El Alma al Aire

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El Alma al Aire
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
RecordedMarch – July 2000
Studio Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Genre Latin pop, Flamenco pop
Length54:47
Label WEA Latina
Producer Emanuele Ruffinengo
Alejandro Sanz chronology
Discografía Completa: Edición Especial Gira 98
(1998)
El Alma al Aire
(2000)
Lo Esencial de... Alejandro Sanz
(2001)
Singles from El Alma al Aire
  1. "Cuando Nadie Me Ve"
    Released: August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28)
  2. "Quisiera Ser"
    Released: October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)
  3. "El Alma al Aire"
    Released: January 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)
  4. "Llega, Llegó Soledad"
    Released: April 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)

El Alma al Aire (The Soul from the Air) is the sixth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, released by WEA Latina on September 26, 2000 (see 2000 in music). It is one of his more suggestive and emotive works. It beat all the records of sale of the Spanish market on having reached the 1,000,000 copies in the first week. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07
  2. Hay Un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22
  3. Quisiera Ser – 5:30
  4. Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29
  5. Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:38
  6. El Alma al Aire – 5:58
  7. Me Iré – 5:40
  8. Hicimos Un Trato – 4:37
  9. Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05
  10. Silencio – 4:37 (6:35–8:22 – hidden track: Desde mis Centros)

Chart performance

Album

YearChartPeakWeeks on Chart
2000Argentine Albums (CAPIF)1 [2]
2000Billboard Heatseekers5 [3] 5
2000Billboard Latin Pop Albums2 [3] 25
2000Billboard Top Latin Albums3 [3] 38
2000Billboard The Billboard 200148 [3] 2
2000Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific)4 [3] 2
2000Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic)1 [3] 7

Singles

YearChartTrackPeakWeeks on Chart
2000Billboard Hot Latin SongsCuando Nadie Me Ve12 [3] 11
2000Billboard Latin Pop AirplayCuando Nadie Me Ve9 [3] 14
2000Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa AirplayCuando Nadie Me Ve7 [3] 13
2000Billboard Hot Latin Songs Quisiera Ser 17 [3] 16
2000Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Quisiera Ser 13 [3] 23
2000Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay Quisiera Ser 9 [3] 15
2001Billboard Hot Latin SongsEl Alma al Aire40 [3] 1
2001Billboard Latin Pop AirplayEl Alma al Aire17 [3] 3
2001Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa AirplayEl Alma al Aire30 [3] 4

Sales and certifications

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RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [4] 3× Platinum180,000^
Chile [5] Platinum25,000 [5]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [6] 5× Gold450,000 [7]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [8] 13× Platinum1,300,000^
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum (Latin)200,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [10] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Awards

YearCategoryTitleResult
2001Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year El Alma al AireWon
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year El Alma al AireWon
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year El Alma al AireWon
Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal El Alma al AireWon
Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video Cuando Nadie Me VeNominated
2001Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album El Alma al AireNominated

Special edition

El Alma al Aire: Edición Especial
Elalmaalaire-esp.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2001
RecordedMarch–July 2000 at
Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Genre Latin pop
Length54:47(CD 1)
23:27 (CD 2)
Label WEA Latina
Producer Emanuele Ruffinengo, David Foster
Singles from El Alma al Aire: Edición Especial
  1. "Me Iré (The Hardest Day) con The Corrs"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Una Noche con The Corrs"
    Released: 2001

El Alma al Aire: Edición Especial is the 2001 re-release of the album El Alma al Aire containing 2 CDs. The CD 1 is the same as the original album and the CD 2 contains 5 new tracks (his duets with the Irish group The Corrs, a duet with the Mexican singer Armando Manzanero and a remix of the song "Tiene Que Ser Pecado").

Track listing

CD 1

  1. Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07
  2. Hay un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22
  3. Quisiera Ser – 5:30
  4. Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29
  5. Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:37
  6. El Alma al Aire – 5:58
  7. Me Iré – 5:40
  8. Hicimos un Trato – 4:37
  9. Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05
  10. Silencio – 8:22 (contains the hidden track "Desde mis centros")

CD 2

Re-release

El Alma al Aire
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006
RecordedMarch–July 2000 at
Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Genre Latin pop
Label Warner Music Latina

El Alma al Aire (Edición 2006) is the 2006 re-release of the album El Alma al Aire containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 13 tracks and the DVD contains 14 videos.

Track listing

CD

  1. Cuando Nadie Me Ve – 5:07
  2. Hay un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas – 5:22
  3. Quisiera Ser – 5:30
  4. Para Que Me Quieras – 4:29
  5. Llega, Llegó Soledad – 4:37
  6. El Alma al Aire – 5:58
  7. Me Iré – 5:40
  8. Hicimos un Trato – 4:37
  9. Tiene Que Ser Pecado – 5:05
  10. Silencio – 8:22 (contains the hidden track "Desde Mis Centros")
  11. Cuando Nadie Me Ve (demo) – 5:01
  12. El Alma al Aire (demo) – 5:39
  13. Una Noche con The Corrs – 8:12

DVD

  1. Cuando Nadie Me Ve (Video)
  2. Quisiera Ser (Video)
  3. El Alma al Aire (Video)
  4. Llega, Llegó Soledad (Video)
  5. Una Noche con The Corrs (Video)
  6. The Hardest Day con The Corrs (Video)
  7. Tiene Que Ser Pecado (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  8. Llega, Llegó Soledad (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  9. Cuando Nadie Me Ve (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  10. Me Iré (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  11. Hay un Universo de Pequeñas Cosas (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  12. El Alma al Aire (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  13. Quisiera Ser (2001 Concert at Vicente Calderón Stadium)
  14. EPK

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