Sale el Sol is warmth after experimentation. Earthy, heartfelt, and rooted, the album feels like Shakira reconnecting with her core after the electronic detours of She Wolf. It’s a project driven by feeling and tradition rather than provocation.
Sonically, the record blends Latin pop, rock en español, folk elements, and radio-friendly pop. Guitars return to the foreground, rhythms feel organic, and the production favors emotion over futurism. The album moves between intimacy and celebration with a natural flow.
Lyrically, Sale el Sol explores resilience, love, nostalgia, joy, and renewal. Shakira writes with openness and sincerity, often sounding reflective and grounded. The tone is hopeful without being naïve, channeling optimism as something earned rather than assumed.
The album earns 4 stars because of its authenticity and emotional consistency. While it may not be as daring or sharply defined as some of her most iconic eras, it delivers warmth and sincerity with confidence. A few tracks feel more comforting than essential, but the heart is unmistakable.
Sale el Sol stands as one of Shakira’s most human albums. Sunlit, sincere, and emotionally generous, it prioritizes connection over spectacle, offering reassurance instead of reinvention.
Favorite Track: Addicted to You
Skip Track: Islands
Disclaimer: This Is my opinion based on personal taste and emotions.
The skip tracks are not bad songs but just songs that are less memorable.
Sale el sol
Album by Shakira
Released 14 October 2010
Tracklist
- 1Sale el sol3:204.0 ★
- 2Locafeat. El Cata3:034.5 ★
- 3Antes de las seis2:543.0 ★
- 4Gorditafeat. Residente Calle 133:245.0 ★
- 5Addicted to You2:275.0 ★
- 6Lo que más2:263.0 ★
- 7Mariposas3:473.5 ★
- 8Rabiosafeat. El Cata2:504.5 ★
- 9Devoción3:295.0 ★
- 10Islands2:422.5 ★
- 11Tu boca3:253.0 ★
- 12Waka waka (Esto es africa) (K‐mix)3:044.5 ★
- 13Locafeat. Dizzee Rascal3:134.0 ★
- 14Rabiosafeat. Pitbull2:504.3 ★
- 15Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (K‐mix)3:034.5 ★
- 16Loca (Freemasons radio edit)feat. Dizzee Rascal3:01
More by Shakira
Release credits
- co [7]
- recording [4, 9, 11-12, 15]
- recording [4, 9, 11-12, 15]
- background vocals [2, 5, 13]
- producer [4]
- additional [2], mix [1, 3-8, 10-11, 13-14], recording [1-8, 10-15]
- additional [4]
- performer [13]
- recording [5]
- recording [4, 7, 11-12, 15]
- co [2, 5, 8, 13-14]
- additional [2, 13]
- mix [3, 7, 12, 15]
- co [11]
- recording [3-4, 6-7, 9-12, 15]
- additional [8, 14]
- background vocals [2, 13]
- mix [3], recording [3, 6]
- additional [5], co [4, 11], producer [9, 12, 15]
- mix [2], producer [2], recording [2, 8, 13-14], vocal arranger [2, 8, 13-14]
- background vocals [8]
- assistant [1-15]
- co [2, 8, 13-14]
- co [6], mix [3], producer [3]
- background vocals [2, 5, 12-13, 15]
- additional [4], co [2, 5, 8, 13-14], producer [1]
- producer [10]
- mix [11-12, 15]
- mix [9]
- assistant [1-15]
- assistant [1, 3-8, 10-11, 13-14]
- background vocals [2, 5, 12-13, 15]
- background vocals [1-2, 2-3, 5, 7, 7-8, 10-12, 12-13, 13-15, 15]
- co [2, 8, 13-14]
- assistant [9]
- background vocals [1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15], producer [1-15], vocal arranger [1-15]
- background vocals [2, 13]
- assistant [11-12, 15]
Issues
T14 October 2010
S15 October 2010- S19 October 2010
S19 October 2010
S19 October 2010
SDigital Media19 October 2010
SDigital Media19 October 2010
S20 October 2010
T10 November 2010
SCD (edición especial)February 2011
S11 March 2011- T