Released 5 June 2001 (US) Label Virgin Records Release date 1 June 2001 Genres Reggae, Latin music | Length 45:33 Artist Manu Chao Producer Renaud Letang | |
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Language Arabic
English
French
Galician
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish Próxima Estación Esperanza
(2001) Radio Bemba Sound System
(2002) Nominations Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Male Artist, NRJ Music Award for International Album of the Year Similar Manu Chao albums, Reggae albums | ||
Manu chao merry blues
Próxima Estación: Esperanza (English: Next Stop: Hope) is an album by Manu Chao. It was released in Europe in 2001. It was released in the United States on 5 June 2001 on Virgin Records. Chao and others sing in Arabic, English, French, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish on this album.
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The name comes from a sample of an announcement for the Esperanza station of Madrid Metro's Line 4; in Spanish "esperanza" means "hope". The voice actor Javier Dotú and a Metro announcer later sued for infringement of intellectual copyright over the use of their voices.
Próxima Estación: Esperanza received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance. In 2010 Esperanza was listed at #65 in Rolling Stone's "Best Albums of the Decade." In 2012, the album listed at #474 on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Track listing
All tracks written by Manu Chao, except where noted.
Songs
1Merry Blues3:36
2Bixo1:52
3El Dorado 19971:30