2001 Shakira – Laundry Service
Laundry Service is the fifth studio album and first English language album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, globally released on 13 November 2001 by Epic Records. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in English. After the release of her fourth studio album Dónde Están los Ladrones?, which became a success in Latin America, Spain and the Latin community in the United States, Shakira was encouraged by American singer Gloria Estefan to record songs in English as she believed the singer had the potential to crossover into the English-language pop market. Shakira was initially hesitant to undertake the project, but later decided to learn English well enough to be able to write songs in the language herself. The title of the album was chosen to reflect Shakira’s views on love and music. It was also released as Servicio de Lavandería in Hispanic regions in January 2002. Musically, Laundry Service is primarily a pop rock record but it also experiments with a variety of other musical styles, including Andean music, dance-pop, Middle Eastern music, rock and roll and tango music. The lyrical theme of the album is mostly based around love and romance. Every song on the album was written and produced by Shakira under the guidance of Emilio Estefan
Tracks
1 Objection (Tango) (Shakira) 03:43
2 Underneath Your Clothes (Lester Mendez; Shakira) 03:45
3 Whenever, Wherever (Shakira; Tim Mitchell; Gloria Estefan) 03:17
4 Rules (Lester Mendez; Shakira) 03:39
5 The One (Glen Ballard; Shakira) 03:44
6 Ready For The Good Times (Lester Mendez; Shakira) 04:14
7 Fool (Brendan Buckley; Shakira) 03:51
8 Te Dejo Madrid (George Noriega; Shakira; Tim Mitchell) 03:08
9 Poem To A Horse (Luis Fernando Ochoa; Shakira) 04:07
10 Que Me Quedes Tú (Luis Fernando Ochoa; Shakira) 04:50
11 Eyes Like Yours (Ojos Así) (Javier Garza; Pablo Flores; Shakira; Gloria Estefan) 03:58
12 Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) (Shakira; Tim Mitchell) 03:15
13 Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) (Shakira) 03:45
Musicians
1 Objection (Tango)
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Acoustic Bass | Pablo Aslan |
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Bandoneon | David Alsina |
| Bandoneon | Hector Del Curto |
| Percussion | Archie Peña |
| Percussion | Richard Bravo |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
2 Underneath Your Clothes
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Sax | Ed Calle |
| Trombone | Dana Teboe |
| Trumpet | Tony Concepcion |
| Trumpet | Jim Hacker |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
3 Whenever, Wherever
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Brendan Buckley |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Mitchell |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Mandolin | Tim Mitchell |
| Programming | Tim Mitchell |
| Charango | Gustavo Patiño |
| Rondador | Gustavo Patiño |
| Quena | Gustavo Patiño |
| Percussion | Archie Peña |
| Percussion | Emilio Estefan |
| Percussion | Miriam Eli |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
4 Rules
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Flugelhorn | Tony Concepcion |
| Sax | Ed Calle |
| Trombone | Dana Teboe |
| Trumpet | Tony Concepcion |
| Percussion | Richard Bravo |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
5 The One
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Percussion | Richard Bravo |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
6 Ready For The Good Times
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Brendan Buckley |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Percussion | Brendan Buckley |
| Percussion | Richard Bravo |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
7 Fool
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Brendan Buckley |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Guitar | Brendan Buckley |
| Hammond Organ | Lester Mendez |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Keyboards | Brendan Buckley |
| Percussion | Brendan Buckley |
| Background Vocals | Brendan Buckley |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
8 Te Dejo Madrid
| Bass | Julio Hernandez |
| Drums | Brendan Buckley |
| Guitar | Tim Mitchell |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Acoustic Guitar | George Noriega |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Programming | Tim Mitchell |
| Programming | George Noriega |
| Harmonica | Shakira |
| Percussion | Archie Peña |
| Background Vocals | George Noriega |
| Vocals | Shakira |
9 Poem To A Horse
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Guitar | Luis Fernando Ochoa |
| Keyboards | Luis Fernando Ochoa |
| Sax | Ed Calle |
| Percussion | Brendan Buckley |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
10 Que Me Quedes Tú
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Bass | Luis Fernando Ochoa |
| Drums | Brendan Buckley |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Luis Fernando Ochoa |
| Keyboards | Luis Fernando Ochoa |
| Percussion | Brendan Buckley |
| Percussion | Edwin Bonilla |
| Vocals | Shakira |
11 Eyes Like Yours (Ojos Así)
| Guitar | Adam Zimmon |
| Accordion | Fadi Jardan |
| Oud | Joe Zaytoonian |
| Oud | Michele Massad |
| Programming | Javier Garza |
| Programming | Pablo Flores |
| Percussion | Miriam Eli |
| Violin | Jack Stamates |
| Background Vocals | Fadi Hardan |
| Background Vocals | Nicolas Farhoury |
| Background Vocals | Oussama Karaki |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Anthony |
| Vocals | Shakira |
12 Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Brendan Buckley |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Guitar | Tim Mitchell |
| Mandolin | Tim Mitchell |
| Programming | Tim Mitchell |
| Charango | Gustavo Patiño |
| Rondador | Gustavo Patiño |
| Quena | Gustavo Patiño |
| Percussion | Archie Peña |
| Percussion | Emilio Estefan |
| Percussion | Miriam Eli |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
13 Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Acoustic Bass | Pablo Aslan |
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Brian Ray |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Lester Mendez |
| Bandoneon | David Alsina |
| Bandoneon | Hector Del Curto |
| Percussion | Archie Peña |
| Percussion | Richard Bravo |
| Background Vocals | Rita Quintero |
| Vocals | Shakira |
Other Musicians
Cello – Daniel Smith, Larry Corbett, Rudy Stein, Suzie Katayama (Track 5)
Violin – Armen Garabedian, Eve Butler, Joel Derouin, John Wittenberg, Kenneth Yerke, Mario DeLeon, Peter Kent, Rebecca Bunnell (Track 5)
Liner Notes
Producer – Shakira
Co-producer – Lester Mendez (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13)
Co-producer – Tim Mitchell (Tracks 3, 8, 12)
Co-producer – Brendan Buckley (Track 7)
Co-producer – George Noriega (Track 8)
Co-producer – Luis Fernando Ochoa (Tracks 9, 10)
Producer (Executive) – Emilio Estefan Jr
Arranged By – Shakira (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Arranged By – Lester Mendez (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13)
Arranged By – Tim Mitchell (Tracks 3, 8, 12)
Arranged By – Brendan Buckley (Track 7)
Arranged By – George Noriega (Track 8)
Arranged By – Luis Fernando Ochoa (Tracks 9, 10)
Arranged By – Javier Garza, Pablo Flores (Track 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Lester Mendez (Tracks 2, 4)
Arranged By (Intro, Piano) – Jorge Calandrelli (Tracks 1, 13)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Track 5)
Concertmaster – Joel Derouin (Track 5)
Contractor – Suzie Katayama (Track 5)
Conductor – David Campbell (Track 5)
Coordinator – José Maldonado, Kevin Dillon, Leyla Leeming, Kevin Dillon, Steve Menezes
Directed By – Camilo Valencia (Tracks 2, 4)
Engineer (Additional) – Carlos Paucar (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13)
Engineer (Additional) – Alfred Figueroa (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13)
Engineer (Additional) – Jorge Gonzalez (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)
Engineer (Additional) – Mike Couzzi (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Engineer (Additional) – Freddy Piñero Jr (Tracks 3, 12)
Engineer (Additional) – Ed Williams (Tracks 7, 8)
Engineer (Additional) – Gustavo Celis (Tracks 7, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer (Additional) – Charles Dye (Track 8)
Engineer (Additional) – Juan Carlos Rodriguez (Track 9, 10)
Engineer (Additional) – Pat McCarthy (Track 9)
Engineer (Additional Strings) – Dino Herman (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jorge Gonzalez (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ken Theis (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Alex Dixon (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Oswald Bowe (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Christine Tramontano (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Nicholas Marshall (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Chris Carroll (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Scott Kieklak (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ed Williams (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael M (Tracks 1, 9, 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tony Mardini (Tracks 2, 10, 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Roger Gonzalez (Tracks 3, 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Rivera (Tracks 4, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Elias Ponce, Eric Palmer (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Alfred Figueroa, Simon Ramone, Steve Menezes (Track 11)
Engineer (Assistant Strings) – John Hendrickson (Track 5)
Engineer (Mixing) – Javier Garza (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13)
Engineer (Mixing) – Eric Schilling (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Engineer (Recording) – Terry Manning (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Engineer (Recording) – Gustavo Celis, Javier Garza (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13)
Engineer (Recording) – David Reitzas (Tracks 1, 7, 9, 13)
Engineer (Recording) – Eric Schilling, Pat McCarthy (Tracks 1, 13)
Engineer (Recording) – Alfred Figueroa (Tracks 3, 12)
Engineer (Recording) – Javier Garza (Tracks 11, 12, 13)
Engineer (Strings) – Steve Churchyard (Track 5)
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Technician – Alex Caballero, Andy Pechenik, Kurt Berge
Art Direction – Ron Jaramillo, Shakira, Ligia Morris
Design – Ron Jaramillo
Graphic Design – Michelle Holme
Logo – Shakira
Photography – Firooz Zahedi, Jeff Bender, Fitzjoy
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Crescent Moon Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory Criteria
Recorded At Crescent Moon Studios
Recorded At Compass Point Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Nomad Music
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music
Copyright Sony Music