El Viaje De Copperpot
Encyclopedia
El viaje de Copperpot is Spanish
pop rock
band La Oreja de Van Gogh
's second studio album, issued by Sony Music Entertainment
on September 11, 2000. It was the band's first album to feature a bonus track.
El viaje de Copperpot is the band's most successful album in Spain; it sold more than 1,200,000 copies and received a diamond certification. The album also catapulted the band's fame in Latin America
going 3x Platinum in Mexico
(under Mexican certification before 2001, 750,000 was 3x Platinum, but today it would be Diamond
or 7x Platinum). Over 2,000,000 copies were sold worldwide. It is considered their best album to date and one of the best pop albums in Spanish.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
's second studio album, issued by Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
on September 11, 2000. It was the band's first album to feature a bonus track.
El viaje de Copperpot is the band's most successful album in Spain; it sold more than 1,200,000 copies and received a diamond certification. The album also catapulted the band's fame in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
going 3x Platinum in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(under Mexican certification before 2001, 750,000 was 3x Platinum, but today it would be Diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
or 7x Platinum). Over 2,000,000 copies were sold worldwide. It is considered their best album to date and one of the best pop albums in Spanish.
Track listing
# | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
01. | "Cuídate" (Take care) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas • Lyric: Xabi San Martín |
2:48 |
02. | "Soledad" (Loneliness) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas |
3:52 |
03. | "París" (Paris) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas |
3:46 |
04. | "La playa" (The Beach) • Music & Lyric: Amaia Montero |
4:07 |
05. | "Pop" (Pop) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas |
2:31 |
06. | "Dicen que dicen" (They say that they say) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Xabi San Martín |
3:21 |
07. | "Mariposa" (Butterfly) • Music & Lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín |
4:02 |
08. | "La chica del gorro azul" (The girl with the blue bonnet) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas |
3:35 |
09. | "Tu pelo" (Your hair) • Music & Lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín |
3:57 |
10. | "Tantas cosas que contar" (So many things to tell) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas |
3:53 |
11. | "Los amantes del círculo polar" (The lovers of the polar circle) • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas • Lyric: Pablo Benegas |
4:40 |
12. | "Desde el puerto" (From the harbour) • Music & Lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas |
3:44 |
"Tic Tac" HIDDEN TRACK (Tick tock) • Music & Lyric: Amaia Montero |
at 8:30 ~ |
Performing
- La Oreja de Van GoghLa Oreja de Van GoghLa Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
- Amaia MonteroAmaia MonteroAmaia Montero Saldías , also known as the original vocalist of La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007, is a singer/songwriter from Basque Country, Spain. Including her work with the band, Montero has sold more than 7 million albums worldwide.-Background:Amaia Montero is the daughter of José...
– vocals, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Xabi San Martín – 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...
, backing vocals, programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock... - Pablo Benegas – 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...
- Álvaro Fuentes – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Haritz Garde – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Amaia Montero
Technical
- Nigel Walker – record productionRecord 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...
, audio mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Stefan Prin – technical production
- Rycky Graham – sound recordingSound recording and reproductionSound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
- Rubén Suárez – sound recording
- Tony Cousins – audio masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
Singles
- 2000 - Cuídate #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX)
- 2000 - París #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX)
- 2001 - La Playa #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX), #21 (US Latin)
- 2001 - Pop #1 (SPA)
- 2001 - Soledad #1 (SPA)
- 2001 - Mariposa #1 (SPA)
- 2001 - La Chica del Gorro Azul
- 2002 - Tu Pelo