The Academy (album)

The Academy is a collaborative EP by American record label Rich Music, Panamanian singer Sech and American singer Dalex featuring American singer Justin Quiles, Puerto Rican singer Lenny Tavárez and Colombian singer Feid, released on October 11, 2019, through Rich Music.^[1] The project was produced mainly by Dímelo Flow with producers Jowan, Pedro "SP" Polanco, Rike Mike, Simon, Swifft, Slow Mike, ICE and DVLP having production credits in some tracks. The EP also features collaborations with singers Wisin, Cazzu, De La Ghetto, Zion & Lennox and Mariah Angeliq.

The Academy
EP by Rich Music, Sech and Dalex featuring Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavárez and Feid
Released	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Genre	Reggaeton
Length	28:17
Label	Rich Music
Producer	Dímelo Flow Jowan Pedro "SP" Polanco Rike Mike Simon Swifft Slow Mike ICE DVLP
Rich Music chronology
The Academy (2019) The Academy: Segunda Misión (2024)
Sech chronology
Sueños (2019) The Academy (2019) 1 of 1 (2020)
Dalex chronology
Climaxxx (2019) The Academy (2019) Modo Avión (2020)
Singles from The Academy
"Quizás" Released: September 20, 2019

The album peaked at number 11 at the Top Latin Albums chart and was certified platinum in United States.

Background

The project is composed of seven tracks and is a collaborative EP of reggaeton singers Sech, Dalex, Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavárez and Feid with independent label Rich Music, of which all of them are signed to except Tavárez and Feid.^[2] The idea of the album was inspired by the Avengers, a fictional team of superheroes, and came during the recording of the remix for "Pa Mí", a song by Dalex that features artists like Sech and Lenny Tavárez, according to Rich Mendez, CEO of Rich Music, "when Flow, Lenny, and Dalex got together for the remix of "Pa Mí" and "Cuaderno", they gave each other the names of characters from The Avengers, playing around in the studio, this idea persisted and when Sech and Dalex entered the studio for their EP, the superhero concept took on a life of its own with each featured act bringing their own strength, The Avengers later morphed into The Academy".^[3]

Singles

The song "Quizás" featuring Wisin and Zion from Zion & Lennox was released as a single on September 20, 2019, the song peaked at numbers 41 and 31 at the Hot Latin Songs and the Argentina Hot 100 charts, respectively, additionally, the single was certified platinum in United States in 2020.^[4][5][6]

Track listing

The Academy track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Quizás" (featuring Wisin and Zion)	Carlos Isaías Morales Williams Pedro David Daleccio Torres Justin Rafael Quiles Julio Manuel González Távarez Salomón Villada Hoyos Jorge Valdés Vázquez Juan Luis Morera Luna Félix Ortiz Johan Espinoza Josh Mendez	Dímelo Flow Jowan	3:36
2.	"Imagínate" (featuring Cazzu)	Morales Williams Daleccio Torres Quiles González Tavárez Villada Hoyos Valdés Vásquez Julieta Cazzuchelli Pedro "SP" Polanco	Dímelo Flow Pedro "SP" Polanco	3:45
3.	"Perreo en la Luna"	Morales Williams Daleccio Torres Quiles González Tavárez Villada Hoyos Valdés Vásquez Mendez Manuel Enrique Cortes Simon Restrepo	Dímelo Flow Rike Music Simon	3:38
4.	"Porno"	Morales Williams Daleccio Torres Quiles González Tavárez Villada Hoyos Valdés Vásquez Mendez Jaime Ortiz	Dímelo Flow Swifft	3:32
5.	"Uniforme" (featuring De la Ghetto and Zion & Lennox)	Morales Williams Daleccio Torres Quiles González Tavárez Villada Hoyos Valdés Vásquez Mendez Rafael Castillo Félix Ortiz Gabriel Pizarro Miguel Andrés Martinez Perea	Dímelo Flow Slow Mike	4:39
6.	"Me Pregunta"	Morales Williams Daleccio Torres Quiles González Tavárez Villada Hoyos Valdés Vásquez Mendez	Dímelo Flow ICE	4:05
7.	"Feel Me" (featuring Mariah Angeliq)	Morales Williams Daleccio Torres Quiles González Tavárez Villada Hoyos Valdés Vásquez Mendez Polanco Bigram J Zayas Mariah Perez	Dímelo Flow ICE Pedro "SP" Polanco DVLP	5:00
Total length:				28:17

Charts

Weekly chart performance for The Academy

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[7]	11
US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard)[8]	10

Certifications

Certifications for The Academy

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Platinum (Latin)	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Academy by Rich Music, Sech & Dalex". Apple Music. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
2. Fernandez, Suzette (December 16, 2019). "Latin Factor Podcast: Sech, Justin Quiles & Dalex Talk 'The Academy' Album". Billboard (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
3. Coneje, Adri (October 26, 2019). "'The Academy' de Sech & Dalex debuta en el Top 10 en la lista de álbumes Latin Rhythm". Tu Concierto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
4. "Sech chart history (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
5. "Sech chart history (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
6. "American recording certifications – Sech – Quizás". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
7. "Sech Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
8. "Sech Chart History (Latin Rhythm Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
9. "American album certifications – Sech – The Academy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.