Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida

• Artist: La Oreja de Van Gogh
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• Release Date: April 29, 2003
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Latin

Review

Although at first listen La Oreja de Van Gogh's third release might sound like a slick rehashing of the same pop formula that had brought the group consistent commercial success, Lo Que Te Conté Mientras Te Hacías la Dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended to Be Asleep) merits closer attention. Beyond some similarities to their earlier work -- nostalgic lyrics, ridiculously catchy choruses, and lead singer Amaia Montero's seemingly fragile delivery -- this album displays far greater emotional and musical range than do their earlier efforts. Montero and keyboard player Xabi San Martín continue to write most of the music, and guitar player Pablo Benegas most of the lyrics, but there are some notable exceptions, like album opener and first single "Puedes Contar Conmigo" (You Can Count on Me), written entirely by Montero. Here she abandons any former posturing as a helpless little girl and sings not about a fairy tale, but about love that's flawed and recognizable; when the final chorus slows, the spare outline of Montero's voice shapes a real and exquisite moment of heartbreak. In "Tú y Yo," a collaboration among all three musicians, the lyrics are simpler than elsewhere, but with their wry and modern self-awareness, they are also cleverer. San Martín takes full credit for "Geografía," a song without parallels in their repertoire, harnessing the rollicking gait of Andean pipe tunes and inventing ingenious borders for a nation made up of just two lovers. And throughout the album, there are successful musical experiments, like a bossa nova groove at the beginning of "Perdóname," a harder edged vocal line paired with a driving beat on "La Paz de Tus Ojos," or the nonsense syllables of the unnamed and completely electronic final track that frees Montero's mature and often remarkable voice to sound like another keyboard. Lo Que Te Conté Mientras Te Hacías la Dormida is La Oreja de Van Gogh's most accomplished album, and would be an excellent choice for an audience willing to lay the seductions of caliente aside in favor of a distinctly European and new wave-inflected cool. ~ Jenny Gage, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Puedes Contar Conmigo (Lyrics)	Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:56)
20 de Enero (Lyrics)	Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín, Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:42)
Rosas (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:56)
Deseos de Cosas Imposibles (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:08)
Geografia (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:17)
Un Mundo Mejor	Xabi San Martín, Amaia Montero, Pablo Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:38)
Tú y Yo (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:21)
La Esperanza Debida	Amaia Montero, Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(4:05)
Vestido Azul (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín, Amaia Montero, Pablo Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:10)
Adiós (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas, Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:47)
Perdóname	Xabi San Martín, Amaia Montero, Pablo Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:34)
La Paz de Tus Ojos	Amaia Montero, Pablo Benegas, Xabi San Martín	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:52)
Nadie Como Tú (Lyrics)	Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:24)
Historia de un Sueño (Lyrics)	Xabi San Martín	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(3:44)
[Untitled Track]	Pablo Benegas, Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	(5:38)

Credits

Haritz Garde (Programming), Nigel Walker (Director), Rubén Suárez (Assistant), Nigel Walker (Creation), Nigel Walker (Mixing), La Oreja de Van Gogh (Director), Haritz Garde (Group Member), Rubén Suárez (Assistant Engineer), Pablo Benegas (Group Member), Xabi San Martín (Producer), Xabi San Martín (Programming), Haritz Garde (Bateria), Álvaro Fuentes (Group Member), Damian Schuler (Assistant Engineer), Boris Alarcon (Mixing), Amaia Montero (Group Member), Boris Alarcon (Recording Technician), Boris Alarcon (Engineer), Álvaro Fuentes (Bajo Sexto), Jaume DeLaiguana (Photography), Amaia Montero (Coros), La Oreja de Van Gogh (Creation), Pablo Benegas (Guitar), George Marino (Mastering), Xabi San Martín (Coros), Boris Alarcon (Cantor), Xabi San Martín (Keyboards), Xabi San Martín (Group Member), Álvaro Fuentes (Bass), Damian Schuler (Assistant), Amaia Montero (Vocals), Nigel Walker (Producer)

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