Dile al sol

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Dile al sol
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Studio album by
La Oreja de Van Gogh
Released18 May 1998
RecordedASK Producciones
Madrid, Spain
Middle Ear Studios
New York, United States
1997 – 1998
Genre Rock, Pop rock
Length44:57
LanguageSpanish
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Producer Alejo Stivel
La Oreja de Van Gogh chronology
Dile al sol
(1998)		 El viaje de Copperpot
(2000)
Singles from Dile al sol
  1. "El 28"
    Released: 8 May 1998
  2. "Soñaré"
    Released: 7 August 1998
  3. "Cuéntame al oído"
    Released: 10 December 1998
  4. "Pesadilla"
    Released: 26 March 1999
  5. "Dile al Sol"
    Released: June 1999
  6. "Qué puedo pedir"
    Released: 13 August 1999
  7. "El Libro"
    Released: 1999
  8. "La Estrella y la Luna"
    Released: 2000

Dile al sol is the debut album from Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh released by Sony Music Entertainment in May 1998. The album was very successful in Spain, selling more than 800,000 copies there. [1]

Contents

This first album was recorded in Madrid between the months of July and August 1997. The title track from this album was the one with which people began to know them, but it was not until the release of "Cuéntame al oído" that the band became a success.

Track listing

Dile al sol track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."El 28" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)La Oreja de Van Gogh La Oreja de Van Gogh 2:48
2."Cuéntame al oído"Xabi San Martín, Pablo BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh3:10
3."Pesadilla" (with Mikel Erentxun)BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh4:18
4."La estrella y la luna" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh3:46
5."Viejo cuento"BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh5:05
6."Dos cristales"San Martín, Amaia Montero La Oreja de Van Gogh4:24
7."Lloran piedras" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)La Oreja de Van GoghLa Oreja de Van Gogh4:04
8."¿Qué puedo pedir?" (with Mikel Erentxun)La Oreja de Van Gogh, Rafael Berrio GarcíaLa Oreja de Van Gogh, Berrio García3:01
9."Dile al sol"BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh3:36
10."El libro" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh3:45
11."La carta"BenegasLa Oreja de Van Gogh2:40
12."Soñaré"MonteroLa Oreja de Van Gogh3:34

Personnel

Performing

Technical

Design

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Spain (AFYVE) [2] 1

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [3] 7× Platinum800,000 [4]
United States—19,000 [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cobo, Leila (13 March 2004). "U.S. Opens Ears To La Oreja De Van Gogh". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard . 6 March 1999. p. 75. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Cobo, Leila (March 13, 2004). "U.S. Opens Ears To La Oreja De Van Gogh". Billboard. p. 49. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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