Valor Del Corazon
Valor Del Corazon is the first solo album to be released by Ginger (of rock band The Wildhearts). It initially had a limited mail order release on 19 December 2005, with a full release to the shops on 9 January 2006 and features 19 tracks spread across two CDs. The album was produced by Ralph Jezzard who had previously produced the Wildhearts album Endless, Nameless.
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| Released | 19 December 2005 (Order online) 9 January 2006 (Shops) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 1:19:31 | |||
| Label | Round Records | |||
| Producer | Ginger, Ralph Jezzard | |||
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The earliest editions of the album can be identified by a "V" placed on the back cover photograph and Valor spelt "Vaolr" on the side of the album case.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ginger Wildheart
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ugly" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Mother City" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "G.T.T." | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "This Is Only A Problem" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Ten Flaws Down" | 7:10 |
| 7. | "Paramour" | 2:26 |
| 8. | "The Man Who Cheated Death" | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 32:40 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Drunken Lord Of Everything" | 2:50 |
| 2. | "L.O.V.E." | 5:36 |
| 3. | "The Way" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Drinking In The Daytime" | 6:28 |
| 5. | "Keep It Cool" | 6:02 |
| 6. | "Only Lonely" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Your Mouth" | 2:22 |
| 8. | "Change" | 2:41 |
| 9. | "My Friend The Enemy" | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Bulb" | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Something To Believe In" | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 46:51 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Sonic Shake (Live)" | 8:46 |
| 13. | "Answering Machine (Live)" (The Replacements cover) | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Boys Keep Swinging (Live)" (David Bowie cover) | 3:37 |
The title
Before the album's release, Ginger announced that its title, Valor Del Corazon, was Spanish for "strength of heart". On his website, he comments on what appears to be a grammatical error:
"I have Spanish and Mexican friends and I obviously asked them for the correct way of translating that title literally. They all told me that the proper way to say it is Valor DE Corazon. Thing is, I woke up one morning with the title right in my face, and while I know it isn't text book Spanish, I was getting tons of spiritual information, divine support and genuine paranormal weirdness around me. So much so that I took it for granted that this was completely natural within the whole 'fixing yourself' process. Anyway, I wasn't going to argue with an album title given to me from sources beyond my surroundings. So, as illiterate as it may read to my Spanish speaking fans I stuck with it!"