Alejandro Sanz: his debut as Alexander the Great and Los chulos son pa’ cuidarlos, an album he hardly ever talks about

Alejandro Sanz’s career began in the 1980s and since then he has released numerous albums that have received numerous awards and recognition. Throughout the 90s, the ballad cemented his career and became one of the most popular performers in Spain and Latin America.

The high point of his career came in 1997, when the album “Further”, one of the best-selling works in the history of Spanish music, today the album is the subject of study at the University of Berkeley as “phenomenon of Latin American pop music”.

Sans continued to release albums with great success and collaborated with other notable artists; however, little or nothing is said aboutPimps should take care of them’, his debut album, released in 1989 under the pseudonym Alexander the Greata reference to the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia.

There are 10 songs on the CD Thomas, Apartment, Looking for Trouble, Dona Marina, Tom Sawyer, Mr. Dad, When do we sail, Michaela, Ajaulili and eponymous Pimps should take care of them; they are dominated by rhythms such as pop, flamenco and techno, a far cry from the songs that propelled him to fame.

How was Los chulos son pa’ cuidarlos born?

At 20 years old Alexander Sanchez Pizarroreal name of the artist signed to the label AMY thanks to the invitation of the manufacturer Miguel Angel Arenas “Capi”who saw the creative potential of the Spanish singer; It is for this work that “Kapi” is considered his artistic pioneer.

Unfortunately, the album did not have the expected reception, was received indifferently by the public and the music press. On the cover, Alexander the Great appears wearing a bullfighter’s vest with a white shirt, and on the back cover, he wears another glowing suit and a white emoji-printed polo shirt.

Despite the commercial failure of the album, it is currently considered hard to find collectible since they were only made 500 copies for sale. In an interview he gave World in 2003, Miguel Angel Arenas “Capi”showed that Alejandro Sanz does not like to talk about this album, as for him “it’s insignificantcompared to the rest of his career.

As for the title that gave the title to the album, as defined by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, chill handsome person or belongs to the popular classes of Madrid. The term has other meanings, such as a person who locks up cattle in a slaughterhouse, or one who engages in prostitution.

What does Alejandro Sanz think of “pimps to take care of”?

One of the few times Alejandro Sanz talked about “Pimps should take care of them’ was for the Spanish program To you or to meled by Bertin Osborne. Although the album does not appear in his official discography, the interpreter My friend showed that he managed to restore the rights to the musical work.

“The record belongs to me. Eventually the EMI people sold it to me for 1 euro, something like that, for the recording rights. This record didn’t sell anything.”, he commented shortly.

The career of the Spanish artist took off thanks to the album ‘live fast’, released in 1991 under the name Alejandro Sanz. All songs were his own and some are credited ‘Algazul Medina’ pseudonym, which the singer also used at the beginning of his career.

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