Palabras del Silencio

Palabras del Silencio
Palabras del Silencio
Studio album by Luis Fonsi
Released	26 August 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Studio	Angel Recording Studios; (London, England, United Kingdom); Arju Studios; Cata Studios; Hit Factory Critiera; The Warehouse Recording; The Tiki Room; Mofongo Studios; Picks and Hammers; (Miami, Florida); Cosmos Studios; Elith Studios; (Mexico City, Mexico); Junk O-M; (São Paulo, Brazil); Estudio de la Radio Nacional Eslovaca; (Bratislava, Slovakia); Olivetta Recording Studios; (Bolongna, Italy); PKO Studios; (Madrid, Spain);
Genre	Latin pop
Label	Universal Latino
Producer	Jacobo Calderón; José Luis de la Peña; Homero Patrón; Luis Fonsi; Claudia Brant; Armando Ávila; Sebastián Kyrs;
Luis Fonsi chronology
Singles from Palabras del Silencio
	"No Me Doy por Vencido"; Released: June 16, 2008; "Aquí Estoy Yo"; Released: January 12, 2009; "Llueve Por Dentro"; Released: June 29, 2009; "Aunque Estés con Él"; Released: January 25, 2010;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Palabras del Silencio (English: Words from the Silence) is the seventh studio album, and sixth in Spanish recorded by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi. The album was released by Universal Music Latino on 26 August 2008 (see 2008 in music). This album received a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album nomination at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on 8 February 2009, losing to La Vida... Es Un Ratico by Juanes.^[2]

An expanded Anniversary Edition, Palabras del Silencio: Un Año Después, was released on 8 September 2009, expanded to a 2-disc CD+DVD set, including on the CD the original 13 tracks plus an additional 5 tracks.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 15 on Billboard 200 Album Charts selling about 30,000 copies in the first week. It was certified Platinum (Latin) for shipping 100,000 units in the United States and Platinum in Spain for shipping 80,000 units.

It was also certified Gold and Platinum in several countries from Latin America and has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"¿Quién Le Va a Decir?"	3:48
2.	"Llueve Por Dentro"	3:59
3.	"Otro Día Será (Desencontrándonos)"	3:14
4.	"No Me Doy por Vencido"	3:58
5.	"Aunque Estés con Él"	4:39
6.	"La Mentira"	3:38
7.	"Lágrimas del Mar"	4:16
8.	"Todo Vuelve A Empezar"" (duet with Laura Pausini)	4:13
9.	"Persiguiendo El Paraíso"	3:38
10.	"Todo Lo Que Tengo"	3:30
11.	"Aquí Estoy Yo" (with Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris, and David Bisbal)	4:11
12.	"Tienes Razón"	4:22
13.	"No Me Doy Por Vencido (Versión Ranchera)"	3:55

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200^[4]	15
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums^[5]	1
Spanish Albums Chart^[6]	2
Mexico Top 100 Albums^[7]	10
Venezuelan Albums (Recordland)^[8]	2

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[9]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Central America (CFC)^[10]	Gold	5,000^[11]
Chile^[12] Digital download	Platinum
Colombia (ASINCOL)^[13]	2× Platinum	20,000^[14]
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[15]	Gold	40,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[16]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Platinum (Latin)	250,000^[17]
Venezuela (AVINPRO)^[19]	4× Platinum
Summaries
Worldwide	—	500,000^[20]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2009	"No Me Doy por Vencido"	Hot Latin Song of the Year	Nominated
		Hot Latin Song of the Year – Male	Nominated
		Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year – Male	Nominated
2009	Palabras del Silencio	Latin Pop Album of the Year – Solo	Nominated
2009	Luis Fonsi	Your World Award (Premio Tu Mundo)	Won

Premio Lo Nuestro 2009

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2009	Luis Fonsi	Male Pop Artist of the Year	Nominated

2009 Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2009	Palabras del Silencio	Best Latin Pop Album	Nominated

2009 Premios Juventud


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	"No Me Doy por Vencido"	La Mas Pegajosa (Most Addictive Song)	Won
	"No Me Doy Por Vencido"	Cancion Corta-Venas (Best Ballad)	Won
	"No Me Doy Por Vencido"	Mi Ringtone (My Ringtone)	Nominated
	"Aquí Estoy Yo"	La Combinacion Perfecta (Best Collaboration) Shared With: Aleks Syntek, David Bisbal and Noel Scharjis	Won
	"Aquí Estoy Yo"	Mi Video Favorito (My Favorite Video) Shared With: Aleks Syntek, David Bisbal and Noel Scharjis	Won
	"Luis Fonsi"	Voz del Momento (Artist of the Year)	Won
	"Luis Fonsi"	Mi Artista Pop (Favorite Pop Artist)	Won
	"Luis Fonsi"	Mi Idolo Es (My Idol Is)	Won
	"Luis Fonsi"	Torridos Romances (Favorite Love Birds) Shared With: Adamari López	Won
	"Luis Fonsi"	El De Mejor Estilo (Best Dressed)	Won
	"Luis Fonsi"	Esta Buenisimo! (Hottest Male)	Nominated
	Palabras del Silencio	Me Muero Sin Ese CD (Best Album)	Won