Algo Natural

Untitled

Algo Natural is the ninth studio album recorded by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzman, and it was released in September 14, 1999.

Album information

The album was her second produced by Oscar Lopez (tracks 1 to 7) and the first by Juan Carlos Calderón (tracks 9 to 14), and both co-produced the track "Paloma Herida". It is the first album by the singer to include more than eleven tracks (and to date the only) with fourteen. This was the only time that Guzmán worked with both producers.

Three singles were released to promote the album, "Algo Natural", "Enemigos" and "Si no te has ido, vete". "Enemigos" being the most successful. She received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. It lost to Shakira's "Octavo Día" at the first Latin Grammy Awards.

At the time of release, this album was considered a flop, but eventually led to a Gold Certification in Mexico.

Tracklisting

1. Enemigos (Sandra Baylac) — 4:11
2. Grita (Pachi López/Reyli Barba) — 3:21
3. Si No Te Has Ido, Vete (Reyli Barba) — 3:05
4. Algo Natural (Jorge Villamizar) — 3:57
5. Volaré (Alejandra Guzman/Didi Gutman) — 3:31
6. Vuelvo a Besar (feat. Johnny "Papi-Chulo" Wiggins) (V. Gandini) — 3:43
7. Bye, Bye Love (Freddy Committee/Jorge Montesano) — 3:25
8. Paloma Herida (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 4:15
9. Me Perdí en Tu Cuerpo (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 4:44
10. Mátame (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:44
11. Qué Más Da (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 2:59
12. Había Olvidado (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:06
13. Haz la Guerra y el Amor (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 2:54
14. Por Qué Tengo Que Amarte (Juan Carlos Calderón) — 3:14

Personnel

Tracks 1 to 7

• Producer: Oscar López
• Arranger: Didi Gutman, Oscar López, Amaury López, Sebastián Krys, Joel Someillian
• Background vocals arranger: Skyler Jet
• Metal arranger: Amaury López
• Recorded at: The Warehouse Recording Studios (Miami, Florida) by John Thomas
• Mixer: David Dachinger, Sebastián Krys, Oscar López

Track 8

• Producers: Oscar López and Juan Carlos Calderón

Tracks 9 to 14

• Producer, arranger and piano player: Juan Carlos Calderón
• Arranger: Jacobo Calderón, Amaury López
• Background vocals: Carlos Murguía, Francis Benitez
• Recorded at: Sunset Studio, Sunset Sound Factory and Capitol
• Mixer: John Thomas and Carlos Santos

• Photographer: Ursula Puga and Gonzalo Morales
• Design: Javier Romero for Design Group

Musicians

Tracks 1 to 8

• Piano: Didi Gutman
• Guitar: David Cabrera
• Bass: John Falcón
• drums: Brendan Buckley and Graham Hawthorne
• Violin: Pedro Alfonso

Tracks 9 to 14

• Drums: John Robinson
• Bass: Lee Sklar
• Electric guitar: Tim Pierce, George Doering.
• keyboards: Pablo Aguirre
• Accordion: Frank Marocco