Shakira: She Wolf Thursday November 19th, 2009 9:00am EST She Wolf is the third English studio album by Colombian Latin-pop singer-songwriter Shakira, first released on October 9, 2009, in Europe through Sony Music, October 12 in the UK with RCA Records and November 23 in the US with Epic Records. The album sees Shakira shift from Latin pop and Pop rock to Electropop while also exploring Dancehall. She co-wrote and co-produced all of the album except for one song, The Timbaland produced US-only second single "Give It Up to Me". Pharrell Williams was her main co-writer and the rest of the album was co-produced by Shakira and William's production outfit The Neptunes or duo John Hill and Sam Endicott. The lead single is also called "She Wolf" in English-speaking territories and reached top 10 worldwide. In Latin America and Spain the Spanish language version of the song "Loba" was released alongside. "Did It Again" is scheduled to be the next European single whereas in the US, "Give It Up to Me" will be released instead. When speaking about the album Shakira said "I felt very curious and intrigued about the electro-pop world and everything it has to offer, I wanted to make sure that this album was very bassy and that the kicks hit really hard, and I wanted to concentrate on the beat. But my music, to a certain extent, is very complex -- because I always try to experiment with sounds from other parts of the world." In addition to the disco-influenced title track, there's "Good Stuff", a synthed-out snake-charmer punctuated by ululating and staccato beats; "Long Time", a percussive midtempo groove with a Roma-like clarinet bridge; and "Why Wait", a dancefloor scorcher by way of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". (Shakira worked on the arrangement with Hossam Ramzy, who had worked on "Kashmir" with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.) "It's an electronic album generally speaking, but it does have different organic instruments that, combined with the synthesizers, create a different sort of ambience," says the two-time Grammy and seven-time Latin Grammy Award winner. "You've got to put together a nice meal and make sure the spices don't take over the main ingredient. And at the end of the day, it gives a nice flavor in your mouth." Track Listing: 1. She Wolf 2. Did It Again 3. Long Time 4. Why Wait 5. Good Stuff 6. Men In This Town 7. Gypsy 8. Spy (featuring Wyclef Jean) 9. Mon Amour 10. Loba 11. Lo Hecho Esta Hecho 12. Anos Luz 13. Give It Up To Me (featuring Lil Wayne) 14. Did It Again (featuring Kid Cudi) 15. Gypsy (Live) 16. She Wolf (Live From T4)