Sirope

Sirope
Studio album by Alejandro Sanz
Released	May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Latin pop
Language	Spanish
Label	Universal Music Spain
Producer	Alejandro Sanz Sebastián Krys
Alejandro Sanz chronology
La Música No Se Toca (2012) Sirope (2015) #ElDisco (2019)
Singles from Sirope
"Un Zombie a la Intemperie" Released: March 2, 2015 "A Que No Me Dejas" Released: April 29, 2015 "Capitán Tapón"

Sirope is the 11th studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was produced by himself alongside Grammy award winner Sebastian Krys. It was released on May 4, 2015.^[1][2][3][4] Sirope earned nominations for Album of the Year and won for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the 16th Latin Grammy Awards.^[5] Sirope also received a nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sanz.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Mí No Me Importa"	3:11
2.	"Capitán Tapón"	4:40
3.	"Pero Tú"	4:43
4.	"La Guarida Del Calor"	3:49
5.	"Tú La Necesitas"	4:12
6.	"Un Zombie a la Intemperie"	5:27
7.	"Todo Huele A Ti"	4:22
8.	"No Madura El Coco"	5:03
9.	"La Vida Que Respira"	4:50
10.	"Suena La Pelota" (feat. Juan Luis Guerra)	4:05
11.	"A Que No Me Dejas"	5:21
12.	"El Silencio De Los Cuervos"	4:35
13.	"El Club De La Verdad"	5:21
Total length:		59:39

Personnel

A Mí No Me Importa

• Brendan Buckley – drums
• Paul Bushnell – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – nylon guitars, electric piano, programming
• David Levita – electric guitar
• Jeff Babko – keyboard
• Sarah Devine – chorus
• Dav Julca – chorus

Capitán Tapón

• Andrés Torres – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Alex Bendaña – baby bass
• Dav Julca – acoustic guitar, additional arrangements
• David Levita – nylon guitar, electric guitar
• Pete Wallace – keyboard
• Alejandro Sanz – keyboards
• Jeff Babko – B3
• Matt Cappy – trumpet

Pero Tú

• Pete Thomas – drums
• Brendan Buckley – Tom Loop
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – nylon guitar
• Dav Julca – acoustic guitar, chorus
• David Levita – electric guitar
• Pete Wallace – keyboards
• Sarah Devine – chorus

La Guarida del Calor

• Pete Thomas – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, programming
• David Levita – electric guitar
• Jeff Babko – keyboards
• Dav Julca – chorus

Tú La Necesitas

• Lee Levin – drums
• Paul Bushnell – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – nylon guitar
• David Levita – acoustic guitar
• Jeff Babko – keyboard
• Dav Julca – chorus, additional arrangements
• Sebastián Krys

Un Zombie a la Intemperie

• Andrés Torres – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• David Levita – guitar
• Jeff Babko – keyboard

Todo Huele a Ti

• Pete Thomas – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – acoustic guitar, programming
• David Levita – electric guitar
• Jeff Babko – keyboard
• Sarah Devine – chorus
• Dav Julca – chorus
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet

No Madura El Coco

• Lee Levin – drums
• Sal Cuevas – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – bass, nylon guitar, programming
• Miguel Ramirez – congas
• Yasmil Marrufo – cuatro, maracas
• David Levita – electric guitar
• Lulo Perez – piano
• Jeff Babko – keyboards
• Dav Julca – chorus
• Belen Zeta – guest vocalist
• Chabuco – guest vocalist
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet

La Vida Que Respira

• Alejandro Sanz – programming
• Lee Levin – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Dave Levita – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Dav Julca – acoustic guitar, chorus
• Jeff Babko – keyboard
• Sarah Devine – chorus

Suena La Pelota

• Pete Thomas – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Alejandro Sanz – acoustic guitar, programming
• David Levita – electric guitars
• Pete Wallace – keyboards
• Jeff Babko – accordion
• Dav Julca – chorus

A Que No Me Dejas

• Lee Levin – drums
• Alex Bendaña – bass
• David Levita – guitars
• Jeff Babko – keyboards
• Pepe Carlos – accordion, guest mariachi arrangements
• Armando Ávila – guest mariachi arrangements
• Jorge Jiménez Baca – vihuela, guitar
• Jose Luis Ortega G. – guitarrón
• Francisco García – trumpet
• Garnelo Mariachi Ensemble – strings

El Silencio de los Cuervos

• Lee Levin – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Dav Julca – acoustic guitars, additional arrangements, chorus
• David Levita – electric guitars
• Pete Wallace – keyboard
• Alejandro Sanz – chorus, programming
• Natasha Jeanne – guest vocalist
• "Hey Tú chorus": The Hunt Kids, The Zabala Kids, Manuela Sánchez, Alexander Sanchez, Ana Michavila, Lucia Vásquez

El Club de la Verdad

• Pete Thomas – drums
• Davey Faragher – bass
• Dave Levita – guitar
• Jeff Babko – keyboard
• Irene Díaz – guest vocalist

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] 1 US Billboard 200[8] 83 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[9] 1 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[10] 1 Venezuelan Albums (Recordland)[11] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 1 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[13] 36 Chart (2016) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[15]	Platinum	40,000^^
Chile[16]	Gold
Colombia[17]	Gold
Ecuador[18]	Platinum
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19]	Platinum	60,000^^
Peru[20]	Platinum
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21]	5× Platinum	200,000^‡
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2015 (Spain)
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s

References

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