This is Shakira's first studio album since Laundry Service, released in 2001. It is also her first full Spanish language album since 1998's ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?. An English language album, titled Oral Fixation Vol. 2, was released on November 29, 2005. In December 2005, Shakira won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album beating hip-hop group Orishas and reggaeton artist Vico C[1]for the Latin pop[2]album."The title comes from the fact that I have always lived through my mouth", she says. "It is my biggest source of pleasure and my most accessible vehicle to discover and enjoy the world. I am fixated on chocolate! I am fixated on the spoken word, the written word, the things I have said and the things I should never have said. This is the reason why I decided on this names for the albums (Fijación Oral Vol. 1 / Oral Fixation Vol. 2)".
The album artwork is significant as well. Shakira called upon Renaissance icons to explain the signicance of Oral Fixation. In Fijación Oral Vol. 1 Shakira holds a baby in her arms. "Vol. 1 is more of a Freudian image: it represents the psychoanalytical perspective".
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 entered the Billboard200 chart at number 4 on June 15, 2005. It was the highest debut ever for a Spanish language album, selling 157,000 copies in its first week; a mark previously held by Ricky Martin's Almas Del Silencio (2003). The album has sold an estimated 4 million copies worldwide since it's introduction, and was certifed platnium by the RIAA.
