Invisible (album)

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Invisible
Studio album by La Ley
Released 1995
Recorded Record Plant Studios
Hollywood, California
Genre Rock/Pop
Length 50:03
Label Warner Music México
Producer Alejandro Sanfuentes & Alfredo Gatica
Professional reviews
La Ley chronology
Cara de Dios
(1994)		 Invisible
(1995)		 Vértigo
(1998)

Invisible is La Ley's fourth album. It is often considered their best record, and is their second best selling album. The album reunites La Ley again with Rodrigo Aboitiz and invite a new member Pedro Furgone after the death of Andres Bobe (the band's founder). The album begins with the dark era of La Ley. The album was also the first album of La Ley to have a song completely in French.

The album contains the #1 hits "El Duelo", "Día Cero", and "Cielo Market".

Contents

[edit] Backstory and Reception

In 1994, Bobe died in a motorcycle accident, an event that brought the group to a major crossroad. It was Beto Cuevas who ultimately figured most prominently in the group as it weathered the disaster. He assumed the dual function of bandleader and spokesperson, steering the band through the catastrophe. Some months passed before the band regenerated in the form of a quintet once again, featuring Cuevas, Rojas, and Claveria. The members brought in a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and La Ley's former keyboard player, Aboitiz, rejoined the group at that time.

Bobe continued to influence the band even after his death. Beto Cuevas says that Bobe came to him in a dream and when Cuevas asked how he could complete the currently unfinished album if Bobe was dead, Andres responded, "You can see me, but to the rest of the world I am just Invisible." This was the direct inspiration for Beto to write songs such as "Invisible" and "Día Cero." As a result in 1995 (though the album was delayed until 1994) Invisible was released with the first single "El Duelo" which exceed the expectations of the band and quickly crawled to the top spot in most of the billboard charts in Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Chile.

The band's reputation began to spread and they moved to Mexico in an attempt to further spread their success. Shortly after, they released the single "Día Cero" which was an immediate success and to this date remains one of the group's most successful singles. After some time, they released the third single "Hombre" including with it images from a recent United States tour.

For the first and only time, La Ley released two more singles, bringing the total to five. The following singles were "Cielo Market" and "1-800 Dual".

The album is still considered by many the band's best album, and is their second best selling album behind "La Ley MTV Unplugged". The album sold 400,000 copies within its first few months in Mexico alone.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Animal (Bobe, Cuevas, Claveria) - 5:59
  2. Dia Cero (Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 4:32
  3. El Duelo (Bobe, Cuevas, Rojas) - 3:15
  4. Deuxième Fois (Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 3:59
  5. Hombre (Cuevas, Frugone, Aboitiz) - 4:04
  6. R&R (Bobe, Cuevas, Clavería) - 4:00
  7. Invisible (Cuevas, Frugone, Rojas) - 4:00
  8. Fausto (Cuevas, Rojas, Claveria, Aboitiz, Frugone) - 5:17
  9. Cielo Market (Cuevas, Rojas, Claveria, Frugone) - 3:36
  10. El Rey (Cuevas, Frugone, Aboitiz, Rojas) - 3:52
  11. The Corridor (Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 5:45
  12. 1-800 Dual (Bobe, Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 4:12

[edit] Singles

  • El Duelo
  • Día Cero
  • Hombre
  • Cielo Market
  • 1-800 Dual

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