Ocean (Karol G album)
Ocean is the second studio album by Colombian singer Karol G. It was released on May 3, 2019 by Universal Music Latin Entertainment.[1] The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Ovy on the Drums, DJ Luian, Mauricio Rengifo, Sky Rompiendo, Andy Clay and Andrés Torres. The album also featured guest appearances by Anuel AA, J Balvin, Maluma, Yandel, Damian Marley and Nicky Jam among others.
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| Released | May 3, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
| Genre | Reggaeton | |||
| Length | 50:57 | |||
| Label | Universal Latin | |||
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| Singles from Ocean | ||||
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Ocean was preceded by nine singles: "Pineapple", "Mi Cama", "Culpables", "Créeme", "Punto G", "Ocean", "Love with a Quality", "Dices Que Te Vas" and "La Vida Continúo". The album received positive reviews from music critics and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number 54 on the US Billboard 200 and number two on both the US Top Latin Albums and US Latin Rhythm Albums charts, earning 12,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 70/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on two reviews.[3] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone said, "The power of Ocean is somewhat diminished by the fact that a third of these songs are already out" but that "the remaining tracks are impressively varied: Piano balladry ('Ocean'), throwback hip-hop, which no one in the Latin mainstream is making ('Yo Aprendí'), guitar balladry ('Dices Que Te Vas', which tests her fiancée Anuel AA’s vocal limits) and a collaboration with the Brazilian duo Simone & Simaria... All the different styles mean that Ocean feels center-less, but that's kind of the point: If you hope to conquer the globe, you have to be all things to all people."[5]
Commercial performance
Ocean debuted at number two on the US Top Latin Albums chart, earning 12,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[2] This became Karol G's second top-ten debut on the chart. The album also debuted at number 54 on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the US Latin Rhythm Albums charts respectively.[2] In addition, the album accumulated a total of 10.9 million on-demand audio streams for its songs.[2] On September 12, 2019, the album was certified five times platinum by the Latin Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 300,000 units in the United States.[6]
Track listing
Credits were adapted from Apple Music[7] and Genius.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ocean" |
| Ovy on the Drums | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Punto G" |
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| 3:01 |
| 3. | "Love with a Quality" (featuring Damian Marley) |
| Ovy on the Drums | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Baby" |
| Sky Rompiendo | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Sin Corazón" |
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| 2:49 |
| 6. | "Dices Que Te Vas" (featuring Anuel AA) |
| Ovy on the Drums | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Pineapple" |
| Sky Rompiendo | 2:58 |
| 8. | "La Vida Continuó" (featuring Simone & Simaria) |
| Ovy on the Drums | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Bebesita" |
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| 3:02 |
| 10. | "Culpables" (with Anuel AA) |
| Jeday | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Mi Cama" |
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| 2:30 |
| 12. | "La Ocasión Perfecta" (featuring Yandel) |
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| 3:41 |
| 13. | "Créeme" (with Maluma) |
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| 3:32 |
| 14. | "Go Karo" |
| Ovy on the Drums | 2:28 |
| 15. | "Mi Cama (Remix)" (with J Balvin featuring Nicky Jam) |
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| 3:15 |
| 16. | "Yo Aprendí" (featuring Danay Suárez) |
| Danay Suárez | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 50:57 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[15] | 2× Diamond | 270,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] | 2× Diamond+2× Platinum | 720,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | 5× Platinum (Latin) | 300,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Roiz, Jessica (April 29, 2019). "Karol G Unveils 'Ocean' Track List Featuring Collaborations With Anuel AA, Yandel, Maluma and More". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Pamela Bustios (May 15, 2019). "Karol G's 'Ocean' Scores Biggest Week Of 2019 For a Latin Album by a Woman". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "Ocean by Karol G AOTY Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- Jurek, Thom. "Ocean - Karol G | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- Leight, Elias. "Farruko and Karol G Aim for Global Stardom on New Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- "American album certifications – Karol G – Ocean". Recording Industry Association of America.
- OCEAN by KAROL G, 2019-05-03, retrieved 2023-09-01
- "Ocean / Karol G Genius". Genius. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 20: del 10.5.2019 al 16.5.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- "Karol G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Karol G Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- "Prensario Música – Edición Impresa" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 586. June 2022. p. 32. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved June 29, 2022. Type Karol G in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Ocean in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.