Más (album)

Más (More) is the fifth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by WEA Latina on 9 September 1997 (see 1997 in music). With sales of over two million copies, it is the best-selling album of all time in Spain.[1][2][3][4]

Más
Studio album by
Alejandro Sanz
Released9 September 1997 (1997-09-09)
Recorded1996–1997
StudioExcalibur Studios
Morning Studios
(Milan, Italy)
Plastic Studios
(Rome, Italy)
GenreLatin pop
Length51:01
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerMiguel Ángel Arenas · Emanuele Ruffinengo
Alejandro Sanz chronology
3
(1995)		 Más
(1997)		 Discografía Completa: Edición Especial Gira 98
(1998)
Singles from más
  1. "Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?"
    Released: August 4, 1997 (1997-08-04)
  2. "Corazón Partío"
    Released: November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)
  3. "Amiga Mía"
    Released: January 5, 1998 (1998-01-05)
  4. "Aquello Que Me Diste"
    Released: March 30, 1998 (1998-03-30)
  5. "Si Hay Dios..."
    Released: June 15, 1998 (1998-06-15)
  6. "Hoy Qué No Estás"
    Released: July 13, 1998 (1998-07-13)
  7. "Siempre Es De Noche"
    Released: August 31, 1998 (1998-08-31)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alejandro Sanz

No.TitleLength
1."Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?"5:22
2."Ese Último Momento"5:04
3."Corazón Partío"5:46
4."Siempre Es De Noche"4:47
5."La Margarita Dijo No"4:52
6."Hoy Que No Estás"5:10
7."Un Charquito De Estrellas"4:50
8."Amiga Mía"4:48
9."Si Hay Dios..."5:36
10."Aquello Que Me Diste"4:46

Re-release

Más (Edición 2006) is the re-release of the album Más containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 13 tracks and the DVD contains 15 videos.

Track listing

CD
  1. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? – 5:22
  2. Ese Último Momento – 5:04
  3. Corazón Partío – 5:46
  4. Siempre Es De Noche – 4:48
  5. La Margarita Dijo No – 4:52
  6. Hoy Que No Estás – 5:09
  7. Un Charquito de Estrellas – 4:50
  8. Amiga Mía – 4:47
  9. Si Hay Dios... – 5:36
  10. Aquello Que Me Diste – 4:44
  11. Corazón Partío (Demo) – 4:11
  12. Amiga Mía (Demo) – 4:41
  13. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (Demo) – 5:22

DVD
  1. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (Video)
  2. Corazón Partío (Video)
  3. Amiga Mía (Video)
  4. Aquello Que Me Diste (Video)
  5. La Distancia (Piano Y Voz) (Concierto Brasil)
  6. Si Hay Dios... (Versión Gospel) (Premios Amigo)
  7. Hoy Que No Estás (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  8. La Margarita Dijo No (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  9. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  10. Un Charquito De Estrellas (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  11. Siempre Es De Noche (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  12. Si Hay Dios... (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  13. Aquello Que Me Diste (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  14. Amiga Mía (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
  15. Corazón Partío (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)

Personnel

Adapted from the Más liner notes:[5]

Performance credits

Musicians

  • Lele Melotti – drums (tracks 1–2, 4–10)
  • Elio Rivagli – drums (track 3)
  • Paolo Costa – bass (tracks 1–2, 4–10)
  • Alberto Paixao – bass (track 3)
  • Saverlo Porciello – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 8–9)
  • Joan Bibiloni – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 8)
  • Ludovico Vagnone – electric guitar (all tracks)
  • Alejandro Sanz – Spanish guitar (track 3)
  • Vicente Amigo – Spanish guitar (track 3)
  • Emanuele Ruffinengo – piano, keyboards, programming (all tracks)
  • Roberto Manzin – saxophone (tracks 2, 6)
  • Rubem Dantas – percussion (track 3)
  • Seydu – percussion (track 3)
  • Lulo Pérez – percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn (track 3)
  • Sergio Lavandera – saxophone (track 3)
  • Lázaro Ordóñez – trombone (track 3)
  • Luca Jurman – chorus (tracks 1–2, 4–10)
  • Elena Roggero – chorus (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–10)
  • Paola Repele – chorus (tracks 1–2, 4, 6, 8–10)
  • Mayte Pizarro – chorus (tracks 3, 9)
  • Eva Durán – chorus (tracks 3)
  • Pedro Sánchez – chorus (track 9)


Grupo Folclórico del Coro del Valle – chorus (track 5)

  • Enrique "Quique" Ansino
  • J. María de Apiazu
  • Israel Ceca
  • Pablo Francés
  • Miguel García
  • Rubén García
  • J. Miguel "Chemi" Ginés
  • Manuel González
  • J. Domingo López
  • Antíoco Llanos
  • Oliver Luna
  • Juan Mínguez

Technical credits
  • Emanuele Ruffinengo – producer, arrangements, choir arrangements, brass arrangements (track 3)
  • Miguel Ángel Arenas – producer
  • Pedro Miguel Ledo – production assistant
  • Alejandro Sanz – musical concept
  • Lulo Pérez – brass arrangements (track 3)
  • Luca Jurman – choir arrangements
  • Jesús Ugalde – photography
  • Jesús López – photography assistant
  • Juanjo Mánez – styling
  • Lola López – styling assistant
  • Yolanda López – make-up
  • Javier Cofiño – hairdressing
  • Rafael Sañudo – art direction, art design
  • David Quiles – image treatment
  • Luca Vittori – recording engineer
  • Fabrizio Facioni – recording engineer
  • Nino Giuffrida – recording engineer
  • Giamba Lizzori – recording engineer
  • Juan Vinader – recording engineer
  • Oscar Claver – recording engineer
  • Renato Cantele – mixing engineer
  • Maurizio Biancani – mixing engineer
  • Antonio Baglio – mastering engineer

Recording, mixing and mastering locations
  • Excalibur (Milan) – recording
  • Plastic (Rome) – recording
  • Morning (Milan) – recording, mixing (track 1–2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
  • Logic (Milan) – mixing (track 3, 5–7, 9)
  • Red Led (Madrid) – additional recordings
  • Sintonía (Madrid) – additional recordings
  • Nautilus (Milan) – mastering

Charts

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[18] 5× Platinum 300,000^
Bolivia[19] 2× Platinum 20,000[20]
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[21] Gold 200,000[22]
Chile (IFPI Chile)[23] 4× Platinum 100,000[24]
Colombia (ASINCOL)[19] 2× Platinum 120,000[25]
Ecuador[19] 2× Platinum 30,000[26]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] 3× Platinum 750,000^
Paraguay (SPG)[19] 2× Platinum 30,000[26]
Peru (UNIMPRO)[23] 3× Platinum 30,000[26]
Portugal (AFP)[23] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] 22× Platinum 2,200,000^
Thailand[28] Platinum 100,000[29]
United States (RIAA)[30] 6× Platinum (Latin) 600,000^
Uruguay (CUD)[19] 2× Platinum 12,000^
Venezuela (AVINPRO)[19] 3× Platinum 300,000[31]
Summaries
Central America (CFC)[23] 4× Platinum 80,000[32]
Europe (IFPI)[33] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*
Worldwide — 6,000,000[34]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. Más at AllMusic
  2. Harrington, Richard (23 April 2004). "Alejandro Sanz finds his voice". The Washington Post.
  3. "Top 100 Albumes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. "International – Sanz Of Time". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 25. Prometheus Global Media. 20 June 1998. p. 64. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  5. Miguel, Luis (1997). Más (Album liner notes). Europe: WEA Latina, a division of Warner Music Group. 3984-20281-2.
  6. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 50. 13 December 1997. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 12. 20 March 1999. p. 10. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  8. "Spanish Certifications for 2000–2002" (PDF). Sólo Exitos, Año a Año 1959*2002.
  9. "Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. "Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. Lannert, John (25 October 1997). "Latin Notas" (PDF). Billboard. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  12. "Los 50 títulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1997" (PDF). SGAE. 2000. p. 216. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. "European Top 100 Albums 1998" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 51. 19 December 1998. p. 8. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  14. "Los 50 títulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1998" (PDF). SGAE. 2000. p. 217. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  15. "1998: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. 26 December 1998. p. YE-66. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  16. "Los 50 álbumes con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1999" (PDF). SGAE. 2000. p. 204. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  17. "1999: The Year in Music". Billboard. 25 December 1999. pp. 71, 72. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  18. "CAPIF Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (in Spanish). www.capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  19. León Herrera, Javier (25 October 1998). "Alejandro Sanz : El consentido". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 22. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via ProQuest. Ha sido 15 disco platino en su pais, triple platino en Estados Unidos, Argentina y Venezuela, platino y triple disco de oro en Mexico, doble platino en Colombia, Chile, Peru, Centroamerica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay y Uruguay. Platino en Portugal y disco de oro en Tailandia.
  20. "Por 10.000 discos vendidos en Bolivia". Agencia de Noticias Fides. 27 August 1999. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  21. "Brazilian album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – Mas" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  22. "Sanz entra fuerte a Brasil". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 19 September 1999. p. 62. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  23. Garay, Adriana (23 March 1999). "Se une con el corazon". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 3. ProQuest 316042777. Retrieved 25 February 2022 – via ProQuest.
  24. "El chico de los millones". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  25. "El Disco En Aprietos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 9 September 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  26. "The Recording Industry in Japan 2005" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2005. p. 23.
  27. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Mas in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  28. "the hottest spanish act on earth". Billboard (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. p. 57. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  29. "Cantara Sanz por Greenpeace". Reforma (in Spanish). 30 July 1998. p. 5. ProQuest 310059611. Retrieved 25 February 2022 – via ProQuest. El disco ha vendido unas 100 mil copias incluso en Tailandia, donde pocos entenderan las letras.
  30. "American album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – Mas". Recording Industry Association of America.
  31. Sell 3,000 Units And You're Gold- Somewhere
  32. SIN BANDERA TIENEN VIAJE DE PLATINO EN CENTROAMÉRICA
  33. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  34. 20 años de ‘Más’, el disco del que Alejandro Sanz vendió seis millones de copias Consultado el 19 de agosto de 2018
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