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}} ''She Wolf'' ((スペイン語:Loba)) is the eighth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 9 October 2009, by Epic Records and Sony Music Latin. As executive producers, Shakira and Amanda Ghost enlisted collaborators including The Neptunes, John Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lukas Burton, Future Cut, Jerry Duplessis and Timbaland. Musically, the record shifts from her traditional Latin pop and pop rock musical styles, instead exploring electropop, with influences of folk and world music. The lyrical themes of the album mostly focus on love and relationships and were based on the conversations Shakira had with her friends. Upon its release, ''She Wolf'' was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented the distinguished nature of the album and Shakira's originality. The album became an international success, reaching number one on the charts of Argentina, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Switzerland. It also charted inside the top five of countries like Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. However, the album did not perform well in the United States, debuting at number fifteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 89,000 copies. In doing so, it became Shakira's first studio album to miss peaking inside the top ten of the chart, since ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). ''She Wolf'' was certified double-platinum in Colombia and Mexico, platinum in Italy and Spain, and gold in numerous countries including France and the United Kingdom. The album spawned four singles. Its lead single, "She Wolf", along with its Spanish-language version "Loba", was a commercial success and reached the top ten in several countries. "Did It Again" (along with its Spanish-language version "Lo Hecho Está Hecho") was released worldwide as the second single, except in the United States, where its release was substituted by "Give It Up to Me"; both singles attained moderate commercial success. The fourth and final single "Gypsy", along with its Spanish-language version "Gitana", performed well worldwide. Shakira embarked on The Sun Comes Out World Tour in late-2010 to promote ''She Wolf''. ==Background and production== In 2005, Shakira attained international success with the release of her fourth and fifth studio albums ''Fijación Oral Vol. 1'' and ''Oral Fixation Vol. 2'', which spawned the highly successful singles "La Tortura" and "Hips Don't Lie", respectively. To promote both the albums, she embarked on the Oral Fixation Tour, which reportedly grossed more than US $100 million worldwide. In 2008, Shakira signed a 10-year deal with international touring company Live Nation, which prompted Forbes to deem her the fourth highest earning female musician in history. Soon, Shakira began work on her next studio album, titled ''She Wolf'', which was, among other places, recorded at the Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Shakira said that specifically chose the studio after she learned that it had previously been used for recording sessions by artists like Bob Marley, The Cure, and AC/DC, of whom she is a fan. Unlike most of her previous projects, which are predominantly composed of Latin and pop rock styles, ''She Wolf'' is an electropop album with world music influences.〔〔 When asked why the album had electronic influences, Shakira responded, "I felt very curious and intrigued about the electro-pop world and everything it has to offer. I wanted to make sure that this album was very bassy and that the kicks hit really hard, and I wanted to concentrate on the beat. But my music, to a certain extent, is very complex – because I always try to experiment with sounds from other parts of the world."〔 Explaining the meaning behind the title, Shakira said that "'She Wolf' is the woman of our time. The woman who knows what she wants and is free of prejudice and preconceived notions. She defends her deepest desires with teeth and claws like a wild animal". Shakira and Amanda Ghost, the executive producers of the album, enlisted a diverse group of producers to collaborate on the tracks, such as Pharrell Williams, one half of the record production duo The Neptunes, who co-wrote four of the tracks on the album with Shakira.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.shakira.com/discography/index/album/albumId/21/tagName/Albums# )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Did It Again )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shakira&titel=Long+Time&cat=s )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shakira&titel=Good+Stuff&cat=s )〕 Other collaborators included John Hill, Sam Endicott, and Timbaland.〔〔 Shakira later said that her collaboration with Williams helped her learn a lot, noting "When collaborating you always try and capture something from the other person and I learnt a lot from his method". The singer revealed that the two readied four tracks in five days, and commented that "What was interesting is that he's very fast and immediate in the studio and I'm a little slower".〔 Endicott, musician and lead singer of American post-punk band The Bravery, was personally called by Shakira to co-compose the title track of the album along with Hill. He explained how they both began working with the single, saying she "contacted him (), asking if he had any stuff. We never had her in mind. We just made the thing independently of her, and then she liked it a lot, and she sang over it. She used some of the melodies we put in there and then wrote these crazy lyrics about being a werewolf. And that's how it happened". Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean, who previously appeared as a featured artist on "Hips Don't Lie" with Shakira, talked about his chemistry with her, saying "I have a natural chemistry with Shakira. I love the Latin vibe. The Lebanese vibe. I love the multicultural aspect of the CD. These days it's hard for you to pick up a CD and love it from beginning to end. Shakira represents that 360 degrees of: You put it in, and the whole CD rocks". In ''She Wolf'', Jean appears as a featured artist on the track "Spy".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「She Wolf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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