El Patrón

El Patrón
El Patrón
Studio album by Tito El Bambino
Released	March 24, 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Reggaeton; merengue; bachata;
Label	Universal Latino; Siente;
Producer	Nérol; Monserrate; Mambo Kingz; Robert Cora; Luis O'Neill; Haze; Ronnie Torres; Marioso;
Tito El Bambino chronology
Singles from El Patrón
	"Vamos Pal Agua"; Released: 2008; "Under"; Released: 2009; "El Amor"; Released: 2009; "Mi Cama Huele A Ti"; Released: 2009; "Te Comencé A Querer"; Released: 2010;
Singles from El Patrón: La Victoria
	"Feliz Navidad"; Released: 2009; "Te Pido Perdón"; Released: 2010;
Alternative cover
	El Patrón: La Victoria re-edition cover

El Patrón is the third studio album by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Tito El Bambino, released on March 24, 2009, by Universal Music Latino. It was produced primarily by Monserrate with other contributions by Nérol, Marioso, Mambo Kingz, among others. El Patron was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.^[1] It also received a nomination for the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2010.^[2] It sold 300,000 copies worldwide.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

In a mostly positive review, AllMusic writer, Jason Birchmeier says the album "finds him developing as an artist and experimenting with different styles without abandoning his reggaeton roots". He also went on to say that the album is a "solid effort filled with lots of good songs and a few excellent ones". He called "El Amor" the "most obvious stylistic experiment" and the "primary highlight", and said that it "showcases Tito's singing ability".^[4]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"El Amor"	4:07
2.	"Suéltate"	3:04
3.	"Mata"	4:58
4.	"Desnudarte"	2:56
5.	"Mi Cama Huele a Ti" (featuring Zion & Lennox)	3:45
6.	"Piropo"	3:13
7.	"Baila Sexy"	2:45
8.	"Perfumate"	2:36
9.	"Te Comencé a Querer"	3:28
10.	"Agárrala" (featuring Plan B)	4:22
11.	"Te Extraño"	3:32
12.	"Under"	2:43
13.	"Se Me Daña La Mente"	3:21
14.	"Somos Iguales"	3:31

Special edition and re-edition

El Patrón: La Victoria

On January 26, 2010, through Siente Music, Tito "El Bambino" released a special re-edition of the album, called El Patron: La Victoria. It included a few new tracks, and new guest appearances by Jenni Rivera and La India.

*El Patrón: La Victoria*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Te Pido Perdón"	Efraín Fines	Nérol	2:51
2.	"Feliz Navidad"			3:26
3.	"El Amor"			4:07
4.	"Suéltate"			3:04
5.	"Mata"			4:58
6.	"Desnudarte"			2:56
7.	"Mi Cama Huele a Ti" (featuring Zion & Lennox)			3:45
8.	"Piropo"			3:13
9.	"Baila Sexy"			2:45
10.	"Te Comencé a Querer"			3:28
11.	"Agárrala" (featuring Plan B)			4:22
12.	"Te Extraño"			3:32
13.	"Somos Iguales"			3:30
14.	"El Amor (salsa version)" (featuring La India)			3:52
15.	"Mi Cama Huele A Ti (pop version)"			4:22
16.	"El Amor (remix)" (featuring Jenni Rivera)			4:08

*El Patrón: La Victoria* (special edition) – CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
17.	"Te Pido Perdón (banda version)" (featuring Banda El Recodo)	Efraín Fines	Nérol	2:51

*El Patrón: La Victoria* (special edition) – DVD (music videos)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Te Pido Perdón (banda version)" (featuring Banda El Recodo)	Efraín Fines	Nérol	3:02
2.	"Feliz Navidad"			3:29
3.	"El Amor"			4:22
4.	"Under"			2:50
5.	"El Amor (remix)" (featuring Jenni Rivera)			4:14

The digital version doesn't include the songs "Feliz Navidad" and the banda version of "Te Pido Perdón". The songs "Under" and "Se Me Daña La Mente" were added even though the physical CD version of La Victoria edition didn't have them.

El Patrón: Invencible

In mid-2010, it had been confirmed that Tito "El Bambino" would release a new album, and that it will be a part two or three of his album, El Patrón. It was later released on February 8, 2010, through Siente Music, although instead of being a re-edition like La Victoria, it was more of different album with new songs and new guests appearances with new producers.

Charts

Charts (2009)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart^[5]	1
US Billboard 200^[6]	10
US Billboard Top Rap Albums^[7]	2
US Billboard Top Latin Albums^[8]	1
Venezuelan Albums (Recordland)^[9]	1