Barrio Fino en Directo


Barrio Fino en Directo is the second live album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on December 13, 2005, by El Cartel Records. The album is a live collection of songs from Daddy Yankee's previous album Barrio Fino recorded during his tour Barrio Fino World Tour. It included four singles, "Rompe", "Gangsta Zone", "Machucando" and "El Truco." It also includes a DVD featuring interviews, concerts and the making of the music videos. A re-release of the album, Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1, was released on July 4, 2006. It includes all of the new recorded songs, and two of the live tracks from the album. The album differs from Barrio Fino en Directo because it does not include a DVD. This is Daddy Yankee's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker. Barrio Fino en Directo won the Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.

Reception

Commercial reception

In the United States, the first week prediction were between 50k-60k. Barrio Fino en Directo debuted at number 24 in the Billboard 200 in the last week of 2005 with over 100,300 copies sold.. It spent 13 weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums and was best-selling Latin album in the US of 2006 with 484,000 copies sold. The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA with an excess of 500,000 copies sold. The album sold 3,000,000 copies worldwide as of November 2006., it is the 13th best-selling Latin album in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan with 806,000 copies sold.

Critical reception

gave the album a positive review and said "The new studio recordings are all promising, raising the level of anticipation for Daddy's next studio album to a ridiculous level".

Track listing

Bonus tracks

DVD

  1. "En Directo" – documentary
  2. "King Daddy"
  3. "Dale Caliente"
  4. "El Caldo"
  5. "Gasolina"
  6. "Corazones"
  7. "Corazones" – behind the scenes
  8. Talento de Barrio trailer
  9. "Long Distance"
  10. Studio Recordings, Miami
  11. Zion & Lennox, World Tour
  12. "Coming Soon"
  13. Photo Gallery – Barrio Fino album
  14. Photo Gallery – Barrio Fino promo

    ''Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1''

  15. "Rompe" — 3:08
  16. "Gangsta Zone" — 3:33
  17. "Machucando" — 2:58
  18. "Gasolina" — 3:13
  19. "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó " — 3:31
  20. "Machete " — 3:25
  21. "El Truco" — 3:39
  22. "Rompe " — 3:30
  23. "King Daddy " — 2:35
  24. "Gasolina " — 7:39
  25. "King Daddy/Gasolina/Rompe "

    Music videos

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums31

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums45

Certifications