La Vida... Es un Ratico

Infobox Album
Name = La Vida... Es Un Ratico
Type = Album
Artist = Juanes

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Released = October 23, 2007
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Latin rock
Length = 52:30
Label = Universal Music Latino
Producer = Gustavo Santaolalla and Juanes
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:09fpxz9hldfe link]
Last album = "Mi Sangre"
(2004)
This album = "La Vida... Es Un Ratico"
(2007)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = La Vida... Es Un Ratico
Type = studio
single 1 = Me Enamora
single 2 = Gotas de Agua Dulce
single 3 = Tres
single 4 = Odio Por Amor

La Vida... Es Un Ratico ("Life... Is a Moment") is the Latin Grammy nominated fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, which was released on October 23, 2007.

Album history

Juanes has stated that the album is to be completed in Spanish and has a "Very Colombian" sound to it. Juanes co-produced this record, working with a two-time Academy Award-winning producer, Gustavo Santaolalla. It's been said that the album has typical Colombian sounds, such as the "Guasca," "Vallenato," and "Cumbia."

When choosing the name for this record, Juanes was inspired by a conversation he had with his mother, who told him to "Not worry, because life is just a moment." Following what that phrase means, Juanes thought of creating an album remembering that life passes you by in a blink of an eye and concentrating more on his family and beloved beings. [ [http://www.lahiguera.net/musicalia/artistas/juanes/disco/2813/ Juanes, La vida... es un ratico ] ]

The first single "Me Enamora" was released on September 4 2007 to the media and online stores, such as iTunes and reached number one on 19 countries. The second single is "Gotas de Agua Dulce".

On September 10, 2008 this album received two Latin Grammy nominations including Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album; and the lead single "Me Enamora" picked another three nominations: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.

This album will be reissued in September 15, 2008 with three new songs and eight tracks recorded live on his tour in United States and Europe. The special edition will include also a DVD with new footage from Juanes' tour and the music videos the three singles released already. The confirmed new tracks for this re-edition are: "Falsas Palabras" (recorded with Gustavo Santaolalla in late 2007) and "Odio Por Amor" (the first single from this revamped edition). [cite web |title="Otro Ratico para Juanes"(In Spanish)"|publisher=Univision Online|author=Universal Music Colombia|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1660571|date=2008-09-08|accessdate=2008-09-21]

Track listing

#"No Creo en el Jamás" — 3:32
#"Clase de Amor" — 3:53
#"Me Enamora" — 3:12
#"Hoy Me Voy" — 3:23
#"La Vida es un Ratico" — 4:03
#"Gotas de Agua Dulce" — 3:08
#"La Mejor Parte de Mí" — 3:42
#"Minas Piedras" (featuring Andrés Calamaro) — 4:05
#"Tú y Yo" — 4:26
#"Báilala" — 3:31
#"Difícil" — 4:01
#"Tres" — 3:25
#"Bandera de Manos" (featuring Campino) — 4:06

Bonus tracks
*"Bandera de Manos"
*"La Camisa Negra" (Australian Edition)
*"Falsas Palabras" (iTunes Pre-Order)

DVD Tracklisting

#Juanes: A musical journey (Director's Cut)
#Behind the cameras of "Me Enamora"
#La Vida... Es Un Ratico (Interview with Juanes)

Musicians

*Guitar: Juanes
*Drums: Víctor Indrizo
*Bass: Toby
*Chelito de Castro: Drums and accordion
*Felipe Alzate: Percussion

Personnel

*Produced by: Gustavo Santaolalla and Juanes
*Associate producer: Anibal Kerpel
*Executive producer: Adrian Sosa
*Recorded at: Las Montañas de Medellín, Colombia, La Casa and Henson Studios
*Engineer at "Las Montañas de Medellín": Juanes
*Engineer at "La Casa": Anibal Kerpel
*Engineer at "Henson": Thom Russo
*Engineer for Andres Calamaro vocals: Jorge Da Silva at Ion Studios.
*Strings recorded at: Track Record, North Hollywood by Steve Churchyard
*Mixing at: Hit Factory by Thom Russo
*Mastering: Tom Baker at Prevision Mastering
*Design: Eduardo Chavarín and Luis Díaz
*Graphic production: Carolina Larrea and Eduardi Chavarín
*Photography: www.raulhiguera.com
*Cover: René Shenduda

Chart performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling about 47,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003665671 "Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart"] , Billboard.com, October 31, 2007.] It had sold over 112,000 copies as of December 5 2007. [ [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=49696&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25 "La Vida... Es un Ratico" sales in the US] . "UKMix.org. Retrieved December 6 2007.]

Certifications, Peaks & Sales

References