Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
1996's Pies Descalzos was Shakira's big commercial breakthrough; it was that album that established the Colombian singer as a superstar in Latin America. But Shakira's next album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (which means "Where Are the Thieves?" in Spanish) is arguably the finest and most essential album that she recorded in the 1990s. This superb CD isn't just Latin pop -- it's also rock en español. Dónde Están los Ladrones? inspired some reviewers to compare Shakira to Alanis Morissette, but that comparison is only valid up to a point. The Colombiana sings with a bit of a cackle (something Morissette is known for) on pop/rock jewels like "Si Te Vas" and "No Creo," but Shakira is a very different kind of lyricist. While Morissette is famous for being angrily introspective and having a mad-at-the-world outlook, Shakira's lyrics tend to be poetic and are, at times, unapologetically romantic -- even if Morissette sang in Spanish, it would be hard to imagine her coming up with something as poetic as the Middle Eastern fantasy that Shakira vividly describes on her Arabic-influenced mega-hit "Ojos Así." And, besides, Shakira already had a few albums under her belt when Morissette enjoyed her big commercial breakthrough with 1995's Jagged Little Pill. Of course, only those who have some knowledge of Spanish will be impressed by Shakira's lyrics; Columbia doesn't provide English translations. What will impress non-Spanish-speaking listeners are the CD's attractive melodies and the emotion that the artist brings to her songs; you don't have to speak a word of Spanish to find Dónde Están los Ladrones? musically exciting. If you're acquiring your first Shakira release, this would be the ideal choice.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Shakira, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Marcelo Acevedo, Acoustic Guitar, Engineer - Claudio Spiewak, Acoustic Guitar - Estefano Salgado, Composer - Javier Garza, Engineer - Adam Zimmon, Electric Guitar - Eric Shilling, Engineer - Lester Mendez, Keyboards, Programmer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Shakira, Associated Performer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Tommy Anthony, Associated Performer - Nicolas Tovar, Associated Performer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Julio Hernandez, Bass - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Teddy Mulet, Trumpet - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Shakira, Associated Performer, Producer - Luis Fernando Ochoa, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Producer, Tambourine - Brendan Buckley, Drums - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Randy Barlow, Accordion - Javier Garza, Engineer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira Mebarak R., Composer, Lyricist - Shakira, Producer - Claudio Spiewak, Guitar - Julio Hernandez, Fretless Bass - Lester Mendez, Producer - Lester Mendez, Arranger, Programmer - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Javier Garza, Engineer - Chris Glansdorp, Cello - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Keyboards, Producer - Luis Fernando Ochoa, Composer, Guitar, Producer - Shakira Mebarak R., Composer, Lyricist - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Brendan Buckley, Drums - Lester Mendez, Keyboards, Programmer - Javier Garza, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Rita Quintero, Associated Performer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Tommy Anthony, Associated Performer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Nicolas Tovar, Associated Performer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Associated Performer, Producer - Luis Fernando Ochoa, Composer, Guitar, Producer - Shakira Mebarak R., Composer, Lyricist - Brendan Buckley, Drums - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Wendy Pedersen, Associated Performer - Javier Garza, Engineer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - John Falcone, Bass - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Keyboards, Producer - Adam Zimmon, Electric Guitar - Shakira Mebarak R., Composer, Lyricist - Brendan Buckley, Drums, Percussion - Lester Mendez, Composer, Producer - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Lester Mendez, Keyboards, Programmer - Javier Garza, Engineer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Nicolas Tovar, Associated Performer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Tommy Anthony, Associated Performer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - John Falcone, Bass - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Jose Maldonado, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Adam Zimmon, Guitar - Lester Mendez, Keyboards, Programmer - Lester Mendez, Producer - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Javier Garza, Engineer - Wendy Pedersen, Associated Performer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - Nicole Yarling, Associated Performer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Raul Midon, Associated Performer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Shakira, Producer - Dan Warner, Guitar - A.J. Niilo, Acoustic Guitar - Dillon O'Brian, Composer - Lester Mendez, Producer - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Adam Zimmon, Electric Guitar - Lester Mendez, Arranger, Piano - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Javier Garza, Engineer - Lee Levin, Drums - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Julio Hernandez, Bass - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Producer - Luis Fernando Ochoa, Composer, Guitar, Producer, Tambourine - Shakira Mebarak R., Composer, Lyricist - Brendan Buckley, Drums - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Javier Garza, Engineer - Raul Midon, Associated Performer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - Nicole Yarling, Associated Performer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Wendy Pedersen, Associated Performer - Joel Numa, Engineer - John Falcone, Bass - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Associated Performer, Producer - Luis Fernando Ochoa, Composer, Guitar, Producer - Shakira Mebarak R., Composer, Lyricist - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Lee Levin, Drums - Randy Barlow, Accordion - Javier Garza, Engineer - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Julio Hernandez, Bass - Joel Numa, Engineer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Sebastian Krys, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Shakira, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Shakira, Producer - Adam Zimmon, Guitar - Shakira Mebarak Ripoll, Composer, Lyricist - Pablo Flores, Composer, Producer - Javier Garza, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Miriam Elli, Percussion - Fadi Hardan, Accordion, Associated Performer - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Michael Greene, Executive Producer - Emilio Estefan, Jr., Executive Producer - Nicolas W. Farhoury, Associated Performer - Oussamah Karaki, Associated Performer - Jack Stamates, Violin - Eric Shilling, Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Engineer - Joel Numa, Engineer - Marcelo Añez, Engineer - Marcelo Acevedo, Engineer - PAUL HOYLE, Engineer - Felipe Álvarez, Engineer - Simon Ramone, Assistant Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Assistant Engineer - Steve Meneses, Assistant Engineer - Chris Wiggins, Assistant Engineer - Kieran Wagner, Assistant Engineer - Pablo Florez, Programmer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Album review
1996's Pies Descalzos was Shakira's big commercial breakthrough; it was that album that established the Colombian singer as a superstar in Latin America. But Shakira's next album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (which means "Where Are the Thieves?" in Spanish) is arguably the finest and most essential album that she recorded in the 1990s. This superb CD isn't just Latin pop -- it's also rock en español. Dónde Están los Ladrones? inspired some reviewers to compare Shakira to Alanis Morissette, but that comparison is only valid up to a point. The Colombiana sings with a bit of a cackle (something Morissette is known for) on pop/rock jewels like "Si Te Vas" and "No Creo," but Shakira is a very different kind of lyricist. While Morissette is famous for being angrily introspective and having a mad-at-the-world outlook, Shakira's lyrics tend to be poetic and are, at times, unapologetically romantic -- even if Morissette sang in Spanish, it would be hard to imagine her coming up with something as poetic as the Middle Eastern fantasy that Shakira vividly describes on her Arabic-influenced mega-hit "Ojos Así." And, besides, Shakira already had a few albums under her belt when Morissette enjoyed her big commercial breakthrough with 1995's Jagged Little Pill. Of course, only those who have some knowledge of Spanish will be impressed by Shakira's lyrics; Columbia doesn't provide English translations. What will impress non-Spanish-speaking listeners are the CD's attractive melodies and the emotion that the artist brings to her songs; you don't have to speak a word of Spanish to find Dónde Están los Ladrones? musically exciting. If you're acquiring your first Shakira release, this would be the ideal choice.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:08
- Main artists: Shakira
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: World
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Colombia) S.A.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.