Canción Andaluza (English: Andalusian Song) is the final studio album by Spanish musician Paco de Lucía, released on April 29, 2014 through Universal Music Spain.[1] It was released posthumously after his death on February 25, 2014. Produced by de Lucía himself, it features collaborations with fellow Flamenco singers Estrella Morente and Vicente Castro "Parrita", and Venezuelan salsa musician Oscar D'León.[2]
Canción Andaluza marked the first studio album by de Lucía in ten years since Cositas Buenas, released in 2014. The album was recorded at Casa Paco, his residency in Palma de Mallorca, Spain between late 2012 and early 2013, with the post-production of the album being marked by the death of de Lucía, who passed away on February 25, 2014 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.[4][5] The production of the album appeared in the 2014 documentary film Paco de Lucía: La Búsqueda, directed by Francisco Sánchez Varela.[6] The cover for the album is a portrait of de Lucía, taken by his wife Gabriela Canseco.[4]
The album consists of eight coplas, a form of Spanish popular song also called "canción andaluza". It opens with "María de la O", a song written by composers Manuel López-Quiroga, Rafael de León and Salvador Valverde, and popularized by Marifé de Triana.[5] The second track is "Ojos Verdes", also written by Quiroga, León and Valverde. Both songs had previously appeared in 12 Éxitos Para Dos Guitarras Flmencas (1965), the third collaborative album of de Lucía with Spanish guitarist Ricardo Modrego.[7] The third track is "Romance de Valentía", followed by "Te He de Querer Mientras Viva", a song dedicated to Gabriela Canseco.[5] The latter song features singer Estrella Morente, de Lucía had previously appeared in Morente's 2012 album Autorretrato, in the track "Seguirillas de la Verdad".[7]
The fifth track is "La Chiquita Piconera", a song popularized by singer Pepe Pinto, among others.[7] The next track "Zambra Gitana" is the second collaboration in the album, featuring vocals from singer Vicente Castro "Parrita".[8] The seventh track is "Quiroga por Bulerías", a compendium of the melodies of "La Ruiseñora", "Lola la Piconera", "Señor Sargento Ramírez" and "Candelaria la del Puerto", all written by Antonio Quintero alongside Manuel Quiroga and Rafael de León.[8] The final track is the Caribbean-infused "Señorita", written by de León and Juan Solano Pedrero. The song features the third collaborator of the album, Venezuelan salsa musician and bassist Oscar D'León.[7][8]
Commercial performanceedit
In Spain, Canción Andaluza debuted at the top of the Spanish Albums chart, staying in the chart for 35 weeks. It is the first and only number-one album in the chart to date as well as his highest appearance in the chart since Cositas Buenas (2005), which peaked at number 37.[9] The album also appeared at the Spanish Albums year-end chart, peaking at number 41.[10]Canción Andaluza was algo certified gold in the country, selling over 20,000 copies.[11]
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^"Escucha el último disco de Paco de Lucía". El País (in Spanish). April 24, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^"Paco de Lucía arrasa en los Latin Grammy Awards". Aire Flamenco (in Spanish). November 21, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ ab"Paco de Lucía fue calificado como "genio entre los genios" del flamenco TVE". RTVE (in Spanish). April 28, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ abc"Paco de Lucía creó su último disco "por lo que más quería: su madre, su pueblo y la canción andaluza"". EuropaPress (in Spanish). April 28, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^"Paco de Lucía La Búsqueda consigue tres nominaciones en los Premios Goya". Aire Flamenco (in Spanish). January 7, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ abcdVerguillos, Juan (April 24, 2014). "'Canción Andaluza' de Paco de Lucía, un último y delicioso capricho". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ abcRamos, Pablo. "CANCIÓN ANDALUZA DE PACO DE LUCÍA". Chalaura (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ ab"Spanishcharts.com – Paco de Lucía – Canción Andaluza". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ ab"Top 100 Albums Annual 2014". El portal de Música. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ ab"Spanish album certifications – Paco de Lucía – Canción Andaluza". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^"Canción Andaluza - Paco de Lucía". Spotify. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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Cancion Andaluza English Andalusian Song is the final studio album by Spanish musician Paco de Lucia released on April 29 2014 through Universal Music Spain 1 It was released posthumously after his death on February 25 2014 Produced by de Lucia himself it features collaborations with fellow Flamenco singers Estrella Morente and Vicente Castro Parrita and Venezuelan salsa musician Oscar D Leon 2 Cancion AndaluzaStudio album by Paco de LuciaReleasedApril 29 2014Recorded2012 2013StudioCasa Paco Palma de MallorcaGenreFlamencoLength35 50LabelUniversal Music SpainProducerPaco de LuciaPaco de Lucia chronologyCositas Buenas 2004 Cancion Andaluza 2014 At the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards the album won Album of the Year becoming the first flamenco music album to win the award also the album won Best Flamenco Album being the third time he wins that category after receiving the award for Cositas Buenas in 2004 and En Vivo Conciertos Espana 2010 in 2012 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesBackground editCancion Andaluza marked the first studio album by de Lucia in ten years since Cositas Buenas released in 2014 The album was recorded at Casa Paco his residency in Palma de Mallorca Spain between late 2012 and early 2013 with the post production of the album being marked by the death of de Lucia who passed away on February 25 2014 in Playa del Carmen Mexico 4 5 The production of the album appeared in the 2014 documentary film Paco de Lucia La Busqueda directed by Francisco Sanchez Varela 6 The cover for the album is a portrait of de Lucia taken by his wife Gabriela Canseco 4 The album consists of eight coplas a form of Spanish popular song also called cancion andaluza It opens with Maria de la O a song written by composers Manuel Lopez Quiroga Rafael de Leon and Salvador Valverde and popularized by Marife de Triana 5 The second track is Ojos Verdes also written by Quiroga Leon and Valverde Both songs had previously appeared in 12 Exitos Para Dos Guitarras Flmencas 1965 the third collaborative album of de Lucia with Spanish guitarist Ricardo Modrego 7 The third track is Romance de Valentia followed by Te He de Querer Mientras Viva a song dedicated to Gabriela Canseco 5 The latter song features singer Estrella Morente de Lucia had previously appeared in Morente s 2012 album Autorretrato in the track Seguirillas de la Verdad 7 The fifth track is La Chiquita Piconera a song popularized by singer Pepe Pinto among others 7 The next track Zambra Gitana is the second collaboration in the album featuring vocals from singer Vicente Castro Parrita 8 The seventh track is Quiroga por Bulerias a compendium of the melodies of La Ruisenora Lola la Piconera Senor Sargento Ramirez and Candelaria la del Puerto all written by Antonio Quintero alongside Manuel Quiroga and Rafael de Leon 8 The final track is the Caribbean infused Senorita written by de Leon and Juan Solano Pedrero The song features the third collaborator of the album Venezuelan salsa musician and bassist Oscar D Leon 7 8 Commercial performance editIn Spain Cancion Andaluza debuted at the top of the Spanish Albums chart staying in the chart for 35 weeks It is the first and only number one album in the chart to date as well as his highest appearance in the chart since Cositas Buenas 2005 which peaked at number 37 9 The album also appeared at the Spanish Albums year end chart peaking at number 41 10 Cancion Andaluza was algo certified gold in the country selling over 20 000 copies 11 Track listing editAll tracks were produced by Paco de Lucia 12 Cancion AndaluzaNo TitleWriter s Length1 Maria de la O Miguel Manuel Lopez Quiroga Rafael de Leon Arias de Saavedra Salvador Federico Valverde3 562 Ojos Verdes Lopez Quiroga Arias de Saavedra Valverde4 463 Romance de Valentia Antonio Quintero Lopez Quiroga Arias de Saavedra4 034 Te He de Querer Mientras Viva with Estrella Morente Lopez Quiroga Arias de Saavedra3 365 La Chiquita Piconera Lopez Quiroga Nicolas Callejon Lopez Arias de Saavedra3 226 Zambra Gitana with Parrita Quintero Lopez Quiroga Arias de Saavedra4 067 Quiroga por Bulerias Quintero Lopez Quiroga Arias de Saavedra6 108 Senorita with Oscar D Leon Juan Solano Pedrero Arias de Saavedra5 52Total length 35 50Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Cancion Andaluza Chart 2014 Peakposition Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 9 1 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Cancion Andaluza Chart 2014 Position Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 10 41Certifications editCertifications for Cancion Andaluza Region Certification Certified units sales Spain PROMUSICAE 11 Gold 20 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Cancion Andaluza Paco de Lucia Apple Music Retrieved September 10 2021 Escucha el ultimo disco de Paco de Lucia El Pais in Spanish April 24 2014 Retrieved September 10 2021 Paco de Lucia arrasa en los Latin Grammy Awards Aire Flamenco in Spanish November 21 2014 Retrieved September 10 2021 a b Paco de Lucia fue calificado como genio entre los genios del flamenco TVE RTVE in Spanish April 28 2014 Retrieved July 30 2023 a b c Paco de Lucia creo su ultimo disco por lo que mas queria su madre su pueblo y la cancion andaluza EuropaPress in Spanish April 28 2014 Retrieved July 30 2023 Paco de Lucia La Busqueda consigue tres nominaciones en los Premios Goya Aire Flamenco in Spanish January 7 2015 Retrieved September 10 2021 a b c d Verguillos Juan April 24 2014 Cancion Andaluza de Paco de Lucia un ultimo y delicioso capricho Diario de Sevilla in Spanish Retrieved July 30 2023 a b c Ramos Pablo CANCIoN ANDALUZA DE PACO DE LUCIA Chalaura in Spanish Retrieved July 30 2023 a b Spanishcharts com Paco de Lucia Cancion Andaluza Hung Medien Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Top 100 Albums Annual 2014 El portal de Musica Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Spanish album certifications Paco de Lucia Cancion Andaluza El portal de Musica Productores de Musica de Espana Retrieved January 28 2022 Cancion Andaluza Paco de Lucia Spotify Retrieved September 10 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cancion Andaluza amp oldid 1222276514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
