''Valor Del Corazon'' is the first solo album to be released by
Ginger
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(of rock band
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s-e ...
). It initially had a limited mail order release on 19 December 2005, with a full release to the shops on 9 January 2006 and features 19 tracks spread across two CDs. The album was produced by
Ralph Jezzard
Ralph Jezzard (born 16 January 1966 in South London) is a British music producer based in London, England.
History
Jezzard started playing in bands at the age of 14 including Case. At 16 he started working at Wickham Studios in South London ...
who had previously produced the Wildhearts album ''
Endless, Nameless''.
The earliest editions of the album can be identified by a "V" placed on the back cover photograph and Valor spelt "Vaolr" on the side of the album case.
Track listing
The title
Before the album's release, Ginger announced that its title, ''Valor Del Corazon'', was Spanish for "strength of heart". O
his website he comments on what appears to be a grammatical error:
"I have Spanish and Mexican friends and I obviously asked them for the correct way of translating that title literally. They all told me that the proper way to say it is Valor DE Corazon. Thing is, I woke up one morning with the title right in my face, and while I know it isn't text book Spanish, I was getting tons of spiritual information, divine support and genuine paranormal weirdness around me. So much so that I took it for granted that this was completely natural within the whole 'fixing yourself' process. Anyway, I wasn't going to argue with an album title given to me from sources beyond my surroundings. So, as illiterate as it may read to my Spanish speaking fans I stuck with it!"
Ginger (musician) albums
2005 debut albums
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