Algo Natural
| Algo Natural | ||||
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| Studio album by Alejandra Guzmán | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1999 (United States) | |||
| Genre |
Pop Adult Contemporary | |||
| Label | Sony Music, Ariola | |||
| Producer | Juan Carlos Calderón, Oscar Lopez | |||
| Alejandra Guzmán chronology | ||||
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Algo Natural is the ninth studio album recorded by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán, and it was released on September 14, 1999.
Album information
The album was her second produced by Oscar Lopez (tracks 1 to 7) and the first by Juan Carlos Calderón (tracks 9 to 14), and both co-produced the track "Paloma Herida". It is the first album by the singer to include more than eleven tracks (and to date the only) with fourteen. This was the only time that Guzmán worked with both producers.
Three singles were released to promote the album, "Algo Natural", "Enemigos" and "Si no te has ido, vete". "Enemigos" being the most successful. She received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. It lost to Shakira's "Octavo Día" at the first Latin Grammy Awards.
At the time of release, this album was considered a flop, but eventually led to a Gold Certification in Mexico.
Track listing
- Enemigos (Sandra Baylac) — 4:11
- Grita (Pachi López/Reyli Barba) — 3:21
- Si No Te Has Ido, Vete (Reyli Barba) — 3:05
- Algo Natural (Jorge Villamizar) — 3:57
- Volaré (Alejandra Guzmán/Didi Gutman) — 3:31
- Vuelvo a Besar (feat. Johnny "Papi-Chulo" Wiggins) (V. Gandini) — 3:43
- Bye, Bye Love (Freddy Committee/Jorge Montesano) — 3:25
- Paloma Herida (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 4:15
- Me Perdí en Tu Cuerpo (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 4:44
- Mátame (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:44
- Qué Más Da (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 2:59
- Había Olvidado (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:06
- Haz la Guerra y el Amor (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 2:54
- Por Qué Tengo Que Amarte (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:14
Personnel
- Tracks 1 to 7
- Producer: Oscar López
- Arranger: Didi Gutman, Oscar López, Amaury López, Sebastián Krys, Joel Someillian
- Background vocals arranger: Skyler Jet
- Metal arranger: Amaury López
- Recorded at: The Warehouse Recording Studios (Miami, Florida) by John Thomas
- Mixer: David Dachinger, Sebastián Krys, Oscar López
- Track 8
- Producers: Oscar López and Juan Carlos Calderón
- Tracks 9 to 14
- Producer, arranger and piano player: Juan Carlos Calderón
- Arranger: Jacobo Calderón, Amaury López
- Background vocals: Carlos Murguía, Francis Benitez
- Recorded at: Sunset Studio, Sunset Sound Factory and Capitol
- Mixer: John Thomas and Carlos Santos
- Photographer: Ursula Puga and Gonzalo Morales
- Design: Javier Romero for Design Group
Musicians
- Tracks 1 to 8
- Piano: Didi Gutman
- Guitar: David Cabrera
- Bass: John Falcone
- drums: Brendan Buckley and Graham Hawthorne
- Violin: Pedro Alfonso
- Tracks 9 to 14
- Drums: John Robinson
- Bass: Lee Sklar
- Electric guitar: Tim Pierce, George Doering.
- keyboards: Pablo Aguirre
- Accordion: Frank Marocco
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[1] | Gold | 75,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
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