

Six singles were released from the album. Every song on the album was written and produced by Shakira under the guidance of Emilio Estefan. The lyrical theme of the album is mostly based around love and romance. 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. It was also released as Servicio de Lavandería in Hispanic regions in January 2002. The title of the album was chosen to reflect Shakira's views on love and music. 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. 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. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in English. All the songs on the album except Eyes Like Yours which is a translation of Shakiras trademark Ojos Así are original and were fully or partly composed by Shakira.Laundry Service ( Spanish: Servicio de Lavandería) is the fifth studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, globally released on 13 November 2001 by Epic Records. Laundry Service Spanish: Servicio De Lavandería is the first bilingual studio album and third studio album overall by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on Novemby Epic Records. Laundry Service exhorts us to rethink the utility of the crossover narrative-who it is designed for and who it liberates, if anyone. It also laid the groundwork for Shakiras legacy as a pop chameleon every new reinvention, whether it was the electro-pop ditties of She Wolf, the merengue-rock thumpers of Sale El Sol, or the soca-tinged Waka Waka, can be traced back to the hybrid vision initiated on Laundry Service. Still, Laundry Service helped forge a path for other Latina stars to follow-releasing a mainstream pop album with both Spanish and English-language tracks no longer seemed unthinkable. Psirico, Ricky Martin, Aloe Blacc X David Correy. One Love, One Rhythm - The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Album. After the release of her fourth studio album Dónde Están los Ladrones, which became a success in Latin America, 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. Laundry Service Spanish: Servicio de Lavandería is the fifth studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, globally released on 13 November 2001 by Epic Records. Shakira explained in an interview for the album the inspiration behind its title to Billboard in 2001: The reason I named it Laundry Service is because Ive spent the year dedicated to my two great passi. Shakira barely knew English when she started writing the album, having to refer to rhyming dictionaries, English poetry, and authors like Leonard Cohen and Walt Whitman to help express her ideas and her feelings. The album marks her English language album debut. Laundry Service is the fifth studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on Novemvia Epic Records. Heavily influenced by South American culture, britpop and American rock and roll, the album is a fusion of many different g. Shakira recorded this album during almost two years in Uruguay and the Bahamas.

All the songs on the album except Eyes Like Yours which is a translation of Shakiras trademark Ojos Así are original and were composed by Shakira. Latino Service Servicio De Lavandería in Spanish-speaking territories is the debut English breakthrough studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on Novemby Epic Records.
