Chicas Malas
Chicas Malas is the fourth studio album by Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo, released in 2001. It marked her first full Spanish-language studio album following Minage. Unlike her previous releases, which achieved significant commercial success in Spain and Mexico, Chicas Malas underperformed commercially despite extensive promotion, resulting in disappointment for both Naranjo and her record label.
Musically, the album continued the pop and dance-oriented style associated with Naranjo’s earlier work. However, its reception was affected by its position in her discography, as it followed the more experimental and personal Minage, which had altered public and critical expectations regarding her artistic direction. During the recording process, Naranjo experienced a profound personal loss with the serious illness and subsequent death of her brother, an event that reportedly impacted her emotional connection to the project.
Sony Music promoted Chicas Malas primarily in Spain and Mexico and explored limited distribution in other markets, including Greece, France, Portugal, Germany, and Romania, mainly through promotional singles and radio airplay. Despite these efforts, the album did not receive a full international release and garnered mixed responses from critics and audiences.
Although commercially modest, Chicas Malas includes several tracks noted for showcasing Naranjo’s vocal range and the early signs of her evolving artistic approach. The album sold approximately 100,000 copies, and is retrospectively regarded as a transitional release, signaling the conclusion of her early pop-focused period and foreshadowing the more experimental direction of her later work.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.- Mónica Naranjo – Coros, Digital Producer, Realization
- Chris Rodriguez – Spanish Guitar
- Gina Foster – Coros
- Diane Warren – Executive Producer
- Juan Gonzalez – Engineer
- Paul Meehan – Assistant Producer
- Gary Barlow – Programming, Instrumentation
- Silvio Pozzoli – Coros
- Manuel Machado – Coros, Trumpet
- Ian Cooper – Mastering
- James Loughrey – Engineer
- Mario Lucy – Engineer, Mastering
- Tracie Ackerman – Coros
- Carlos Martin – Graphic Design, Artwork Direction
- David Frazer – Mixing
- Juanjo Manez – Estilista
- Louis Biancaniello – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing
- Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer
- David Massey – Artwork Direction
- Dennis Rivadeneira – Assistant Engineer
- Kris Kello – Programming, Producer
- Sam Watters – Producer, Coros, Engineer, Mixing
- Jamie Bridges – Assistant
- Fausto Demetrio – Assistant Engineer
- Annie Roseberry – Artwork Direction
- Ramon Gonzalez – Congas
- Cristóbal Sansano – Digital Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Ben Coombs – Assistant Engineer
- Bruno Zuchetti – Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, arranger
- Eliot Kennedy – Programming, Instrumentation
- Maurizio Tonelli – Engineer
- Manny Benito – Adaptation
- Emanuela Cortese – Coros
- Cesare Chiodo – Bajo
- Stefano de Maco – Coros
- Sheilah Cuffy – Coros
- Giulia Fasolino – Coros, Realization, arranger
- Jaume DeLaiguana – Photography
- Alfredo Golino – Bateria, Realization, arranger
- Dario Caglioni – Digital Editing, engineer
- Gregg Alexander – Producer, Vocal Producer
- Segundo Mijares – Saxophone
- Ali Olmo – Coros
- Tim Woodcock – Programming, Instrumentation
- Aurora Beltran – Adaptation
- Maurizio Fabrizio – Guitar, Orchestra Director
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