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2003 studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida[upper-alpha 1] (Spanish for What I told you while you pretended to be asleep) is the third studio album of Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh. It was released on April 28, 2003 through Sony Music Entertainment label. It is the best selling work internationally from the band and it is certified as one of the best selling albums of all time in Spain. In France the album was released under the name of "París".
Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida | ||||
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Released | Spain - 28 April 2003[3] | |||
Recorded | Studio du Manoir Léon, Landes, France Estudio Red Led Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Sterling Sound New York City, New York, United States 2002–2003 | |||
Genre | Pop rock • Latin • electropop | |||
Length | 53:48 | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
Producer | Nigel Walker La Oreja de Van Gogh | |||
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Singles from Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida | ||||
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A critical and commercial success. Only one single was published before the release of the album. "Puedes contar conmigo" was released on March 28 of the same year. It became a commercial success in Spain where it reached number one[4] and overseas reaching number four in the United States.[5]
Some time after the album was published new singles were released. "20 de enero" which reached number one in Spain as well as their prior release. "Rosas" which became a international and commercial success for the band both in America and Spain, reaching number four on US Hot Latin Songs and number one in Spain again. Overtime the single has become one of the band's signature songs as well as their most listened song across all platforms. "Deseos de cosas imposibles" was released to less commercial success in Spain although it peaked at 24 in United States.
Other songs "Geografía", "Vestido azul", "Historia de un sueño" y "Bonustrack" were released to a minor success globally but it maintained popularity in Spain where some appeared on the charts the latter reaching number nine on PROMUSICAE Top 100 Canciones.[6]
Commercially Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida was a success. Peaking at number one on the Spanish albums chart and number eight on US Top Latin Albums. Globally it’s La Oreja de Van Gogh's second best-selling album with over 2.000.000 copies sold worldwide.[7] In Spain the album is one of the best selling albums of all time with a certification of 7x Platinum awarded by PROMUSICAE for exceeding 700.000 copies sold.[8] In Hispanic America Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida was as well received, being certified as multi platinum in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and platinum in Colombia.