El viaje de Copperpot
El viaje de Copperpot is the second studio album of Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh, issued by Epic Records on 11 September 2000. It was the band's first album to feature a bonus track.
El viaje de Copperpot is the band's most successful album in Spain; after going platinum on its release day, it sold more than 1,300,000 copies and received a diamond certification. The album also catapulted the band's fame in Latin America going 3× Platinum in Mexico. Over 2,000,000 copies were sold worldwide. The album's title is inspired by Chester Copperpot, a scavenger in the film The Goonies.
It received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced eight Top 20 singles, including "Cuidate", "La Playa" and "Paris" which reached the No.1 spot on the Spain chart; as well as the hits "Mariposa" and "Soledad".
Personnel
Performing
- La Oreja de Van Gogh
- * Amaia Montero – vocals, backing vocals
- * Xabi San Martín – keyboards, backing vocals, programming
- * Pablo Benegas – guitar
- * Álvaro Fuentes – bass
- * Haritz Garde – percussion
Technical
- Nigel Walker – record production, audio mixing
- Stefan Prin – technical production
- Rycky Graham – sound recording
- Rubén Suárez – sound recording
- Tony Cousins – audio mastering
Design
- Ricky Dávila – photography
- Lanzagorta Studios – graphic design
Singles
- 2000 – Cuídate #1, #1
- 2000 – París #1, #1
- 2001 – La Playa #1, #1, #21
- 2001 – Pop #1
- 2001 – Soledad #1
- 2001 – Mariposa #1
- 2001 – La Chica del Gorro Azul
- 2002 – Tu Pelo