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El Tren de los Momentos

2006 album by Alejandro Sanz

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ2179348 ↗
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El Tren de los Momentos (The Train of the Moments) is the eighth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, It was released by WEA Latina on November 7, 2006 (see 2006 in music) and includes collaborations with Juanes, Antonio Carmona (ex-Ketama), Shakira and Calle 13. It contains ten songs produced by him and Lulo Pérez and this diversity of voices allows approaching social, political and faith topics from differing points of view.

It was recorded in Havana, Miami, Bahamas and Madrid, with most recording taking place in a studio that Sanz has at his house in Miami.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Also was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, at the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards which was awarded to La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra.

Track listing

All songs written by Alejandro Sanz, except where noted.

Enséñame Tus Manos – 3:51

A la Primera Persona – 5:02

Te lo Agradezco, Pero No (featuring Shakira) – 4:33

Donde Convergemos – 4:56

En la Planta de Tus Pies – 3:57

La Peleita (René Pérez, Alejandro Sanz) – 4:45

Se lo Dices Tú – 3:49

Se Molestan – 3:06

Te Quiero y Te Temo – 3:12

El Tren de los Momentos – 3:00

Personnel

Arranger, Art Direction, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Coros, Didjeridu, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Loops, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Recording, Soloist, Spanish Guitar, Vocals - Alejandro Sanz

Guest Artist - Alex Gonzalez

Production Assistant - Alexei Moises Sanchez Mesa

Cajon - Antonio Carmona

Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone - Ariel Bringuez

Bajo Sexto - Armando Gola

Coros - Beth Cohan

Guest Artist - Calle 13

Production Assistant - Carlos Francisco Hernandez

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Soloist - Dan Warner

Percussion - Fernando Favier

Production Assistant - Gonzalo Perez

Recording - Gustavo Celis

EWI - Hamadi Bayard

Production Assistant - James Roach

Art Direction, Graphic Conception, Photography - Jaume DeLaiguana

Trombone - Jorge Dobal

Guest Artist - Juanes

Bateria - Lee Levin

Percussion - Luis Dulzaides

Arranger, Coros, Fender Rhodes, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Loops, Hammond Organ, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Recording, Timbales, Trumpet - Lulo Perez

Electric Guitar - Michael Ciro

Bateria - Nomar Negroni

Recording - Pepo Scherman

Mixing, Recording - Rafa Sardina

Arranger, Trumpet - Roberto Perez

Guest Artist - Shakira

Mastering - Stephen Marcussen

Digital Editing - Stewart Whitmore

Congas - Tata Guinness

Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Mixing - Thom Russo

Chart performance

Album

Singles

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Special edition

El Tren de los Momentos: Edición Especial is the 2007 re-release of the album El Tren de los Momentos containing two CDs and one DVD. The CD 1 is the same as the original album, the CD 2 contains four previously unreleased tracks (including "No Lo Digo por Nada" with Alex González of Maná on the drums) and three remixes; the DVD includes music videos.

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