This 1970 album, Joan Manuel Serrat's fourth, was recorded in Paris and released under Ariola, featuring songs like 'Mi Niñez' and 'La, La, La,' which he famously performed at the Eurovision Song Contest that year.
- Recorded in Paris at the Societé Des Grands Magasins (SGM) studios, the album was produced by Jean-Michel Rivat and Frank Thomas.
- Despite its success, the album faced censorship in Spain due to its lyrical content and Serrat's refusal to exclude the Catalan version of 'La, La, La,' which was initially intended for the Eurovision Song Contest.
- The album achieved commercial success, with 'La, La, La' becoming an international hit, though it did not chart as highly in Spain as some of his other major works due to the aforementioned censorship issues.
Joan Manuel Serrat is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Barcelona, known for his poetic lyrics and interpretations in Catalan and Spanish. He emerged in the Nueva Canción movement and became a prominent voice in Spanish-language folk and pop music. This 1970 album, "Serrat/4," arrived after his international breakthrough with "Mediterráneo" and solidified his position as a major artist, though it was initially released under censorship in Spain.
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