El Alma al Aire (The Soul from the Air) is the sixth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, released by WEA Latina on September 26, 2000 (see 2000 in music). It is one of his more suggestive and emotive works. It beat all the records of sale of the Spanish market on having reached the 1,000,000 copies in the first week.[1]
El Alma al Aire | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
Recorded | March – July 2000 | |||
Studio | Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) | |||
Genre | Latin pop, Flamenco pop | |||
Length | 54:47 | |||
Label | WEA Latina | |||
Producer | Emanuele Ruffinengo | |||
Alejandro Sanz chronology | ||||
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Singles from El Alma al Aire | ||||
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Track listing
edit- Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07
- Hay Un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22
- Quisiera Ser – 5:30
- Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29
- Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:38
- El Alma al Aire – 5:58
- Me Iré – 5:40
- Hicimos Un Trato – 4:37
- Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05
- Silencio – 4:37 (6:35–8:22 – hidden track: Desde mis Centros)
Chart performance
editAlbum
editYear | Chart | Peak | Weeks on Chart |
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2000 | Argentine Albums (CAPIF) | 1[2] | |
2000 | Billboard Heatseekers | 5[3] | 5 |
2000 | Billboard Latin Pop Albums | 2[3] | 25 |
2000 | Billboard Top Latin Albums | 3[3] | 38 |
2000 | Billboard The Billboard 200 | 148[3] | 2 |
2000 | Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific) | 4[3] | 2 |
2000 | Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) | 1[3] | 7 |
Singles
editYear | Chart | Track | Peak | Weeks on Chart |
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2000 | Billboard Hot Latin Songs | Cuando Nadie Me Ve | 12[3] | 11 |
2000 | Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | Cuando Nadie Me Ve | 9[3] | 14 |
2000 | Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | Cuando Nadie Me Ve | 7[3] | 13 |
2000 | Billboard Hot Latin Songs | Quisiera Ser | 17[3] | 16 |
2000 | Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | Quisiera Ser | 13[3] | 23 |
2000 | Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | Quisiera Ser | 9[3] | 15 |
2001 | Billboard Hot Latin Songs | El Alma al Aire | 40[3] | 1 |
2001 | Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | El Alma al Aire | 17[3] | 3 |
2001 | Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | El Alma al Aire | 30[3] | 4 |
Sales and certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[4] | 3× Platinum | 180,000^ |
Chile[5] | Platinum | 25,000[5] |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] | 5× Gold | 450,000[6] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 13× Platinum | 1,300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
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Awards
editYear | Category | Title | Result |
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2001 | Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year | El Alma al Aire | Won |
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year | El Alma al Aire | Won | |
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year | El Alma al Aire | Won | |
Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal | El Alma al Aire | Won | |
Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video | Cuando Nadie Me Ve | Nominated | |
2001 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | El Alma al Aire | Nominated |
Special edition
editEl Alma al Aire: Edición Especial | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | June 6, 2001 |
Recorded | March–July 2000 at Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) |
Genre | Latin pop |
Length | 54:47 (CD 1) 23:27 (CD 2) |
Label | WEA Latina |
Producer | Emanuele Ruffinengo, David Foster |
Singles from El Alma al Aire: Edición Especial | |
El Alma al Aire: Edición Especial is the 2001 re-release of the album El Alma al Aire containing 2 CDs. The CD 1 is the same as the original album and the CD 2 contains 5 new tracks (his duets with the Irish group The Corrs, a duet with the Mexican singer Armando Manzanero and a remix of the song "Tiene Que Ser Pecado").
Track listing
editCD 1
- Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07
- Hay un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22
- Quisiera Ser – 5:30
- Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29
- Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:37
- El Alma al Aire – 5:58
- Me Iré – 5:40
- Hicimos un Trato – 4:37
- Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05
- Silencio – 8:22 (contains the hidden track "Desde mis centros")
CD 2
- 11 Me Iré (The Hardest Day) con The Corrs – 4:26
- 12 Una Noche con The Corrs – 4:44
- 13 Adoro con Armando Manzanero – 4:17
- 14 Tiene Que Ser Pecado (alternative mix) – 5:22
- 15 The Hardest Day con The Corrs – 4:38
Re-release
editEl Alma al Aire | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | September 26, 2006 |
Recorded | March–July 2000 at Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) |
Genre | Latin pop |
Label | Warner Music Latina |
El Alma al Aire (Edición 2006) is the 2006 re-release of the album El Alma al Aire containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 13 tracks and the DVD contains 14 videos.
Track listing
editCD
- Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07
- Hay un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22
- Quisiera Ser – 5:30
- Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29
- Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:37
- El Alma al Aire – 5:58
- Me Iré – 5:40
- Hicimos un Trato – 4:37
- Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05
- Silencio – 8:22 (contains the hidden track "Desde Mis Centros")
- Cuando Nadie Me Ve (demo) – 5:01
- El Alma al Aire (demo) – 5:39
- Una Noche con The Corrs – 8:12
DVD
- Cuando Nadie Me Ve (Video)
- Quisiera Ser (Video)
- El Alma al Aire (Video)
- Llega, Llegó Soledad (Video)
- Una Noche con The Corrs (Video)
- The Hardest Day con The Corrs (Video)
- Tiene Que Ser Pecado (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- Llega, Llegó Soledad (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- Cuando Nadie Me Ve (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- Me Iré (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- Hay un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- El Alma al Aire (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- Quisiera Ser (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
- EPK
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ":: www.AlejandroSanz.ws ::". www.alejandrosanz.ws.
- ^ "Ventana de articulo". h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Alejandro Sanz Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ "CAPIF Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (in Spanish). www.capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Sanz ya es disco de platino en Chile". El Mostrador (in Spanish). October 5, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Vende 450 mil discos". El Norte (in Spanish). October 25, 2000. p. 8. Retrieved February 25, 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and El Alma Al Aire in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 960. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – El Alma Al Aire". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 3, 2011.