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Uruguay

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an singer and actress Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...

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History

Due to a big success of a song Que si, que si from the movie Un Argentino en New York

Un Argentino en New York

-Track listing:# "Que Si, Que Si" - Performed by Natalia Oreiro# "Caminos" - Performed by Natalia Oreiro# "Welcome To New York"...

 Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...

 was offered collaboration with music company BMG Argentina to make her own CD. Pablo Durand became the producer of the CD. The CD was recorded in first half year of 1998 in studios in Buenos Aires and also at Miami in Florida. The title of the CD is simple – Natalia Oreiro since this was the first singer’s debut CD.

Album information

For the CD there were 11 songs recorded and the 12th song is a bonus song. It is "Que si, que si" from the movie Un Argentino en New York

Un Argentino en New York

-Track listing:# "Que Si, Que Si" - Performed by Natalia Oreiro# "Caminos" - Performed by Natalia Oreiro# "Welcome To New York"...

. All songs are in Latin style, and there are also two ballads. Seven songs were composed for Natalia by duo Pablo Durand and Fernando Lopez Rossi, who wrote big hit "Que si, que si". Romantic song "Me muero de amor" was written by famous composing duo Claudia Brant and Coti Sorokin. Cladia Brant together with Marcel Wengrowsky worked together on song called "Nada mas que hablar". Three writers were working together to create a hit song "Huracán" and song called "Valor" was for Natalia written and composed by Donato Poveda. The final sound of the CD was directed by Afo Verde and background sounds of saxophone were recorded by Ed Calle.

Songs from the CD Natalia Oreiro were used in telenovela "Muñeca Brava" (Brave Doll) where Natalia played a main character in years 1998-1999. Song "Cambio Dolor" was the title song and song "Me muero de amor" was a love theme of main characters.

Cover

Natalia was pictured on the cover of her CD as a princess in beautiful dresses and nice hairdo. There were altogether 11 photos used for the cover and booklet. The photographer was Claudio Divella and the whole design was made by two graphic designers Scherman and Veraldi. The booklet is in pink tone with other graphic details. In the booklet there are texts to all songs, information about the CD making process and also thanks from Natalia to her co-authors, her family and to her fans.

There was a new cover and booklet made for the international edition of the CD. In the new version there are seven photos from which four are in black and white. Booklet lacks lyrics. The rest remains the same.

Releases

The first single released to promote the CD was "De tu amor" that was released in summer 1998. Natalia filmed also a music video for this song. CD Natalia Oreiro was released on 14 July 1998. Due to the big success of telenovela "Muneca Brava" abroad, the CD was also released in many other countries in years of 1999 and mainly in 2000. The content is the same just the cover differs.

Chart performance

In the first week of selling there was sold 60.000 CDs in Argentina. Altogether there was about 400.000 CDs sold in Argentina. In the rest of Latin America there were another 200.000 CDs sold. In Spain the CD sold 300.000 copies and in other European countries there were about 700.000 CDs sold (in the Czech Republic it was 85.000 and in Poland 150.000). Overall there were about 1.600.000 CDs sold and the disc got 10 times platinum award.

Standard Edition 1998, Argentina only

1. "De Tu Amor" (3:54)
2. "Uruguay" (3:53)
3. "Se Pegó En Mi Piel" (4:03)
4. "Me Muero De Amor" (3:55)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (4:05)
6. "Valor" (3:12)
7. "Sabrosito Y Dulzón" (3:56)
8. "Vengo Del Mar" (3:33)
9. "Huracán" (3:31)
10. "Nada Más Que Hablar" (3:18)
11. "Y Te Vas Conmigo" (3:33)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (3:01) Bonus track

Standard Edition 1999-2000: International releases

1. "De Tu Amor" (3:54)
2. "Uruguay" (3:38)
3. "Se Pegó En Mi Piel" (4:07)
4. "Me Muero De Amor" (3:53)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (4:01)
6. "Valor" (3:11)
7. "Sabrosito Y Dulzón" (3:54)
8. "Vengo Del Mar" (3:33)
9. "Huracán" (3:31)
10. "Nada Más Que Hablar" (3:19)
11. "Y Te Vas Conmigo" (3:31)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (3:00) Bonus track

Special Edition: Re-Edition, Argentina only

Duration: 62:23

• Albums original version tracks

1. "De Tu Amor" (3:54)
2. "Uruguay" (3:38)
3. "Se Pegó En Mi Piel" (4:07)
4. "Me Muero De Amor" (3:53)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (4:01)
6. "Valor" (3:11)
7. "Sabrosito Y Dulzón" (3:54)
8. "Vengo Del Mar" (3:33)
9. "Huracán" (3:31)
10. "Nada Más Que Hablar" (3:19)
11. "Y Te Vas Conmigo" (3:31)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (3:00) Bonus track

• Remixed tracks

13. "Me Muero De Amor" (2 Effective Remix) (4:06)
14. "Huracán" (2 Effective Latin Power Mix) (3:38)
15. "De Tu Amor" (Bianco Mix) (3:50)
16. "Que Si, Que Si" (Little Corp RMX) (3:24)
17. "Cambio Dolor" (Pumpin' Dolls Radio Edit) (3:53)

Track Listing (Original argentine edition 1998)

1. "De Tu Amor" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (3:54)
2. "Uruguay" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (3:53)
3. "Se Pegó En Mi Piel" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (4:03)
4. "Me Muero De Amor" (Claudia Brant, Coty Sorokin) (3:55)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (4:05)
6. "Valor" (Donato Poveda) (3:12)
7. "Sabrosito Y Dulzón" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (3:56)
8. "Vengo Del Mar" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (3:33)
9. "Huracán" (Iacopetti, T. Serna, Tito Romeo) (3:31)
10. "Nada Más Que Hablar" (Wengrovsky, Tomas, Brant) (3:18)
11. "Y Te Vas Conmigo" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (3:33)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (Lopez Rossi, Durand) (3:01) Bonus track

Track listing (International Edition)

1. "De Tu Amor" (López Rossi, Durand) (3:54)
2. "Uruguay" (López Rossi, Durand) (3:38)
3. "Se Pegó En Mi Piel" (López Rossi, Durand) (4:07)
4. "Me Muero De Amor" (Claudia Brant, Coty Sorokin) (3:53)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (López Rossi, Durand) (4:01)
6. "Valor" (Donato Poveda) (3:11)
7. "Sabrosito Y Dulzón" (López Rossi, Durand) (3:54)
8. "Vengo Del Mar" (López Rossi, Durand) (3:33)
9. "Huracán" (Iacopetti, Serna, Romeo) (3:31)
10. "Nada Más Que Hablar" (Wengrovsky, Tomas, Brant) (3:19)
11. "Y Te Vas Conmigo" (López Rossi, Durand) (3:31)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (López Rossi, Durand) (3:00)

Songs names translation

Natalia Oreiro (Natalia Oreiro) (1998)

1. "De Tu Amor" (From Your Love)
2. "Uruguay" (Uruguay)
3. "Se Pegó En Mi Piel" (He Stucked In My Skin)
4. "Me Muero De Amor" (I Die From Love)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (I Change Pain)
6. "Valor" (Value)
7. "Sambrosito Y Dulzón" (Very Tasty And Lusciously Sweet)
8. "Vengo Del Mar" (I Come From The Sea)
9. "Huracán" (Hurricane)
10. "Nada Más Que Hablar" (Nothing More To Talk About)
11. "Y Te Vas Conmigo" (And You Go With Me)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (If, If)
    • Other songs not included in studio album
13. "Caminos" (Roads) - Not in the album
14. "Cero Tres Cero Tres Cuatro Cinco Seis" (03 03 456) (feat. Rafaella Carrà) (Zero Three Zero Three Four Five Six) - Not in the album

Awards

In Argentina only the CD was awarded with two platinum discs for selling. In many East European countries as well as in Russia and Israel and moreover in Latin America the CD got many golden or platinum discs for the selling.

Natalia Oreiro The First Album Official Versions & Remixes

1. "De Tu Amor" (Album Version) (3:54)
2. "De Tu Amor" (Pumpin' Dolls Radio Edit) (3:53)
3. "De Tu Amor" (Pumpin' Dolls Fashion Club Mix) (7:53)
4. "De Tu Amor" (Bianco Mix) (3:50)
5. "Cambio Dolor" (Album Version) (4:01)
6. "Cambio Dolor" (Pumpin' Dolls Radio Edit) (3:55)
7. "Cambio Dolor" (Pumpin' Dolls Pool Party Club Mix) (6:12)
8. "Huracán" (3:31)
9. "Huracán" (2 Effective Latin Power Mix) (3:37)
10. "Me Muero De Amor" (Album Version) (3:53)
11. "Me Muero De Amor" (2 Effective Remix) (3:56)
12. "Que Si, Que Si" (Album Version) (3:01)
13. "Que Si, Que Si" (Little Corp RMX) (3:24)

Part I - Hits and Remixes

1. "Cambio Dolor" (4:01)
2. "Que Si, Que Si" (3:00)
3. "Me Muero De Amor" (2 Effective Remix) (4:06)
4. "Que Si, Que Si" (Little Corp Mix) (3:24)
5. "De Tu Amor" (Pumpin' Dolls Fashion Club Mix) (7:53)
6. "Cambio Dolor" (Pumpin' Dolls Pool Party Club Mix) (6:10)

Release for Czech republic

Natalia Oreiro 2001 (Czech republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

) is a kind of compilation that is issued specially for fans of the Czech Republic. Published 17 September 2001 with Sony BMG Czech Republic.

Album information

Between 2000 and 2001, Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 experienced singer Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...

 in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 unprecedented success. It became the best singer for 2000, the soap Muneca Brava and the most favorite of soap. Natalia in the Czech Republic won gold and platinum for sales of their albums and Natalia Oreiro Tu Veneno, prices for various popular magazines Czech, prizes for the best singer and actress Golden Otto 2000. In 2000 it became the main part of the ceremony Czech Nightingale, which sang two of his hits in March 2001 took place in the Czech Republic sold out two concerts. Thanks to the glory of this huge publishing company BMG

BMG

Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

Ariola CR decided to issue a special CD for Czech and Slovak fans. CD bears the name of Natalia Oreiro 2001 and is the subtitle Fans Edition.

This special compilation is divided into three parts. The first part consists of Oreiro biggest hits. In total they have been selected six and of course there are hits and Cambio Dolor Tu Veneno. In the second part of the compilation is located four remixes of hits from the first CD Natalie. The third part is interactive and is only on CD version. The five videos and other bonus was delivered three wallpaper on your desktop.

Releases

This special compilation for fans was released on the 17th September 2001, and only in the Czech Republic.

Chart performance

According to the Czech official IFPI charts CD was very successful in marketability. Many as 15 weeks, kept in the Top 40 and best placed to 13.position. Further six weeks to keep the CD in Top 80 charts marketability.

Part I - Hits

1. Cambio Dolor (4:01)
2. Que Si, Que Si (3:00)
3. Tu Veneno (3:00)
4. Río De La Plata (4:33)
5. Cómo Te Olvido (3:44)
6. Me Muero De Amor (3:55)

Part II - Remixes

7. Que Si, Que Si (Little Corp Mix) (3:24)
8. De Tu Amor (Pumpin' Dolls Fashion Club Mix) (7:53)
9. Me Muero De Amor (2 Effective Remix) (4:06)
10. Cambio Dolor (Pumpin' Dolls Pool Party Club Mix) (6:10)

Part III - CD Extra: Video

11. Tu Veneno
12. Cambio Dolor
13. Cómo Te Olvido
14. Río De La Plata
15. Me Muero De Amor
16. Wallpaper for Windows

External links

1. Natalia Oreiro Official Site