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Devil Came to Me | ||||
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Released | 21 April 1997 | |||
Recorded | February 1997 | |||
Studio | Infinity Studios (Madrid, Spain) | |||
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Length | 36:41 | |||
Label | Subterfuge Records | |||
Producer | Dover | |||
Dover chronology | ||||
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Singles from Devil Came to Me | ||||
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Devil Came to Me is the second studio album by Spanish rock band Dover. It was released on 21 April 1997 under Subterfuge Records. [1]
Devil Came to Me was recorded and mixed in 20 days in February 1997,at Infinity Estudios in Madrid,with Daniel Alcover,and it cost 80 000 pesetas (at current exchange rates,€480). Dover was disclosed with this record and made the leap to fame. The cover was designed by the drummer of the band,Jesús Antúnez,graphic designer. [2]
On 25 September 1997 they won their first gold record for the 50,000 copies sold of the album [3] and subsequently were certified four times platinum to achieve a volume of more than 500,000 albums sold. Following the success of the album,Dover won the Ondas award for best Spanish group revelation on 13 November in Barcelona. [4]
The album's title track was used both in a collection of songs from revealing bands of the moment,under the name of Pepsi The Next Generation (1998),and the announcement of a US brand drinks,Radical Fruit Company,which involved a big push to publicize the group.
To commemorate the album's 15th anniversary,Octubre Records reissued the album with the name "Dover Came to Me",in several different versions and formats on 18 June 2013. [5] [6] These included:
Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Devil Came to Me" | 4:36 |
2. | "Loli Jackson" | 3:26 |
3. | "Serenade" | 3:54 |
4. | "Winter Song" | 2:45 |
5. | "La Monja Mellada" | 1:46 |
6. | "Spectrum" | 3:38 |
7. | "Rain of the Times" | 3:14 |
8. | "Pangea" | 1:58 |
9. | "Push" | 1:57 |
10. | "Judas" | 3:58 |
11. | "Nightmare" | 2:50 |
12. | "Sick Girl" | 2:39 |
Total length: | 36:41 |
Charts (1997) | Peak position |
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Spanish Album Charts [7] | 8 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Spanish Albums Charts [8] | 32 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Spain [1] | 21 April 1997 | CD, LP, cassette | Subterfuge |
Germany [10] | 31 May 1999 | CD | Intercord |
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