Valor Del Corazon is the first solo album to be released by Ginger

Ginger (singer)

Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...

 (of rock band The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...

), released under the name Ginger & The Sonic Circus

Ginger & The Sonic Circus

Ginger & The Sonic Circus is a collective of friends and musicians led by The Wildhearts frontman Ginger .Ginger formed the band following the 2005 split of The Wildhearts with guitarist/ producer Jason Edwards and Jon Poole , they were soon joined by Conny Bloom and Vickie Perks Ginger & The...

. It initially had a limited mail order release on 19 December 2005, with a full release to the shops on 9 January 2006 and features 19 tracks spread across two CDs. The earliest editions of the album can be identified by a "V" placed on the back cover photograph and Valor spelt "Vaolr" on the side of the album case.

The album was produced by Ralph Jezzard

Ralph Jezzard

Ralph Jezzard is a British music producer based in London, England.-History:Jezzard started playing in bands at the age of 14 including Case. At 16 he started working at Wickham Studios in South London as a tape operator, and the first record he engineered was a band called Blood and Roses' EP,...

 who had previously produced the Wildhearts album Endless, Nameless.

Tracks listing

Disc 1:

1. "Ugly" (2:37)
2. "Mother City" (3:37)
3. "G.T.T." (4:08)
4. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (4:21)
5. "This Is Only A Problem" (3:52)
6. "Ten Flaws Down" (7:10)
7. "Paramour" (2:26)
8. "The Man Who Cheated Death" (4:29)

Disc 2:

1. "The Drunken Lord Of Everything" (2:50)
2. "L.O.V.E." (5:36)
3. "The Way" (3:58)
4. "Drinking In The Daytime" (6:28)
5. "Keep It Cool" (6:02)
6. "Only Lonely" (4:35)
7. "Your Mouth" (2:22)
8. "Change" (2:41)
9. "My Friend The Enemy" (5:28)
10. "Bulb" (3:52)
11. "Something To Believe In" (2:59)
12. "Sonic Shake"*
13. "Answering Machine"* (Replacements cover)
14. "Boys Keep Swinging"* (David Bowie cover)
    • * Japanese bonus tracks

The Title

Before the album's release, Ginger announced that its title, Valor Del Corazon, was Spanish for "strength of heart". On his website, he comments on what appears to be a grammatical error:

"I have Spanish and Mexican friends and I obviously asked them for the correct way of translating that title literally. They all told me that the proper way to say it is Valor DE Corazon. Thing is, I woke up one morning with the title right in my face, and while I know it isn't text book Spanish, I was getting tons of spiritual information, divine support and genuine paranormal weirdness around me. So much so that I took it for granted that this was completely natural within the whole 'fixing yourself' process. Anyway, I wasn't going to argue with an album title given to me from sources beyond my surroundings. So, as illiterate as it may read to my Spanish speaking fans I stuck with it!"