Love in the Time of Cholera (EP)
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Love in the Time of Cholera is the second extended play
released by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira
. The EP was released on February 25, 2008. It contains three songs featured in the film adaptation
of Love in the Time of Cholera
. Two of these songs, "Despedida" and "Hay Amores", were written specifically for the film on request from the novel's author, Gabriel García Márquez
. The other song, "Pienso En Ti", is from Pies Descalzos
, the singer's breakthrough album. The EP was released exclusively via iTunes
, alongside the a full soundtrack that included the score for the film. The song "Despedida" was nominated for Best Original Song From A Motion Picture at the 2008 Golden Globes Awards Ceremony. Shakira has since performed 'Despedida' as part of her 'The Sun Comes Out World Tour
'.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
. The EP was released on February 25, 2008. It contains three songs featured in the film adaptation
Love in the Time of Cholera (film)
Love in the Time of Cholera is a 2007 film directed by Mike Newell. Based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez, it tells the story of a love triangle between Fermina Daza and her two suitors, Florentino Ariza and Doctor Juvenal Urbino which spans 50 years, from 1880 to...
of Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera is a novel by Nobel Prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez first published in the Spanish language during 1985. Alfred A. Knopf published the English translation during 1988...
. Two of these songs, "Despedida" and "Hay Amores", were written specifically for the film on request from the novel's author, Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
. The other song, "Pienso En Ti", is from Pies Descalzos
Pies descalzos
-Personnel:* Shakira – producer, songwriter, vocals* Luis Fernando Ochoa – producer, mixer, songwriter, background vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, percussion* Alvaro Farfan – director* Victor DiPersia – engineer, mixer* Camillo Montilla – engineer, piano...
, the singer's breakthrough album. The EP was released exclusively via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, alongside the a full soundtrack that included the score for the film. The song "Despedida" was nominated for Best Original Song From A Motion Picture at the 2008 Golden Globes Awards Ceremony. Shakira has since performed 'Despedida' as part of her 'The Sun Comes Out World Tour
The Sun Comes Out World Tour
The Sun Comes Out World Tour is the fifth concert tour by Colombian singer-songwriter, Shakira. The tour is in support of her sixth and seventh studio albums, She Wolf and Sale El Sol. The tour will reach the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa...
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