Alma Ranchera
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| Alma Ranchera | ||||
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| Released | 14 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004; La Bodega, Mexico, D.F. and Torres Sonido, Madrid, Spain | |||
| Genre | Ranchera | |||
| Length | 38:47 | |||
| Label | RCA, BMG Music | |||
| Producer | Memo Gil, Carlos Cabral "Junior" | |||
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Alma Ranchera (Ranchera Soul) is the twenty-second and final studio album by Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal. It was released on September 14, 2004 by BMG and RCA.[1] Produced by Memo Gil and Carlos Cabral "Junior", the album is a tribute to ranchera music.
Alma Ranchera features eleven cover versions of classic songs written by famous Mexican composers, including José Alfredo Jiménez, Cuco Sánchez, José Ángel Espinoza, Rubén Fuentes, and Tomás Méndez.[2] It also includes a previously unreleased song, "Vete A Volar", which was written by Jaime Flores, Luis Carlos Monroy and Raúl Ornelas. In 2005, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album[2][3] and the Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album.
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Un Mundo Raro" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Si Dios Me Quita La Vida" | Luis Demetrio Traconis | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Cucurrucucú Paloma" | Tomás Méndez Sosa | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Fallaste Corazón" | Cuco Sánchez | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Sufro Tu Ausencia" | Juan Neri | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Fiesta En El Corazón" | Alberto Cervantes, Rubén Fuentes | 2:17 |
| 7. | "Amanecí En Tus Brazos" | José Alfredo Jiménez | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Échame A Mí La Culpa" | José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla" | 2:51 |
| 9. | "La Media Vuelta" | Jiménez | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Esta Tristeza Mía" | Antonio Valdez Herrera | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Te Parto El Alma" | Cuco Sánchez | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Vete A Volar" | Jaime Flores, Luis Carlos Monroy, Raúl Ornelas | 3:23 |
