Rolling Stone on Instagram: "With more than 80 million records sold worldwide, Shakira is the best-selling female Latin artist ever. But within her decades-long career, there’s one album that set her up for massive global fame and in many ways, predicted it all: 1998’s Dónde Están los Ladrones? — an eclectic pop record with a rock edge that broke Shakira into the U.S. Latin market, and made her a household name in the Spanish-language pop world. The latest episode of our Amazon Original podcast Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums unpacks the story of 'Dónde Están los Ladrones?' Staff Writer Julyssa Lopez tracks down many of Shakira’s collaborators, including producer Emilio Estefan, and outlines the intensive, nine-month creative process that unfolded at Miami’s Crescent Moon Studios. She talks to composer Dillon O’Brian, songwriters Pablo Flores and Javier Garza, and the LP’s engineer Sebastian Krys, who share their experiences working on songs such as “Tu” and “Ojos Asi” and describe how committed Shakira was to making the music sound exactly how she heard it in her head. In interviews with Jessie Reyez and Francisca Valenzuela, we also hear how the album’s frank, witty lyrics about love and heartbreak inspired a generation of women to write unapologetic songs of their own.Tap the link in bio to listen to the latest episode of our Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums podcast.Photo: Sam Levi/WireImage" | Zootzle
