''Turmalina'' is the third album by Uruguayan singer

Natalia Oreiro Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (; born 19 May 1977) is a Uruguayan actress, singer, songwriter, model, television presenter and fashion designer. Oreiro began her career in telenovelas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films. O ...

Background and production

Turmalina was produced by Latin maker

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and reflects and important step forward in

's musical career. The album was recorded in US, in the middle of the artist's worldwide tour. Natalia travelled with her musicians from Russia to Miami, from Miami to Prague, from Prague to Bucarest, from Bucarest to Miami for several months. Turmalina is a combination of rhythms such as rock, pop and some sort of reminiscent of the 70's and 80's sounds. It also combines murga, candombe and ballads. Everything carefully followed by guitar and percussion arrangements specially made by Uruguayan talent Jaime Roos. On this album, Oreiro write and composed the songs: "Alas de libertad" (Wings of freedom), which is inspired by kids she met some time ago in the city of Jujuy, Argentina; "Mar" (Sea) tells the love story between a sailor and his girlfriend. Natalia also contributed to the lyrics of "Cayendo" (Falling). "Que Digan Lo Que Quieran" (Let Them Say What They Want) is Turmalina's first single. "Cuesta arriba, cuesta abajo" is the song related to the soap opera " Runaway Lady". The album had a simultaneous release in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Israel and Korea. Nearly 1.800.000 copies of this album have been sold worldwide.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Turmalina'' adapted from

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: * Cristian Algañaraz – Engineer * Amadeo Alvarez – Production Assistant * Marcelo Añez – Engineer * Daniel Báez – Engineer * Mariano Barroso – Tambourine * David Betancourt – Arranger, engineer, Keyboard Programming, producer * Brendan Buckley – Bateria *

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– Direcccion de Cuerdas, Guest Artist * Coti – Composer * Mike Couzzi – Engineer * Tulio Cremisini – Composer * Mike Fuller – Mastering * Claudia Garcia – Coros * José Gaviria – Arranger, composer, Coros, producer * Martín Ibarburu – drums * Jacqueline – Coro *

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– Engineer * Brian Kraz – Production Assistant * Jose Lopera – drums * Juan Cristobal Losada – Engineer * Sergio Minski – Producer, Production Coordination * Andrés Múnera – Arranger, Cuerda, engineer, Keyboard Programming, producer, Programming * Alfredo Oliva – Concert Comedienne *

– Artistic Director, composer, lead Artist * Catalina Rodríguez – Coros * Jaime Roos – Arranger, composer, engineer, Guitar (Bass), producer * Manuel Sanchez – Engineer *

– Arranger, composer, Executive Producer, producer * Richard Serotta – Production Assistant * Andrés Felipe Silva – Executive Director * Fernando Tobon – Arranger, Bajo Sexto, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electroacoustic), producer * Juan Jose Virviescas – Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

# Natalia Oreiro Official Site
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