Origen (album)

Origen
Studio album by
Juanes
Released28 May 2021 (2021-05-28)
GenreLatin pop
Length45:08
LanguageSpanish
LabelUniversal Music Latino
Producer
Juanes chronology
Más futuro que pasado
(2019) 		Origen
(2021) 		Vida Cotidiana
(2023)
Singles from Origen
  1. "El Amor Después Del Amor"
    Released: 8 April 2021

Origen (transl. Origin), is the ninth studio album by Colombian musician Juanes. It was released on 28 May 2021 through Universal Music.[1] The album is composed of twelve cover versions of songs by different artists, sung in both English and Spanish.

This album won Best Pop/Rock Album at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards and Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[2][3]

Background and singles

The production of the album started in late 2019, while the recording took place in 2020.[4] The project consisted of twelve versions of songs that influenced the childhood and teenage years of the singer, according to Juanes: "Origen is my personal tribute to several of those artists and songs that influenced me before my solo career".[5]

The first single of the album was a cover of the 1992 song "El amor después del amor" by the Argentine singer Fito Páez. The single was released on 10 April 2021 and was performed at the Latin American Music Awards of 2021.[6]

To accompany the album, a 51-minute documentary film, titled Juanes: Origen, was released on 28 May 2021 through Amazon Prime Video, directed by Kacho López and produced by José Tillán. It followed the singer's childhood, alongside the development of his growing interest for music and instruments, and also explained the reasoning behind the choice of each of the songs on the album.[7][8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Rebelión"Álvaro José Arroyo GonzálezJoe Arroyo3:37
2."Volver"
Carlos Gardel2:47
3."Nuestro Juramento"Benito de JesúsJulio Jaramillo3:09
4."La Bilirrubina"Juan Luis GuerraJuan Luis Guerra3:22
5."Todo Hombre Es Una Historia"
Kraken5:03
6."El Amor Después Del Amor"Fito PáezFito Páez3:45
7."Could You Be Loved"Bob MarleyBob Marley and the Wailers3:29
8."Sin Medir Distancias"Gustavo Gutiérrez CabelloDiomedes Díaz3:57
9."No Tengo Dinero"Alberto Aguilera ValadezJuan Gabriel3:31
10."Dancing in the Dark"Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen4:04
11."De Oro"Fernando EchavarríaFamilia André3:10
12."Y Nos Dieron las Diez"Joaquín SabinaJoaquín Sabina5:14
Total length:45:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021) Peak
position
Top South American Albums (Prensario)[9] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 69

References

  1. ^ "Origen". Apple Music. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Los 2021 Latin GRAMMYs: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Grammys 2022: A full list of winners from the 64th annual awards show". The Tennessean. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ Delvasto, Gustavo (27 May 2021). "El músico colombiano Juanes regresa a sus orígenes con su nuevo álbum". Agencia Anadolu (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ Huston-Crespo, Marysabel (27 May 2021). "Juanes explora la raíz de sus gustos musicales en "Origen", su disco y documental con Amazon Prime". CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ Gutiérrez Núñez, Allison (10 April 2021). "Juanes presenta 'El amor después del amor', sencillo que hace parte de su álbum 'Origen'". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Juanes presentó su álbum 'Origen' con documental sobre su vida". Infobae (in Spanish). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (28 May 2021). "Juanes visits the origins of his inspiration in 10th album". ABC News. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Prensario Musica" (PDF). Prensariomusica.com. June 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  10. ^ "Origen". Elportademusca.es. Retrieved 2022-01-12.