Don Juan (album)

Don Juan is the sixth studio album by Colombian singer Maluma. It was released on August 25, 2023, through Sony Music Latin. Released three years after his previous studio album Papi Juancho (2020), it features collaborations with Jowell & Randy, Carín León, Ryan Castro, Yandel, Gordo, Don Omar, J Balvin, Rayvanny, Marc Anthony and Anuel AA.

Don Juan debuted at number 195 on the US Billboard 200, including number 11 on the Top Latin Albums and number 5 on the Latin Rhythm Albums charts with 8,000 album-equivalent units.

It's currently nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

Background and release
After having released his previous studio album, Maluma began preparing his new studio album between 2021 and 2022.

In 2023, Maluma announced the project titled "Don Juan". On August, revealed the track list, scheduled to be released on August 25, 2023.

Singles
On July 8, 2021, "Sobrio" was released as the album's lead single. The song received great success.

The second single "Mama Tetema" was released on November 11, 2021. The song features the participation of Rayvanny.

"Junio" was released as the third single from Maluma's album, on September 29, 2022.

On February 1, 2023, "La Fórmula" with American singer Marc Anthony, was released as the fourth single and received success. A month later, Maluma released "La Reina" as the fifth single, on March 9, 2023, and weeks later, "Diablo, Qué Chimba" with Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA was released to radio stations as the sixth single, on March 23.

On June 8, 2023, "Coco Loco" was released as the seventh single, and was also a hit.

"Parcera" along with American DJ Gordo, was released as the eighth single on August 11, 2023. A week later, Maluma released "Según Quién" with Mexican singer Carín León as the ninth single, on August 17; another week later, a day before the album's release, "Trofeo" featuring Puerto Rican singer Yandel, was released as the tenth single on August 24.

On January 25, 2024, the eleventh single "Gafas Negras" was released in collaboration with his compatriot singer J Balvin, despite being a song that had not yet been released until five months after the album's release.

Composition
The album consists of 25 songs. The nineteenth track, has been confirmed by the singer but has not yet been officially released. The album is mostly made up of reggaeton and latin trap sounds, but also includes sounds like house, R&B, latin pop, etc.

Songs
The album begins with its first opening track, "Don Juan", a latin trap song that also serves as an interlude. The second track "Coco Loco" is an urban merengue song and tropical music containing a sample of a Daft Punk song. The third track, "Ave María" is an electronic dance song that suddenly changes to latin trap. The fourth track "Los Polvos" is a latin urban song with trap sounds. Maluma begins with reggaeton from the fifth track "Nómina" with the Puerto Rican duo Jowell & Randy. The reggaeton sounds continue on the sixth track, "Balance," which also has hints of latin pop. The seventh track, "Según Quién" with the Mexican singer Carín León, is a regional mexican and pop song. The eighth track "Procura" is a bachata and pop song. Maluma returns to his reggaeton sound on the ninth track "Luna Llena" with Colombian singer Ryan Castro. The sound of the same style continues in his tenth track "Trofeo", along with the Puerto Rican singer Yandel. The eleventh track, "Parcera" featuring Guatemalan DJ Gordo, is a house song and electronic with reggaeton elements. The twelfth track "Ojitos Chiquiticos" with the Puerto Rican singer Don Omar, is an urban song with soft touches of reggaeton. The thirteenth track, "La Piloto" where reggaeton returns, with danceable perreo. The fourteenth track "Porsche" is a reggaeton trap song. The fifteenth track "Hace Un Mes" is an electronica song. The sixteenth track, "Aparentemente" is a dembow song. The seventeenth track, "Humedad", where Maluma returns to the reggaeton sound. The eighteenth track, "Bikini", is a gothic, industrial song. The nineteenth track, "Gafas Negras", with Colombian singer J Balvin, is a reggaeton song. The twentieth track "Sobrio" is a pop and reggaeton song. This song received great success. The twenty-first track, "Mama Tetema" featuring Tanzanian-born singer Rayvanny, is a dembow/neoperreo song. The twenty-second track, "Junio" is a tropipop song. The twenty-third track "La Fórmula", with American singer Marc Anthony, is a salsa song. The twenty-fourth track, "La Reina" is a dembow and latin pop song. The twenty-fifth and final closing track, "Diablo, Qué Chimba" with Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA, is a reggaeton song.

Track listing
Notes


 * "Coco Loco" samples "Veridis Quo", written by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and performed by Daft Punk.