Bonanza (Panda album)

Bonanza is the seventh studio album by Mexican rock band Panda, released on March 16, 2012 by EMI. Recorded between October and November 2011, the album's name is an irony towards its songs' melancholy lyrics and frontman Jose Madero's desire to wrote them in a dramatic sense.[5]

Bonanza
Studio album by
Panda
ReleasedMarch 16, 2012
RecordedOctober - November 2011
StudioDMY Studios, Monterrey, N.L.
Genre
Length50:54
Label
ProducerRichard Lozada
Panda chronology
Poetics
(2009)		 Bonanza
(2012)		 Sangre Fría
(2013)
Singles from Bonanza
  1. "Envejecido en Barril de Roble"
    Released: February 10, 2012[1]
  2. "La Noche de la Mesa Triste"
    Released: February 17, 2012[2]
  3. "Color Negro Pasión"
    Released: February 24, 2012[3]
  4. "La Vida en el Barandal"
    Released: March 2, 2012[4]
  5. "Romance en Re Sostenido"
    Released: Jun 15, 2012

It was certified gold after selling over 30,000 copies in Mexico. The album followed a leaning to their original pop punk sound they kickstarted in their first two albums, Arroz Con Leche and La Revancha Del Príncipe Charro, while maintaining an alternative rock presence on the entire record.

Reception

Commercial performance

Bonanza debuted atop the Mexican Albums Chart, becoming the group's fifth album reach that position, after Para Ti Con Desprecio (2005), Amantes Sunt Amentes (2006), Sinfonía Soledad (2007) and Poetics (2009). Several weeks after its debut on that chart, the album was certified Gold.[6] On the United States, the album debuted at No.43 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, becoming their highest entry. On the Latin Pop Albums component chart, it reached No.12, becoming their second highest charting album on that list after MTV Unplugged (2010), which reached No.10.

Track listing

All songs written by José Madero Vizcaíno.

No.TitleLength
1."Huésped en casa propia (Guest in own house)"3:42
2."Las mil y un camas (The thousand and one beds)"3:16
3."La noche de la mesa triste (The night of the sad table)"4:20
4."Pensándolo bien pensé mal (thinking well, I thought wrong)"3:42
5."Color negro pasión (Color black passion)"4.04
6."Envejecido en barril de roble (Aged in oak barrel)"3:28
7."La reina de Uxmal (The Queen of Uxmal)"3:39
8."Bella en mi cabeza para siempre (Beautiful in my head forever)"4:20
9."Romance en Re sostenido (Romance in D#)"3:45
10."Ilusión, oh ilusión (Illusion, oh illusion)"4:51
11."Consejo al espejo (Advice to the mirror)"4:25
12."Aforismos (Aphorisms)"3:07
13."La vida en el barandal (The life on the rail)"4:17
Total length:48:56

Personnel
  • Jose Madero - Vocals / Guitars
  • Arturo Arredondo - Guitars / Backing Vocals
  • Ricardo Treviño - Bass / Backing Vocals
  • Jorge Vazquez - Drums / Backing Vocals
  • Richard Lozada - Producer
  • Rodrigo Montfort - Guest Keyboards

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Mexican Albums Chart[6] 1
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[7] 43

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] Gold 30,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Country Date Format(s) Label
United States[9] March 16, 2012 Digital download EMI Music
Mexico[10]
Spain[11]
Argentina[12]

References
  1. "Envejecido en Barril de Roble - Single de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  2. "La Noche de la Mesa Triste - Single de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  3. "Color Negro Pasión - Single de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  4. "La Vida en el Barandal - Single de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  5. "Lo nuevo de Panda llega a internet". El Diario de Yucatán. Retriened 9 May 2012.
  6. "Mexico Top 100". AMPROFON. Archived from the original. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  7. "Panda Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Type Panda in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Bonanza in the box under TÍTULO
  9. "Bonanza by Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  10. "Bonanza de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  11. "Bonanza de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
  12. "Bonanza de Panda" Archived May 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved on May 9, 2012.
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