Como la flor prometida

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Como la flor prometida (Like the promised flower)
Studio album by
Luz Casal
Released1995
Studio Madrid, London
Genre
Length60:20
Label Hispavox
Producer
Luz Casal chronology
A contraluz
(1991)		Como la flor prometida (Like the promised flower)
(1995)		 Un mar de confianza
(1999)
Singles from Como la flor prometida (Like the promised flower)
  1. "Entre mis recuerdos"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Besaré el suelo"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Lo eres todo"
    Released: 1995
  4. "Te ofrezco lo que tengo"
    Released: 1995
  5. "Plantado en mi cabeza"
    Released: 1996

Como la flor prometida (Like the promised flower) is the seventh studio album of the Spanish singer-songwriter Luz Casal, released in 1995 after a four-year hiatus due to the unexpected success of A Contraluz, her previous album. After thinking about her career, the performer returned to the recording studios in Madrid and London and apart from counting with the production of Chucho Merchán and Paco Trinidad, she also started collaborating with other artists such as Albert Hammond and Carlos Goñi, lead member of the band Revolver amongst others.

Spaniards people native to any part of Spain or that hold Spanish citizenship

Spaniards are a Romance nation and ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history and diverse culture. Although the official language of Spain is commonly known as "Spanish", it is only one of the national languages of Spain, and is less ambiguously known as Castilian, a standard language based on the medieval romance speech of the Kingdom of Castile in north and central Spain. Historically, the Spanish people's heritage includes the pre-Celts and Celts.

Luz Casal Spanish singer

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<i>A Contraluz</i> (Luz Casal album) 1991 studio album by Luz Casal

"A contraluz" (Backlight) is the sixth studio album of the Spanish female rock singer-songwriter Luz Casal, released in 1991, two years after her previous release. It's also her second album under Hispavox, her music label since 1989. This album, also produced by the Colombian Chucho Merchán, by Paco Trinidad and by herself confirms Casal's reputation as one of the best voices in the Spanish music scene. The commercial success of this album is highly related to the film High heels, directed by Pedro Almodovar, for which two songs from this album were included in its soundtrack.

Contents

Style

This album follows the direction started by A Contraluz with a special protagonism of ballads and low tempo songs except from some of her traditional rock tracks. [1] As in her two previous releases, four Maxi singles were extracted from the album. The first one and also the most successful was "Entre mis recuerdos" (Between my memories), a nostalgic ballad composed by the British singer Albert Hammond which talks about the remembrance of childhood happy memories when sadness comes. [2] This track, which was dedicated to Casal's dying father [3] was by far the most remembered tracks of the album, to the point that it reached the first place in Los 40 principales chart in summer 1995. The success of this song was so great that also reached the neighbouring France and Portugal, to the point that the singer recorded a Portuguese and French version of this song. The French version, entitled "Entre mes souvenirs" was three years later, in 1998, included in a compilation album released exclusively in France. [4]

Albert Hammond Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer

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Los 40 radio station

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"Besaré el suelo" (I'll kiss the ground) was chosen as the second single from this album. [5] This rock ballad, which talks about an endless fight for love after many sentimental disappointments was composed by the renowned Carlos Goñi, the lead member of the band Revolver. The track was also very well received in the Spanish music charts and also well remembered by Casal's admirers. [6]

Sentimental ballads are an emotional style of music that often deal with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, war, loneliness, death, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner. Ballads are generally melodic enough to get the listener's attention.

The next Maxi single from this album was the song "Lo eres todo" (You are everything) a song composed by Carmen Santonja and by Gloria van Aerssen (the members of the band Vainica Doble). This song is a desperate love song that was arranged only with orchestral sounds, with nor guitars nor drums. [7]

A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song.

The following single, entitled as "Te ofrezco lo que tengo" (I offer you what I have), a song that was released as a maxi single solely in Spain, the only country where this song was aired. [8] This track is a rock ballad about offering friendship and support when difficult times lie ahead in order to overcome them. Finally the fifth and last single was "Plantado en mi cabeza" (Stuck in my head) an up-tempo cheerful song that resembles Casal's first releases during the 1980s. This single was accompanied with a colorful promotional video inspired in Marvel comics. [9]

Apart from the most famous songs of this album, this release features other worth of note songs such as "Vengo del norte" (I come from the north), in which Luz Casal collaborated with the internationally recognised bagpipe player Carlos Núñez. In this track, Casal shows her Galician roots by including Celtic sounds and references about the sea, the northern winds and the fishing boats. [10]

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Flor prometida (Promised flower)"03:20
2."Capítulo acabado (Finished chapter)"03:37
3."Entre mis recuerdos (Between my memories)"03:37
4."Lo eres todo (You are everything)"03:46
5."Como la lluvia al sol (Just like rain knows the sun)"02:57
6."Besaré el suelo (I'll kiss the ground)"05:13
7."Vengo del norte (I come from the north)"03:31
8."País (Country)"04:28
9."Inés"03:50
10."Plantado en mi cabeza (Stuck in my head)"04:38
11."Te ofrezco lo que tengo (I offer you what I have)"05:14
12."Dormir (To sleep)"08:27

Reception

With 800.000 copies sold, this is the best selling album of Luz Casal. [11] Despite the four-year hiatus the singer took the album generated a huge critical and commercial interest both in Spain, Latin America and other countries such as France, where she would also develop a successful career.

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References

  1. ↑ "LaFonoteca, Disco: Como la Flor Prometida". lafonoteca.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Luz Casal – Entre Mis Recuerdos , retrieved 22 April 2018
  3. ↑ "Una hermosa canción que sirvió a Luz de bálsamo ante la muerte de su padre, Entre mis recuerdos".
  4. ↑ ib51 (18 March 2011), Luz Casal "Entre mes souvenirs"(english subtitle) , retrieved 22 April 2018
  5. ↑ Luz Casal Oficial (2 December 2011), Luz Casal – Besaré El Suelo , retrieved 22 April 2018
  6. ↑ "Videoclips – Clásicos: LUZ CASAL, "Besaré el suelo"". 100x100 Música (in Spanish). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Hum, Sergio (3 February 2013). "curiosidades de canciones: Luz Casal – Lo eres todo". curiosidades de canciones. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "LUZ CASAL – TE OFREZCO LO QUE TENGO – CD SINGLE MUY RARO EDICION ESPAÑOLA". todocoleccion.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Luz Casal – Plantado En Mi Cabeza , retrieved 22 April 2018
  10. ↑ "Letra de Vengo del norte de Luz Casal". musica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "La Voz ofrece mañana "Como la flor prometida", el gran éxito de Luz Casal". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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