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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
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| Name = Paraíso Express
| Type = studio album
| name = Paraíso Express
| Artist = [[Alejandro Sanz]]
| type = studio album
| Cover = Paraisoexpress.jpg
| artist = [[Alejandro Sanz]]
| cover = Paraisoexpress.jpg
| Released = November 10, 2009 <small>(Worldwide)</small>
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| alt =
| Recorded = 2008—2009<br /><small>[[Barcelona]], Spain <br />New York City</small>
| released = {{Start date|2009|11|10}}
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| Genre = [[Latin American music|Latin music]], [[Latin rock]]
| Length =
| recorded = 2008–2009
| Language = Spanish and English
| venue =
| studio = Berkeley Street Studio <br />([[Santa Monica, California]]) <br />Cutting Cane Studio <br />([[Davie, Florida]]) <br />Jet Wash Studio<br />Picks & Hammers<br />Studio Paradiso<br />The Hit Factory-Critiera <br />([[Miami|Miami, Florida]]) <br />The Tiki Room <br />([[Pembroke Pines, Florida]])
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| Label = [[WEA Latina]]
| Producer = [[Tommy Torres]]
| genre = *[[Latin pop]]
*[[Pop rock]]
| Last album = ''[[El Tren de los Momentos: En Vivo Desde Buenos Aires]]''<br />(2007)
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*[[Latin American music|Latin music]]
| This album = '''''Paraíso Express'''''<br />(2009)
*[[Latin rock]]
| Next album = ''[[Canciones Para Un Paraíso En Vivo]]''<br />(2010)
*[[Alternative rock]]
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| Misc = {{Singles
| length = 42:17
| Name = Paraíso Express
| language = {{hlist|Spanish|English}}
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| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[Looking for Paradise]]
| label = [[Warner Music Group|WEA Latina]]
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| producer = [[Tommy Torres]]
| single 1 date = September 22, 2009
| single 2 = [[Desde Cuándo]]
| prev_title = [[El Tren de los Momentos: En Vivo Desde Buenos Aires]]
| prev_year = 2007
| single 2 date = February 2, 2010
| single 3 = [[Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda]]
| next_title = [[Canciones Para Un Paraíso En Vivo]]
| single 3 date = May 18, 2010
| next_year = 2010
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| misc = {{Singles
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| single 4 = [[Lola Soledad]]
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| name = Paraíso Express
| single 4 date = October 15, 2010
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| type = studio
| single1 = [[Looking for Paradise]]
| single1date = {{Start date|2009|09|21}}
| single2 = [[Desde Cuándo]]
| single2date = {{Start date|2010|01|11}}
| single3 = [[Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda]]
| single3date = {{Start date|2010|04|12}}
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| single4 = [[Lola Soledad]]
| single4date = {{Start date|2010|07|12}}
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''''Paraíso Express''''' is the eighth [[studio album]] recorded by Spanish [[singer-songwriter]] [[Alejandro Sanz]]. It was produced by [[Tommy Torres]], mixed by [[Bob Clearmountain]], and was released worldwide in late November 2009. This album is the follow-up to the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album|Grammy Award winning]] album ''[[El Tren de los Momentos]]''. All the tracks included were written by Sanz, along with several writers, a first for the singer, and also the first album without help by Emmanuele Rufinengo and Lulo Pérez, his longtime producing team. ''Paraíso Express'' received a nomination for an [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and won [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album|Best Male Pop Vocal Album]] at the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2010]]. It is also won a [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]] in 2011.
'''''Paraíso Express''''' (Paradise Express) is the ninth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter [[Alejandro Sanz]]. It was released by [[Warner Music Group|WEA Latina]] on November 10, 2009, (see [[2009 in music]]) and was produced by [[Tommy Torres]], mixed by [[Bob Clearmountain]], mastered by [[Ted Jensen]]. This album is the follow-up to the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album|Grammy Award-winning]] albums ''[[No Es lo Mismo]]'' (2003) and ''[[El Tren de los Momentos]]'' (2006). All the tracks included were written by Sanz, along with several writers, a first for the singer, and also the first album without help by Emmanuele Rufinengo and Lulo Pérez, his longtime producing team. ''Paraíso Express'' received a nomination for an [[Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and won [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album|Best Male Pop Vocal Album]] at the [[11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards]]. It is also won a [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]] in the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2011.


==Background information==
==Background information==
In July 2009, [[Alejandro Sanz]] confirmed through his official website that he was finalizing the details of his long-awaited new album, the first since 2006, ''[[El Tren de los Momentos]]'', which was awarded with the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]] and sold 120,000 units in United States.<ref name="BB">{{cite web |title=Alejandro Sanz recruits Alicia Keys, Sets Date for 'Paradise' |publisher=billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267313/alejandro-sanz-recruits-alicia-keys-sets-date-for-paradise |accessdate=2009-12-01 |first=Monica |last=Herrera |date=2009-09-22}}</ref> In one of his posts, the singer broadcast a video that showed Sanz and American singer [[Alicia Keys]] recording a [[music video]] in [[New York City|New York]]. Keys also made public the fact that she was featured on both a video and a song with Sanz, through her Twitter account.<ref name="Los40">{{cite web |title=El adelanto del nuevo disco de Alejandro Sanz será un dueto con Alicia Keys |publisher=los40.com |url=http://www.los40.com/articulo/noticias/adelanto-nuevo-disco-Alejandro-Sanz-sera-dueto-Alicia-Keys/l40actn01/20090722l40l40not_3/Tes |language=Spanish|accessdate=2009-12-01 |date=2009-07-22}}</ref> The remaining details of the album recording were a mystery.<ref name="Los40"/> The only fact revealed was that [[Tommy Torres]] would be producing the album.<ref name="Los40"/> Furthermore, Sanz was focused during this time on the preparation of a live performance along Colombian singer-songwriter [[Juanes]] on July 26 in [[Honduras]].<ref name="Los40"/> Before the release of the first single, Sanz asked to his fans and friends to send him to his website their ideas about paradise. "I was surprised that everyone was talking nearby havens that have to do with family, friends", stressed the composer during the press conference held for the album presentation.<ref name="Press">{{cite web |title=Alejandro Sanz: del flamenco al pop anglosajón con 'Paraíso Express' |publisher=lavozlibre.com |url=http://www.lavozlibre.com/noticias/ampliar/18193/alejandro-sanz-del-flamenco-al-pop-anglosajon-con-paraiso-express|language=Spanish |accessdate=2009-12-01 |date=2009-11-12}}</ref> The album title was made public on September 4, 2009.<ref name="Title">{{cite web |title=El nuevo disco de Alejandro Sanz se llamará 'Paraíso Express' |publisher=popelera.net |url=http://www.popelera.net/el-nuevo-disco-de-alejandro-sanz-se-llamara-paraiso-express/ |accessdate=2009-12-01 |language=Spanish |date=2009-09-04}}</ref> The song "[[Looking for Paradise]]" was premiered on a fan club members-only section of Sanz's official site on September 18, 2009. In the track both singers performs lyrics in English and Spanish.<ref name="BB"/>
In July 2009, [[Alejandro Sanz]] confirmed through his official website that he was finalizing the details of his long-awaited new album, the first since 2006, ''[[El Tren de los Momentos]]'', which was awarded with the [[Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album]] and sold 120,000 units in United States.<ref name="BB">{{cite web |title=Alejandro Sanz recruits Alicia Keys, Sets Date for 'Paradise' |publisher=billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267313/alejandro-sanz-recruits-alicia-keys-sets-date-for-paradise |accessdate=December 1, 2009 |first=Monica |last=Herrera |date=September 2, 2009}}</ref> In one of his posts, the singer broadcast a video that showed Sanz and American singer-songwriter [[Alicia Keys]] recording a music video in New York City. Keys also made public the fact that she was featured on both a video and a song with Sanz, through her Twitter account.<ref name="Los40">{{cite web |title=El adelanto del nuevo disco de Alejandro Sanz será un dueto con Alicia Keys |publisher=los40.com |url=http://www.los40.com/articulo/noticias/adelanto-nuevo-disco-Alejandro-Sanz-sera-dueto-Alicia-Keys/l40actn01/20090722l40l40not_3/Tes |language=Spanish|accessdate=December 1, 2009 |date=July 2, 2009}}</ref> The remaining details of the album recording were a mystery.<ref name="Los40"/> The only fact revealed was that [[Tommy Torres]] would be producing the album.<ref name="Los40"/> Furthermore, Sanz was focused during this time on the preparation of a live performance along Colombian singer-songwriter [[Juanes]] on July 26 in [[Honduras]].<ref name="Los40"/> Before the release of the first single, Sanz asked to his fans and friends to send him to his website their ideas about paradise. "I was surprised that everyone was talking nearby havens that have to do with family, friends", stressed the composer during the press conference held for the album presentation.<ref name="Press">{{cite web |title=Alejandro Sanz: del flamenco al pop anglosajón con 'Paraíso Express' |publisher=lavozlibre.com |url=http://www.lavozlibre.com/noticias/ampliar/18193/alejandro-sanz-del-flamenco-al-pop-anglosajon-con-paraiso-express|language=Spanish |accessdate=December 1, 2009 |date=November 1, 2009}}</ref> The album title was made public on September 4, 2009.<ref name="Title">{{cite web |title=El nuevo disco de Alejandro Sanz se llamará 'Paraíso Express' |publisher=popelera.net |url=http://www.popelera.net/el-nuevo-disco-de-alejandro-sanz-se-llamara-paraiso-express/ |accessdate=December 1, 2009 |language=Spanish |date=September 4, 2009}}</ref> The song "[[Looking for Paradise]]" was premiered on a fan club members-only section of Sanz's official site on September 18, 2009. In the track both singers performs lyrics in English and Spanish.<ref name="BB"/>


==Singles==
==Singles==
The first single yielded from the album, "[[Looking for Paradise]]", was preceded by a [[viral campaign]] in which fans and friends of the artist were asked to send him ideas of paradise. The song, a collaboration with American singer [[Alicia Keys]], became another [[List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2009|number-one hit]] for Sanz in the [[Hot Latin Tracks|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart]], and the first for Keys in this chart. The album debuted at the top of the charts in Spain and the Latin charts in United States, and eventually peaked at number-one in [[México]]. "[[Desde Cuándo]]" was released as the second single of the album in 2010.
The first single yielded from the album, "[[Looking for Paradise]]", was preceded by a [[viral campaign]] in which fans and friends of the artist were asked to send him ideas of paradise. The song, a collaboration with American singer-songwriter [[Alicia Keys]], became another [[List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2009|number-one hit]] for Sanz in the [[Hot Latin Tracks|''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart]], and the first for Keys in this chart. The album debuted at the top of the charts in Spain and the Latin charts in United States, and eventually peaked at number-one in [[México]]. "[[Desde Cuándo]]" was released as the second single of the album in 2010.


==Style==
==Style==
{{quote box|width=20%|quote=It is more of a rock album than my past releases, with more elegant and positive lyrics and a happier and more rhythmic spirit.|source=[[Alejandro Sanz]], [[Billboard Magazine]]<ref name="BB"/>}}
{{quote box|width=20%|quote=It is more of a rock album than my past releases, with more elegant and positive lyrics and a happier and more rhythmic spirit.|source=[[Alejandro Sanz]], [[Billboard Magazine]]<ref name="BB"/>}}
This album marks Sanz' return to the light-hearted and melancholical song styles he had in his 2000 album ''[[El Alma Al Aire]]'', after going through more experimental or alternative stages in his two previous albums. According to Sanz, the songs included on ''Paraíso Express'' are the happiest of his career as a songwriter, but they are not "autobiographical" or "have a lot of his life", they are "common themes and attitudes of people."<ref name="Press"/> "Mi Peter Punk", deals with the issue of "those people who does not enjoy the stages of life"; "Hice Llorar Hasta los Angeles", refers to the author religious beliefs; "[[Lola Soledad]]" is a tribute to a very special woman in his life; and "Looking for Paradise" is about the search for a paradise for everyone of us.<ref name="Press"/> With ''Paraíso Express'' traded his trademark [[flamenco]] arrangements and [[Latin percussion]] beats, in order to get closer to a [[Pop music|pop]] and British [[Rock music|rock]] style. Sanz said that this was something different, "it could be a step forward or backward."<ref name="Press"/> On his work relationship with Torres, Sanz told: "Tommy did a perfect interpretation in that sense. Everything flowed in a very natural way."<ref name="BB"/>
This album marks Sanz' return to the light-hearted and melancholy song styles he had in his 2000 album ''[[El Alma al Aire]]'', after going through more experimental or alternative stages in his two previous albums. According to Sanz, the songs included on ''Paraíso Express'' are the happiest of his career as a songwriter, but they are not "autobiographical" or "have a lot of his life", they are "common themes and attitudes of people."<ref name="Press"/> "Mi Peter Punk", deals with the issue of "those people who does not enjoy the stages of life"; "Hice Llorar Hasta los Angeles", refers to the author religious beliefs; "[[Lola Soledad]]" is a tribute to a very special woman in his life; and "Looking for Paradise" is about the search for a paradise for everyone of us.<ref name="Press"/> With ''Paraíso Express'' traded his trademark [[flamenco]] arrangements and [[Latin percussion]] beats, to get closer to a pop and [[British rock]] style. Sanz said that this was something different, "it could be a step forward or backward."<ref name="Press"/> On his work relationship with Torres, Sanz told: "Tommy did a perfect interpretation in that sense. Everything flowed in a very natural way."<ref name="BB"/>


The songs were recorded in [[Barcelona]], Spain, and "[[Looking for Paradise]]" in New York City on [[Alicia Keys]] recording places and studio. Alejandro Sanz revealed the track listing and the official cover for the album, he said that the album was almost [[soft rock]], and the music is more happy and calmed that the past albums.
The songs were recorded in [[Barcelona]], Spain, and "[[Looking for Paradise]]" in New York City on [[Alicia Keys]] recording places and studio. When Sanz revealed the track listing and the official cover for the album, he said that the album was almost [[soft rock]], and the music is more happy and calmed that the past albums.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline =
| headline =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
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| total_length =
| writing_credits = yes
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| title1 = Mi Peter Punk
| title1 = Mi Peter Punk
| note1 =
| note1 =
| writer1 = Sanz, Torres
| writer1 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| extra1 = Torres
| extra1 = Tommy Torres
| length1 = 3:45
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = [[Desde Cuándo]]
| title2 = [[Desde Cuándo]]
| note2 =
| writer2 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| writer2 = Sanz, Torres
| extra2 = Tommy Torres
| extra2 = Torres
| length2 = 3:55
| length2 = 3:55
| title3 = [[Looking for Paradise]]
| title3 = [[Looking for Paradise]]
| note3 = featuring [[Alicia Keys]]
| note3 = featuring [[Alicia Keys]]
| writer3 = Sanz, Torres, Keys
| writer3 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres · Alicia Keys
| extra3 = Torres
| extra3 = Tommy Torres
| length3 = 4:33
| length3 = 4:33
| title4 = Yo Hice Llorar Hasta los Ángeles
| title4 = Yo Hice Llorar Hasta los Ángeles
| note4 =
| writer4 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| writer4 = Sanz, Torres
| extra4 = Torres
| extra4 = Torres
| length4 = 4:09
| length4 = 4:10
| title5 = Sin Que Se Note
| title5 = Sin Qué Se Note
| note5 =
| note5 =
| writer5 = Sanz, Torres
| writer5 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| extra5 = Torres
| extra5 = Tommy Torres
| length5 = 4:26
| length5 = 4:26
| title6 = [[Lola Soledad]]
| title6 = [[Lola Soledad]]
| note6 =
| note6 =
| writer6 = Sanz, Torres
| writer6 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| extra6 = Torres
| extra6 = Tommy Torres
| length6 = 3:33
| length6 = 3:33
| title7 = Pero Esta Tarde No Te Vas
| title7 = Pero Esta Tarde No Te Vas
| note7 =
| note7 =
| writer7 = Sanz, Torres
| writer7 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| extra7 = Torres
| extra7 = Torres
| length7 = 4:22
| length7 = 4:22
| title8 = Mala
| title8 = Mala
| note8 =
| note8 =
| writer8 = Sanz, Torres, Warner
| writer8 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres · Dan Warner
| extra8 = Torres
| extra8 = Torres
| length8 = 4:16
| length8 = 4:16
| title9 = Tú No Tienes la Culpa
| title9 = Tú No Tienes la Culpa
| note9 =
| writer9 = Alejandro Sanz
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| writer9 = Sanz
| extra9 = Tommy Torres
| extra9 = Tommy Torres
| length9 = 4:39
| length9 = 4:39
| title10 = [[Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda]]
| title10 = [[Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda]]
| note10 =
| note10 =
| writer10 = Sanz, Torres
| writer10 = Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres
| extra10 = Torres
| extra10 = Tommy Torres
| length10 = 4:40
| length10 = 4:40
| total_length = 42:17
|}}
|}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = Digital Version
| headline = Digital Version
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
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| total_length =
| writing_credits = yes
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| title1 = Mi Peter Punk
| title1 = Mi Peter Punk
| note1 =
| note1 =
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| title3 = Looking for Paradise
| title3 = Looking for Paradise
| note3 = featuring Alicia Keys
| note3 = featuring Alicia Keys
| writer3 = A. Sanz, A. Cook
| writer3 = A. Sanz · A. Cook
| extra3 = A. Sanz, T. Torres, B. Clearmountain
| extra3 = A. Sanz · T. Torres · B. Clearmountain
| length3 = 4:41
| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Hice Llorar Hasta los Ángeles
| title4 = Yo Hice Llorar Hasta los Ángeles
| note4 =
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| writer4 =
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| title10 = Looking for Paradise <small>(Remix)</small>
| title10 = Looking for Paradise <small>(Remix)</small>
| note10 =
| note10 =
| writer10 = A. Sanz, [[Alicia Keys|A. Cook]]
| writer10 = A. Sanz · [[Alicia Keys|A. Cook]]
| extra10 = A. Sanz, [[Tommy Torres|T. Torres]], B. Clearmountain
| extra10 = A. Sanz · [[Tommy Torres|T. Torres]] · B. Clearmountain
| length10 =
| length10 =
| title11 = Desde Cuándo <small>(Acoustic version)</small>
| title11 = Desde Cuándo <small>(Acoustic version)</small>
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| extra11 = Tommy Torres
| extra11 = Tommy Torres
| length11 =
| length11 =
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| total_length =
|}}
|}}


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!Peak<br />position
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|-
|Chile Album Charts<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.feriadeldisco.cl:80/ |title=Feria Mix |website=www.feriadeldisco.cl:80 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123173952/http://www.feriadeldisco.cl:80/ |archive-date=23 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|Mexican Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mexican Albums Chart |publisher=lescharts.com |url=http://mexicancharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=46&jahr=2009&sparte=a|accessdate=2009-12-01 |date=2009-11-28}}</ref>
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|[[PROMUSICAE|Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Spanish Albums Chart |publisher=lescharts.com |url=http://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2009&date=20091115&cat=a|accessdate=2009-12-01 |date=2009-11-15}}</ref>
|[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|Mexican Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mexican Albums Chart |publisher=lescharts.com |url=http://mexicancharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=46&jahr=2009&sparte=a |accessdate=December 1, 2009 |date=November 2, 2009|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009030048/http://mexicancharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=46&jahr=2009&sparte=a |archivedate=October 9, 2010 }}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
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|U.S. [[Billboard Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web |title=Latin Albums |publisher=billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-11-28/latin-albums |accessdate=2009-12-01 |date=2009-11-28}}</ref>
|[[PROMUSICAE|Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Spanish Albums Chart |publisher=lescharts.com |url=http://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2009&date=20091115&cat=a|accessdate=December 1, 2009 |date=November 1, 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
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|U.S. [[Billboard Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web |title=Latin Albums |publisher=billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-11-28/latin-albums |accessdate=December 1, 2009 |date=November 2, 2009}}</ref>
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===Sales and certifications===
===Sales and certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Paraiso Express|artist=Alejandro Sanz|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Paraiso Express|artist=Alejandro Sanz|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Paraiso Expresso|artist=Alejandro Sanz|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|relmonth=11|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Paraiso Expresso|artist=Alejandro Sanz|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2009|relmonth=11}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Paraiso Express|artist=Alejandro Sanz|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2009|id=10_29|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Paraiso Express|artist=Alejandro Sanz|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2009|certyear=2010|certmonth=29|relmonth=11}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

===Chart precession and succession===
{{s-start}}
{{s-bef|before=''[[She Wolf (album)|''She Wolf'']]'' by [[Shakira]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|Mexican Albums Chart]] [[List of number-one albums of 2010 (México)|number-one album]]|years=November 9, 2009 - November 30, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after=''[[Primera Fila (Thalía album)|Primera Fila]]'' by [[Thalía]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=''Duermévela'' by [[El Barrio]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[PROMUSICAE|Spanish Albums Chart]] number-one album|years=November 15, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after=''Vinagre y Rosas'' by [[Joaquín Sabina]]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=''[[Soy (Ednita Nazario album)|''Soy'']]'' by [[Ednita Nazario]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Top Latin Albums|U.S. ''Billboard'' Latin Albums chart]] [[List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2009|number-one album]]|years=November 28, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after=''[[The Last (album)|The Last]]'' by [[Aventura (band)|Aventura]]}}
{{end}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Warner Music Latina albums]]
[[Category:Warner Music Latina albums]]
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[[Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album]]
[[Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album]]
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 21 September 2024

Paraíso Express
Studio album by
Alejandro Sanz
ReleasedNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Recorded2008–2009
StudioBerkeley Street Studio
(Santa Monica, California)
Cutting Cane Studio
(Davie, Florida)
Jet Wash Studio
Picks & Hammers
Studio Paradiso
The Hit Factory-Critiera
(Miami, Florida)
The Tiki Room
(Pembroke Pines, Florida)
Genre
Length42:17
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerTommy Torres
Alejandro Sanz chronology
El Tren de los Momentos: En Vivo Desde Buenos Aires
(2007) 		Paraíso Express
(2009) 		Canciones Para Un Paraíso En Vivo
(2010)
Singles from Paraíso Express
  1. "Looking for Paradise"
    Released: September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)
  2. "Desde Cuándo"
    Released: January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
  3. "Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda"
    Released: April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)
  4. "Lola Soledad"
    Released: July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)

Paraíso Express (Paradise Express) is the ninth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was released by WEA Latina on November 10, 2009, (see 2009 in music) and was produced by Tommy Torres, mixed by Bob Clearmountain, mastered by Ted Jensen. This album is the follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning albums No Es lo Mismo (2003) and El Tren de los Momentos (2006). All the tracks included were written by Sanz, along with several writers, a first for the singer, and also the first album without help by Emmanuele Rufinengo and Lulo Pérez, his longtime producing team. Paraíso Express received a nomination for an Album of the Year and won Best Male Pop Vocal Album at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. It is also won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.

Background information

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In July 2009, Alejandro Sanz confirmed through his official website that he was finalizing the details of his long-awaited new album, the first since 2006, El Tren de los Momentos, which was awarded with the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and sold 120,000 units in United States.[1] In one of his posts, the singer broadcast a video that showed Sanz and American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys recording a music video in New York City. Keys also made public the fact that she was featured on both a video and a song with Sanz, through her Twitter account.[2] The remaining details of the album recording were a mystery.[2] The only fact revealed was that Tommy Torres would be producing the album.[2] Furthermore, Sanz was focused during this time on the preparation of a live performance along Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes on July 26 in Honduras.[2] Before the release of the first single, Sanz asked to his fans and friends to send him to his website their ideas about paradise. "I was surprised that everyone was talking nearby havens that have to do with family, friends", stressed the composer during the press conference held for the album presentation.[3] The album title was made public on September 4, 2009.[4] The song "Looking for Paradise" was premiered on a fan club members-only section of Sanz's official site on September 18, 2009. In the track both singers performs lyrics in English and Spanish.[1]

Singles

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The first single yielded from the album, "Looking for Paradise", was preceded by a viral campaign in which fans and friends of the artist were asked to send him ideas of paradise. The song, a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, became another number-one hit for Sanz in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, and the first for Keys in this chart. The album debuted at the top of the charts in Spain and the Latin charts in United States, and eventually peaked at number-one in México. "Desde Cuándo" was released as the second single of the album in 2010.

Style

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It is more of a rock album than my past releases, with more elegant and positive lyrics and a happier and more rhythmic spirit.

This album marks Sanz' return to the light-hearted and melancholy song styles he had in his 2000 album El Alma al Aire, after going through more experimental or alternative stages in his two previous albums. According to Sanz, the songs included on Paraíso Express are the happiest of his career as a songwriter, but they are not "autobiographical" or "have a lot of his life", they are "common themes and attitudes of people."[3] "Mi Peter Punk", deals with the issue of "those people who does not enjoy the stages of life"; "Hice Llorar Hasta los Angeles", refers to the author religious beliefs; "Lola Soledad" is a tribute to a very special woman in his life; and "Looking for Paradise" is about the search for a paradise for everyone of us.[3] With Paraíso Express traded his trademark flamenco arrangements and Latin percussion beats, to get closer to a pop and British rock style. Sanz said that this was something different, "it could be a step forward or backward."[3] On his work relationship with Torres, Sanz told: "Tommy did a perfect interpretation in that sense. Everything flowed in a very natural way."[1]

The songs were recorded in Barcelona, Spain, and "Looking for Paradise" in New York City on Alicia Keys recording places and studio. When Sanz revealed the track listing and the official cover for the album, he said that the album was almost soft rock, and the music is more happy and calmed that the past albums.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mi Peter Punk"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTommy Torres3:45
2."Desde Cuándo"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTommy Torres3:55
3."Looking for Paradise" (featuring Alicia Keys)Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres · Alicia KeysTommy Torres4:33
4."Yo Hice Llorar Hasta los Ángeles"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTorres4:10
5."Sin Qué Se Note"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTommy Torres4:26
6."Lola Soledad"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTommy Torres3:33
7."Pero Esta Tarde No Te Vas"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTorres4:22
8."Mala"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy Torres · Dan WarnerTorres4:16
9."Tú No Tienes la Culpa"Alejandro SanzTommy Torres4:39
10."Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda"Alejandro Sanz · Tommy TorresTommy Torres4:40
Total length:42:17
Digital Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mi Peter Punk" Tommy Torres 
2."Desde Cuándo" Tommy Torres 
3."Looking for Paradise" (featuring Alicia Keys)A. Sanz · A. CookA. Sanz · T. Torres · B. Clearmountain4:41
4."Yo Hice Llorar Hasta los Ángeles" Tommy Torres 
5."Sin Que Se Note" Tommy Torres 
6."Lola Soledad" Tommy Torres 
7."Pero Esta Tarde No Te Vas" Tommy Torres 
8."Mala" Tommy Torres 
9."Tú No Tienes la Culpa" Tommy Torres 
10."Looking for Paradise (Remix)"A. Sanz · A. CookA. Sanz · T. Torres · B. Clearmountain 
11."Desde Cuándo (Acoustic version)" Tommy Torres 

Charts and sales

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Herrera, Monica (September 2, 2009). "Alejandro Sanz recruits Alicia Keys, Sets Date for 'Paradise'". billboard.com. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "El adelanto del nuevo disco de Alejandro Sanz será un dueto con Alicia Keys" (in Spanish). los40.com. July 2, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d "Alejandro Sanz: del flamenco al pop anglosajón con 'Paraíso Express'" (in Spanish). lavozlibre.com. November 1, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  4. ^ "El nuevo disco de Alejandro Sanz se llamará 'Paraíso Express'" (in Spanish). popelera.net. September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  5. ^ "Feria Mix". www.feriadeldisco.cl:80. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mexican Albums Chart". lescharts.com. November 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  7. ^ "Spanish Albums Chart". lescharts.com. November 1, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c "Latin Albums". billboard.com. November 2, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  9. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – Paraiso Express". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  10. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Paraiso Expresso in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  11. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2010 under "Año". Select 29 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
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