''Limón y Sal'' () is the fourth studio album released by Mexican singer-songwriter

Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born 24 November 1970) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer who specializes in pop-rock-indie music in Spanish. She embarked on her musical journey by joining several bands, including the ...

. Recorded in

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, Argentina, it was first released in Mexico on May 30, 2006 and in the United States on June 6, 2006. The album's overall themes deal with the general ups and downs of life and relationships. All the songs were composed by Venegas, with the exception of three songs, where she had the help of Coti Sorokin, Dante Spinetta and Cachorro López. Some notable songs are "Primer Día" with its reggae rhythm, sung in a duet with Dante Spinetta, "De Qué Me Sirve", where she plays the accordion in a tango and "

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" fashion and "Eres Para Mí", a pop duet with Chilean singer

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. The album sold 50,000 copies upon three days of its initial release in Mexico. It reached 100,000 sales in Mexico within a month of its release. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 7th Latin Grammy Awards, winning for

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. The song "Canciones de Amor" was used in the 2007 film '' The Heartbreak Kid,'' while "Mírame Bien" was used as the opening theme for the 2011-2012 Brazilian

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'' A Vida da Gente'' (''The Life We Lead'').

Singles

" Me Voy" was released as the lead single from the album. Widely considered Venegas's most successful song ever, it topped charts on the US ''

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, Mexico and Spain, while reaching the top ten on the US ''Billboard''

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chart, number three in Italy, and number 12 in

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. It was nominated for

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and Best Short Form Music Video at the 7th Latin Grammy Awards. The second single " Limón y Sal" was released as the second single, reaching number 24 on the US ''Billboard''

charts, and number two in Spain and Mexico. " Eres para mí", a duet with Chilean singer Anita Tijoux, was released as the third single achieving great success in 2007, topping the US

and Mexican charts and peaking at number five on the US

and

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charts, number two in Spain and number nine in Venezuela. The fourth single was " Primer Día", featuring the rapper Dante Spinetta, having success on the muin sic charts in Mexico and reaching number 13 in Spain. The fifth single, "De Que Me Sirve", was released in Europe only.

Track listing

^ Additional Production * Co-producer

Personnel

* Julieta Venegas - vocals, background vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming * Juanchi Baleiron - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar * Cachorro López - Baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards * Coti Sorokin - electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Dany Ávila -

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* Guillermo Vadalá - bass guitar,

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin. ...

* Ernesto Snajer - acoustic guitar, ten-string guitar * Facundo Guevara - percussion * Dante Spinetta - Vocals, composer * Juan Blas Caballero - Programming, keyboards, electric guitar * Juan Cruz de Urquiza -

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* Matias Sorokin -

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

* Anita Tijoux - background vocals * Sebastián Schon - keyboards, programming * Slava Poloudine -

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* Pepito Mezclero - Scream

Chart

Weekly charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

Awards

Latin Grammy

Grammy Award

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Limon Y Sal 2006 albums Julieta Venegas albums Albums produced by Cachorro López Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album Sony International albums 2000s Spanish-language albums Latin pop albums by Mexican artists Latin pop albums