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Seeing Bam Bam climb the charts (its also at No.
Speaking to Vulture, Alara and Barrera broke down how they brought Latin musical influences toFamilia.
That prompted her to reach out to Barrera, who quickly learned they shared a musical language.
It was really funny because they were songs that I also listened to when I was a little kid.
We went really way back into the culture, Barrera says.
Going back to that was just like, Are you sure?
Its something completely new and fresh.
It comes from the people; its very organic.
So I had to get that energy in the room.
Everyone was dancing, Alara remembers.
That played into the decision to feature Ed Sheeran on Bam Bam.
The producer also remembers originally writing Hasta Los Dientes as a bolero song.
One thing about Camila: The name of the album, its not a gimmick, he says.
Singing in Spanish came naturally to Cabello
Familiafeatures Cabellos first songs in Spanish.
Barrera, who worked on both, was surprised by Cabellos decision.
But both agree Cabello singing in Spanish was natural.
Alara credits it as another aspect of the albums familial background.
Her parents speak Spanish, they also speak English, he says.
Its a completely bicultural environment.
And as someone who works in Spanish all the time, Alara was impressed.
I think it raises the bar for pop singing in Spanish, he adds.
Its a wonderful thing to have for that part of the culture.
It has its highs and its lows, he says.
I believe she wanted to emotionally go there.
Recording the songs live also helped Cabello bring more feeling.
Here, theres so much musical energy going around that I know that Camila feeds from that too.
How can you not?
On top of that, both producers agree, the music may have just brought out a cultural impulse.
Its like, Let me show you how much Im suffering with this.
