El Alma al Aire
| El Alma al Aire | ||||
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| Released | 25 September 2000 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory (Miami, Florida) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 54:47 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Label | Warner Music Spain | |||
| Producer | Emanuele Ruffinengo | |||
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El Alma al Aire (transl. The Bared Soul) is the sixth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was released on 25 September 2000 by Warner Music Spain, following the success of Más (1997) and the artist's hiatus from music in 1999. It is a pop album that features more ballads than its predecessor, as well as uptempo numbers. The album was produced by Sanz's frequent collaborator Emanuele Ruffinengo, while other musicians, including Vicente Amigo, returned to collaborate with the artist following Más.
Following its release, El Alma al Aire was met with generally positive reviews from music critics for its compositions and musical styles, although a few reviewers felt it did not exceed its predecessor's quality. The album received several accolades, including the Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album and a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album in 2001. Commercially, it topped the Spanish albums chart, where it was the best-selling album of 2000 and was certified 13× platinum for shipping over 1.3 million copies. In Latin America, the album reached numbers one and three in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was certified double platinum in the Latin field.
Three singles were released from El Alma al Aire: "Cuando Nadie Me Ve", "Quisiera Ser", and the title track, with music videos accompanying all three singles. To further promote the album, Sanz embarked on El Alma Al Aire Tour in 2001, where he performed in Latin America, Spain, and the US.