La Tierra del Olvido

La Tierra del Olvido (The Forgotten Land) is the seventh album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. The album was released on July 25, 1995, and contained a split of vallenato covers, as well as Vives' first foray into original compositions in the vallenato style. The album was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year. The album consolidated Vives as Colombia's most famous musician at the time of its release.

Track listing

 * 1) "Pa' Mayté" (Andrés Castro, Carlos Iván Medina, Carlos Vives) – 3:07
 * 2) "Fidelina" (Alejo Durán) – 4:22
 * 3) "La Tierra del Olvido" (Vives, Iván Benavides) – 4:25
 * 4) "Zoila" (Toño Fernández) – 4:23
 * 5) "Rosa" (Irene Martínez) – 4:12
 * 6) "Agua" (Benavides, Ernesto Ocampo) – 3:52
 * 7) "La Cachucha Bacana" (Durán) – 4:21
 * 8) "Diosa Coronada" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:14
 * 9) "La Puya Puyá" (Egidio Cuadrado) – 5:00
 * 10) "Ella" (Benavides) – 3:47
 * 11) "Jam en Jukümey" (Benavides, Ocampo, Vives, Mayte Montero, Medina) – 1:30

Album credits

 * Performance credits
 * Carlos Vives – Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
 * Egidio Cuadrado – Accordion, Vocals (La Puya Puyá), Backing Vocals
 * Carlos Ivan Medina – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Keyboards
 * Mayte Montero – Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Gaita, Percussion, Vocals
 * Luis Angel Pastor – Bass
 * Gilbert Martínez – Conga, Marimbas, Marimbula, Percussion
 * Pablo Bernal – Drums
 * Eder Polo – Guacharaca
 * Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Guitar, Vocals
 * Alfredo Rosado – Tamboura, Timbales


 * Technical credits
 * La Provincia – Arranger
 * José Luis Diazgranados – Artwork
 * José Rincón – Contributor
 * Chris Lawson – Engineer
 * Carlos Vives – Graphic Design, Producer
 * Jerry Lofaro – Illustrations
 * Alfonso Bulla – Logistics
 * Iván Benavides – Producer
 * Richard Blair – Producer
 * Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo – Producer
 * Luis Angel Pastor – Producer
 * Michael Fuller – Mastering