Safari (Miranda! album)

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Safari
Safari - Miranda.jpg
Studio album by
Miranda!
ReleasedJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
Recorded2013–2014
Studio
Genre
LanguageSpanish
Label Pelo Music
Sony Music (2016 reissue)
Producer
Miranda! chronology
Magistral
(2011)		Safari
(2014)		 Fuerte
(2017)
Singles from Safari
  1. "Extraño"
    Released: December 28, 2013
  2. "Fantasmas"
    Released: June 16, 2014
  3. "Nadie Como Tú"
    Released: July 3, 2015

Safari (also titled SAFAR!) is the sixth studio album by Argentine band Miranda!. It was released on July 22, 2014, by Pelo Music, and was their final album with the label; before signing with Sony Music in 2016.

Contents

Three singles were released from the album, "Extraño", "Fantasmas", and "Nadie Como Tú". Safari was the band's second album to chart in Spain, after Magistral , where it reached number 96.

Background and release

The group started working on the album in 2013. At the end of the year, they announced the premiere of the single "Extraño", which was officially released on December 28. [1] It was described as "a journey into the heart and guts of the electro pop". At the single's premiere, the promotion of Safari began, with the title of "new album", scheduled to be released in May 2014. [2] The name of the album was kept secret until hours before the release. [3]

"Fantasmas" was released as the second single on June 16, 2014. [4] For the first time in their career, the band incorporated a cover on an album; "Miro La Vida Pasar", featuring Fangoria, the original artists. [5] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

In a press release, a Warner Music Argentina collaborator described the album as "ten new songs to dance to, fall in love with, miss, get excited about, all that range of sensations to which Miranda has accustomed his audience." He also highlighted the track "Miro la vida pasar", featuring Fangoria, and the composition by Alaska, Nacho Canut, Mario Canut, Fernando Delgado and Pablo Sycet. [8] Nicolás Miguelez for Zona de Obras said that Safari is an "instant classic", with a sound that is "purely pop, almost a tribute to the 80s and its culture of exaggeration." He also praised the "gripping and provocative" lyrics and vocals. [9]

In a mixed review, Lorenzo Conchas for Bandwagon wrote that Safari is "a good album and nothing more", and that it "doesn't give the drama that is needed". [10] Pablo Plotkin for La Nación, praised "the quality of Alejandro Sergi as a songwriter, and the exceptional level of him and Juliana Gattas as singers", and the "guitar and voice melodies". [6]

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2015 Premios Gardel Album of the Year Nominated [11] [12]
Best Pop Group AlbumWon

Track listing

All songs were produced by Alejandro Sergi and Cachorro López.

Safari standard edition [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fantasmas"
3:34
2."Extraño"Sergi3:56
3."Es Por Él"
  • Sergi
  • Schon
2:56
4."Solo Lo Sabe La Luna"Sergi3:30
5."Miro La Vida Pasar" (featuring Fangoria)
3:33
6."Se Mía"
  • Sergi
  • Juliana Gattas
3:06
7."Buen Día"
  • Sergi
  • Gattas
2:51
8."Nadie Como Tú"Sergi3:25
9."Fotos"
  • Sergi
  • Gattas
3:29
10."Para Olvidar Tu Amor"Sergi3:23
Safari digital edition [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Fantasmas" (acoustic version)
  • Sergi
  • Schon
3:42
12."Extraño" (acoustic version)Sergi3:52
13."Es Por Él" (acoustic version)
  • Sergi
  • Schon
2:53
14."Solo Lo Sabe La Luna" (acoustic version)Sergi3:24
15."Miro La Vida Pasar" (featuring Fangoria, acoustic version)
  • Alaska
  • Nacho Canut
  • Mauro Canut
  • Delgado
  • Sycet
3:32
16."Se Mía" (acoustic version)
  • Sergi
  • Gattas
3:08
17."Buen Día" (acoustic version)
  • Sergi
  • Gattas
2:13
18."Nadie Como Tú" (acoustic version)Sergi3:05
19."Fotos" (acoustic version)
  • Sergi
  • Gattas
2:34
20."Para Olvidar Tu Amor" (acoustic version)Sergi2:55

Credits and personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [14]

Charts

Chart performance for Safari
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] 96

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References

  1. ↑ ""Extraño", el nuevo video de Miranda!". TN (in Spanish). December 28, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Todo sobre el Disco de Miranda para 2014". La Lokka Latina (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Safari de Miranda!". Musica Itematika (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "¡Volvió Miranda! Con un videoclip grabado en el hotel donde se grabó "Wakolda"". La Voz (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ ""Safari es un disco de búsqueda", dijo Ale Sergi, el lider de Miranda!". La Capital (in Spanish). August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Plotkin, Pablo (September 5, 2014). "Miranda! - Safari". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Prunes, Mariano. Review of Safari at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ya está a la venta el nuevo álbum de Miranda!, 'Safari'". Popelera (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ Miguélez, Nicolás (July 30, 2014). "Safari Miranda!". Zona de Obras (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ Conchas, Lorenzo (January 5, 2015). "Crítica del álbum: Miranda! Safari". Bandwagon. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Premios Gardel 2015: Axel el más nominado". Prensario Música (in Spanish). April 23, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Premios Gardel 2015: todos los ganadores". La Nación (in Spanish). June 3, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Safari by Miranda! on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ Safari (booklet). Miranda!. Sony Music. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ↑ "Safari - Miranda!". El Portal De La Música (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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