King of Kings (Don Omar album)
King of Kings is Don Omar's second album, released on May 23, 2006, three years after his debut album The Last Don. Produced by Eliel, the album spent 11 weeks at the top of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006. It is Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling reggaeton albums of all time. To promote the album Omar embarked on the King of Kings World Tour. The album features guest appearances by Miri Ben-Ari, Juelz Santana, Mackie Ranks, Beenie Man and Zion.
The album won the Latin Music Award for Reggaeton Album of the Year at the 2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards and was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards.
Background
The recording sessions for King of Kings took over a year during 2005–2006 in New York. According to Machete Music, over 500,000 copies were ordered in advance before the release of the album.Omar said in an interview in January 2006 that he intended with this album to reclaim his reputation after legal troubles and public feuds with other reggaeton artists.
Commercial performance
King of Kings debuted in its first week at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 7. The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006 and was the third-best-selling Latin album in the United States. As of April 2009, the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It ended up at number 8 in the Best of the 2000s on the Latin album chart.The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain, the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies. The album was certified Platinum in Chile. In Argentina, the album was certified Gold in two categories, one for album sales and the other for 100,000 mobile downloads.
Releases
The album was released in Japan on September 20, 2006, with two extra tracks, "Cayo El Sol - Tigerstyle Remix" and "La Copa". A special edition known as King of Kings Armageddon Edition was released on December 19, 2006. It include a second disc with four extra songs and a DVD with music videos. A remastered version King of Kings 10th Anniversary was released on November 11, 2016.Track listing
Armageddon EditionTrack #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD. The song "Conteo" from track 4 does not feature Juelz Santana for this edition.