Lorena (album)
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Lorena is the debut album of the Spanish singer Lorena
. It was released on March 27, 2007 in Spain, two months after winning Operación Triunfo 2006
. It is an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists that also includes two new songs.
The album entered and peaked at number 4 of the Spanish Top 100 Albums. Two singles were released from the album: "Sin Medida" in March 2007 and "Otro Amor Vendrá" in July 2007. To date (September 2007) the album has sold more than 40.000 copies.
Musical:
Lorena is the debut album of the Spanish singer Lorena
Lorena (singer)
Lorena Gomez Pérez is an Spanish pop singer known artistically as Lorena.She was the winner of TV's Spanish Language's talent-search program Operación Triunfo 2006 . In 2007, her debut album, Lorena was released under the Sony BMG label.- Early years :She was born April 12, 1986 in Lleida, Spain...
. It was released on March 27, 2007 in Spain, two months after winning Operación Triunfo 2006
Operación Triunfo Fifth Series
Telecinco announced in May 2006 that the fifth series of the program was to be released in October 2006.On July 25, 2006 Telecinco released a TV show called Operación Triunfo 2006: Otra Vez en Marcha...
. It is an album of personal covers of greatest hits of international artists that also includes two new songs.
The album entered and peaked at number 4 of the Spanish Top 100 Albums. Two singles were released from the album: "Sin Medida" in March 2007 and "Otro Amor Vendrá" in July 2007. To date (September 2007) the album has sold more than 40.000 copies.
Track listing
- "Land of a Thousand DancesLand of a Thousand Dances"Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty...
" (Hummon/Brokop) (Wilson PickettWilson PickettWilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
cover) – 2:56 - "Sin Medida" (Alejandro AbadAlejandro AbadAlejandro Antonio García Abad is a Spanish singer-songwriter and music producer, known for participating at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.-Biography:...
) – 4:06 - "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!Man! I Feel like a Woman!"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is the seventh single released from Shania Twain's 1997 album Come on Over. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," originally released to North American country radio stations in early 1999, was the opening song on both Twain's Come on Over...
" (Robert Lange/Shania Twain) (Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
cover) – 3:57 - "Angels" (Robbie Williams/Guy Cambres) (Robbie WilliamsRobbie WilliamsRobert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
cover) – 4:01 - "Música" (Manuel Ruiz "Queco") – 3:56
- "Otro Amor Vendrá" ("I Will Love AgainI Will Love Again"I Will Love Again" is a song by the Belgian singer Lara Fabian. It was released as the second single of her self-titled album.The Dance-pop song was her first English single. It reached #1 on the U.S...
") (Barry P./M.Taylor) (Lara FabianLara FabianLara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
cover) – 4:25 - "Bohemian RhapsodyBohemian Rhapsody"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...
" (Freddie Mercury) (QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
cover) – 2:15 - "Y Lloré" ("Cryin'Cryin'"Cryin" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released by Geffen Records in October 1993 as a single from their April release, Get a Grip. The song features a music video with Alicia Silverstone.-Chart...
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cover) – 4:14 - "Mi Corazón Continuará" ("My Heart Will Go OnMy Heart Will Go On"My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...
") (James Horner/Wilbur Jennings) (Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
cover) – 4:35 - "Still Loving YouStill Loving You"Still Loving You" is a song of Scorpions from their 1984 album Love at First Sting. It was the second single of the album, reaching #64 on Billboard Hot 100. In France, the single sold 1.7 million copies...
" (Klaus Meine/Rudolf Schenker) (ScorpionsScorpions (band)Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
cover) – 4:24 - "Born to Be AliveBorn to Be AliveBorn to Be Alive is a 1979 album by Belgian singer Patrick Hernandez and also a song on this album.The album's title track, written by Hernandez, was a significant worldwide pop hit and also hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart...
" (Patrick Hernandez) (Patrick HernandezPatrick HernandezPatrick Hernandez is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979.-Biography:...
cover) – 3:23 - "Miralá, Miraló" (Alejandra Guzmán) (Alejandra GuzmánAlejandra GuzmánAlejandra 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...
cover) – 4:04
Personnel
Technical:- Manuel Ruiz "Queco" — record producer
- Eduardo Ruiz — recording engineer
- Antonio Algarrada — recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Nicola Almagro — recording engineer
- Roberto Maccagno — mixing engineer, mastering engineer
- Andrea Maccagno — mixing assistant
Musical:
- Lorena Gómez "Lorena" — lead vocals
- Ludovico Vagnone — Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Antonio Ramos "Maca" — bass guitar
- Enzo Filippone — drums
- Tino Di Geraldo — bass guitar, drums
- Araceli Lavado — background vocals
- Carlos Lázaro — background vocals
- Raúl Ruiz — keyboards, programming
- Alberto Miras — keyboards, programming
- Carlos Vera — keyboards, programming
- Nicola Almagro — keyboards, programming
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak | Sales/certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Top 100 Albums http://www.promusicae.es | Sales: 40.000+ Certification: Gold |
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| European Top 100 Albums http://www.billboard.com |
Singles
- "Sin Medida" was the first single of the album, was released as the album in March 2007. The videoclip was released a month later, it was recorded in LleidaLleidaLleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
. The song is O.S.T. of the miniserie La Bella Otero.
- "Otro Amor Vendrá" was the second single of the album, was released in the beginnings of July 2007. It's a cover of the 2000 hit "I Will Love Again" of Lara Fabian. There isn't videoclip released for this single.
- "Miralá, Miraló" was the third single of the album, was released in November 2007. It's a cover of Alejandra Guzmán. There isn't videoclip released for this single.
Criticism
The album wasn't exempt of critics for choose to make a covers album as a debut. Lorena answered that record period wasn't too long (exactly 3 days of record for her voice), that was an original idea never done with a winner of Operación Triunfo, and that this songs were special for her and wanted to sing in an album.External links
- Lorena's Official Site (in Spanish)
- Lorena's Fans Club (in Spanish)
- Sony BMG Spain: Album's info (in Spanish)