''Sin Frenos'' (''Without Brakes'') is the fourth and final studio album release from the Spanish music duo,
La 5ª Estación
La Quinta Estación (Spanish for "The Fifth Season/Station", often spelled La 5ª Estación) was a Spanish pop/rock band composed of two musicians from Madrid: Natalia Jiménez (lead singer and harmonica) and Ángel Reyero (guitar). Pablo Domí ...
. The album received a
Grammy Award
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for "
Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in ...
" in 2010.
Album information
During the summer of 2008, the release of ''Sin Frenos'' was set for October. Throughout the end of 2008, rumors circulated of a break-up of the then three members of La 5ª Estación, but were denied by the group's vocalist
Natalia Jiménez
Natalia Altea Jiménez Sarmento (born 29 December 1981), known professionally as Natalia Jiménez is a Spanish singer-songwriter that started her musical career in the 2000s as vocalist of La Quinta Estación. Her first disc as a soloist was tit ...
. In December, the release of the CD was confirmed for March 2009, along with the confirmation that long-time member Pablo Domínguez (guitar and bass) would leave the group to join a group named ''Siete Horas''. The first single ''
Que te Quería'' was released on January 5, 2009, later releasing a music video for the song on January 21.
Natalia Jiménez described the new CD as a little different still retaining their Pop/Rock style, but having half the tracks be more rockish and less gloomy and the other half a more Latin Mexican sound. The CD included 12 songs, half from Ángel Reyero (guitar) and half from Natalia Jiménez. Four songs: ''Que Te Quería'', ''Mis Labios Por Tus Piernas'', ''Esta Noche No'', and ''Sin Salida'' were produced by
Tom Lord Alge. The CD contains a duet with
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin G ...
titled ''Recuérdame''. The
iTunes edition of the album included a bonus pre-order track titled ''Es Cierto''. The album received a 2009
Latin Grammy
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nomination for Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals.
Track listing
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Singles
Release history
Charts and certifications
Charts
Certifications
Accolades
''Sin Frenos'' was nominated in the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards for best record by a Pop duo/group, but lost to Reik
Reik is a Mexican pop rock band from Mexicali, Baja California, formed in 2003 by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas (lead vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar, background vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza (guitar). The group's first five album ...
's Un Dia Más. On January 31, 2010, the album toke home the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors i ...
. It also received the "Pop Album of the Year" award at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2010 awards.
References
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2009 albums
La 5ª Estación albums
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album