Prometo

Prometo
Studio album by
Pablo Alborán
Released17 November 2017
Length52:09
LanguageSpanish
LabelWarner Music Spain
ProducerJulio Reyes Copello
Pablo Alborán chronology
Tour Terral (Tres Noches en Las Ventas)
(2015) 		Prometo
(2017) 		Vértigo
(2020)
Singles from Prometo
  1. "Saturno"
    Released: September 8, 2017
  2. "No Vaya a Ser"
    Released: September 8, 2017
  3. "Prometo"
    Released: January 19, 2018
  4. "La Llave"
    Released: May 31, 2018
  5. "Tu Refugio"
    Released: October 26, 2018

Prometo (transl. I Promise) is the fourth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Pablo Alborán. It was announced on 9 October 2017 and released on 17 November 2017 through Warner Music Spain.[1]

Background

In an interview with Billboard, Alborán explained the title as "...a promise to myself, to be honest to my emotions -- and at the same time, a promise to my fans. I promise to make music until death. On the other hand, I think that when you promise, you build up courage and maturity. We feel secure to fulfill that promise."[2]

Reception

Amazon said "Alborán doesn't steer too far away with his unique voice and music styles from previous albums, however he does take some tracks to more up-beat tempos than we've heard from him in the past. The first two singles were released just a few weeks ago... [and] both have become some of the most played, viewed Latin pop songs in recent months and they have definitely set the stage for a strong album release."[3] Nacho from Vibes of Silence gave the album 6.5 out of 10 saying there is "too much alternation between the ballads and more relaxed rhythms and the electronic and ethnic tints that some of the tracks have" but added "Pablo always deliver[s]. He has a privileged voice, with an incredible facility to transmit emotions and a remarkable talent to compose."[4]

Prometo received nominations for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and for the Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[5][6]

Singles

  • "Saturno" and "No Vaya a Ser" were released as the album's lead singles on 8 September 2017.
  • "Prometo" was released on 19 January 2018 as the album's third official single.[7]

Promotional singles

  • A "piano and string version" of "Prometo", "La llave"[8] and "Al Paraíso"[9] were released in October 2017 as promotional singles and pre-order tracks from the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pablo Alborán

No.TitleLength
1."Saturno"4:13
2."Prometo"5:06
3."No Vaya a Ser"3:17
4."Cuerda al Corazón"3:36
5."Lo Nuestro"4:08
6."Vivir"3:47
7."Tu Refugio"4:19
8."La Llave"3:16
9."Idiota"3:25
10."Boca De Hule"4:12
11."Curo Tus Labios"4:14
12."Al Paraíso"3:06
13."Prometo" (Versión piano y cuerda)5:30
Deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."La Llave" (Versión pop)3:16
15."Boca De Hule" (with Alejandro Sanz)4:12
16."Al Paraíso" (with Carminho)3:06
DVD1: Edicion Especial – Live concert filmed in Sevilla, Spain during his Prometo Tour.
No.TitleLength
1."Obertura / No vaya a ser (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:38
2."Pasos de cero (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:55
3."La escalera (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:37
4."Dónde está el Amor (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:04
5."Recuérdame (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:04
6."Quién (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:15
7."Cuerda al corazón (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:42
8."Lo nuestro (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:11
9."Quimera (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:30
10."Tanto (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:47
11."Medley: La mudanza / Perdóname / Te He Echado de Menos (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"9:39
12."Al paraíso (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:22
13."Saturno (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"5:12
14."La llave (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:21
15."Boca de hule (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:49
16."Por fin (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:08
17."Tu refugio (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:05
18."Curo tus labios (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:44
19."Miedo (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:07
20."Idiota (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"3:27
21."Vivir (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"5:00
22."Solamente tú (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"5:02
23."Prometo (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:49
24."Éxtasis (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:13
25."Vívela (En Directo, Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, 16 de Junio de 2018)"4:20
DVD2: Edicion Especial – Acoustic sessions + documentary + music videos.
No.TitleLength
1."No vaya a ser (Acústico)"2:52
2."Lo nuestro (Acústico)"5:05
3."La llave (Acústico)"3:20
4."Boca de hule (Acústico)"3:41
5."Tu refugio (Acústico)"5:09
6."Curo tus labios (Acústico) [En vivo, Prometo Estudios, 2018]"4:15
7."Prometo Tour: Tras el telón (Documental)" 
8."No vaya a ser"3:17
9."Saturno"4:13
10."Prometo (Versión piano y cuerda)"5:32
11."La llave (feat. Piso 21)"3:04
12."Tu refugio"4:19

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Prometo
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Chile (IFPI Chile)[18] Gold  
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19] Gold 30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 6× Platinum 240,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold (Latin) 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Prometo
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Various 17 November 2017
Warner Music Spain 9029575428

References

  1. ^ "'Prometo', lo nuevo de Pablo Alborán". La opinion de Malaga. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Pablo Alboran Takes His Romanticism to Another Level on New Album 'Prometo'". Billboard. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Prometo by Pablo Alboran (amazon)". amazon. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "PABLO ALBORÁN "PROMETO": A NOT SO OBVIOUS EVOLUTION". Vibes of Silence. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ Lynch, Joe (March 26, 2019). "Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Lista completa de los nominados a los premios Latin GRAMMY 2018". Univision (in Spanish). September 20, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Prometo (edit) - single". iTunes ES. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ "La llave". Spotify. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Al Paraíso". Spotify. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Pablo Alborán – Prometo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Pablo Alborán – Prometo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pablo Alborán – Prometo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Pablo Alborán Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Pablo Alborán Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Top 50 Albumes Anual 2017". Promuiscae.es. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Top 50 Albumes Anual 2018". Promuiscae.es. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Albumes Anual 2019". Promuiscae.es. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. ^ Pablo Alborán (1 December 2017). "GRACIAS por este disco de Oro en Chile con #Prometo". Instagram. instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 27 December 2020. Type Pablo Alborán in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Prometo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 12: del 13.03.2020 al 19.03.2020". Productores de Música de España (in Spanish). promusicae.es. 20 March 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Pablo Alborán – Prometo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 February 2024.