015: "Te Robaré", "Nada", the title track, and "Solita". The track "Te Regalo el Mar" was made available as an instant digital download with the iTunes Store pre-order of the album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soy el Mismo"3:43
2."Te Robaré"
  • Rojas
  • D'Lesly "Dice" Lora
  • Yonathan Then
3:39
3."Darte un Beso"
  • Rojas
  • Andrés Castro
  • Guianko Gómez
  • Juan Riveros
3:26
4."You Are Fire"
3:27
5."Me Encanta"
  • Rojas
  • D'Lesly "Dice" Lora
  • Yonathan Then
4:54
6."Tu Príncipe"
  • Rojas
  • Santacruz
4:09
7."Already Missing You" (featuring Selena Gomez)
3:41
8."Invisible"
  • Rojas
  • Santacruz
4:04
9."Kiss Kiss"
  • Fernando Garibay
  • Doug Mangdagi
  • Amanda Warner
  • Stephen Wrabel
3:44
10."Nada"
  • Rojas
  • Alberto J. Santos
4:02
11."Te Regalo el Mar"
  • Rojas
  • D'Lesly "Dice" Lora
  • Jean Rodriguez
  • Shanelli Rojas
4:03
Deluxe edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Primera Vez"
  • Rojas
  • Guianko Gomez
  • Efrain "Junito" Davila
3:22
13."Solita"
  • Rojas
4:12
14."You Are the One" (Dedicada a Las Fans)
4:32
15."Para Llegar A Ti"
3:07
16."Perdóname"
  • Rojas
  • Edwin Serrano
  • Toby Gad
3:23

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19] Gold 30,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 7× Platinum (Latin) 420,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Quintana, Carlos. "Prince Royce - 'Soy El Mismo' CD Review". About.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Soy el Mismo - Prince Royce". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Soy el Mismo". Amazon. 2013.
  4. ^ "Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. August 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (April 9, 2014). "Imagine Dragons, Lorde lead 2014 Billboard Music Award nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Prince Royce Climbs to No. 1, Bachata Rules Hot Latin Songs Top 10". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Prince Royce- Soy el Mismo - Only at Target : Target". Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  8. ^ "Top 100 México – Semana Del 21 al 27 de Octubre 2013" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Prince Royce – Soy el Mismo". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Prince Royce Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  11. ^ "Prince Royce Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "Prince Royce Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  13. ^ "|| RecordLand ||". www.recordland.com:80. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  16. ^ "Tropical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  17. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Prince Royce in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Soy el Mismo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Prince Royce – Soy el Mismo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 19, 2021.