''La Música No Se Toca'' (English: The music is not played) is the tenth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award ...
. It was produced by himself alongside Colombian Grammy award winner Julio C. Reyes. It was released by
Universal Music Latino
Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Uni ...
and
Universal Music Spain on September 25, 2012.
This album is the follow-up to the
Grammy Award-winning album ''
Paraíso Express'' (2009). It was nominated for
Pop Album of the Year at the
Premio Lo Nuestro 2013.
Singles
* "
No Me Compares" was released as the album's
lead single
A lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
A similar term, "debut ...
on June 25, 2012.
The song became a good hit on worldwide charts, becoming Sanz's first-ever number-one single with
Universal Music Group
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. It stayed at number one for twelve consecutive weeks. A Brazilian-Portuguese version, named "Não Me Compares", was released only in Brazil on December 1, 2012, featured the Brazilian singer
Ivete Sangalo. The music video was released on December 18.
* "
Se Vende
"Se Vende" () is a song recorded by the Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. The song serves as second single for Sanz's ninth studio album La Música No Se Toca (2012). It was released for digital download on 17 September 2012. Five days bef ...
" was released as the album's second single on September 17, 2012.
* "
Mi Marciana" was released as the album's third single on November 12, 2012. On December 21, he released a
lyric video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of m ...
for the song.
* "Irrepetível", featured Brazilian singer
Ana Carolina, was released as fourth single on January 30, 2013, only in Brazil.
Other songs
"La Música No Se Toca", first track of the album, entered the Spanish chart at number 42.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
Production credits
* Producido por: Julio Reyes Copello y
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award ...
* Ingenieros de Grabacion: Edgar Barrera, Julio Reyes Copello, Lee Levin, Alejandro Sanz, Javier Garza, Javier Limon,
Rafa Sardina, Juan Pablo Vega, Alonso Arreola, Samuel Torres, Dan Warner, Kamilo Krate, Sebastian de Peyrecave.
* Mezclado por: Sebastian Krys y
Rafa Sardina.
* Arreglos y Programacion: Julio Reyes Copello, Marcos Sanchez, Javier Limon, Juan Pablo Vega, Samuel Torres.
* Programacion Adicional: Sebastian de Peyrecave
* Arreglos de Metales: Samuel Torres, Julio Reyes Copello
* Masterizado por: Antonio Baglio
References
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2012 albums
Alejandro Sanz albums
Universal Music Latino albums
Universal Music Spain albums
2010s Spanish-language albums
Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Albums produced by Julio Reyes Copello