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Saliva (Thala song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Saliva
| cover = Thala-Saliva.jpeg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Thala
| album = Thala
| released = 1990
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Latin pop
| length =
| label = Melody/Fonovisa
| writer =
* Thala Sodi
* Alfredo Daz Ordaz
| producer = Alfredo Daz Ordaz
| prev_title = Un Pacto Entre los Dos
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Pienso en Ti
| next_year = 1991
| misc =
}}
"'Saliva'" (Spanish for "Saliva") is a song by Mexican singer Thala from her self titled debut solo album. It was released by Melody/Fonovisa as the album's second single in 1990. The music caused controversy due to the lyrics of a sexual nature and was banned from some Mexican radio stations.
Background and promotion
In 1989, after two successful albums with Timbiriche, 'Timbiriche VII' and 'Timbiriche VIII & IX', that sold 1 million copies each one, Thala announced her departure from the group to pursue a solo career. In January 1990, the singer traveled to the United States to prepare musically. At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she took English, dance, singing and acting classes. The album was produced by Thala's mentor Alfredo Daz, who was in charge of the music departament of Televisa. The singer wanted to revive the Flower power movement and "to break from anything traditional". In the middle of that same year, she returned to Mexico with a new image and released her first LP on 9 October. Just like Thala's first single "Un Pacto Entre los Dos", the song caused much controversy for its seductive lyrics and was even prohibited in some radio stations and television in Mexico.[https://thevogue.com/artists/thalia/#bio Thala - The Vouge] Thevogue.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020. To promote the song, a music video (with participation of Ricky Luis) was shot in China and released in 1990.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150417232120/http://musica.univision.com/fotos/curiosas/slideshow/2011-08-25/thalia-40-anos-canciones-trayectoria-fotos-cumpleanos Thala. 40 aos, 40 canciones] Univision.com. It was included in the Thala's boxset 'La Historia' released by Universal Music in 2010, which included the singer's first three albums and a DVD with her music videos from the Fonovisa era.
Commercial performance
Despite the song being banned in radio stations in Mexico, it still managed to be a hit in Spain as well as some Latin American countries. The song had success in Spain thanks to Thala becoming the new musical hostess for La Gala VIP Noche from the Spanish television network Telecinco
Certifications and sales
References
Category:1990 songs
Category:1990 singles
Category:Thala songs
Category:Fonovisa Records singles
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