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El viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Voyage) is Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh's second studio album, 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,[2] 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 (under Mexican certification before 2001, 750,000 was 3× Platinum, but today it would be Diamond or 7× Platinum). Over 2,000,000 copies were sold worldwide. The album's title is inspired by Chester Copperpot, a scavenger in the film The Goonies.

El viaje de Copperpot
Studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh
Released	11 September 2000
Recorded	Studio du Manoir Léon, Landes, France Estudio Red Led Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Air Studios (Lyndhurst) London, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Pop, alternative pop, pop rock, psychedelic rock
Length	52:52
Language	Spanish
Label	Epic
Producer	Nigel Walker
La Oreja de Van Gogh chronology
Dile al sol (1998) El viaje de Copperpot (2000) Lo Que te Conté Mientras te Hacías la Dormida (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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". It is considered their best album to date and one of the best pop albums in Spanish. ^{[by whom?]}

Track listing

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 (SPA), #1 (MEX)
• 2000 – París #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX)
• 2001 – La Playa #1 (SPA), #1 (MEX), #21 (US Latin)
• 2001 – Pop #1 (SPA)
• 2001 – Soledad #1 (SPA)
• 2001 – Mariposa #1 (SPA)
• 2001 – La Chica del Gorro Azul
• 2002 – Tu Pelo

Other song

• Los Amantes Del Circulo Polar #5 (SPA) #37 (US Latin)

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[3]	2× Platinum	300,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4]	11× Platinum	1,100,000^
United States (RIAA)[5]	Platinum (Latin)	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of albums containing a hidden track
• List of best-selling albums in Spain
• List of best-selling Latin albums

References

На других языках

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El viaje de Copperpot es el segundo álbum de La Oreja de Van Gogh, que salió a la venta el 11 de septiembre de 2000. El título está inspirado en la película Los Goonies (1985) en donde se nombra a un cazador de tesoros llamado Chester Copperpot. Es el séptimo álbum con más ventas certificadas en España.

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