3 is the fourth (third with WEA Latina) studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was released by WEA Latina on June 13, 1995 (see 1995 in music). This album reaffirmed the success obtained with his previous albums and made him popular in Europe and Latin America. The album was also recorded in Portuguese and Italian.[1] All songs were written by Alejandro Sanz except "Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno".[1] The official singles of the album were "La Fuerza del Corazón", "Mi Soledad y Yo", "¿Lo Ves?" and "Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno", and he shot a video for each single.

3
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 13, 1995 (1995-06-13)
September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
RecordedFebruary–March 1995
StudioCondulmer Recording Studios
(Venice, Italy)
GenreLatin pop
Length49:55
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerMiguel Ángel Arenas · Emanuele Ruffinengo
Alejandro Sanz chronology
Básico
(1994)
3
(1995)
Más
(1997)
Singles from 3
  1. "La Fuerza del Corazón"
    Released: 1995 (1995)
  2. "Mi Soledad y Yo"
    Released: 1995 (1995)
  3. "¿Lo Ves?"
    Released: 1996 (1996)
  4. "Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno"
    Released: 1996 (1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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[2]

No.TitleLength
1."La Fuerza Del Corazón"5:06
2."Por Bandera"4:57
3."Mi Soledad Y Yo"5:02
4."Ellos Son Así"4:43
5."Quiero Morir En Tu Veneno" (D'Romy Ledo, Adolfo Rubio, Alejandro Sanz)4:02
6."¿Lo Ves?"3:51
7."Canción Sin Emoción"4:51
8."Eres Mía"5:28
9."Ese Que Me Dio Vida"4:02
10."Se Me Olvidó Todo Al Verte"4:43
11."¿Lo Ves? (Piano Y Voz)"3:38

Italian version

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No.TitleLength
1."Veleno"4:04
2."Per Bandiera"4:56
3."Mi Trascini Via"5:00
4."Tutto Quel Che Ho"5:01
5."Se Tu Mi Guardi"4:14
6."Non É, Per Te, Per Me"3:49
7."Dimentico"4:30
8."Questa Storia É Finita"4:00
9."Sulla Linea Della Vita"4:46
10."Sei Mia"5:31

Portuguese version

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No.TitleLength
1."A Força do Coração"5:08
2."Com Um Olhar"4:17
3."Minha Solidão e Eu"5:03
4."Se Me Esqueci"4:21
5."Você Era Minha"5:29
6."Quero Morrer Com Teu Veneno"4:04
7."Minha Saudade É Tão Grande"4:03
8."Minha Primeira Canção"4:36
9."Não Vês?"3:54
10."A Luz Se Apagou"4:48

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Chart Track Peak Weeks on Chart
1995 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay La Fuerza del Corazón 9[3] 7

Album certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] 3× Platinum 180,000^
Chile[5] Gold  
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 8× Platinum 800,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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Re-release

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3 (Edición 2006) is the re-release of the album 3 containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 14 tracks and the DVD contains 8 videos.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."La Fuerza del Corazón"5:05
2."Por Bandera"4:59
3."Mi Soledad y Yo"4:57
4."Ellos Son Así"4:39
5."Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno" (D'Romy Ledo, Adolfo Rubio, Alejandro Sanz)4:02
6."¿Lo Ves?"3:48
7."Canción Sin Emoción"4:48
8."Eres Mía"5:25
9."Ese Que Me Dio Vida"3:58
10."Se Me Olvidó Todo al Verte"4:39
11."¿Lo Ves?" (piano y voz)3:35
12."La Fuerza del Corazón" (Demo)3:56
13."Canción Sin Emoción" (Demo)4:13
14."Ese Que Me Dio Vida" (Demo)3:30
  1. La Fuerza del Corazón (Video)
  2. Mi Soledad y Yo (Video)
  3. ¿Lo Ves? (Video)
  4. Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno (Video)
  5. Veleno (Video)
  6. A Força do Coração (Video)
  7. Mi Trascini Via (Video)
  8. EPK

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 3 at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Official Track List". Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  3. ^ www.billboard.com
  4. ^ "CAPIF Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (in Spanish). www.capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Rechaza Sanz ser simbolo sexual". Reforma (in Spanish). May 1, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via ProQuest. La mas reciente produccion discografica del artista gano en Chile Disco de Oro por sus ventas
  6. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2006 under "Año". Select 45 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
  7. ^ "3 (Edición 2006) listing". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.