Obras Son Amores

Obras Son Amores
Studio album by Antonio Carmona
Released March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
Genre
Length 40:36
Language
  • Spanish
Label UMLE
Producer
Antonio Carmona chronology
De Noche
(2011)De Noche2011		 Obras Son Amores
(2017)

Obras Son Amores is a studio album by Spanish singer Antonio Carmona, released on March 31, 2017 by Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Carmona spent five years working with different artists on songs to be included on the album. Alex Cuba, Claudia Brant, Juanes, Luis Enrique Mejía, Fernando Osorio, Pablo Rosenberg, and Alejandro Sanz, are among the featured artists on the record.

Upon its release, Obras Son Amores received favorable reviews from music critics, with a critic praising Carmona for his inspiration for the recording, and another naming the album "a gift for the senses". The album debuted at number three in the Top 100 Albums chart in Spain and at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year. To promote the album, two singles have been released, "Mencanta" and "Dale Luz".

Background

Following his departure from Spanish band Ketama, singer-songwriter Antonio Carmona released two studio albums, Vengo Venenoso (2006) and De Noche (2011).[1] Carmona spent five years working with other artists on the songs to be included on his third album, "I wanted to work with performers I admire, and create true reciprocal acts of love," the singer said to Aire Flamenco.[2] The album received the title Obras Son Amores, inspired by a refrain attributed to Teresa of Ávila: "Obras son amores y no buenas razones". (Works are loves and not good reasons).[2] The album is produced by Carmona and Daniel García Diego and recorded in Madrid, Cádiz and Miami.[3]

Repertoire

Obras Son Amores includes eleven tracks. Carmona co-wrote all the songs, with the excepton of "La Higuera", written by himself. "Dale Luz", features singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, whom Carmona calls "a magician", saying "he [Sanz] knows how to fit the lyrics, give meaning and form to the whole song. He is an alchemist sorcerer".[2] "Mencanta" is a rumba and a tribute to Carmona's late father, Juan Habichuela, and co-written by the singer's nephew Juan Carmona. The song was finished the day Habichuela died, as he recalls: "My father waited for me. That day I still had three sentences left to finish it. I went to the studio, finished the three sentences, recorded the song, returned, and an hour later, he died. My dad waited for me and gave me his last breath and the last thing he said was my name."[2] "Así (Gota a Gota)" is a ballad written with Venezuelan artist Fernando Osorio. About the collaboration, Carmona said: "I met Fernando in Miami. I am a fan of is music and he knew all of my work."[2]

"El Amor Se Fue" takes inspiration from the musical career of Ray Heredia.[2] For the song "Camamasi", Carmona invents a new word for the title, wanting to create a "transoceanic anthem" with Pablo Rosenberg and Claudia Brant with whom the singer worked via Skype.[2] Carmona composed with Colombian singer Juanes the track "La Razón de Mi Existir". "He [Juanes] sent me a song that drew more of his personality and style, which are very defined and I turned it to 'rumba' with a choirs at the end of it in a way that fits more with me," Carmona stated.[2] "Porque Tú Me Amas" features Alex Cuba writing and playing guitar. The singer met Cuba in Miami through a mutual friend.[2] The track "La Higuera" takes inspiration from Carmona's parents relationship and the city of Marbella.[2] "Gitana Tú" is written with Nicaraguan performer Luis Enrique Mejía, forming a union between "flamenco and the caribbean".[2] The lyrics for the last track, "Vida", allude to ill people, living to the fullest, because "since childhood we are taught to live but not to die", Carmona declared.[2]

Reception

Critical reception

Upon its release, Obras Son Amores received favorable reviews from music critics. Mariano Jesús Camacho of Vavel recognized the "presence" of Juan Habichuela on the album, "as a fundamental pillar of a work that instead of going through the black sorrow, it does so from the six strings of memory and a positivity absolutely full of light".[4] Santiago Alcanda of Aire Flamenco stated that this was "the best repertoire that Antonio [Carmona] has ever recorded".[2] Pilar Azkárate of El Corte Inglés named the album "a gift for the senses".[5] Carmona received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards which it lost to Salsa Big Band by Panamanian artists Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta.[6][7]

Commercial reception

The album debuted at number three in the Top 100 Albums chart by the Productores de Música de España, behind Lo Niego Todo by Spanish artist Joaquín Sabina and ÷ by English performer Ed Sheeran.[8]

Singles

"Mencanta", which features Juan Carmona, Jr, was released as the lead single on March 10, 2017.[9] The track peaked at number 26 in the Top 50 Singles chart in Spain.[10] The second single, "Dale Luz", peaked at number 30 in the same chart.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dale Luz"
3:16
2."Mencanta" (featuring Juan Carmona, Jr)
  • A. Carmona
  • Juan Carmona
3:41
3."Así (Gota a Gota)"
3:41
4."El Amor Se Fue"
  • A. Carmona
  • Lucia Carmona
  • Marina Carmona
3:37
5."Camamasi"
4:33
6."La Razón de Mi Existir"
3:21
7."Porque Tú Me Amas"
3:12
8."La Higuera"
  • A. Carmona
4:29
9."Qué No Daría Yo"
  • Brant
  • A. Carmona
3:32
10."Gitana Tú"
2:55
11."Vida"
  • A. Carmona
  • Luis Pastor
4:19

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Katrin, Pereda (August 25, 2017). "Antonio Carmona: 'Obras son amores' tiene el espíritu de Juan Habichuela". EFE (in Spanish). Agencia EFE. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Alcanda, Santiago (April 20, 2017). "Antonio Carmona presenta su esperado álbum Obras son Amores". Aire Flamenco (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Obras son amores', el último trabajo de Antonio Carmona". Cadiz Noticias (in Spanish). April 30, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Camacho, Mariano Jesús (April 30, 2017). "Antonio Carmona, 'Obras son amores'". Vavel (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ Azkárate, Pilar (April 20, 2017). "Antonio Carmona, 'Obras son amores'". El Corte Inglés (in Spanish). Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Cobo, Leila (September 26, 2016). "Residente, Maluma Lead Latin Grammy Nominations; 'Despacito' Earns 4 Nods". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Aguila, Justino (November 17, 2016). "Latin Grammys: 'Despacito' Is King, Ruben Blades Wins Album of the Year, Eduardo Cabra Named Producer of the Year". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 17: del 21.04.2017 al 27.04.2017" (in Spanish). promusicae.es, Productores de Música de España.
  9. ↑ "Antonio Carmona recuerda a Juan Habichuela con Mencanta". Aire Flamenco (in Spanish). March 10, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Single Top 50 — March 12, 2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España.
  11. ↑ "Single Top 50 — April 30, 2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España.
  12. ↑ "Obras Son Amores – Antonio Carmona — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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