Planeta Azul (English: Blue Planet) is the debut album by Spanish singer Ruth Lorenzo. It was released on 27 October 2014 by Roster Music. The album was preceded by singles "Dancing in the Rain", which represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark, and "Gigantes". Renuncio was released as the third single in February 2015. Lorenzo has released a lot of lyric videos and videoclips (including "Flamingos" and "Patito Feo") to promote the album, too.

Planeta Azul
A sepia-tinted photo of Lorenzo's face
Cover to the standard edition; the special edition features a photo of Lorenzo floating in water
Studio album by
Released27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)
Recorded2014
Genre
LabelRoster Music
ProducerChris Wahle
Ruth Lorenzo chronology
Planeta Azul
(2014)
Loveaholic
(2018)
Singles from Planeta Azul
  1. "Dancing in the Rain"
    Released: 18 February 2014
  2. "Gigantes"
    Released: 7 October 2014
  3. "Renuncio"
    Released: 17 February 2015
  4. "99"
    Released: 28 August 2015

The Special Edition of the album was released in October 2015, one year later and peaked at number 3 on the official Spanish Charts.

Promotion edit

Gira Planeta Azul edit

On 3 August 2015, Lorenzo made an announcement in Spain that she would embark on her very first solo tour in October 2015.

Gira Planeta Azul
Tour by Ruth Lorenzo
Associated albumPlaneta Azul
Start date30 October 2015
End date23 December 2015
No. of shows11
Date City Country Venue
30 October 2015 Zaragoza Spain Teatro de las Esquinas
6 November 2015 Cartagena Auditorio el Batel
13 November 2015 Santander Escenario Santander
20 November 2015 Sevilla Sala Custom
27 November 2015 Málaga Sala París 15
28 November 2015 Alicante Sala The One
29 November 2015 Valencia Sala Rockcity
12 December 2015 Barcelona Sala Music Hall
13 December 2015 Madrid Sala Shoko
19 December 2015 Granada Sala El Tren
23 December 2015 Murcia Teatro Circo

Cancelled shows edit

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
18 December 2015 Valladolid Spain Sala Porta Caeli Illness
Setlist
  • Act 1
Intro
  1. «Noche en Blanco»
  2. «Planeta Azul»
  3. «Flamingos»
  4. «99»
  5. «Vulnerable»
  6. «Eva»
  • Act 2 - Acustic Set
  1. «Hallelujah» (Leonard Cohen)
  2. «The Edge of Glory» (Lady Gaga)
  3. «Diamond Doors»
  • Act 3
  1. «Dancing in the Rain»
  2. «Patito Feo»
  3. «Gigantes»
  4. «Te Veo»
  • Act 4
  1. «Royals» (Lorde)
  2. «Renuncio»
  3. «Echo»

Singles edit

"Dancing in the Rain" was released as the lead single from the album on 18 February 2014. "Gigantes" was released as the second single from the album on 7 October 2014. "Renuncio" was released as the third single from the album on 17 February 2015. "99" was released as the lead single of the Special Edition and fourth overall on 28 August 2015.

Track listing edit

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Planeta Azul" (Blue Planet)3:09
2."Gigantes" (Giants)3:36
3."Noche En Blanco" (Night in White)3:03
4."Parar el Tiempo" (Stop the Time)3:36
5."Renuncio" (I Quit)3:47
6."Rey De Corazones (with Miguel Poveda)" (King of Hearts)3:53
7."Vulnerable"3:38
8."1, 2, 3"3:46
9."Inevitable" (Unavoidable)3:12
10."Patito Feo" (Ugly Duckling)3:37
11."Flamingos"3:23
12."Eva"4:18
13."Te Veo" (I See You)3:53
14."Dancing in the Rain"2:52
15."Renuncio" (Acoustic version)3:35
16."Gigantes" (Acoustic version)3:26
Special edition
No.TitleLength
1."Planeta Azul" (Blue Planet)3:09
2."99"3:32
3."Echo"3:06
4."Gigantes" (Giants)3:36
5."Noche En Blanco" (Night in White)3:03
6."Renuncio" (I Quit)3:47
7."Diamond Doors"4:15
8."Rey De Corazones (with Miguel Poveda)" (King of Hearts)3:53
9."Vulnerable"3:38
10."Parar El tiempo" (Stop the Time)3:36
11."Inevitable (with Xuso Jones)" (Unavoidable)3:11
12."Patito Feo" (Ugly Duckling)3:37
13."Flamingos"3:23
14."Impossible"3:48
15."Eva"4:18
16."Te Veo" (I See You)3:53
17."London"3:49
18."Unbreakable"3:37
19."Flamingos (English version)"3:23
20."Dancing in the Rain"2:52

Chart performance edit

Weekly Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[1] 3

Release history edit

Region Date Version Format Label
Spain 27 October 2014[2] Standard Digital download, CD Roster Music
16 October 2015 Special Edition

References edit