In 2011,
Alejandro Sanz left Warner after 20 immensely successful years. Predictably, the label soon released
Colección Definitiva, a four-CD/DVD box set surveying the eight studio albums
Sanz made for the label, from 1991's Viviendo Deprisa to 2009's
Paraíso Express, as well as a myriad of live and compilation releases (including the three-CD/DVD package Grandes Éxitos 91_04, which overlaps considerably with this collection). The first two CDs of
Colección Definitiva focus on
Sanz's many greatest hits, such as "Corazón Partío" and "Cuando Nadie Me Ve." The third disc is devoted to
Sanz's appearances on other artists' (
Shakira,
El Canto del Loco,
Miguel Bosé, etc.) albums, while the fourth gathers together 13 of
Sanz's duets, including those with
Ketama,
Ivan Lins,
Joaquín Sabina, and
Enrique Morente, among others. The DVD features all of
Sanz's video clips. A downsized edition containing only the first two greatest-hits disc is also available. ~ Mariano Prunes