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Familia (English: Family) is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Camila Cabello, released on April 8, 2022 through Epic Records, being her last project under the label.

Background[]

On July 14, 2021, Cabello first teased new music, using her Instagram account by sharing a close-up of her face along with the caption, "listos?" which translates from Spanish to English as "Ready?". Two days later, Camila announced via her social media accounts that the lead single from the album, "Don't Go Yet" would be released on July 23. On the same day, she confirmed the album title Familia, and that it would be released in 2021.

This whole album to me was inspired by two things: family and food. Your family by blood, but also your chosen family. Who you want to break bread with. Who you want to sit at the dinner table with, cook a meal for, get wine-drunk with, and dance in the living room with. To me, those are the moments that make me glad to be alive, those moments of collective joy and true vulnerability and connection with other people. Moments where the food you cooked together feeds your soul and so does the laughter, conversation, and emotional intimacy. I hope you enjoy it and I hope it inspires many wine drunk kitchen dance parties for you and your familia.

— Cabello introducing Familia, Twitter[1]

According to Cabello, the album started with her and Scott Harris writing "a bunch of songs" in her bedroom in Miami, and then they took it over to Los Angeles, where they met Mike Sabath and Ricky Reed, both who ended up producing the album with Cheche Alara.[2]

During a July 2021 interview with Los 40, Cabello revealed there are songs on the album "that are only in Spanish and that have a completely different sound."[3]

Artwork[]

The cover artwork of Familia depicts barefoot Cabello against a room with a green door, while wearing a sequined black dress with a multicolored ruffled skirt and hugging her smiling young cousin Carolina in her arms.

In the alternative cover available for the Target-exclusive edition of the album, the singer is seen lying in pink clothes on a green carpet next to two green armchairs.

Singles[]

  • "Don't Go Yet" was released on July 23, 2021 as the album's lead single, along with an accompanying music video.
  • The second single, "Bam Bam" was released on March 4, 2022 and features English singer Ed Sheeran.
  • "Psychofreak is the third single that was released on April 8, 2022 featuring Willow
  • "Hasta Los Dientes" is the fourth single that was released on May 13, 2022 featuring Argentine singer María Becerra, along with an accompanying music video.

Tour[]

Camila didn't announce a tour for this era as of July 2023, but she did perform as the opening act during some of the Latin American shows of Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres World Tour", visiting Perú, Colombia and Chile.

She also performed in many festivals and events during the Familia era such as the Concert for Ukraine, Rock In Rio festival and as the headliner during the UEFA Champions League Final.

Familia: Welcome To The Family[]

La Buena Vida - Live Photo Taken From YT Community

A screencap of Cabello performing "La Buena Vida" at the concert

Main article: Familia: Welcome To The Family

"Familia: Welcome To The Family", is a live virtual concert which was released on TikTok a day before Familia was released, being transmitted again multiple times in the next days. Cabello announced the performance on March 14, 2022. The performances were also uploaded on YouTube.

She performed half of the songs from the new album, excluding Celia, Boys Don't Cry, No Doubt, Don't Go Yet and Lola.

Trivia[]

  • Familia is the first album by Cabello which has songs sung only in Spanish.
  • Every Spanish song on the album either has a feature, or backing vocals from Camila's relatives.
  • The album has the most features from all of Cabello's discography.
  • Only two of the features included on the album feature a male artist.
  • The album contains Cabello's first female collaborations in her solo career.
  • Ricky Reed produced every song on the album.
  • Eric Frederic co-wrote every song on the album except for Familia and Lola.
  • The album contains the most explicit songs from all of Cabello's discography.
  • Familia is Cabello's only album to have alternate covers for different editions.

Commercial Success[]

Familia became Camila Cabello's third consecutive Top 10 project after debuting at #10 on its first week with 27,500 equivalent album units earned, with 11,500 pure sales, 14,500 stream-equivalent sales (resulting from 20.26 million on demand streams) and 1,500 track-equivalent sales. It was the best-selling solo female album in pure sales in the US during that week.

In its release week, the album received 46,623,624 streams beung the 6th biggest first week for a female album and 1st released by a latin american female artist in 2022. It later debuted at #7 on Spotify's Top Albums Global Chart. Currently, Familia accumulates more than 1.3 billion streams on the platform, being the 6th most streamed album released by a female artist in 2022.

On iTunes, it became the 3rd female album released in 2022 with the most #1's in the platform

Track listing[]

Familia track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Familia"Mike CordoneRicky Reed0:18
2."Celia"
  • Camila Cabello
  • Eric Frederic
  • Jose Castillo
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Carolina Bern
  • Reed
  • Castillo
  • Barrera
  • 2:33
    3."Psychofreak" (featuring Willow)
  • Cabello
  • Willow Smith
  • Tom Peyton
  • Frederic
  • Scott Harris
  • Reed
  • Peyton
  • 3:21
    4."Bam Bam" (featuring Ed Sheeran)
  • Cabello
  • Sheeran
  • Harris
  • Frederic
  • Barrera
  • Cheche Alara
  • Reed
  • Barrera
  • Alara
  • 3:26
    5."La Buena Vida"
  • Cabello
  • Frederic
  • Barrera
  • Alara
  • Alara
  • Barrera
  • Reed
  • 3:17
    6."Quiet"
  • Cabello
  • Harris
  • Frederic
  • Reed
  • Harris
  • 2:43
    7."Boys Don't Cry"
  • Cabello
  • Jonah Shy
  • Harris
  • Frederic
  • Reed
  • Harris
  • 3:43
    8."Hasta Los Dientes" (featuring María Becerra)
  • Cabello
  • María Becerra
  • Barrera
  • Frederic
  • Daniel Real
  • Reed
  • Barrera
  • 3:08
    9."No Doubt"
  • Cabello
  • Frederic
  • Mike Sabath
  • Harris
  • Reed
  • Sabath
  • 3:11
    10."Don't Go Yet"
  • Cabello
  • Frederic
  • Sabath
  • Harris
  • Reed
  • Sabath
  • 2:45
    11."Lola" (featuring Yotuel)
  • Cabello
  • Yotuel
  • Harris
  • Sabath
  • Harris
  • Sabath
  • 3:05
    12."Everyone At This Party"
  • Cabello
  • Harris
  • Frederic
  • Reed2:49
    Total length:34:20

    Scrapped Tracks[]

    • "Boombastic"
    • "Girls Can Tell" (feat. Megan Thee Stallion/Unfinished Solo Demo)
    • "Healing" (with Shawn Mendes)
    • "Her"
    • "Live With Love"
    • "Sunflower"
    • "Weirdo"

    Demos for multiple released songs from this album have leaked:

    • Bam Bam - A snippet of the pre-chorus leaked on January 23rd, 2023 with different lyrics.
    • Boys Don't Cry - Different snippets leaked of the Romance demo of the song with small changes in the production and lyrics.
    • No Doubt - The full demo leaked on April 29th, 2022 just days after the release of the album. Many of the vocals and adlibs are different, with some changes in the production as well
    • Psychofreak - A solo demo was leaked on April 10th, 2022, two days after the release of the album. Camila sings through all of Willow's parts, but some the singer's adlibs in the final version are not included in this demo.

    References[]

    1. Template:Cite tweet
    2. "Camila Cabello “Don’t Go Yet” | Official Premiere Party on RELEASED (Full Episode)". YouTube (July 23, 2021). Retrieved on July 23, 2021.
    3. David Álvarez; Cristina Zavala; Selene Moral (July 30, 2021). "Camila Cabello y su inspiración para ‘Familia’: C. Tangana, Cuba, autoaceptación y Rosalía" (in Spanish). LOS40. Retrieved on July 30, 2021.
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