El viaje de Copperpot

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El viaje de Copperpot
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Studio album by
Released11 September 2000
RecordedStudio du Manoir
Léon, Landes, France
Estudio Red Led
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Air Studios (Lyndhurst)
London, England, United Kingdom
Genre Pop, alternative pop, pop rock, psychedelic rock
Length52:52
Language Spanish
Label Epic
Producer Nigel Walker
La Oreja de Van Gogh chronology
Dile al sol
(1998)
El viaje de Copperpot
(2000)
Lo Que te Conté Mientras te Hacías la Dormida
(2003)
Professional ratings
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El viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Voyage) is Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh's second studio album, issued by Epic Records on 11 September 2000. It was the band's first album to feature a bonus track. El viaje de Copperpot is the band's most successful album in Spain; after going platinum on its release day, [2] it sold more than 1,300,000 copies and received a diamond certification. The album also catapulted the band's fame in Latin America going 3× Platinum in Mexico (under Mexican certification before 2001, 750,000 was 3× Platinum, but today it would be Diamond or 7× Platinum). Over 2,000,000 copies were sold worldwide. The album's title is inspired by Chester Copperpot, a scavenger in the film The Goonies .

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It received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced eight Top 20 singles, including "Cuidate", "La Playa" and "Paris" which reached the No.1 spot on the Spain chart; as well as the hits "Mariposa" and "Soledad".

Track listing

El viaje de Copperpot track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Cuídate"Xabi San Martín Amaia Montero, San Martín, Pablo Benegas2:50
2."Soledad"BenegasMontero, San Martín3:52
3."París"BenegasMontero, San Martín3:46
4."La Playa"San MartínSan Martín4:07
5."Pop"BenegasMontero, San Martín2:31
6."Dicen Que Dicen"San MartínMontero, San Martín3:21
7."Mariposa"Montero, San MartínMontero, San Martín4:02
8."La Chica Del Gorro Azul"BenegasMontero, San Martín3:35
9."Tu Pelo"Montero, San MartínMontero, San Martín3:57
10."Tantas Cosas Que Contar"BenegasMontero, San Martín3:53
11."Los Amantes Del Círculo Polar"BenegasMontero, San Martín, Pablo Benegas4:40
12."Desde El Puerto"Montero, San Martín, BenegasMontero, San Martín, Benegas3:44
13."Tic Tac" (Hidden Track)MonteroMontero 

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Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [3] 2× Platinum300,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [4] 11× Platinum1,200,000 [5]
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum (Latin)100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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