Shake Away

Ojo de Culebra (English: Shake Away) is the sixth studio album by Mexican Latin singer Lila Downs.

Shake Away
Studio album by
Released2 September 2008 (2008-09-02)
GenreLatin pop, world music, rock, alternative
Length60:14
LanguageSpanish/english
LabelManhattan Records
Producer

(exec.)

Lila Downs chronology
The Very Best of Lila Downs
(2007)
Shake Away Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en Paris - Live à FIP
(2010)
Singles from Shake Away
  1. "Ojo de Culebra (Feat. La Mari)"
    Released: 2 September 2008
  2. "Perro Negro (Feat. Ixaya Mazatzin Tleytól)"
    Released: 2008
  3. "Yo Envidio en Viento"
    Released: 2008
  4. "Black Magic Woman (Feat. Raul Midón)"
    Released: 2009
  5. "Tierra de Luz (Feat. Mercedes Sosa)"
    Released: 2009

This album was recorded in New York and Mexico. All the songs on this album were composed by Lila Downs and Paul Cohen, except "I Envy The Wind" (by Lucinda Williams) and "I Would Never" (by Paul Buchanan). It includes a version of "Black Magic Woman" by Peter Green. In "Ojo de Culebra" they mix instruments and electronic music. It includes collaborations with Enrique Bunbury, La Mari, Mercedes Sosa and Ramon Gutierrez, among others.

Songs

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Little Man"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 3:47
2. "Ojo de Culebra" (Feat. La Mari)Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 4:04
3. "Minimun Wage"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 4:08
4. "Perro Negro" (Feat. Ixaya Mazatzin Tleytótl)Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 3:02
5. "Yo Envidio el Viento"  Lucinda Williams 3:44
6. "Skeleton"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 3:02
7. "Black Magic Woman" (Feat. Raúl Midón)Peter Green 3:12
8. "I Would Never"  Paul Buchanan 4:44
9. "Justicia"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 3:51
10. "Taco de Palabras"  Lila Downs 3:05
11. "Los Pollos" (Feat. Gilberto Gutiérrez)Tradicional 3:17
12. "Tierra de Luz" (Feat. Mercedes Sosa)Lila Downs 3:41
13. "Silent Thunder"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 4:44
14. "Ojo de Culebra"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 3:45
15. "I Envy the Wind"  Lucinda Williams 3:45
16. "Nothing But the Truth"  Lila Downs/Paul Cohen 3:53

Charts

The album had the following chart activity in 2008:[1]

References

  1. "Lila Downs, Shake Away/Ojo de Culebra – Awards". AllMusic/All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

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