A Newly Discovered Song by José José Released 5 Years After His Death: Stream It Now

During a regular procedure of preservation and digitization of tapes, Sony Music Mexico audio engineer Edson R. Heredia found “Ya No Pienso en Ti,” an unreleased track by José José, out Saturday (Sept. 28) solely through Spotify Singles, on the 5th anniversary of the precious Mexican vocalist’s passing.

“It was a wonderful minute,” states Heredia, who then set out to researchstudy more about the tape-recording, finding that it was made on Nov. 9, 1978, in England, with David Hunt as the noise engineer and Tom Parker as the manufacturer.

“Ya No Pienso en Ti” — which indicates “I No Longer Think of You” — is a sincere ballad about heartbreak in which José José, with his beautiful interpretative quality, sings about his healing procedure after a breakup. “I’ve persuaded myself that a long long time ago, I lost you/ I’ve resigned myself to not counting on your love’s assistance/ I’ve gotten utilized to not lookingfor you when I missouton your heat,” he sings in Spanish.

For the release, Latin Grammy-winners Edson R. Heredia and Memo Gil did a brand-new mix so that the voice of the called Prince of Song might be restored in 2024 as a present for his fans 5 years after his departure.

“These are the kinds of discoveries that they keep sendingout us from paradise,” star and vocalist José Joel, the boy of José José, solely informs Billboard Español. “It’s something extremely lovely that enables us to continue keepinginmind my dad regardlessof his passing. We are really grateful to the business (Sony Music Mexico) duetothefactthat they keep finding methods to perpetuate José José’s tradition.”

“We as a household likewise do it every year at the location where he grew up,” he includes. “This Sept. 28, we will be at Parque de la China, in the Clavería community of Mexico City, paying homage with my mom Anel Noreña and me, along with the fans who have constantly supported us.”

José Joel, who is presently on trip in Mexico carryingout tunes from his collection and that of his daddy — with whom he shares a terrific singing similarity — will sing for the veryfirst time at the occasion “Sangre de tu Sangre,” which he explains as a action to the extraordinary “La Fuerza de la Sangre” that daddy and boy tape-recorded for the 1994 album Grandeza Mexicana.

José José is certainly one of the most essential recommendations in Spanish-language music. Known for strikes like “El Triste,” “40 y 20” and