24 Kilates

Rubio came to peoples' attention in the 1980s when she was part of the popular Mexican group Timbiriche. She signed with Capitol Latin in early 1992 and released her debut studio album in October 1992. Fueled by hit singles like "Mío", "Amor de Mujer" and "Sabor A Miel", La Chica Dorada peaked at number one and was one of the best-selling albums of 1993 in her native Mexico, certified platinum and sold over 300,000 copies there. The album helped Rubio launch her career as a pop artist at a time when there was many competitions of artist.

After the success of her debut album La Chica Dorada, Rubio developed the sessions of her second album. In the midst of an extensive promotion through South America, her label EMI Music prepared the songs that would go through the musical career of the well-known Chica Dorada. According to EMI executives, Rubio became the promise of music in Mexico thanks to the success of her debut album. The concept of the album followed the basis of the "gold" as the frame of Rubio, but striving more with the production decided to baptize it with the name of "24 Kilates". Previously, she also told that the album will take references from the epic space-opera Star Wars.[2]

"Nieva, Nieva", the album's first single release, reached number twenty-seven on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.[3] The second single "Él Me Engañó" was accompanied by Rubio's first music video with an expensive production. "Asunto De Dos" was the album's third single..

"Vuelve Junto A Mí" was a single released only in United States and had a positive commercial performance, peaking at number 20 on the Hot Latin Tracks,[4] without promotion. "Tú Sólo Tú" was released as an airplay single even was planned as the last 24 Kilates's single. In countries like Peru, the song was one of the most played songs on the radio in 1994.[5]

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[6]
Rate Your Music	[7]

Musically, 24 Kilates resumes the similar process and composition of her previous effort. The album, like the previous, was handled by Miguel Blasco and José Ramón Flórez, who had written and produced the entire album, where C. Sánchez, C. Valle and Don Matamoros written the majority the songs. According to AllMusic, 24 Kilates is a latin pop and latin dance album, it's no surprise that sounds very similar to her debut [La Chica Dorada]. Which is fine consideration that at the time this formula was pure gold.

In his book La Balada: Un Mensaje Universal by the Colombian writer Carlos Bolívar Ramírez alludes 24 Kilates emphasizing that "His pop-rock style is very convincing and the poetic lyrics are of good quality".[8]

24 Kilates reached gold status upon release with pre-sales of over 150,000 copies.[9][10][11] Eventually, it sold 300,000 in Mexico and later was certified Platinum there.[12] In US, 24 Kilates received limited promotion and did not appear on any major charts, only their singles "Nieva, Nieva" and "Vuelve Junto A Mí" rached top 30 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks.

• Manolo Álvarez - Clarinet, Saxophone
• Andrea Bronston - Backing Vocals
• Doris Cales - Backing Vocals
• Giancarlo Ippolito - Drums
• José Luis - Backing Vocals
• Rafael Martínez - Guitar
• Antonio Pallares - Trombone
• Antonio Ramos - Trumpet
• Paulina Rubio - Vocals
• Luca Rustici - Engineer, Guitar
• Walter Tesoriere - Arranger, Keyboards