''Le Canto'' is the first album

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version of ''

Kari Jobe Kari Brooke Jobe (born April 6, 1981) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. Since her first album in 2009, she has received two Grammy Award nominations and ten Dove Award nominations, six of which she won. Biograp ...

'', which translated to "I'm Singing", which is also the name of the debut single. Unlike the album in English, ''Le Canto'' features two songs not featured on original album. ''Le Canto'' was released on April 28, 2009. The album ''Le Canto'' won a Dove Award in the category, Spanish Album of the Year at the

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Critical reception

Awarding the album with three stars out of five, Andree Farias from

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's said "If one didn't know a word of Spanish, Kari Jobe's Le Canto would sound exactly like what it is: the Spanish-language version of her wildly popular self-titled debut. She sings the heck out of the songs; the purity and conviction in her voice remain her strongest suit.

Track listing

''NOTE: These songs are Spanish-language translations of Kari Jobe songs in English. The original English-language song is listed next to each title.''

Awards

On February 18, 2010, ''Le Canto'' was nominated for a Dove Award for Spanish Language Album of the Year at the

. ''Le Canto'' won a Dove Award in 2010 for Best Spanish Language Album of the Year.

Charts

References

2009 albums Kari Jobe albums Spanish-language albums Columbia Records albums {{Christian-album-stub