Generation Next
Studio album by
Aventura
ReleasedNovember 9, 1999 (1999-11-09)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length45:09
LabelPremium Latin Music
Aventura chronology
Trampa de Amor
(1995)		 Generation Next
(1999)		 We Broke The Rules
(2002)
Singles from Generation Next
  1. "Cuando Volverás"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Generation Next is the debut album by bachata group Aventura through Premium Latin Music. This album marked the start of a new generation in the genre of bachata, as the group mix bachata with other genres like hip hop and R&B.[3] This album included six songs from Trampa de Amor, their original first album during their time as Los Tinellers. These six songs were modernized for the debut album. This included the lead single, Cuando Volverás. The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. A vinyl was released on August 14, 2020, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album.[4]

Background

The group was formed in 1994 as Los Tinellers. In 1995, they were managed by Elvin Polanco. With Polanco's help, they released their original first album Trampa de Amor. Unfortunately, due to lack of advertisement and funds, they barely sold copies. It is said that they only sold a total of five copies. A few years later, they got a new manager name Julio César García who would re-brand them as Aventura and would get them a record deal with Premium Latin Music. With a record label backing them up, the group would now have a budget to make music and do more, thus eventually re-inventing their style and recreating six of their songs from their previous album while making new songs as well. This would be the developing stages of mixing American genres with bachata.

Singles

The main single for this album is Cuando Volverás. The song was made back in 1995 for Trampa de Amor. A few years later, it a remake was made as part of the group's objective to modernize bachata. The remake was released in 1999, and it became the debut single as well. This single became successful in Dominican Republic and the east coast of the United States. Later on, it became known worldwide after the groups mainstream expansion. It even peaked at number 6 in Italy. It is one of their signature singles.

20th anniversary vinyl

A vinyl was released on August 14, 2020, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album. Because of this, the album would finally make it on the Billboard charts as prior to the vinyl's release it had never charted on any of those charts. It first peaked at number 20 in 2020 on the Tropical Albums chart. In 2022 the album peaked at number 19.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anthony "Romeo" Santos

No.TitleTranslationLength
1."Cuándo Volverás""When Will You Come Back"3:30
2."Alexandra" 4:05
3."Mujeriego"Womanizer3:26
4."La Novelita""The Little Soap Opera"4:04
5."Amor Bonito (Novela 2)""Beautiful Love (The Soap Opera)"3:37
6."No Lo Perdona Dios""God Won't Forgive It"4:32
7."El Coro Dominicano""The Dominican Chorus"4:23
8."Dime Si Te Gusto""Tell Me If You Like Me"4:27
9."Un Poeta Enamorado""A Poet In Love"4:14
10."Si Me Dejas, Muero""If You Leave Me, I'll Die"4:44
Total length:41:38
Bonus Track
No.TitleTranslationLength
11."Cuándo Volverás" (English Version)"When Will You Come Back" (English Version)3:30
Total length:45:08
  • The English version of Cuando Volveras is actually more of a bilingual (English & Spanish) version of the song. It is sometimes referred as a Spanglish version .

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 74
Chart (2022) Peak
Position
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[6] 19

References

  1. ↑ "Aventura - Generation Next Album Info and Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Aventura - Generation Next Album Info and Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Generation Next 20th Anniversary Vinyl". Aventura Music Store.
  5. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Aventura – Generation Next". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Aventura Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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