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Torre de Marfil | ||||
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Released | 21 October 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
Genre | Folk-pop, latin pop, acoustic, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 50:21 | |||
Label | Island, Mercury, Polydor | |||
Producer | Soraya, Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent | |||
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Singles from Torre de Marfil | ||||
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Wall of Smiles | ||||
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Torre de Marfil (English:Ivory Tower,released as Wall of Smiles in non-Spanish-speaking territories) is the second bilingual studio album by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Soraya,released on 21 October 1997 by Polydor Records and Universal Music. [2] All the songs on the album except "Oropel" are original and were fully or partly composed by Soraya.
All songs written by Soraya,except where noted.
Wall of Smiles (English Version)
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