Well she DOES have an album to sell! Shakira strips down and smoulders in new promotional pictures for latest LP

She recently appeared scantily clad alongside Rihanna in her latest music video, Can’t Remember To Forget You.

But – as a mother and wife – Shakira has walked a fine line between Sєxy, sensual and smouldering in promotional pictures for her latest album release.

Posing in a series of pictures which range from suggestive to classically simple, the images will no doubt delight fans and record company bosses alike.

In one image the 37 year-old Colombian can be seen wearing a knotted bra top as she suggestively unzips the rest of her outfit.

In another, framed by a cascade of blonde, curled hair, she can be seen lounging in a ceramic bathtub as she elongates a lipstick.

Wearing a black and white dress, she looks effortlessly stylish as she rests barefoot on the rim.

In another sH๏τ she can be seen wearing a tight black sleeved top and stockings – without a skirt. But, despite this, her pose retains a level of sophistication as she positions her legs modestly.

Yet, perhaps the most impressive aspect of the pH๏τoshoot is that the star looks no older than when she launched her first global single in 2001.

But this month’s latest return to form will actually be her tenth studio album. Simply тιтled Shakira and released on 26 March, it also marks her first chart return since motherhood.

Speaking in 2011 she said: ‘I already started to write new material. I’ve begun to explore in the recording studio whenever I have time in Barcelona and here in Miami. I’m working with different producers and DJs, and I try to feed off from that and find new sources of inspiration and new musical motivation. I’m anxious to return to the studio. My body is asking for it.’

Fans have already been treated to the first single from the LP – Shakira’s duet with Rihanna: Can’t Remember To Forget You.

Earlier this month Shakira insisted the Bajan beauty was the ‘perfect’ person to sing on the track – despite admitting her friend is a ‘big diva’.

However, she insists the 26-year-old star is ‘very down to earth’ and often exchanges text messages with her, but they rarely get to meet up because of their hectic lives.