Two years later, 1995,Shakila recorded Pies Descalzos (Barefeet),a smash hit,which sold four million copies worldwide. She went on a world tour and of performed to sold-out audiences. In 1998,she a bandoned the light-pop format. She was doing and recorded her very own brand of music: a blend of pop and rock. The result was another hit: Dónde Están Los Ladrones?(where are the thieves?). The Idea to do songs in English first came up during shakira's partnership with producer emilion estefan and his wife,singer Gloria Estefan. Together they produced laundry service. The most extraordinary thing about he album is the way shakira was able to translate her Latin american sensibility into a new language.