El Silencio (album)

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El Silencio
Caifanes-El-Silencio.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
StudioRoyal Recorders, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Genre
Length56:15
Language Spanish
Label
Producer Adrian Belew
Caifanes chronology
El diablito
(1990)
El Silencio
(1992)
El nervio del volcán
(1994)
Singles from El Diablito (Volumen II)
  1. "Nubes"
    Released: April 1992
  2. "Para que no digas que no pienso en ti"
    Released: July 1992
  3. "No dejes que..."
    Released: November 1992
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El Silencio (The Silence) is a studio album by Mexican rock band Caifanes, released in 1992. [2] It was produced by Adrian Belew. [3] It is the last Caifanes album to feature bassist Sabo Romo and keyboardist/saxophonist Diego Herrera.

Contents

Critical reception

Spin called the album a "heavenly hybrid of Roxy Music and Led Zeppelin." [4] Chuck Eddy wrote that it "flows through cotton-candy high notes, rumbling ocean rhythms with upsurges that bellow like sea elephants, Salvation Army funeral-wake honking, stuttery little chamber-group guitar figures." [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saúl Hernández, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicTranslation of TitleLength
1."Metamorféame"HernándezAlfonso André, Diego Herrera, Sabo Romo, Alejandro Marcovich, Hernández Metamorphose Me2:43
2."Nubes"HernándezMarcovich, Hernández, RomoClouds4:33
3."Piedra"HernándezHerrera, HernándezStone4:36
4."Tortuga"HernándezMarcovich, HerreraTurtle4:36
5."Nos Vamos Juntos"  We Go Together5:06
6."No Dejes Que..."  Don't Let...4:39
7."Hasta Morir"HernándezMarcovich, AndréTo the Death3:44
8."Debajo de Tu Piel"  Under Your Skin3:29
9."Estás Dormida"MarcovichMarcovichYou're Asleep3:38
10."Miércoles de Ceniza"  Ash Wednesday4:52
11."El Comunicador"  The Communicator4:56
12."Para Que No Digas Que No Pienso en Ti"  So You Can't Say I Don't Think About You3:55
13."Vamos a Hacer un Silencio"  Let's Make a Silence5:15
14."Mariquita" (bonus track on CD release)traditionaltraditionalLadybug1:56

Personnel

Caifanes

Guest

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [6] 2× Platinum500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  6. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 18 July 2020.Type Caifanes in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and El Silencio in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.