Próxima Estación: Esperanza
| Próxima Estación: Esperanza | ||||
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| Studio album by Manu Chao | ||||
| Released | 5 June 2001 (US) | |||
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| Length | 45:33 | |||
| Language | ||||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Renaud Letang | |||
| Manu Chao chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | (7.7/10)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[3] |
Próxima Estación: Esperanza (English: Next Stop: Hope) is an album by Manu Chao. It was released in Europe in 2001. It was released in the United States on 5 June 2001 on Virgin Records. Chao and others sing in Arabic, English, French, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish on this album.
The name comes from a sample of an announcement for the Esperanza station of Madrid Metro's Line 4; in Spanish "esperanza" means "hope". The voice actor Javier Dotú and a Metro announcer later sued for infringement of intellectual copyright over the use of their voices.[4]
Próxima Estación: Esperanza received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance.[5] In 2010 Esperanza was listed at #65 in Rolling Stone's "Best Albums of the Decade."[6] In 2012, the album listed at #474 on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Track listing
All tracks written by Manu Chao, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Language | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Merry Blues" | English | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Bixo" | Galician | 1:52 |
| 3. | "El Dorado 1997" (Chao, François Meslouhi, Tito Velez) | Portuguese | 1:29 |
| 4. | "Promiscuity" | English | 1:36 |
| 5. | "La Primavera" | Spanish | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Me Gustas Tú" | 4:00 | |
| 7. | "Denia" | Arabic | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Mi Vida" | Spanish | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Trapped by Love" | English | 1:54 |
| 10. | "Le Rendez-Vous" | 1:56 | |
| 11. | "Mr. Bobby" | English | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Papito" | Spanish | 2:51 |
| 13. | "La Chinita" | Spanish | 1:33 |
| 14. | "La Marea" | Mexican Spanish | 2:16 |
| 15. | "Homens" (Chao, Valeria dos Santos Costa) | Brazilian Portuguese | 3:18 |
| 16. | "La Vacaloca" | Spanish | 2:23 |
| 17. | "Infinita Tristeza" | Spanish | 3:56 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum (Latin) | 100,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Moreno de la Fuente, Alberto. "Manu Chao – Proxima Estacion: Esperanza". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Tangari, Joe (30 July 2008). Manu Chao: Estacion Proxima: Esperanza / Radio Bemba Sound System at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 August 2008). Pitchfork.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Manu Chao". Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ EFE (18 November 2002). "Un actor y una locutora del Metro demandan a Manu Chao por derechos de propiedad intelectual". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2007.
- ↑ "List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 5 January 2002. p. 3. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Album of The Year. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Proxima Estacion". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH