Al despertar es un álbum de Mercedes Sosa lanzado en 1998. Grabado en Estudios Polygram, Buenos Aires. Producción a cargo de Mercedes Sosa. Escuchalo completo en LyricStream.
"Al despertar" is an intimate album in which Mercedes Sosa explores the themes of love, solitude, the passage of time, and memory, from a more personal and poetic perspective. Recorded at Polygram Studios in 1998, the album presents a repertoire of songs by Argentine and Latin American authors, chosen by Mercedes for their lyrical quality and emotional power. The title, "Al despertar," suggests that moment in the morning when consciousness emerges from sleep and faces the reality of the new day.
The album includes songs such as "Al despertar," "Canción del viejo," "La muerte no es el final," and "Solamente una vez," performed with a delicacy and interpretive wisdom that only Mercedes's experience and sensitivity could achieve. Mercedes's voice sounds deeper and more serene than in previous albums, as if she had reached an inner peace that allows her to sing with moving honesty. The arrangements, by Popi Spatocco, are sober and elegant, with a predominance of pianos, strings, and winds that accompany Mercedes's voice without overshadowing it.
The legacy of "Al despertar" is that of an album that invites reflection and introspection, and that shows the most intimate and personal side of Mercedes Sosa. The album was very well received by critics and fans, who valued the depth and honesty of the performances. It is a work to be listened to attentively, in the intimacy of the home, like a confidence from a wise friend who speaks to us about life, love, and death. "Al despertar" is an album to wake up to life with hope and joy.