Doble Opuesto

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Doble Opuesto
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 1991
RecordedJanuary–August 1991
Estudios Horizonte
(Santiago, Chile)
Genre Rock/New wave
Length43:44
Label Polygram
Producer Jorge Melibosky
La Ley chronology
Desiertos
(1990)
Doble Opuesto
(1991)
La Ley
(1993)
Singles from Doble Opuesto
  1. "Angie"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Doble Opuesto"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Prisioneros de la Piel"
    Released: 1992
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Doble Opuesto (Spanish: "Double Opposite") is the second album of the Chilean rock band La Ley and the first commercially successful one after their debut album, Desiertos , failed to sell. The album was released in October 1991 under the production of Jorge Melibosky. Band members for this record were Andrés Bobe (guitars), Mauricio Clavería (drums), Alberto Cuevas (vocals) and Luciano Rojas (bass). Bobe provides vocals for the song "En Lugares".

Contents

The disc includes hits like "Doble Opuesto", "Desiertos", "Prisioneros de la Piel" and a cover of The Rolling Stones' #1 single "Angie".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Doble Opuesto"Bobe, Cuevas4:27
2."Placer"Bobe, Cuevas4:25
3."En Lugares"Bobe, Delgado4:04
4."Desiertos"Aboitiz, Bobe, Delgado5:19
5."Qué Va a Suceder"Aboitiz, Bobe, Delgado4:22
6."Prisioneros de la Piel"Aboitiz, Bobe, Cuevas3:21
7."A Veces"Arbulú, Bobe4:41
8."Angie" Jagger, Richards 4:32
9."Sasha"Bobe, Cuevas, Rojas3:48
10."Sólo Ideales"Aboitiz, Bobe, Cuevas, Delgado, Rojas4:57

Personnel

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