Son (Juana Molina album)

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Son
Juana Molina-Son.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 May 2006
Genre
Label
Producer Juana Molina
Juana Molina chronology
Tres cosas
(2002)
Son
(2006)
Un día
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Lost At Sea8/10 [6]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
Prefix9/10 [2]
Stylus B [10]
Tiny Mix Tapes 5/5 [11]

Son is the fourth studio album by Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina. It was released on 23 May 2006 by Domino Recording Company. It has received critical acclaim.

Contents

Title

Son is named after the various meanings of the word in Spanish. They include: "pleasant sound", "they are", a Cuban music genre, and the unit of sound sone. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Juana Molina

No.TitleLength
1."Río Seco"3:32
2."Yo No"4:57
3."La Verdad"6:40
4."Un Beso Llega"7:18
5."No Seas Antipática"4:21
6."Micael"3:03
7."Son"3:24
8."Las Culpas"2:42
9."Malherido"4:22
10."Desordenado"2:20
11."Elena"4:31
12."Hay Que Ver Si Voy"8:29

Charts

Chart performance for Son
Chart (2006)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 45

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