No Es lo Mismo (English: It's Not the Same) is the seventh studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, released on September 2, 2003 by WEA Latina and produced in collaboration with Cuban musician Lulo Pérez.
Track listing
Personnel
Adonaya Agarrado Méndez – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" Tomasa Agarrado Méndez – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" Manu Araujo – stylist Hammadi Bayard – saxophone Tom Bender – mixing assistant Nancy Berek-Mraz – recording coordinator Miguel Betancourt – recording coordinator Dana Bourke – recording assistant Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Luis Conte – percussion Tomás Cruz – conga in "Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé" Niños De Jerez – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" Jaume de Laiguana – art direction, graphic design, photography Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar in "Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé" Adrián Fregnac – assistant engineer Carlos González – backing vocals GQ – rap Guere – bass in "Sandy a Orilla do Mundo" Mick Guzauski – mixing except for "Labana" Horacio Hernandez – drums Anthony Jackson – bass Simon James – conductor (concertino) Daniel Kresco – assistant engineer Rosa Lagarrigue – executive producer Michael Landau – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Bob Ludwig – mastering Ala Madrugada – backing vocals Carlos Martin – trombone
Delvis Mesa – piano in "Sandy a Orilla do Mundo" Raúl Midón – backing vocals Zaida Moreno Ruíz – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" María Antonia Nogaredo – backing vocals The Northwest Sinfonia – orchestra, strings Wendy Pedersen – backing vocals Lena Pérez – backing vocals Lulo Pérez – arranger, backing vocals], flugelhorn, keyboards, piano, programming, trumpet, producer, bass synthesizer in "Try To Save Your S'ong," hammond organ in "Eso" Santiago Pérez – conductor (orchestra) José Antonio Rodríguez – acoustic guitar Carlos Rufo – electric guitar Enrique Ruíz Carrasco – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" Alejandro Sanz – vocals, acoustic guitar, arranger, backing vocals, producer Alejandro Sanz – tres in "Labana" Rafa Sardina – engineer, flute in "Sandy a Orilla do Mundo," mixing for "Labana" Pepo Scherman – engineer Jon Schluckebier – recording assistant Shaw Simmon – recording assistant Rafaela Soto Bermúdez – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" Eddie Thomas – backing vocals Javier Valverde – assistant engineer, mixing assistant, backing vocals Chelo Vázquez – backing vocals in "12 Por 8"' Irene Vázquez – backing vocals in "12 Por 8" Dan Warner – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar (nylon string)
Awards YearCategoryTitleResult2004Latin Grammy Award for Record of the YearNo Es lo MismoWonLatin Grammy Award for Album of the YearNo Es lo MismoWonLatin Grammy Award for Song of the YearNo Es lo MismoWonLatin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop VocalNo Es lo MismoWonLatin Grammy Award for Best Engineered AlbumNo Es lo MismoWon2004Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop AlbumNo Es lo MismoWon
Chart performance Album Year Chart Peak Weeks on chart 2003 Billboard Latin Pop Albums 2www.billboard.com 23 2003 Billboard Top Latin Albums 2 29 2003 Billboard The Billboard 200 128 3 2003 Billboard Top Heatseekers 3 11 2003 Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific) 4 3 2003 Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) 1 9
Singles Year Chart Track Peak Weeks on chart 2003 Billboard Hot Latin Songs No Es lo Mismo 4 17 2003 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay No Es lo Mismo 3 24 2003 Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay No Es lo Mismo 23 8 2003 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Regálame La Silla Donde Te Esperé 23 8 2003 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé 16 13 2004 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Eso 25 7 2004 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Eso 13 13
Certifications and sales
Special edition
No Es lo Mismo: Edición Especial Gira is the 2004 re-release of the album No Es lo Mismo containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 5 new tracks and the DVD contains 11 videos.
Re-release
No Es lo Mismo (Edición 2006) is the 2006 re-release of the album No Es lo Mismo containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 15 tracks and the DVD contains 13 videos.
See also List of best-selling Latin albums
References