No Es lo Mismo

No Es lo Mismo (It's Not the Same) is the seventh studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by WEA Latina on September 2, 2003 (see 2003 in music). released more than three years after his last album, El Alma al Aire (2000). It was produced with the collaboration of the Cuban musician Lulo Pérez.

No Es lo Mismo
Studio album by Alejandro Sanz
Released	September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)
Recorded	February – July 2003 Critiera Moon Studios (Miami, Florida) Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California) Sintonía Studios (Madrid, Spain)
Genre	Latin pop
Length	50:26
Label	WEA Latina
Producer	Lulo Pérez · Alejandro Sanz · Paco de Lucía · Rosa Lagarrigue (Executive producer)
Alejandro Sanz chronology
MTV Unplugged (2001) No Es lo Mismo (2003) Grandes Éxitos 1991–2004 (2004)
Singles from No Es lo Mismo
"No Es lo Mismo" Released: July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) "Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé" Released: October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) "Eso" Released: November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) "He Sido Tan Feliz Contigo" Released: January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05) "Try To Save Your S'ong" Released: May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. No es lo Mismo – 6:04
2. Hoy Llueve, Hoy Duele – 4:52
3. He Sido Tan Feliz Contigo – 3:52
4. Try To Save Your S'ong – 3:42
5. Eso – 4:17
6. Labana – 5:28
7. Sandy a Orilla do Mundo – 3:27
8. 12 Por 8 – 4:40
9. Al Olvido Invito Yo – 4:21
10. Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé – 4:50
11. Lo Diré Bajito – 4:33
12. Sí, He Cantado Mal – 0:21

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Peak	Weeks on Chart
2003	Billboard Latin Pop Albums	2[2]	23
2003	Billboard Top Latin Albums	2[2]	29
2003	Billboard The Billboard 200	128[2]	3
2003	Billboard Top Heatseekers	3[2]	11
2003	Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific)	4[2]	3
2003	Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic)	1[2]	9

Singles

Year	Chart	Track	Peak	Weeks on Chart
2003	Billboard Hot Latin Songs	No Es lo Mismo	4[2]	17
2003	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	No Es lo Mismo	3[2]	24
2003	Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	No Es lo Mismo	23[2]	8
2003	Billboard Hot Latin Songs	Regálame La Silla Donde Te Esperé	23[2]	8
2003	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé	16[2]	13
2004	Billboard Hot Latin Songs	Eso	25[2]	7
2004	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	Eso	13[2]	13

Personnel

Adonaya Agarrado Méndez – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" Tomasa Agarrado Méndez – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" Manu Araujo – Stylist Hammadi Bayard – Saxophone Tom Bender – Mixing assistant Nancy Berek-Mraz – Recording coordinator Miguel Betancourt – Recording coordinator Dana Bourke – Recording assistant Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums Luis Conte – Percussion Tomás Cruz – Conga in "Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé" Niños De Jerez – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" Jaume de Laiguana – Art direction, graphic design, photography Paco de Lucía – Acoustic guitar in "Regálame la Silla Donde Te Esperé" Adrián Fregnac – Assistant engineer Carlos González – Background vocals GQ – Rap Guere – Bass in "Sandy a Orilla do Mundo" Mick Guzauski – Mixing in all songs except "Labana" Horacio "El Negro" Hernández – Drums Anthony Jackson – Bass Simon James – Conductor (concertino) Daniel Kresco – Assistant engineer Rosa Lagarrigue – Executive producer Michael Landau – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar Bob Ludwig – Mastering Ala Madrugada – Background vocals Carlos Martin – Trombone

Delvis Mesa – Piano in "Sandy a Orilla do Mundo" Raúl Midón – Background vocals Zaida Moreno Ruíz – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" María Antonia Nogaredo – Background vocals The Northwest Sinfonia – Orchestra, strings Wendy Pedersen – Background vocals Lena Pérez – Background vocals Lulo Pérez – Arranger, background vocals, Flugelhorn, Keyboards, piano, programming, trumpet, producer Lulo Pérez – Bass synthesizer in "Try To Save Your S'ong" Lulo Pérez – Hammond organ in "Eso" Santiago Pérez – Conductor (orchestra) José Antonio Rodríguez – Acoustic guitar Carlos Rufo – Electric guitar Enrique Ruíz Carrasco – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" Alejandro Sanz – Vocals, acoustic guitar, arranger, background vocals, producer Alejandro Sanz – Tres in "Labana" Rafa Sardina – Engineer Rafa Sardina – Flute in "Sandy a Orilla do Mundo" Rafa Sardina – Mixing in "Labana" Pepo Scherman – Engineer Jon Schluckebier – Recording assistant Shaw Simmon – Recording assistant Rafaela Soto Bermúdez – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" Eddie Thomas – Background vocals Javier Valverde – Assistant engineer, mixing assistant, background vocals Chelo Vázquez – background vocals in "12 Por 8"' Irene Vázquez – Background vocals in "12 Por 8" Dan Warner – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar (nylon string)

Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2004	Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year	No Es lo Mismo	Won
	Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year	No Es lo Mismo	Won
	Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year	No Es lo Mismo	Won
	Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal	No Es lo Mismo	Won
	Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album	No Es lo Mismo	Won
2004	Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album	No Es lo Mismo	Won

Special edition

No Es lo Mismo: Edición Especial Gira
Studio album by Alejandro Sanz
Released	July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
Recorded	February – July 2003 Critiera Moon Studios (Miami, Florida) Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California) Sintonía Studios (Madrid, Spain)
Genre	Latin pop
Length	71:27 (CD)
Label	WEA Latina
Producer	Lulo Pérez · Alejandro Sanz

No Es lo Mismo: Edición Especial Gira is the 2004 re-release of the album No Es lo Mismo containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 5 new tracks and the DVD contains 11 videos.

Re-release

No Es lo Mismo
Studio album by Alejandro Sanz
Released	September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Recorded	February – July 2003 Critiera Moon Studios (Miami, Florida) Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California) Sintonía Studios (Madrid, Spain)
Genre	Latin pop
Label	WEA Latina

No Es lo Mismo (Edición 2006) is the 2006 re-release of the album No Es lo Mismo containing a CD and DVD. The CD contains 15 tracks and the DVD contains 13 videos.

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[3]	3× Platinum	120,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[4]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5]	8× Platinum	800,000^
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum (Latin)	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of best-selling Latin albums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. www.billboard.com
3. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
4. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Alejandro Sanz in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and No Es Lo Mismo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
5. "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2004 under "Año". Select 23 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
6. "American album certifications – Alejandro Sanz – No Es Lo Mismo". Recording Industry Association of America.