El Patio
| El Patio | ||||
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| Studio album by Triana | ||||
| Released | 15 April 1975 | |||
| Recorded | November 1973 - February 1974 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, flamenco | |||
| Length | 39:09 | |||
| Label |
Movieplay Fonomusic (CD release) | |||
| Triana chronology | ||||
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The first studio album by Spanish progressive rock/flamenco band Triana was released in 1975 under Movieplay label.
Originally the album was untitled, usually known as El patio (English: The Courtyard), due to it front cover. At first it was a commercial failure but as the band became popular the album sales increased. The first CD issue is from 1988, released under Fonomusic label; the album was released internationally in Europe in 2002 and was released in 2003 in the US by Warner Music.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Abre la puerta" | Jesús de la Rosa | 9:49 | |||||||
| 2. | "Sé de un lugar" | Jesús de la Rosa | 7:11 | |||||||
| 3. | "Recuerdos de una noche" | Jesús de la Rosa | 4:40 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 4. | "Luminosa mañana" | Jesús de la Rosa | 4:01 | |||||||
| 5. | "Diálogo" | Jesús de la Rosa | 4:32 | |||||||
| 6. | "En el lago" | Jesús de la Rosa | 6:38 | |||||||
| 7. | "Todo es de color" | (M. Molina/J. J. Palacios) | 2:08 | |||||||
Reception
El Patio is one of the most acclaimed Andalusian rock albums of all time, for both critics and the public.
- Albums reviews
- Top 100 Spanish albums of the 20th century according to Rockdelux magazine. (#15)[1]
- "Los 250: Essential Albums of All Time Latin Alternative - Rock Iberoamericano," (#43)[2]
- Top 50 Spanish rock albums according to Rolling Stone. (#23)[3]
Staff
- Jesús de la Rosa Luque – Vocals and keyboards
- J. J. Palacios "Tele" – Drums and percussion instrument
- Eduardo Rodríguez – Guitar
- Manolo Rosa – Bass
- Antonio García de Diego – Electric guitar
- Temporal (Andres N. El Alemán) - Keyboards
- Luis Cobos (El Manglis).
References
- ↑ "Rockdelux" (in Spanish). 2008.
- ↑ J.L. Mercado (2008). "Al Borde". Al Borde.
- ↑ "Los 50 mejores discos del rock español". Retrieved 8 December 2013.