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Uno
Studio album by La Ley
Released	February 21, 2000
Recorded	Late 1999
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	48:32
Label	WEA
Producer	Humberto Gatica
La Ley chronology
Vértigo (1998) Uno (2000) La Ley MTV Unplugged (2001)
Singles from Uno
"Aquí" Released: January 5, 2000 "Eternidad" Released: May 8, 2000 "Fuera de mí" Released: August 14, 2000 "Paraíso" Released: November 13, 2000 "Verano Espacial" Released: January 15, 2001

Uno (English: One) is the sixth studio album by Chilean rock band La Ley, released on February 21, 2000, by Warner Music Group.

Content

Recording

This was the first album released by the band after the departure of Rodrigo Aboitiz and Luciano Rojas. The band went on to record this studio album as a trio, with the addition of guest Archie Frugone to record the bass tracks.

Touring bassist J.C. Cumplido returned to tour with them until his departure from the lineup in 2001. Cumplido was replaced by Archie Frugone for the remainder of the tour and beyond.

Style

Stylistically, this album was seen as a departure from the darker, more electro-industrial style of Vértigo, and the grunge-fused goth style of Invisible, adopting a more straightforward Alternative Rock sound with fewer experimental ambient sounds.

The song “Amor y Fe” goes back to the band's original new wave sound, and can be traced back to 1990, when the band was in the studio for the Desiertos sessions, ultimately being re-recorded for this album. To date, it is the last contribution from Andrés Bobe on any of the band's material, as the song was written with Bobe before his passing.

Commercial performance

The album was a breakthrough success in the United States, effectively establishing the band's fan base in that country, ultimately winning the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album and reaching #41 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums.

Five singles were spawned from this album, with "Aquí", "Fuera de mí", and "Eternidad” receiving considerable airplay.

The single "Aquí" was performed at the Miss Universe 2001 pageant hosted in Bayamón, Puerto Rico being televised on CBS in the United States, Canal 13 in Chile and worldwide. As of November 2023, "Aquí" has had over 38 million streams on Spotify.

Track listing

1. "Eternidad" (Beto Cuevas, Pedro Frugone) - 4:09
2. "Tierra" (Cuevas, Frugone, Mauricio Clavería) - 4:16
3. "Aquí" (Cuevas, Aldo Nova) - 4:45
4. "Fuera de Mí" (Cuevas, Nova) - 4:56
5. "Delirando" (Cuevas, Claveria, Frugone, Nova) - 3:45
6. "Amor y Fe" (Andrés Bobe, Cuevas) - 4:33
7. "Paraíso" (Cuevas) - 3:46
8. "Ritual" (Cuevas, Frugone, Clavería) - 4:04
9. "Verano Espacial" (Cuevas) - 3:52
10. "Al Final" (Cuevas, Claveria, Frugone, Nova) - 10:40

• The song "Al Final" ends at 5:10. The hidden track "Once in a Lifetime" starts at 7:35, after 2 minutes and 25 seconds of silence.

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

1. "La Ley – Uno (Discogs.com)". discogs.com. February 2000.
2. allmusic ((( La Ley > Charts & Awards > Grammy Awards )))
3. "La Ley Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
4. "La Ley Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
5. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved March 12, 2022. Type La Ley in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Uno in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
6. "American album certifications – La Ley – Uno". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Official site

• 2000 albums
• La Ley (band) albums
• Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
• 2000s Spanish-language albums