Velvetina
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Velvetina is an album released in 2005 by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

-Italian
Italy
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 singer Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...

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The album was released in Spain
Spain
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 as an audio CD, and as a special edition for the Creative Zen
Creative Zen
The Creative ZEN is a range of digital audio players and portable media players made by Creative Technology. The players evolved from the now-defunct NOMAD brand through the NOMAD Jukebox series...

 which featured audio, a video clip for each of the 13 songs and photography.

The album is an example of Miguel Bose's innovative style; with Velvetina he blended Latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...

 music with trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...

 and electronic dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...

. Speaking of producing this album he said "Fue un trabajo muy interesante y estimulante, vamos, un reto." (It was interesting and stimulating work, yes, a challenge).
Personnel include Miguel Bose as the main vocalist and instrumentalist, with Helen De Quiroga doing backup vocals and Antonio Cortes playing various instruments on the album.

Tracklist

  1. Ojala Ojala (Hopefully, Hopefully) (4:43)
  2. Aun Mas (Even More) (4:53)
  3. No Se Trata De (It is Not) (4:46)
  4. Hey Max (Hey Max) (4:38)
  5. Celeste Amor (Celestial Love) (4:21)
  6. Ella Dijo No (She Said No) (4:42)
  7. De La Mano De Dios (Of the Hand of God) (4:02)
  8. La Tropa Del Rey (The Troops of the King) (4:51)
  9. Verde Canalla (Green Scoundrel/Swine) (4:48)
  10. Paro El Horizonte (I Stop the Horizon) (3:39)
  11. Down With Love (Down with Love) (4:33)
  12. Tu Mano Dira (Your Hand will Tell) (4:42)
  13. May Day (May Day) (4:35)
  14. Remix (Ella Dijo No) (She Said No) (7:49)

Singles

Two singles were released from Velvetina.
  • The first was "Down With Love", the video clip was vetoed in some countries as it contained references to the famous porn artist Nacho Vidal
    Nacho Vidal
    Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all...

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  • The second single was "Hey Max", the music video of which was directed by the acclaimed Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

    artist Jaume de La Iguana.
  • Velveteen (Velvetina in spanish) is a type of fabric; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen
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