Pitbull’s Spanish-language album Armando arrived four years after it was originally promised, but it’s so cool, loose, natural, and cohesive, it feels like it came together over one hot Miami summer.
After the forced moments of his 2009 album, Rebelution, that’s a very good thing.
This well-built effort retains that album’s love of club-worthy, pop-rap singles (here, it’s the good-timing, Lil Jon team-up “Watagatapitusberry” and the instant floor-filler “Bon, Bon”) and then adds casual, secondary material that plays up the man’s charismatic sense of humor (check out the minimal stunner “Amorosa” or how “Mujeres” messes with the Beastie Boys classic “Girls”).
Highlights “Maldito Alcohol” and “Esta Noche” are somewhere in between while his modern take on the Cuban classic “Guantanamera” is an unusual mix of respectful and cocky.
It all works splendidly, and in the end, the album Pitbull named after his father ends up one of his best, language barrier or not.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldito AlcoholArmando C. Perez, Nick Van De Wall | Pitbull, Afrojack | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | MujeresAdam Horovitz, Pitbull, Rick Rubin | Pitbull | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Bon, BonRenato Carosone, Matthew Handley, Duncan Maclennan, Armando C. Perez, Nicola Salerno, Andrew Stanley | Pitbull | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | GuantanameraJosé Fernández Diaz, Marc Kinchen, Armando C. Perez | Pitbull | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Tu CuerpoJencarlos, David Miranda, Armando C. Perez | Pitbull | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Vida 23William Grigahcine, Armando C. Perez, Clinton Sparks | Pitbull | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | AmorosaManuel "Papayo" Corao, Marc Kinchen, Lazaro Mendez, Armando C. Perez | Pitbull | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | OrgulloArmando C. Perez, Rosser, Rocco Valdes | Pitbull | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | PreguntaleArmando C. Perez | Pitbull | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Armando | Pitbull | Play | 00:43 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 11 | Esta Noche | Pitbull | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | WataGataPitusberry | Pitbull | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 38 mins | 87 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 250 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrojack | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | The Agents | Primary Artist |
| 3 | The Agents | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Jonas Joaquin Ortiz Alberto | Composer |
| 5 | Alejandro Almeida | Composer |
| 6 | Edward Bello | Composer |
| 7 | Black Point | Featured Artist |
| 8 | Al Burna | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 9 | Michael Calderone | Creative Director |
| 10 | Renato Carosone | Composer |
| 11 | El Cata | Featured Artist |
| 12 | Manuel "Papayo" Corao | Composer, Congas, Percussion |
| 13 | José Fernández Diaz | Composer |
| 14 | Lu Diaz | Mixing |
| 15 | DJ Antoine | Producer |
| 16 | DJ Buddha | A&R, Arranger, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 17 | DJ Class | Producer |
| 18 | DJ Laz | Arranger |
| 19 | DJ Snake | Producer |
| 20 | Drop Dead Beat | Producer |
| 21 | Robert Fernadez | Executive Producer |
| 22 | Nick Foster | Art Direction, Design |
| 23 | Jorge Gomez | Keyboards |
| 24 | William Grigahcine | Composer |
| 25 | Matthew Handley | Composer |
| 26 | Adam Horovitz | Composer |
| 27 | Jencarlos | Arranger, Composer, Featured Artist, Producer |
| 28 | Marc Kinchen | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 29 | Lil Jon | Featured Artist |
| 30 | Vincent Edmond Louis | Photography |
| 31 | Duncan Maclennan | Composer |
| 32 | MC Marcinho | Featured Artist |
| 33 | Lazaro Mendez | Composer |
| 34 | David Miranda | Composer |
| 35 | David "DM" Miranda | Arranger, Producer |
| 36 | Nayer | Featured Artist |
| 37 | Papayo | Featured Artist |
| 38 | Armando Perez | Creative Director, Executive Producer |
| 39 | Armando C. Perez | Composer |
| 40 | Armando C. Perez AKA Pitbull | Arranger, Producer |
| 41 | Phenom | Producer |
| 42 | Pitbull | Composer, Lyric Adaptations, Primary Artist |
| 43 | William A. Reyna | Composer |
| 44 | Rosser | Composer |
| 45 | Rick Rubin | Composer |
| 46 | Marcel Salas | Bass |
| 47 | Nicola Salerno | Composer |
| 48 | Sensato | Featured Artist |
| 49 | Sensato Del Patio | Featured Artist |
| 50 | Jonathan H. Smith | Composer |
| 51 | Clinton Sparks | Composer, Producer |
| 52 | Andrew Stanley | Composer |
| 53 | Omar Tavares | Drums |
| 54 | Rocco Valdes | Composer, Producer |
| 55 | Nick Van De Wall | Composer |
| 56 | Hazekhai White | Stylist |
| 57 | Ed Williams | Engineer |
| 58 | Daniel Woodis Jr. | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |