''Estrella de mar'' ( en, Starfish) is the third studio album by the Spanish
folk rock
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group
Amaral released in
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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during 2002. Led by the first single and #1 hit "Sin Ti No Soy Nada", ''Estrella de Mar'' became the duo's breakthrough album, selling more than 1 million copies in Spain alone.
"Amaral - Estrella de mar"
Review by Jason Birchmeier, allmusic.com, "Far and away the Spanish pop/rock duo's greatest success to date, Amaral's third full-length effort, Estrella de Mar (2002), was the album that put them over the top. Not only did it garner critical acclaim and industry awards, it sold over two million copies and spawned a bunch of hits. Practically the entire first half of the album was released as a single, most notably "Sin Ti No Soy Nada," "Moriría por Vos," "Toda la Noche en la Calle," "Te Necesito," and "Salir Corriendo.", 2011, Rovi Corporation, Accessed: 22 August 2011 "Te necesito", "Moriría por vos" (based upon the film ''Leaving Las Vegas
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)'', "Salir corriendo" and "Toda la noche en la calle" were also very successful singles in Spain, all four reaching number one. The album received a nomination for a . An English version of ''Estrella de Mar'' was released in the United Kingdom
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in July 2006, exclusively on iTunes
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.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Amaral
# "Sin ti no soy nada" (''I'm Nothing Without You'') – 4:28
# "Moriría por vos" (''I'd Die for You'') – 3:47
# "Toda la noche en la calle" (''Out All Night'') – 3:47
# "Te necesito" (''I Need You'') – 4:23
# "¿Qué será?" (''What Will It Be?'') – 3:21
# "Salir corriendo" (''Run Away'') – 4:11
# "Estrella de mar" (''Starfish'') – 4:21
# "Rosa de la paz" (''Rose of Peace'') – 5:03
# "No sabe dónde va" (''She Doesn't Know Where She's Going) – 3:24
# "De la noche a la mañana" (''Overnight'') – 3:07
# "El centro de mis ojos" (''Center of My Eyes'') - 3:54
# "En sólo un segundo" (''In Just One Second'') – 8:31
''Estrella de mar'' (Latin American edition)
# "Te necesito" on Beto Cuevas– 4:04
# "Sin ti no soy nada" cústico 4:28
# "Moriría por vos" cústico– 3:52
# "En sólo un segundo" cústico– 5:15
''Estrella de mar'' (Italian edition)
# "Di Te Ho Bisogno" - 4:26
# "Senza Te Sono Niente" - 4:28
''Estrella de mar'' (French edition)
# "Les Sentiments Ne Se Réparent Pas" - 4:28
Singles
* 2002 - Sin Ti No Soy Nada #1 (SPA)
* 2002 - Te Necesito #1 (SPA) #15 (MEX)
* 2002 - Toda la noche en la calle #1 (SPA)
* 2003 - Moriría por Vos #1 (SPA)
* 2003 - Estrella de mar
* 2003 - Salir corriendo #1 (SPA)
Personnel
* Eva Amaral
Eva María Amaral Lallana (Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain 4 August 1972) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, and a member of the group Amaral with Juan Aguirre.
She studied sculpture at the Zaragoza art school, and whil studying was the drummer in the ...
– vocalist
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* Juan Aguirre – guitarist
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References
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2002 albums
Amaral (band) albums