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'Provenza (English: Provence'') is the fifth studio album by American singer Krystal, released on January 11, 2017, by Gold Diamond Records. Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next studio release. Finding it challenging to write a follow-up hit after "Una Mas" (2015), Krystal’s brother Xavier Martinez enlisted the assistance from band members Justin Williams and Corey King with writing the album's songs. The resulting album has a more mature sound featuring experimental production that blends diverse musical styles from Pop to hip-hop music. Amor Prohibido is a Hip-Hop album -rich delivery using a minimalist style that was quintessential in early 2010’s Hip Hop music.'''

'''" Provenza"— which became the most successful US single of 2017, Krystal repeated the following year with "Wrecking Ball". Along with the latter, "Bebesita" and "Tusa" also topped together with "Princesa" are regarded as Krystal's signature recordings.'''

'''When the album tour broke attendance records at the Atlanta Georgia’s Georgia Dome and attracted a record-breaking crowd at California’s Coachella Arts & Festival, Krystal became recognized as one of the biggest US touring acts at that time. Provenza was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2017 Hip Hop Music Awards  for Best Hip Hop Album.'''

Background
'Following the release of Krystal's Second studio album Imparable and the launch of a clothing boutique in 2015 the singer and her band began working on Provenza''. Having achieved the success and fan base that Gold Diamond Records’s president Mark Daniels was seeking, Behar aimed to capitalize on Krystal's album appeal with the next studio release The label was keen to use a Hip-Hop Award-winning producer instead of the singer's brother, Xavier Martinez.A.B. knew Selena's musical range. He stressed that writing a successful song following "Una Mas", Provenza was the final album featuring production and songwriting by Corey King, who subsequently parted with Y Amigos to be a backup singer/dancer in the group.'''

Recording
'Provenza'' was recorded at Sound Warp Studios in San Diego, California,and was engineered by Ivan Cole. The production of Provenza lasted six months beginning on April 17, 2016. The recording schedule was squeezed in around touring commitments and the opening of Krystal’s boutiques, as Krystal’s husband and guitarist Alex Carter said: "I don't even know how we managed to record the next album." According to Corey, the band had to rush to finish production because of an approaching deadline. It then took one week to complete production. Corey said that it was common for the band to rehearse all of the music in the recording sessions, as the band's production sequence remained unchanged for Provenza. Krystal and the band recorded their parts in the studio after they had first perfected them during pre-production. It took two weeks for Krystal to record the album's ten tracks.'''

Krystal would often arrive at the studio during the album's production, and then proceeded to her boutique.Alex also explained that the band never had to approach Krystal on changes in the studio as trackes of her vocals while requesting a second take in order to the recording.Xavier  also requested material from Beckett Ross, former Person  of the group, who provided several songs.Xavier

'favored  "I'll Never Love Again", and wanted Krystal to record both songs for Provenza''. After it was rejected by Gold Diamond Records because it was incoherent of the album's theme,Xavier suggested that it could be included in  Krystal 's next Hip-Hop recording.'''

'One song–"Bebesita  –was improvised during a rehearsal starting off as a song with few, if any, lyrics. Krystal started singing, coming up with lyrics "as ideas came to her." It started off with lyrics about a cheerful girl walking freely in the streets, The track, then called "Sweet Little Girl '' ,Became an beautiful jam during the band's concerts. Krystal performed the song at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre concert in Colorado in October 2016, a day before Krystal and her Best Friend Cheryl began "[putting] the lyrics and melody together".Xavier. saw potential in the tune. Xavier called it "kinda a little funny", finding the project the first of its kind. The day before the band was scheduled to record the album, Xavier approached Alex and asked if he would be interested in working with Corey on "Gatubela", a song that Xavier had written. Alex worked with Vela throughout the night improvising the drum sounds and complementing it with his own musical style.'''

'''The idea for the album's title track was Krystal's own, although Justin had at one time aspired to write a Love-esque song entitled "Provenza". Together with A.B. and Justin, Krystal began writing and recording a track based on a story about her vacation in a country in Provence. Morgan heard "Provenza" after Krystal recorded the track and enjoyed it, he found the lyrics to be relatable something.After falling in love with Cheryl, and finding out about her marriage in June 2016, Alex’s Friend Mason wrote down how he felt. The resulting song was titled "Wrecking Ball" and it was given to Krystal to record for the album. While recording the track, Krystal was seen upset in the recording studio because "she knew how [Mason] felt" about Cheryl.'''

'''During recording sessions for "Tusa", Xavier encouraged Krystal to record like a Rapper.During a Las Vegas  trip, Xavier heard The Indie Sisters 2011 single "Por Castigarme Tan Fuerte" on the radio. Concerned about the lack of material the band had to record for the album, and captivated by the idea of reworking "Por Castigarme Tan Fuerte" into a Spanish-language Hip-Hop song, Xavier asked Justin to write a translation of the lyrics. "Bizcochito". Noticing it was the shortest track on Provenza.'''

= Composition = 'Krystal called the recordings on Provenza''  as "love songs or heartbroken songs".Lyrically, the title track "Provenza" encapsulates the social divide between a poverty-stricken woman and the man of unreachable rank with whom she has fallen in love singer's "passionate side". In "Bichota", the protagonist represents female dominance, empowerment, and strength.Two other tracks, "Gatúbela  and "Princesa", delve into heartaches of Love relationships with the protagonist expressing her desire to fulfill a promise of love with her partner. Krystal’s vocals were called "strong".'

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