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. It was released on January 19, 2024, through

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. The album is named after Carrión's mother, Sol María, who the album is also dedicated to. A

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and

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album, including fusions of other musical genres such as

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, Jersey club, R&B and

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, ''Sol María'' received favorable to mixed reviews from critics, and debuted at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 18,000

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s. It was also supported by its accompanying tour, the Sol María Tour, and four singles: "TQMQA", "RKO", "La Canción Feliz del Disco" and "Mamá's Boy".

Background and release

Following the release of his 2023 album '' 3men2 Kbrn'', Carrión's song "

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), which was commercially successful, would be nominated for a Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song, Best Rap/Hip Hop Song at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards and would win, though he wouldn't be at the awards to accept it. In the beginning of 2024, Carrión would announce the release date of ''Sol María'', scheduled for January 19, 2024. Though Carrión was not planning on not releasing any new music in 2024, his reason for the album's release, which is titled after his mother Sol María, is because he sees María as his number-one fan and wanted to create an album with songs that he thinks she would like.

Composition

''Sol María'' is mainly a

and Latin pop, pop album, containing elements of Afrobeats,

, dembow, electronic dance music, EDM, Latin hip hop, hip hop, Jersey club, R&B, reggae and

throughout the album. "Sigo Enamorau" samples "I'm Still in Love with You (Sean Paul song), I'm Still in Love with You", performed by Sean Paul, at the start of the song, while "Tranquila Baby" interpolates "You Got Me (The Roots song), You Got Me", performed by the Roots.

Promotion

He would release "TQMQA" on December 14, 2023, as the lead single for ''Sol María''. Produced by DVLP, Xay and Western Weiss, it received significant airplay in Latin music stations in the United States, eventually peaking atop the US Latin Airplay chart. "RKO" was released on the same day as the album as its second single; its accompanying music video, which was filmed at Citi Field, features American wrestler Randy Orton and Venezuelan baseball catcher Francisco Álvarez (baseball), Francisco Álvarez. Carrión would also embark his supporting ''Sol María'' tour, which started on May 2, 2024 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is set to conclude on September 29, 2024 in Veracruz (city), Veracruz, Mexico. He would also perform "Bendecido" and "La Canción Feliz del Disco" at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2024, 36th Lo Nuestro Awards, where Milo J also appeared on the latter's performance; the latter's music video was released on April 10, 2024. A music video for "Mamá's Boy" with

was released on May 12, 2024, to coincide with Mother's Day in Puerto Rico.

Reception

Commercial performance

Sol María debuted at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and also debuted at numbers 6 and 3 on the US Top Latin Albums and US Latin Rhythm Albums charts, respectively, with 18,000

s sold in its first week. It also debuted at number 175 on Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, Portugal's album chart and would debut atop the albums chart in Productores de Música de España, Spain, making this Carrión's third number-one album on the latter chart. All 16 eligible songs from the album entered Spain's Top 100 singles chart, with "Hey Lil Mama" reaching the top 10.

Track listing

Notes * "Sigo Enamorau" contains a Sampling (music), sample of "I'm Still in Love with You (Sean Paul song), I'm Still in Love With You", as written by Alton Ellis, Alton Nehemiah Ellis and Sean Paul, Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques, as performed by Sean Paul.https://www.whosampled.com/sample/1136738/Eladio-Carrion-Yandel-Sigo-Enamorau%27-Sean-Paul-Sasha-I%27m-Still-in-Love-With-You/ * "Luchas Mentales" contains vocals from Alexandria Dopson.

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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