Talk:Bachata Rosa/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Basilisk4u (talk · contribs) 19:45, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi! I will review this article :) Basilisk4u (talk) 19:45, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Review
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 * Lead
 * Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the proper demonym for someone from the Dominican Republic is "Dominican"
 * "It remained the top-selling album on the chart for 24 weeks and was certified "Disco de Platino" in the United States" Say that it was certified Platinum instead of "Disco de Platino"
 * The lead uses the word "album" a few too many times, try "record" occasionally

Like where it charted on the US Latin Songs? I added it. I changed it to "focus on the language of lower-class". Any suggestions would be fine. ✅
 * Background
 * Maybe add if "Como abeja al panal" was successful, and if it charted anywhere
 * "Guerra's bachata focused on street-level" What does it mean to focus on street-level?
 * "Recording took place in his personal recording studio, the 4-40 studio in New York." Change to "Recording took place in the 4-40 studio in New York, Guerra's personal recording studio."

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 * Musical style, writing and composition
 * "'Carta de amor' is a salsa track written in the style of a journal where he writes a letter to his lover." I think it would be better to say "'Carta de amor' is a salsa track in which he writes a letter to his lover in his journal."

✅ ✅ Most sources I've read have stated that it sold over five million.
 * Commercial reception
 * "In Spain, the album reached number one, where it spent eight weeks." On which chart did it reach number one?
 * "The album was also a hit in the Netherlands" -->  "The album also performed well in the Netherlands"
 * It might be good to find a more recent source for how many copies sold if you can

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 * Critical reception
 * "Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic referred to Bachata Rosa as a "milestone effort" and writes "Not only is it his career-defining work, it's also one of the finest tropical albums of its era, or any other, for that matter". He gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars." --> "Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave Bachata Rosa 4.5 out of 5 stars and referred to the record as a "milestone effort", writing "Not only is it his career-defining work, it's also one of the finest tropical albums of its era, or any other, for that matter".

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 * References
 * Add the Tribune Company as publisher for the Los Angeles Times (Ref #30)

Review on hold
Sorry for the delay :( I have finally finished the review and put it on hold in order for concerns to be addressed.  Good work and good luck!  Basilisk4u (talk) 18:52, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It's cool. I'll continue on working on the remaining issues. EDIT: I believe I have addressed the problems on the article. Have a look to see. Erick (talk) 20:04, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Great! I have also gone through and made a few minor changes.  I believe the article now meets the GA criteria, and I will pass it.  Great work!  Basilisk4u (talk) 20:37, 10 March 2012 (UTC)