Pablo Alborán (album)
Pablo Alborán is the debut album by Spanish singer-songwriter Pablo Alborán. Produced by Manuel Illán, many of the songs included in the album had already achieved YouTube attention before its release, as home videos featuring Alborán performing in front of a webcam, alone with his guitar. The album also includes duets with Carminho ("Perdóname"), Estrella Morente ("Desencuentro"), and Diana Navarro ("Solamente Tú"). The iTunes version adds the bonus track "Cuando te Alejas".
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Released | January 28, 2011 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 46:30 | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
Label | Warner Music Spain | |||
Producer | Armando Ávila, Manuel Illán | |||
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Pablo Alborán was released on February 1, 2011, and quickly became a huge success on the Spanish Albums Chart, where it debuted at number one, preventing Sergio Dalma's Via Dalma, the best-selling album of 2010 in Spain,[2] from an 11th consecutive week topping the charts.[3] Pablo Alborán went on to spend 15 weeks at the top of the charts, including a run of seven consecutive weeks taking place six months after the album's release date.[4][5] It was certified six-time platinum by Productores de Música de España, becoming the top-selling album of 2011 in Spain,[6] and was also nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Male.[7]
Singles
- "Solamente Tú" was released as the album's lead single on September 14, 2010. The song was a huge hit on the Spanish Singles Chart, becoming Alborán's first-ever number-one single on February 27, 2011.[8] It stayed at number one for two consecutive weeks,[9] and was certified platinum on May 8, 2011.[10] It went on to stay on the Top 10 for 32 consecutive weeks, from February to September, including 20 weeks on the Top 5.[11]
- "Miedo" was released as the album's second single on May 13, 2011. The song peaked at number 43 on the Spanish Singles Chart.[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pablo Alborán.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Solamente tú" | 4:08 |
2. | "Miedo" | 3:44 |
3. | "Vuelve conmigo" | 3:59 |
4. | "Caramelo" | 4:22 |
5. | "Volver a empezar" | 3:28 |
6. | "Me colé por la puerta de atrás" | 3:27 |
7. | "Desencuentro" | 3:57 |
8. | "Perdóname (featuring Carminho)" | 4:11 |
9. | "Ladrona de mi piel" | 3:38 |
10. | "Loco de atar" | 3:35 |
11. | "Desencuentro (featuring Estrella Morente)" | 3:57 |
12. | "Solamente tú (featuring Diana Navarro)" | 4:07 |
13. | "Cuando te alejas (iTunes Bonus Track)" | 3:29 |
Chart performance
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Spanish Albums Chart[13] | 1 |
Portuguese Albums Chart[14] | 6 |
Mexican Albums Chart[15] | 50 |
U.S.Billboard Latin Pop Albums[16] | 16 |
U.S.Billboard Top Latin Albums[16] | 55 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2011) | Position |
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Spanish Albums Chart[17] | 1 |
Year-End Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Colombia (ASINCOL)[19] | Gold | 20,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] | 6× Platinum | 360,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Spain | January 28, 2011[21] | Digital download | EMI Music Spain |
References
- Allmusic review
- "TOP 50 ALBUMES 2010" (PDF). Promusicae. January 1, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- "TOP 100 ALBUMES – SEMANA 05: del 31.01.2011 al 06.02.2011" (PDF). Promusicae. February 6, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- "PABLO ALBORÁN Nº1 EN VENTAS" (in Spanish). Canal Sur.
- "Pablo Alborán desbanca a Lady Gaga" (in Spanish). europapress.es.
- "TOP 50 ALBUMES 2011" (PDF) (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE, A.C. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- http://www.grammy.com/files/12th_nominees.pdf
- "TOP 50 CANCIONES – SEMANA 08: del 21.02.2011 al 27.02.2011" (PDF). Promusicae. February 27, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- "TOP 50 CANCIONES – SEMANA 09: del 28.02.2011 al 06.03.2011" (PDF). Promusicae. March 6, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- "TOP 50 CANCIONES – SEMANA 18: del 02.05.2011 al 08.05.2011" (PDF). Promusicae. May 8, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- "Pablo Alborán – Solamente Tú". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- "Pablo Alborán – Miedo". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- Pablo Alborán – Pablo Alborán – Spanish Charts
- PABLO ALBORÁN – PABLO ALBORÁN (ALBUM) portuguesecharts.com
- PABLO ALBORÁN – PABLO ALBORÁN (ALBUM) spanishcharts.com
- Pablo Alborán – Pablo Alborán : Awards : AllMusic
- "TOP 50 ALBUMES 2011" (PDF) (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Media Control. GfK International. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- "Top 50 Albumes Anual 2012" (PDF). Promuiscae.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- "Pablo Alborán conquistó Colombia y es disco de oro – los40.com.co". Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 01: del 31.12.2012 al 06.01.2013". Productores de Música de España (in Spanish). promusicae.es. January 7, 2013. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- Pablo Alborán by Pablo Alborán itunes.apple.com/es/