
In the track both singers performs lyrics in English and Spanish. The song " Looking for Paradise" was premiered on a fan club members-only section of Sanz's official site on September 18, 2009. The album title was made public on September 4, 2009. "I was surprised that everyone was talking nearby havens that have to do with family, friends", stressed the composer during the press conference held for the album presentation. Before the release of the first single, Sanz asked to his fans and friends to send him to his website their ideas about paradise. Furthermore, Sanz was focused during this time on the preparation of a live performance along Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes on July 26 in Honduras. The only fact revealed was that Tommy Torres would be producing the album. The remaining details of the album recording were a mystery. Keys also made public the fact that she was featured on both a video and a song with Sanz, through her Twitter account. In one of his posts, the singer broadcast a video that showed Sanz and American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys recording a music video in New York City. In July 2009, Alejandro Sanz confirmed through his official website that he was finalizing the details of his long-awaited new album, the first since 2006, El Tren de los Momentos, which was awarded with the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and sold 120,000 units in United States. It is also won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011. Paraíso Express received a nomination for an Album of the Year and won Best Male Pop Vocal Album at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. All the tracks included were written by Sanz, along with several writers, a first for the singer, and also the first album without help by Emmanuele Rufinengo and Lulo Pérez, his longtime producing team. This album is the follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning albums No Es lo Mismo (2003) and El Tren de los Momentos (2006).



It was released by WEA Latina on November 10, 2009, (see 2009 in music) and was produced by Tommy Torres, mixed by Bob Clearmountain, mastered by Ted Jensen. Paraíso Express (Paradise Express) is the ninth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz.
