Limón y Sal () is the fourth studio album released by Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas. Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was first released in Mexico on May 30, 2006 and in the United States on June 6, 2006. The album's overall themes deal with the general ups and downs of life and relationships. All the songs were composed by Venegas, with the exception of three songs, where she had the help of Coti Sorokin, Dante Spinetta and Cachorro López. Some notable songs are "Primer Día" with its reggae rhythm, sung in a duet with Dante Spinetta, "De Qué Me Sirve", where she plays the accordion in a tango and "bolero" fashion and "Eres Para Mí", a pop duet with Chilean singer Ana Tijoux.
The album sold 50,000 copies upon three days of its initial release in Mexico. It reached 100,000 sales in Mexico within a month of its release.
It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 7th Latin Grammy Awards, winning for Best Alternative Music Album.
The song "Canciones de Amor" was used in the 2007 film The Heartbreak Kid, while "Mírame Bien" was used as the opening theme for the 2011-2012 Brazilian telenovela A Vida da Gente (The Life We Lead).
Singles "Me Voy" was released as the lead single from the album. Widely considered Venegas's most successful song ever, it topped charts on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, Mexico and Spain, while reaching the top ten on the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart, number three in Italy, and number 12 in Switzerland. It was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video at the 7th Latin Grammy Awards.
The second single "Limón y Sal" was released as the second single, reaching number 24 on the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay charts, and number two in Spain and Mexico.
"Eres para mí", a duet with Chilean singer Anita Tijoux, was released as the third single achieving great success in 2007, topping the US Latin Pop Airplay and Mexican charts and peaking at number five on the US Hot Latin Tracks and Latin Tropical Airplay charts, number two in Spain and number nine in Venezuela.
The fourth single was "Primer Día", featuring the rapper Dante Spinetta, having success on the muin sic charts in Mexico and reaching number 13 in Spain.
The fifth single, "De Que Me Sirve", was released in Europe only.
Track listing
^ Additional Production * Co-producer
Personnel Julieta Venegas - vocals, background vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming Juanchi Baleiron - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar Cachorro López - Baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards Coti Sorokin - electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals Dany Ávila - drums Guillermo Vadalá - bass guitar, banjo Ernesto Snajer - acoustic guitar, ten-string guitar Facundo Guevara - percussion Dante Spinetta - Vocals, composer Juan Blas Caballero - Programming, keyboards, electric guitar Juan Cruz de Urquiza - flugelhorn, trombone Matias Sorokin - slide guitar Anita Tijoux - background vocals Sebastián Schon - keyboards, programming Slava Poloudine - cello Pepito Mezclero - Scream
Chart
Weekly charts Chart (2006–2007)PeakpositionArgentine Albums (CAPIF)1European Top 100 Albums71Italian Albums (FIMI)14Mexican Albums (Top 100 México)1Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)4Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)9US Billboard 200177US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)8US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)2US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)9Venezuelan Albums 5
Certifications
Year-end charts Chart (2006) PositionMexican Album (Top 100 México)16Mexican Spanish Album (Top 100 México)12 Chart (2007) PositionMexican Albums (Top 100 México)92
Awards
Latin Grammy YearTitleResult2006Album of The YearNominatedBest Alternative Music AlbumWonProducer of The Year (Cachorro López)Won
Grammy Award YearTitleResult2006Best Latin Pop AlbumWon
Release history
CountryDateLabelSpainMay 25, 2006Sony BMGItalyMay 30, 2006MexicoSwitzerlandJune 6, 2006United StatesSony Music International
References