Algo Natural (album)
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Algo Natural is the ninth studio album
recorded by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán
, and it was released on September 14, 1999.
(tracks 1 to 7) and the first by Juan Carlos Calderón (tracks 9 to 14), and both co-produced the track "Paloma Herida". It is the first album by the singer to include more than eleven tracks (and to date the only) with fourteen. This was the only time that Guzmán worked with both producers.
Three singles were released to promote the album, "Algo Natural", "Enemigos" and "Si no te has ido, vete". "Enemigos" being the most successful. She received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. It lost to Shakira
's "Octavo Día" at the first Latin Grammy Awards
.
At the time of release, this album was considered a flop, but eventually led to a Gold Certification in Mexico.
Track 8
Tracks 9 to 14
Tracks 9 to 14
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
recorded by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Gabriela Guzmán Pinal , better known as Alejandra Guzmán, is a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican rock singer and actress. She has had a dedicated fanbase throughout Latin America since the late 1980s, and is known as the "Queen of Rock" in the Hispanic world...
, and it was released on September 14, 1999.
Album information
The album was her second produced by Oscar LopezOscar Lopez
Oscar Lopez is a Chilean-Canadian folk and nouveau flamenco guitarist. He has won many awards from the Latino community....
(tracks 1 to 7) and the first by Juan Carlos Calderón (tracks 9 to 14), and both co-produced the track "Paloma Herida". It is the first album by the singer to include more than eleven tracks (and to date the only) with fourteen. This was the only time that Guzmán worked with both producers.
Three singles were released to promote the album, "Algo Natural", "Enemigos" and "Si no te has ido, vete". "Enemigos" being the most successful. She received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. It lost to Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
's "Octavo Día" at the first Latin Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards of 2000
The "1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards" were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Friday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 awards each.Winners were chosen by voting...
.
At the time of release, this album was considered a flop, but eventually led to a Gold Certification in Mexico.
Track listing
- Enemigos (Sandra Baylac) — 4:11
- Grita (Pachi López/Reyli BarbaReyliReyli Barba , most commonly known as Reyli, is a well-known Mexican singer-songwriter who has reached staggering success in the past few years all over Latin America and the Latin U.S....
) — 3:21 - Si No Te Has Ido, Vete (Reyli Barba) — 3:05
- Algo Natural (Jorge VillamizarJorge VillamizarJorge Villamizar is a Colombian musician; singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. He has lived in Miami since 1992.- Early life:...
) — 3:57 - VolaréVolare (song)"Nel blu dipinto di blu" , popularly known as "Volare" , is Domenico Modugno's signature song....
(Alejandra Guzmán/Didi Gutman) — 3:31 - Vuelvo a Besar (feat. Johnny "Papi-Chulo" Wiggins) (V. Gandini) — 3:43
- Bye, Bye Love (Freddy Committee/Jorge Montesano) — 3:25
- Paloma Herida (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 4:15
- Me Perdí en Tu Cuerpo (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 4:44
- Mátame (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:44
- Qué Más Da (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 2:59
- Había Olvidado (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:06
- Haz la Guerra y el Amor (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 2:54
- Por Qué Tengo Que Amarte (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:14
Personnel
Tracks 1 to 7- ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
: Oscar López - ArrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
: Didi Gutman, Oscar López, Amaury López, Sebastián Krys, Joel Someillian - Background vocals arranger: Skyler Jet
- Metal arranger: Amaury López
- Recorded at: The Warehouse Recording Studios (Miami, Florida) by John Thomas
- MixerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
: David Dachinger, Sebastián Krys, Oscar López
Track 8
- Producers: Oscar López and Juan Carlos Calderón
Tracks 9 to 14
- Producer, arranger and piano player: Juan Carlos Calderón
- Arranger: Jacobo Calderón, Amaury López
- Background vocals: Carlos Murguía, Francis Benitez
- Recorded at: Sunset Studio, Sunset Sound Factory and Capitol
- Mixer: John Thomas and Carlos Santos
- Photographer: Ursula Puga and Gonzalo Morales
- DesignArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
: Javier Romero for Design Group
Musicians
Tracks 1 to 8- PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
: Didi Gutman - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
: David Cabrera - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
: John Falcón - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
: Brendan BuckleyBrendan BuckleyBrendan Buckley is currently known for being the drummer in popstar Shakira's band.-Early life:Brendan Buckley was born in Morristown, New Jersey on March 13, 1974, to his Korean mother Soon Ja Kim, and his Irish-American father Dennis Buckley...
and Graham Hawthorne - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
: Pedro Alfonso
Tracks 9 to 14
- Drums: John Robinson
- Bass: Lee Sklar
- Electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
: Tim Pierce, George Doering. - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
: Pablo Aguirre - AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
: Frank Marocco