Amazonas is the sixth and final studio album by the Peruvian singer-songwriter, Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, released on 11 June, 2009. The album was the first produced after Suárez-Vertiz new label, Warner Spain. The album was released also as an educational campaign by Suárez-Vertiz regarding climate change.
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Production
The album was recorded at British Grove in London, and MadDog and WoomRoom Studios in Los Angeles. After signing with Warner Spain, Suárez-Vértiz largely promoted the album in Europe and North America. It was edited in Miami and Puerto Rico and produced by Thom Russo.
Critical reception
The message and content of the album was received well by the Peruvian as well as Spanish public in Spain and the United States. The single "Amazonas" became latin song representative for Expo 2008 and was part of the Recicla Mueve el Mundo in Madrid for World Environment Day. The second single, "Nadia" entered the Billboard's top 50 song in November 2009.
On 21 December, 2009, Suárez-Vértiz became the special guest of the Water Cup, a football game between Peru and Ecuador to spread environmental awareness, as a result of the album.
Track listing
All songs were composed by Pedro Suárez-Vértiz.
Personnel
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, piano, harmonica
Huecco – lead vocals, backing vocals
Juan Diego Flórez – lead vocals, backing vocals
Thom Russo – keyboard, piano
Randy Cooke – drums
Juan Perez – bass
Manuel Comejo – acoustic guitar
Miguel Angel Yance – electric guitar
Stewart Cole – wind instruments
Eugene Toale – wind instruments
Bernard Fowler – backing vocals
Maria José Suárez-Vértiz – backing vocals
Salvador Suárez-Vértiz – backing vocals
Alexia Arredonado – backing vocals
Produced by Thom Russo