Turmalina (album)

Turmalina
Turmalina
Studio album by Natalia Oreiro
Released	June 1, 2002
Recorded	January–May 2002 (Buenos Aires (Argentina), Miami, Florida (US), Montevideo (Uruguay)
Genre	Latin pop, pop rock
Length	39:34
Language	Spanish
Label	BMG Ariola Argentina,; Sony BMG Czech Republic (Turmalina Kachorra Edition)
Producer	Kike Santander, Andrés Múnera, Fernando "Toby" Tobón, Daniel Betancourt, José Gaviria, Jaime Roos
Natalia Oreiro chronology
Turmalina Kachorra Edition
	Turmalina Kachorra Edition Cover

Turmalina is the third album by Uruguayan singer Natalia Oreiro.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Background and production

Turmalina was produced by Latin maker Kike Santander and reflects and important step forward in Natalia Oreiro's musical career. The album was recorded in US, in the middle of the artist's worldwide tour. Natalia travelled with her musicians from Russia to Miami, from Miami to Prague, from Prague to Bucarest, from Bucarest to Miami for several months. Turmalina is a combination of rhythms such as rock, pop and some sort of reminiscent of the 70's and 80's sounds. It also combines murga, candombe and ballads. Everything carefully followed by guitar and percussion arrangements specially made by Uruguayan talent Jaime Roos.

On this album, Oreiro write and composed the songs: "Alas de libertad" (Wings of freedom), which is inspired by kids she met some time ago in the city of Jujuy, Argentina; "Mar" (Sea) tells the love story between a sailor and his girlfriend. Natalia also contributed to the lyrics of "Cayendo" (Falling).

"Que Digan Lo Que Quieran" (Let Them Say What They Want) is Turmalina's first single. "Cuesta arriba, cuesta abajo" is the song related to the soap opera "Runaway Lady". The album had a simultaneous release in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Israel and Korea. Nearly 1.800.000 copies of this album have been sold worldwide.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Soporto"	Andrés Múnera Fernando "Toby" Tobón	Kike Santander Múnera Tobón	3:27
2.	"Que Digan lo que Quieran"	K. Santander	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	3:55
3.	"Amor Fatal"	José Luis Arroyave Giovani Correa	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	3:07
4.	"Alas de Libertad"	Lyrics: Natalia Oreiro Music: Oreiro Marcelo Wengrovsky	K. Santander Daniel Betancourt	4:12
5.	"Canto Canto"	K. Santander Gustavo Santander Arroyave	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	3:08
6.	"Cayendo"	Lyrics: Oreiro Music: José Gaviria Múnera Tobón	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	3:08
7.	"Por Verte Otra Vez"	K. Santander	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	3:27
8.	"Cuesta Arriba, Cuesta Abajo"	Coti Sorokin Matías Sorokin	K. Santander Múnera Tobón Gaviria	3:41
9.	"No Va Más"	Tulio Cremisini K. Santander G. Santander	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	3:14
10.	"Pasión Celeste"	Jaime Roos Raúl Castro	Roos	3:39
11.	"Mar"	Oreiro	K. Santander Múnera Tobón	4:30
Total length:				39:34

Kachorra edition enhanced CD bonus video
No.	Title	Director	Length
12.	"Que Digan lo que Quieran" (music video)	Nahuel Lerena	4:52

Personnel

Credits for Turmalina adapted from Allmusic:^[2]

Cristian Algañaraz – Engineer
Amadeo Alvarez – Production Assistant
Marcelo Añez – Engineer
Daniel Báez – Engineer
Mariano Barroso – Tambourine
David Betancourt – Arranger, engineer, Keyboard Programming, producer
Brendan Buckley – Bateria
Ed Calle – Direcccion de Cuerdas, Guest Artist
Coti – Composer
Mike Couzzi – Engineer
Tulio Cremisini – Composer
Mike Fuller – Mastering
Claudia Garcia – Coros
José Gaviria – Arranger, composer, Coros, producer
Martín Ibarburu – drums
Jacqueline – Coro
Juanes – Engineer
Brian Kraz – Production Assistant
Jose Lopera – drums
Juan Cristobal Losada – Engineer
Sergio Minski – Producer, Production Coordination
Andrés Múnera – Arranger, Cuerda, engineer, Keyboard Programming, producer, Programming
Alfredo Oliva – Concert Comedienne
Natalia Oreiro – Artistic Director, composer, lead Artist
Catalina Rodríguez – Coros
Jaime Roos – Arranger, composer, engineer, Guitar (Bass), producer
Manuel Sanchez – Engineer
Kike Santander – Arranger, composer, Executive Producer, producer
Richard Serotta – Production Assistant
Andrés Felipe Silva – Executive Director
Fernando Tobon – Arranger, Bajo Sexto, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electroacoustic), producer
Juan Jose Virviescas – Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Czech Albums (IFPI)^[3]	2

Year	Single	Chart position
Year	Single	Polonia	Argentina	Russia	Czech	Espana
2002	Cuesta Arriba, Cuesta Abajo	#17	#19	#1	#11	#15
2002	Que Digan Lo Que Quieran	#2	#1	#1	#5	#5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Czech Republic^[4]	Gold	10,000^[4]

Release history

Region	Date	Label
June 1, 2002	Argentina	BMG Ariola Argentina
October 13, 2003	Czech Republic	Sony BMG Czech Republic

References

^ Bonacich, Drago. Turmalina at AllMusic
^ "Turmalina – Natalia Oreiro – Credits". AllMusic.
^ "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR - 28. týden 2002". Ifpicr.cz. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
^ ^a ^b CMTV Noticias de Natalia Oreiro

External links

Natalia Oreiro Official Site

[1] Bonacich, Drago. Turmalina at AllMusic

[2] "Turmalina – Natalia Oreiro – Credits". AllMusic.

[3] "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR - 28. týden 2002". Ifpicr.cz. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.

[cert-4] CMTV Noticias de Natalia Oreiro

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