5to Piso

After spending the majority of his career signed to Sony, and later, Sony BMG, Arjona signed a long-term recording deal with Warner Music Latina. The deal was closed in September 2008. He stated in an interview that the inspiration behind the album was the thought of recouping some of the "freshness" of his previous releases. The singer additionally stated that he believed each additional album is the result of an evolution, as well as contradictions that he went through, which he celebrates as part of life. ==Music and lyrics==

sang with Arjona on ranchera "Ni Tu Ni Yo". "Quinto Piso" has been categorized as an analytic song—a prologue to the album holding autobiographical tendencies. "Sin Ti... Sin Mi" is about missing someone who has left, with analogical lyrics talking about absence of one's beloved person. It was also compared to his past song "Olvidarte", from Sin Daños a Terceros. In the song, Arjona became the witness of this character, from his childhood until his adulthood, always hiding his true identity with the goal of being socially accepted. "Tocando Fondo" is about "those feelings which can make a person fall off a precipice." "Ni Tu Ni Yo" is the only duet on the album, as it features Mexican ranchera singer Paquita la del Barrio. The song was composed so that when it is heard, it "gives and immediate desire of drinking tequila" according to Arjona. In an interview with newspaper Reforma, Arjona talked about the collaboration with Barrio, stating that "it was very special, because she does not make duets with someone she does not like", agreeing that he did not duet either. "Niña Buena" is dedicated to women who cannot stay in the same place and dislike having a boring life. ==Release and promotion==

Singles The lead single off the album was "Como Duele", a Latin pop and ballad song with soft rock and orchestral arrangements, with the main sound being a piano. It was released on 4 November 2008, and became the first single Arjona released under his new label, Warner Music. The song was a critical and commercial hit for the singer, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, and topping the Latin Pop Songs component chart. The music video for "Como Duele" was shot in Mexico City. It was released on 20 October and was directed by the Mexican filmmaker Ricardo Calderón. "Sin Ti... Sin Mi" was chosen as the second single of the album, and was released in January 2009. The song reached No. 4 on both the Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs chart. Its music video was filmed at the Argentinian Boxing Federation in Buenos Aires. It was directed by Joaquín Cambre. "Ni Tú Ni Yo", featuring Mexican singer Paquita la del Barrio, was released as the third single in some regions, and failed to appear on the US and other national charts. The music video for the song was filmed in black-and-white and features both artists singing around a buffet. Pop ballad "Tocando Fondo" followed as fourth single. The song managed to reach No. 20 on the Latin Songs chart, becoming the third top ten single off 5to Piso on the Latin Pop Songs chart, reaching No. 6. Its music video was filmed in Mexico City. Two other singles, "Suavecito" and "Por Si Regresas" were released in promotion of the album. Tour . To promote the album, the singer embarked on his second major world tour, the Quinto Piso Tour. Starting on 24 April 2009, the tour included 123 shows between the United States, Spain, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, among many other countries in Latin America. It ended on 18 June 2010. During the first North American leg of the tour, Arjona expressed interest in singing in Cuba, though showed no political commitment for the matter, a clear reference of the charity event Colombian singer Juanes was planning to hold in that country in 2009. Later that year, Arjona cancelled the planning of a concert in the country, and spoke heavily about Juanes' charity concert influence on the decision. The Quinto Piso Tour has been one of the most successful tours made by a Latin artist, with an attendance of more than one million people from 19 countries. Also, Arjona received in 2010 a Billboard Latin Music Award for "Latin Tour of the Year". ==Reception==

Critical response Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic gave a mostly positive review of the album, commenting that "fans of Arjona's straight-ahead rock style are sure to be disappointed with much of 5to Piso, as piano and strings drive much of the music rather than the electric guitar and drums of years past." 5to Piso received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album and a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Singer-Songwriter Album though lost to Sin Frenos and Caetano Veloso respectively. Commercial performance 5to Piso debuted atop the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart the week ending 6 December 2008, going ahead of Wisin & Yandel's La Mente Maestra. The following week, it stayed at No. 1. On its third week, it fell to No. 2, being replaced at the top by Vicente Fernández' Primera Fila. On the Latin Pop Albums component chart, the album debuted at No. 1 the same week it did on the Latin Albums chart. It is his third consecutive album to chart on that list, after Adentro (2005) and Quién Dijo Ayer (2007), and it was his highest entry until Poquita Ropa reached No. 43 in 2010. On the Mexican Albums Chart, 5to Piso debuted at No. 40 the week ending 8 November 2008. The following week it jumped to No. 4, and on its third week, the album reached No. 1 position on the country. It stayed at that position for one week, falling to No. 4 again on its fourth week. United States, Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, and many other countries. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, becoming his second chart-topper on that chart, and has sold more than one million copies worldwide. ==Track listing==

The credits are taken from the iTunes exclusive digital booklet. "Quinto Piso" • Backing Vocals – Tommy Torres • Bandoneon – Marcelo Nisinman • Upright Bass – Brian Lang • Drums, Percussion – Lee Levin • Wurlitzer – Peter Wallace • Guitar – Dan Warner • Mixing engineer(s) – David Thoener • Producers, Arrangements – Dan Warner, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres • Recording engineers – Andres Saavedra, Dan Warner, Isaías García, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres "Sin Ti... Sin Mí" • Backing Vocals – Tommy Torres • Bass, Guitar, Mandolin – Dan Warner • Drums, Percussion – Lee Levin • Keyboards – Peter Wallace* • Mixing engineer(s) – David Thoener • Piano – Doug Emery • Producer, Arrangements – Dan Warner, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres • Recording engineer(s) – Andres Saavedra, Dan Warner, Isaías García, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres "El Del Espejo" • Acoustic Guitar, Hammond B-3 – Carlos Cabral Jr. • Bass – Julio Hernández • Drums – Lee Levin • Electric Guitar – Dan Warner • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Producer, Arrangements – Carlos Cabral Jr., Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Carlos Cabral "Junior", Dan Warner, Isaías García, Julio Chávez, Lee Levin "Cómo Duele" • Arrangements – Chris McDonald, Dan Warner, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres • Backing Vocals – Tommy Torres • Bass, Guitar – Dan Warner • Cello – Anthony LaMarchina, Carole Rabinowitz • Drums, Percussion – Lee Levin • Recording engineer (Assistant) – Matt Helman • Keyboards – Peter Wallace • Mixing engineer(s) – David Thoener • Piano – Matt Rollings • Producer – Dan Warner, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres • Recording engineer(s) – Andres Saavedra, Bernard Levin, Dan Warner, Isaías García, Lee Levin, Randy Poole, Tommy Torres • Viola – Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell • Violin – Alan Umstead, Carolyn Bailey, Cathy Umstead, Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Mary Katheryn VanOsdale, Pamela Sixfin • Violin, Concertmaster – Carl Gorodetzky "Que Nadie Vea" • Acoustic Guitar, Programming – Carlos Cabral "Junior" • Arrangements – Carlos Cabral "Junior", Ricardo Arjona • Arrangements (Orchestra) – Fernando Otero • Bass – Julio Hernández • Cello – Ann Kim Rozenblatt, Wolfram Koessel • Drums – Lee Levin Electric • Guitar – Dan Warner • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Producer – Carlos Cabral Jr., Fernando Otero, Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Carlos Cabral "Junior", Dan Warner, Isaías García, Julio Chávez, Lee Levin • Recording engineer(s) (Strings) – Tom Swift • Viola – Jonathan Dinklage, Katharine C. Knesek • Violin – Elissa Cassini, Nick Danielson, Sami Merdinian, Svetlana T. Tsonero "Tocando Fondo" • Accordion – Jeff Taylor • Backing Vocals – Tommy Torres • Bass, Guitar – Dan Warner • Brass – Russ Pohl • Drums, Percussion – Lee Levin • Recording engineer (Assistant) – Mikey Allred • Keyboards – Peter Wallace • Mixing engineer(s) – David Thoener • Piano – Doug Emery • Producer, Arrangements – Dan Warner, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres • Recording engineer(s) – Andres Saavedra, Dan Rudin, Dan Warner, Isaías García, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres "La Bailarina Vecina" • Arrangements (Orchestra) – Fernando Otero • Cello – Ann Kim Rozenblatt, Wolfram Koessel • Double Bass – Eddy Kaimovich • Flute – Cecilia Tenconi • Mixing engineer(s) – Isaías García • Producer – Fernando Otero, Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Isaías García, Tom Swift • Viola – Jonathan Dinklage, Katharine C. Knesek • Violin – Elissa Cassini, Nick Danielson, Sami Merdinian, Svetlana T. Tsonero "Vuelo" • Acoustic Guitar – Carlos Cabral Jr. • Cello – Rodrigo Duarte • Drums – Lee Levin • Electric Guitar – Dan Warner • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Piano – Matt Rollings • Producer, Arrangements – Carlos Cabral Jr., Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Carlos Cabral "Junior", Dan Warner, Isaías García, Julio Chávez, Lee Levin "Nadie Sabe a Donde Va" • Acoustic Guitar (12 String), Electric Guitar (12 String) – Gerardo García, Jorge Chiquis Amaro • Backing Vocals – Roxana Puente • Drums, Bass, Recording engineer, Mixing engineer – Jorge Chiquis Amaro • Hammond B-3 – Iván González • Producer – Jorge Chiquis Amaro* "El Demonio En Casa" • Arrangements (Orchestra) – Fernando Otero • Cello – Ann Kim Rozenblatt, Wolfram Koessel • Double Bass – Eddy Kaimovich • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Producer – Fernando Otero, Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Tom Swift • Soprano vocals – Gizel Xanath • Viola – Jonathan Dinklage, Katharine C. Knesek "Suavecito" • Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica – Carlos Cabral "Junior" • Bass – Julio Hernández • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Percussion – Armando Montiel • Piano – Victor Patrón • Producer, Arrangements – Carlos Cabral Jr., Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Carlos Cabral "Junior", Dan Warner, Isaías García, Julio Chávez, Lee Levin • Violin – Elissa Cassini, Nick Danielson, Sami Merdinian, Svetlana T. Tsonero "Ni Tú Ni Yo" • Accordion – Jair Alcala • Arrangements – Fernando De Santiago Casanova • Guitar – Miguel Peña • Guitarrón mexicano – Marco Antonio De Santiago • Harmonica – Armando De Jesús Martínez • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Producer – Fernando De Santiago, Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Isaías García • Vihuela, Guitar (Guitarra De Mariachi) – Fernando De Santiago • Violin – Abraham Corona, Arturo Viveros, David Rivera, Hipólito Mateo, Hugo Colula • Lead vocals – Paquita la del Barrio "Niña Buena" • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hammond B-3 – Carlos Cabral "Junior" • Bass – Julio Hernández • Drums – Lee Levin • Mixing engineer(s) – Ben Wisch • Piano – Matt Rollings • Producer, Arrangements – Carlos Cabral Jr., Ricardo Arjona • Recording engineer(s) – Carlos Cabral "Junior"*, Dan Warner, Isaías García, Julio Chávez, Lee Levin ==Chart performance==

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