Alex, Jorge y Lena (album)

Alex, Jorge y Lena
Studio album by Alex, Jorge y Lena
Released September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
Genre Latin pop
Label Warner Music Latina
Singles from Alex, Jorge y Lena
  1. "Estar Contigo"
    Released: June 29, 2010
  2. "La Canción del Pescado"
    Released: April, 2011
  3. "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan"
    Released: July, 2011
  4. "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón"
    Released: July, 2011

Alex, Jorge y Lena is the self-titled debut studio album by the supergroup, formed by the singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Lena Burke, Álex Ubago and Jorge Villamizar. It as released under the label Warner Music Latina on September 21, 2010. The songs on the album are mostly about love and relationships and musically the album is a Latin pop.

The first single, "Estar Contigo" was released on June 29, 2010, charted in the United States. The second single, "La Canción del Pescado" had a good reception in the Latin Pop airplay chart on United States. And "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" and "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" were released as the third and fourth singles from the album, respectively.

Album information

Alex, Jorge y Lena's debut album, Alex, Jorge y Lena was produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Aureo Baqueiro.[1] Burke, Ubago and Villamizar wrote all the songs on the album. Ubago said that the album includes 12 tracks since they had a lot of material to choose from, "everything was very fluid, we felt the chemistry and also the stars lined up."[2] Each member played an instrument; Villamizar and Ubago played guitar and Burke played piano.[2]

Alex, Jorge y Lena was released on September 21, 2010 and peaked at number 13 in the Billboard Latin Pop Albums and 17 at the Mexican Albums Chart.[3][4] Alex, Jorge y Lena held a promotional tour in Spain and Latin America.[2]

Singles

Alex, Jorge y Lena "Estar Contigo" (2010)
A sample of "Estar Contigo", a ballad written by Álex Ubago which was released as their first single.

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Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "La Canción del Pescado"  Pilar Quiroga, Jorge Villamizar 3:44
2. "Mil Maneras De Querer"  Alex Ubago, Jorge Villamizae 3:38
3. "Estar Contigo"  Alex Ubago 4:22
4. "¿Quien Será?"  Lena Burke, Rey Nerio 3:49
5. "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan"  Alex Ubago 4:14
6. "Ya Sabes Como Soy"  Alex Ubago 4:22
7. "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón"  Lena Burke 4:09
8. "Versos de Amor"  Chucho Merchán, Jorge Villamizar 4:09
9. "A La Vuelta De La Esquina"  Claudia Brant, Jorge Villamizar 3:30
10. "Huella"  Lena Burke, Rey Nerio 4:08
11. "Sobre El Suelo Mojado"  Alex Ubago 3:39
12. "Mas Na' Contigo"  Lena Burke, Jorge Villamizar 3:14
Total length:
48:38

Charts

Chart (2010-2011) Peak
position
Mexican Albums Chart[3] 19
US Latin Pop Albums[4] 13

Awards and nominations

On September 14, 2011, Alex, Jorge y Lena received two Latin Grammy Award nominations, for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their 2010 release, with an additional nomination for Aureo Baqueiro as Producer of the Year for his work on the album.[13]

Year Award Nominated work Category Result References
2011 Latin Grammy Award Alex, Jorge y Lena Album of the Year Nominated [14][15]
Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won

References

  1. "Álex Ubago, Jorge Villamizar y Lena forman grupo". People en Español (in Spanish). Time Inc. July 13, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Lizardo, Altagracia (April 18, 2010). "Fluye el talento entre Jorge, Lena y Alex" (in Spanish). El Informador. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Alex, Jorge y Lena". Billboard. October 9, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Alex, Jorge y Lena". Mexican Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. "Estar Contigo – Alex, Jorge y Lena". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. October 9, 2010. Retrieved Septiember 14, 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. "Alex, Jorge y Lena se alistan para sacar un disco juntos" (in Spanish). AOL. July 26, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. "Alex, Jorge y Lena están de estreno" (in Spanish). El Informador. March 31, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  8. "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  9. "ALEX, JORGE Y LENA - Estrenan video "Las cosas que me encantan"". Warner Music. July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  10. "Video - Alex, Jorge y Lena: 'Si ya no tengo tu corazón'". AOL. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  11. "Alex, Jorge y Lena - Alex, Jorge y Lena". iTunes.
  12. "Alex, Jorge y Lena - Alex, Jorge y Lena (Edición Especial)". iTunes.
  13. "Latin Grammys: The complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  14. "12TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY® AWARDS TO AIR LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS ON NOV. 10, 2011, ON THE UNIVISION NETWORK". grammy.org. May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  15. Cobo, Leila (October 24, 2011). "Shakira, Calle 13, Marco Antonio Solis To Perform at Latin Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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