Guapa

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Guapa (Pretty) is the fourth studio album released on April 25, 2006, by Spanish Pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh. On December 5, 2006, Más guapa was released exclusively in Spain and Mexico. Two months later, on February 13, 2007, it was also released in Chile. The album includes a second disc of previously un-released material from the Guapa sessions, as well as from recording sessions of previous albums. The album won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album By a Duo or Group. Guapa is the band's last album with Amaia Montero as lead singer.

Album title

For past albums, La Oreja de Van Gogh have presented esoteric and lengthy titles such as El viaje de Copperpot and Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida.[1] When asked what inspired the minimalism of Guapa during an online chat session hosted by elmundo.es, the band revealed that the title is, in fact, an abbreviation of their longest album title yet:

Guapa es la historia de quien no se da por vencido en el maravilloso viaje de encontrarse a uno mismo, de quien acepta cumplir años y seguir teniendo miedos, de quien llena la almohada de inseguridades pero al levantarse siempre hace la cama, de quien sonríe de verdad y como antes: sin darse cuenta, de quien consigue que lo que quiere y lo que le apetece hagan las paces, de quien hace del tiempo un aliado sigiloso que, cada mañana y frente al espejo del alma, le hará sentirse cada vez un poco más guapa.

The title is a spiritual affirmation printed on the album's back cover.[2]

Track listing

Guapa

#	Title	Length
01.	"Noche" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Xabi San Martín	4:29
02.	"Muñeca de trapo" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:55
03.	"Dulce locura" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín	3:49
04.	"Perdida" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	4:20
05.	"Vuelve" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:36
06.	"Escapar" • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín	3:33
07.	"Irreversible" • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín	3:28
08.	"A diez centímetros de ti" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Xabi San Martín	3:50
09.	"V.O.S." • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín	2:20
10.	"Apareces tú" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero	4:33
11.	"Manhattan" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	2:59
12.	"Mi vida sin ti" • Music: Amaia Montero, Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	7:42
	"Cuántos cuentos cuento" HIDDEN TRACK • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín

Italian edition bonus tracks

#	Title	Length
14.	"Bambola di pezza (Muñeca de trapo)" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas • Italian adaptation: Eros Ramazzotti	3:55
15.	"Dolce follia (Dulce locura)" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Italian adaptation: Eros Ramazzotti	3:41

Más guapa

Disc 1

• See Guapa track listing

Disc 2

#	Title	Length
01.	"En mi lado del sofá" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:30
02.	"V.O.S." DEMO VERSION • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín	3:18
03.	"Nuestro mundo" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:30
04.	"Cuántos cuentos cuento" DEMO VERSION • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín	3:27
05.	"Amores dormidos" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:47
06.	"Canción desesperada" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:34
07.	"Coronel" • Music & lyric: Xabi San Martín	3:59
08.	"La paz de tus ojos" DEMO VERSION • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	4:02
09.	"Nube" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:43
10.	"Despacio" • Music: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín • Lyric: Pablo Benegas	3:59
11.	"Déjate llevar" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Álvaro Fuentes, Haritz Garde	3:31
12.	"Aquella ingrata" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Álvaro Fuentes, Haritz Garde	3:05
13.	"El árbol" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Álvaro Fuentes, Haritz Garde	3:39
14.	"Escalera a la luna" • Music & lyric: Amaia Montero, Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Álvaro Fuentes, Haritz Garde	5:43

Personnel

Performing

• La Oreja de Van Gogh
  • Amaia Montero – vocals, backing vocals
  • Xabi San Martín – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Pablo Benegas – guitar
  • Álvaro Fuentes – bass
  • Haritz Garde – percussion

Technical

• La Oreja de Van Gogh – record production, audio mixing
• Nigel Walker – record production, audio mixing
• Leon Zervos – audio mastering
• Bori Alarcón – technical production
• Rudolf Hernández – technical production
• Carlos Hernández – technical production
• B. Oberhagemann – record production
• Bernard Cocoignac – technical production
• Marie Claire – technical production
• Margarita Pérez – technical production
• Paco Pérez – technical production

Design

• Rafa Sañudo – graphic design
• Montse Velando – photography
• Ray – illustrations

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position (Certification)	Sales
2006	Spain Top 100 Albums	#1 (7x Platinum)	560,000
2006	U.S. Billboard 200	#114	350,000
2006	U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums	#5	100,000
2006	Mexico	#1 (2x Platinum)	200,000
2006	Colombia	#1 (Gold)	90,000

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		Spain	Mexico	Argentina	Chile	US Latin
2006	"Muñeca de trapo"	1	2	2	1	12
2006	"Dulce locura"	1	7	10	5	37
2006	"Perdida"	32	-	-	46	-
2006	"En mi lado del sofá"	1		17
2007
	Number one hits	3	0	0	1	0
	Top ten hits	3	2	2	2	0

List of albums containing a hidden track

References

• "Encuentro digital con La Oreja de Van Gogh", elmundo.es, September 62006. Accessed September 16, 2007.
• "La Oreja de Van Gogh reúne a 10.000 personas en el Estadio Olímpico de Barcelona", elmundo.es, July 32003. Accessed September 16, 2007.