Soraya (album)

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Soraya
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Studio album by
Released6 May 2003
Recorded2001–2003
Genre Latin pop, folk pop
Length49:40
Label Capitol Latin
Producer Soraya [1]
Soraya chronology
Cuerpo y Alma / I'm Yours
(2000)
Soraya
(2003)
El Otro Lado de Mi
(2005)
Singles from Soraya
  1. "Casi"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Sólo por Ti"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Miento"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Soraya is the eponymous fourth bilingual studio album by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Soraya, released on May 6, 2003, by EMI Music. The album won the Best Singer-Songwriter Album at the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Soraya, except where indicated.

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Casi" 3:58
2."Sólo por Ti" 4:00
3."Ser Amado" 4:01
4."Miento" 5:13
5."Sin Explicación" 3:27
6."A Tu Lado" 4:35
7."Espejo" 4:01
8."Porque Te Quiero"
  • Soraya
  • J.C. Pérez
3:24
9."Prisionera"
  • Soraya
  • J.C. Pérez
3:39
10."Naufrago" 3:36
11."Casi" (acoustic) 4:11
12."Lie for You" 5:18

International version/English version

All tracks are written by Soraya, except where indicated.

International version/English version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Almost" 3:58
2."All for You" 4:00
3."Ser Amado" 3:49
4."Lie for You" 5:18
5."No Need to Explain" 3:27
6."A Tu Lado" 4:35
7."Reflection" 4:01
8."Porque Te Quiero"
  • Soraya
  • J.C. Pérez
3:24
9."Prisionera"
  • Soraya
  • J.C. Pérez
3:39
10."Shipwrecked" 3:36
11."Casi" (acoustic) 4:11
12."Miento" 5:25

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [5] 25
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [6] 9

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