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Más
Studio album by Alejandro Sanz
Released	9 September 1997 (1997-09-09)
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Excalibur Studios Morning Studios (Milan, Italy) Plastic Studios (Rome, Italy)
Genre	Latin pop
Length	51:01
Label	WEA Latina
Producer	Miguel Ángel Arenas · Emanuele Ruffinengo
Alejandro Sanz chronology
3 (1995) Más (1997) Discografía Completa: Edición Especial Gira 98 (1998)
Singles from más
"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?" Released: August 4, 1997 (1997-08-04) "Corazón Partío" Released: November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03) "Amiga Mía" Released: January 5, 1998 (1998-01-05) "Aquello Que Me Diste" Released: March 30, 1998 (1998-03-30) "Si Hay Dios..." Released: June 15, 1998 (1998-06-15) "Hoy Qué No Estás" Released: July 13, 1998 (1998-07-13) "Siempre Es De Noche" Released: August 31, 1998 (1998-08-31)

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Más (More) is the fifth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, it was released by WEA Latina on 9 September 1997. With sales of over 6 million copies worldwide and 2 million in Spain alone, it is one of the best-selling Latin albums and the best-selling album in Spain of all time.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alejandro Sanz

Re-release

Más (Edición 2006) is the re-release of the album Más containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 13 tracks and the DVD contains 15 videos.

Track listing

CD

1. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? – 5:22
2. Ese Último Momento – 5:04
3. Corazón Partío – 5:46
4. Siempre Es De Noche – 4:48
5. La Margarita Dijo No – 4:52
6. Hoy Que No Estás – 5:09
7. Un Charquito de Estrellas – 4:50
8. Amiga Mía – 4:47
9. Si Hay Dios... – 5:36
10. Aquello Que Me Diste – 4:44
11. Corazón Partío (Demo) – 4:11
12. Amiga Mía (Demo) – 4:41
13. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (Demo) – 5:22

DVD

1. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (Video)
2. Corazón Partío (Video)
3. Amiga Mía (Video)
4. Aquello Que Me Diste (Video)
5. La Distancia (Piano Y Voz) (Concierto Brasil)
6. Si Hay Dios... (Versión Gospel) (Premios Amigo)
7. Hoy Que No Estás (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
8. La Margarita Dijo No (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
9. Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
10. Un Charquito De Estrellas (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
11. Siempre Es De Noche (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
12. Si Hay Dios... (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
13. Aquello Que Me Diste (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
14. Amiga Mía (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)
15. Corazón Partío (El Concierto: Tour Más 98)

Personnel

Adapted from the Más liner notes:

Performance credits

Musicians

• Lele Melotti – drums (tracks 1–2, 4–10)
• Elio Rivagli – drums (track 3)
• Paolo Costa – bass (tracks 1–2, 4–10)
• Alberto Paixao – bass (track 3)
• Saverio Porciello – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 8–9)
• Joan Bibiloni – acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 8)
• Ludovico Vagnone – electric guitar (all tracks)
• Alejandro Sanz – Spanish guitar (track 3)
• Vicente Amigo – Spanish guitar (track 3)
• Emanuele Ruffinengo – piano, keyboards, programming (all tracks)
• Roberto Manzin – saxophone (tracks 2, 6)
• Rubem Dantas – percussion (track 3)
• Seydu – percussion (track 3)
• Lulo Pérez – percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn (track 3)
• Sergio Lavandera – saxophone (track 3)
• Lázaro Ordóñez – trombone (track 3)
• Luca Jurman – chorus (tracks 1–2, 4–10)
• Elena Roggero – chorus (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–10)
• Paola Repele – chorus (tracks 1–2, 4, 6, 8–10)
• Mayte Pizarro – chorus (tracks 3, 9)
• Eva Durán – chorus (tracks 3)
• Pedro Sánchez – chorus (track 9)

Grupo Folclórico del Coro del Valle – chorus (track 5)

• Enrique "Quique" Ansino
• J. María de Apiazu
• Israel Ceca
• Pablo Francés
• Miguel García
• Rubén García
• J. Miguel "Chemi" Ginés
• Manuel González
• J. Domingo López
• Antíoco Llanos
• Oliver Luna
• Juan Mínguez

Technical credits

• Emanuele Ruffinengo – producer, arrangements, choir arrangements, brass arrangements (track 3)
• Miguel Ángel Arenas – producer
• Pedro Miguel Ledo – production assistant
• Alejandro Sanz – musical concept
• Lulo Pérez – brass arrangements (track 3)
• Luca Jurman – choir arrangements
• Jesús Ugalde – photography
• Jesús López – photography assistant
• Juanjo Mánez – styling
• Lola López – styling assistant
• Yolanda López – make-up
• Javier Cofiño – hairdressing
• Rafael Sañudo – art direction, art design
• David Quiles – image treatment
• Luca Vittori – recording engineer
• Fabrizio Facioni – recording engineer
• Nino Giuffrida – recording engineer
• Giamba Lizzori – recording engineer
• Juan Vinader – recording engineer
• Oscar Claver – recording engineer
• Renato Cantele – mixing engineer
• Maurizio Biancani – mixing engineer
• Antonio Baglio – mastering engineer

Recording, mixing and mastering locations

• Excalibur (Milan) – recording
• Plastic (Rome) – recording
• Morning (Milan) – recording, mixing (track 1–2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
• Logic (Milan) – mixing (track 3, 5–7, 9)
• Red Led (Madrid) – additional recordings
• Sintonía (Madrid) – additional recordings
• Nautilus (Milan) – mastering

Charts

Sales and certifications

See also

• List of best-selling albums in Argentina
• List of best-selling albums in Chile
• List of best-selling albums in Spain
• List of best-selling Latin albums

References

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35. SIN BANDERA TIENEN VIAJE DE PLATINO EN CENTROAMÉRICA
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37. 20 años de ‘Más’, el disco del que Alejandro Sanz vendió seis millones de copias Consultado el 19 de agosto de 2018

• 1997 albums
• Alejandro Sanz albums
• 1997 video albums
• 1997 live albums
• 1990s live video albums
• Music video compilation albums
• 1997 compilation albums
• Warner Music Latina albums
• 1990s Spanish-language albums