El viaje de Copperpot () is the second studio album of Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh, issued by Epic Records on 11 September 2000. It was the band's first album to feature a bonus track. El viaje de Copperpot is the band's most successful album in Spain; after going platinum on its release day, it sold more than 1,300,000 copies and received a diamond certification. The album also catapulted the band's fame in Latin America going 3× Platinum in Mexico (under Mexican certification before 2001, 750,000 was 3× Platinum, but today it would be Diamond or 7× Platinum). Over 2,000,000 copies were sold worldwide. The album's title is inspired by Chester Copperpot, a scavenger in the film The Goonies.
It received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced eight Top 20 singles, including "Cuidate", "La Playa" and "Paris" which reached the No.1 spot on the Spain chart; as well as the hits "Mariposa" and "Soledad".
Track listing
Personnel Performing La Oreja de Van Gogh Amaia Montero – vocals, backing vocals Xabi San Martín – keyboards, backing vocals, programming Pablo Benegas – guitar Álvaro Fuentes – bass Haritz Garde – percussion
Technical Nigel Walker – record production, audio mixing Stefan Prin – technical production Rycky Graham – sound recording Rubén Suárez – sound recording Tony Cousins – audio mastering
Design Ricky Dávila – photography Lanzagorta Studios – graphic design
Singles
2000 – Cuídate #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX) 2000 – París #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX) 2001 – La Playa #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX), #21 (US Latin) 2001 – Pop #1 (SPA) 2001 – Soledad #1 (SPA) 2001 – Mariposa #1 (SPA) 2001 – La Chica del Gorro Azul 2002 – Tu Pelo
Other song Los Amantes Del Circulo Polar #5 (SPA) #37 (US Latin)
Charts Chart (2000) Peakposition Spain (AFYVE)1
Certifications and sales
See also List of best-selling albums in Spain List of best-selling Latin albums
References