Bueninvento
Bueninvento ("Goodinvention") is an album released by Mexican singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Julieta Venegas in 2000 to critical acclaim. "Sería Feliz" (translated as "I'd be happy") was the single released for this album, accompanied by a video that received rotation on music TV channels. The album was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album. In addition, Bueninvento was named the 4th best album of the 2000s decade by Latin music website Club Fonograma.[1] In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked Bueninvento third in its list of "The 10 Greatest Latin Rock Albums of All Time."[2]
Bueninvento | ||||
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Released | August 21, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
Genre | Rock in Spanish, alternative rock, trip hop | |||
Length | 55:09 | |||
Label | RCA International | |||
Producer | Gustavo Santaolalla, Emmanuel del Real Díaz | |||
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Singles from Bueninvento | ||||
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Track listing
This album comprises 14 songs, all written by Venegas with the exception of the song "Siempre en Mi Mente" written by Juan Gabriel.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fe (Faith)" | Venegas | Joe Chiccarelli | 3:39 |
2. | "Hoy No Quiero (Today I Don't Want)" | Venegas | Del Real, Quique Rangel, Chiccarelli | 3:13 |
3. | "Casa Abandonada (Abandoned House)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli | 4:07 |
4. | "Enero y Abril (January and April)" | Venegas | Del Real, Rangel, Chiccarelli | 3:34 |
5. | "Voluntad (Volition)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli | 4:28 |
6. | "Salvavidas (Lifesaver)" | Venegas | Del Real, Rangel, Chiccarelli | 3:43 |
7. | "Siempre en Mi Mente (Always On My Mind)" | Juan Gabriel | Santaolalla, Anibal Kerpel^ | 4:04 |
8. | "Flor (Flower)" | Venegas | Del Real, Rangel, Chiccarelli | 3:57 |
9. | "Todos Inventamos (We All Invent)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli | 3:08 |
10. | "Bueninvento (Goodinvention)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli, Santaolalla | 3:10 |
11. | "Sería Feliz (I Would Be Happy)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli | 3:25 |
12. | "Otro Sol (Another Sun)" | Venegas | Antonio Hernandéz, Ricardo Haas, Chiccarelli | 5:10 |
13. | "Instantánea (Snapshot)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli | 4:24 |
14. | "Sueño de Sombras (Shadows Dream)" | Venegas | Chiccarelli | 4:35 |
^ Associate producer
Personnel
- Julieta Venegas - Vocals, keyboards, accordion, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming, wurlitzer, composer
- Quique Rangel - Producer, guitar, double bass
- Emmanuel Del Real - Producer, twelve-string guitar
- Gustavo Santaolalla - Producer, guitar, ronroco, tuba
- Rick Boston, Fernando Saunders, Ernesto Martinez - Bass guitar
- Joe Gore - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- Álvaro Henríquez, Juan Manuel Ledezna - Guitar
- Luis Alberto Ledezna, Curt Bisquera - Drums
- Michito Sánchez, Luis Conte - Percussion
- Javier Casalla - Violin
- Frankie Blue, Toy Hernandéz, Patrick Shavellin - Programming
- Joey Waronker - Drums, percussion
- Mitch Mannon - Trumpet
- Kim Bullard - Hammond organ B3
- Claudio Tarris, Novi Novog - Viola
- Steven Berlin - Midin mix, tenor saxophone, Flute
Production
- Producers: Gustavo Santaolalla, Emmanuel Del Real
- Co-producer: Anibal Kerpel
- Engineers: Joe Chiccarelli, Daniel Méndez, Partick Shavelin, Anibal Kerpel, Emmanuel Del Real, Quique Rangel, Luis Roman, Antonio Hernandéz, Carlos Arredondo, Ricardo Haas
- Mixing: Joe Chiccarelli
- Assistant mixing: Patrick Shevelin, Travils Smith, Jordan Scher, eric Geverlik, Edgar Hernandéz "Chicaras", Carlos Arredondo
- Pro tools production: Daniel Méndez
- Mastering: Tom Baker
- Art direction: Adrián Posse
- Photography: Mariana Yazbek, Tomas Casademust, Fernando Velazco
- Photography: Marcela Guadiana
Video
- Sería Feliz official video (2000)
- Hoy No Quiero official video (2001)
References
- "best of the decade". club fonograma. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- Lechner, Ernesto. ""The 10 Greatest Latin Rock Albums of All Time"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 19, 2012.