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. Recorded in

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, 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

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and Cachorro López. Some notable songs are "Primer Día" with its reggae rhythm, sung in a duet with

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, "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 was a commercial success selling over 6 million copies worldwide to date. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 7th Latin Grammy Awards, winning for

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. It also won the

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, sharing a historical tie with

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and his album ''

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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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'' (''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'' Latin Pop Airplay chart, number three in Italy, and number 12 in

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. It was nominated for

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and

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at the 7th Latin Grammy Awards. The second single "

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" was released as the second single, reaching number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay charts, and number two in Spain and Mexico. "

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", a duet with Chilean singer

, was released as the third single achieving great success in 2007, topping the US

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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 "

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", featuring the rapper Dante Spinetta, having success on the music 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 The baritone guitar is a guitar with a longer scale length, typically a larger body, and heavier internal bracing, so it can be tuned to a lower pitch. Gretsch, Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP Guitars, PRS Guitars, Music Man, Danelectro, Schec ...

, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards * Coti Sorokin - electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Dany Ávila -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* 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 usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

* 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 -

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

* 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 tha ...

* 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

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