Alex, Jorge y Lena (album)

Alex, Jorge y Lena is the self-titled debut studio album by the supergroup, formed by the singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Lena Burke, Álex Ubago and Jorge Villamizar billed as Alex, Jorge y Lena. It as released under the label Warner Music Latina on September 21, 2010. The songs on the album are mostly about love and relationships and musically the album is a Latin pop.

Alex, Jorge y Lena
Studio album by
Alex, Jorge y Lena
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
GenreLatin pop
LabelWarner Music Latina
Singles from Alex, Jorge y Lena
  1. "Estar Contigo"
    Released: June 29, 2010
  2. "La Canción del Pescado"
    Released: April 2011
  3. "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan"
    Released: July 2011
  4. "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón"
    Released: July 2011

The first single, "Estar Contigo" was released on June 29, 2010, charted in the United States. The second single, "La Canción del Pescado" had a good reception in the Latin Pop airplay chart on United States. And "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" and "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" were released as the third and fourth singles from the album, respectively.

Album information

Alex, Jorge y Lena's debut album, Alex, Jorge y Lena was produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Aureo Baqueiro.[1] Burke, Ubago and Villamizar wrote all the songs on the album. Ubago said that the album includes 12 tracks since they had a lot of material to choose from, "everything was very fluid, we felt the chemistry and also the stars lined up."[2] Each member played an instrument; Villamizar and Ubago played guitar and Burke played piano.[2]

Alex, Jorge y Lena was released on September 21, 2010 and peaked at number 13 in the Billboard Latin Pop Albums and 17 at the Mexican Albums Chart.[3][4] Alex, Jorge y Lena held a promotional tour in Spain and Latin America.[2]

Singles
  • "Estar Contigo" was the first single to be released from the album. It was written by Ubago and was originally recorded by him and Burke. The track was released to radio on July 26, 2010, and peaked at number 22 in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart.[5] About the song, Villamizar said: "When I heard the song with their voices, I said 'I do not sing' ". Then they sent the recording to the label, who immediately asked, "Where's Jorge?" and returned the song to be completed by the trio. This changed the nature of the song; according to Gabriela Martinez, Vice President of Marketing at Warner Music Latina, "Estar Contigo" "went from being a song [about a] romantic couple, a love song, [to one] may be between father and son or friends, every relationship is applied." [6]
  • "La Canción del Pescado" was the second single from the album and was released in April 2011.[7] The track peaked at number 37 in the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.[8]
  • "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" was released on July 2011 as the third single from the album. The video for "Las Cosas Que Me Encantan" was also recorded in Mexico City; and included additional footage from their live performance at the Festival Valladolid in Spain.[9]
  • "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" was released as the fourth and last single. Alex, Jorge y Lena recorded a music video for "Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón" during a live concert in Mexico City as a part of their promotional tour.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Canción del Pescado"Pilar Quiroga, Jorge Villamizar3:44
2."Mil Maneras De Querer"Alex Ubago, Jorge Villamizae3:38
3."Estar Contigo"Alex Ubago4:22
4."¿Quien Será?"Lena Burke, Rey Nerio3:49
5."Las Cosas Que Me Encantan"Alex Ubago4:14
6."Ya Sabes Como Soy"Alex Ubago4:22
7."Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón"Lena Burke4:09
8."Versos de Amor"Chucho Merchán, Jorge Villamizar4:09
9."A La Vuelta De La Esquina"Claudia Brant, Jorge Villamizar3:30
10."Huella"Lena Burke, Rey Nerio4:08
11."Sobre El Suelo Mojado"Alex Ubago3:39
12."Mas Na' Contigo"Lena Burke, Jorge Villamizar3:14
Total length:48:38
iTunes bonus track[11]
No.TitleLength
13."Vida Pasada"3:30
14."Eso Eres Tú"3:32
15."Estar Contigo (Urban Mix)"4:13
16."Estar Contigo (Music video)"4:26
Special Edition (Only Mexico)[12]
No.TitleLength
13."Vida Pasada"3:30
14."Eso Eres Tú"3:32
15."Estar Contigo (Urban Mix)"4:13
16."Si Ya No Tengo Tu Corazón (Remix)"3:26

Charts
Chart (2010–2011) Peak
position
Mexican Albums Chart[4] 19
US Latin Pop Albums[3] 13

Awards and nominations

On September 14, 2011, Alex, Jorge y Lena received two Latin Grammy Award nominations, for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their 2010 release, with an additional nomination for Aureo Baqueiro as Producer of the Year for his work on the album.[13]

Year Award Nominated work Category Result References
2011 Latin Grammy Award Alex, Jorge y Lena Album of the Year Nominated [14][15]
Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won
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References
  1. "Álex Ubago, Jorge Villamizar y Lena forman grupo". People en Español (in Spanish). Time Inc. July 13, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. Lizardo, Altagracia (April 18, 2010). "Fluye el talento entre Jorge, Lena y Alex" (in Spanish). El Informador. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Alex, Jorge y Lena". Billboard. October 9, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  4. "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Alex, Jorge y Lena". Mexican Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. "Estar Contigo – Alex, Jorge y Lena". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. October 9, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  6. "Alex, Jorge y Lena se alistan para sacar un disco juntos" (in Spanish). AOL. July 26, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. "Alex, Jorge y Lena están de estreno" (in Spanish). El Informador. March 31, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  8. "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  9. "ALEX, JORGE Y LENA – Estrenan video "Las cosas que me encantan"". Warner Music. July 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  10. "Video – Alex, Jorge y Lena: 'Si ya no tengo tu corazón'". AOL. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  11. "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Alex, Jorge y Lena". iTunes.
  12. "Alex, Jorge y Lena – Alex, Jorge y Lena (Edición Especial)". iTunes.
  13. "Latin Grammys: The complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. September 14, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  14. "12TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY® AWARDS TO AIR LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS ON NOV. 10, 2011, ON THE UNIVISION NETWORK". grammy.org. May 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  15. Cobo, Leila (October 24, 2011). "Shakira, Calle 13, Marco Antonio Solis To Perform at Latin Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
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