Muchas Flores

Muchas Flores
Studio album by
Rosario Flores
ReleasedOctober 2001
GenreLatin pop
Length37:44
LabelBMG International
ProducerFernando Illán, Cachorro López
Rosario Flores chronology
Jugar a la Locura
(1999) 		Muchas Flores
(2001) 		De Mil Colores
(2003)

Muchas Flores (Many Flowers)[1] is the sixth studio album released by Spanish performer Rosario Flores. It was released by BMG International in 2001. The album was produced by Fernando Illán and Cachorro López. Muchas Flores earned Flores a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.[2] Flores recorded songs written by Jorge Drexler, Andrés Calamaro, Alberto Moraga and herself.[3] The album lead single, "Cómo Quieres Que Te Quiera", features the participation of Raimundo Amador playing guitar and Luis Dulzaines on percussion.[4]

The release of the album was named "the return of Rosario," since critics and public rejected her previous album, Jugar a la Locura (1999), a Rock-infused album.[1] Muchas Flores proved to be a success, selling 250,000 units in Spain, aided by the singer exposure on Talk to Her, a 2002 film by Pedro Almodóvar.[1] Flores also did a small promotional tour in the United States to benefit the album,[5] and a full length worldwide tour, which lasted two years and concluded with the recording of her following album De Mil Colores.[6]

Muchas Flores received mixed critical reviews. Chris Nickson of AllMusic gave the album 2 stars out of 5. Nickson named Flores an "excellent singer", with the album starting with a raw flamenco yell and flourish, but quickly becomes straight forward Latin pop without "too many sparks flying."[7]

Track listing

This information adapted from Allmusic.[7]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Al Son del Tambor"Antonio González, Rosario Flores, Lolita3:57
2."Cómo Quieres Que Te Quiera"R. Flores4:27
3."Agua y Sal"Jorge Drexler, Alberto Moraga3:12
4."Muchas Flores"Pedro Pubill Calaf, Juan Ramón Reyes3:46
5."Rosa y Miel"Jorge Drexler, R. Flores, Salomon Motos4:00
6."Búscame"R. Flores3:38
7."La Casa en el Aire"Rafael Calixto Escalona3:20
8."Tuyo Siempre"Andrés Calamaro3:22
9."Déjame Ver"R. Flores4:26
10."Diferente"Alberto Moraga, Antonio Rodríguez3:27
11."Meneíto"Rafael Ithier[8][9] ©1965[10][circular reference]3:24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 2× Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Latin Music 6-Pack: The Return of Rosario". Billboard. 114 (19). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: LM-30 May 11, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Susman, Gary (September 19, 2002). "Trophy Time". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 25, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rosario" (in Spanish). CMTV.com.ar. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Flores en el Camino" (in Spanish). Terra Networks. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Cobo, Leila (June 8, 2002). "Latin Notas". Billboard. 114 (23). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 46. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "De Mil Colores - Rosario" (in Spanish). La Higuera. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Muchas Flores – Rosario Flores". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "El Gran Combo - Meneito Me / La Cara". Discogs.
  9. ^ MegaSalsero69 (3 August 2011). "El Combo Del Ayer Meneito me" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Pellín Rodríguez
  11. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 965. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.