Mar dulce

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Mar dulce
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) (reissue)
Recorded Buenos Aires, Argentina
L.A., California, US
NYC, New York, US
Tokyo, Japan
Montevideo, Uruguay
Madrid, Spain
Genre Neotango, electronica, trip-hop, rock en español, hip hop [1]
Language Spanish, English
Label Surco Records
Producer Gustavo Santaolalla, Juan Campodónico
Bajofondo chronology
Remixed
(2006)
Mar dulce
(2007)
Presente
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mar dulce is an album by the Argentine/Uruguayan tango fusion band, Bajofondo.

Contents

The album was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, In the first phase, double bass, violin, bandoneon, guitar and piano were recorded, then strings orchestra under the direction of Alejandro Terán. Later, acoustic drums were recorded in Los Angeles. Different guest artists recorded their parts in New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Montevideo and Madrid.

Guest artists on this release are Nelly Furtado, Julieta Venegas, Lágrima Ríos (performing her last record in lifetime "Chiquilines" written specially for her by Gustavo Santaolalla), Gustavo Cerati, Mala Rodríguez, Fernando Santullo (former member of Peyote Asesino), Juan Subirá (member of Bersuit Vergarabat, with a song written by himself) and the Japanese bandoneonist Ryōta Komatsu collaborating on the album's first single, "Pa' Bailar".

Track lists

2007 edition
No.TitleGuest artist [feat.]Length
1."Grand Guignol" 5:04
2."Cristal" 5:27
3."Ya no duele" Santullo 3:43
4."Hoy" Juan Subirá 5:13
5."Pa' bailar" Ryōta Komatsu 3:59
6."Pulmón" 3:21
7."Fairly Right" Elvis Costello 6:02
8."El mareo" Gustavo Cerati 4:35
9."El andén" Mala Rodríguez 3:50
10."Infiltrado" 3:39
11."Borges y Paraguay" 4:32
12."Tuve sol" 3:53
13."No pregunto cuántos son" 4:50
14."Slippery Sidewalks" Nelly Furtado 3:33
15."Zitarrosa" 4:04
16."Chiquilines" Lágrima Ríos 5:51
2008 edition
No.TitleGuest artist [feat.]Length
1."Grand Guignol" 5:04
2."Cristal" 5:27
3."Ya no duele" Santullo 3:43
4."Hoy" Juan Subirá 5:14
5."Pa' bailar" Ryōta Komatsu 3:59
6."Pulmón" 3:21
7."Fairly Right" Elvis Costello 6:02
8."El mareo" Gustavo Cerati 4:35
9."El andén" Mala Rodríguez 3:50
10."Infiltrado" 3:39
11."Borges y Paraguay" 4:32
12."Tuve sol" 3:53
13."No pregunto cuántos son" 4:50
14."Baldosas mojadas" ( [note 1] ) Nelly Furtado 3:33
15."Zitarrosa" 4:04
16."Chiquilines" Lágrima Ríos 5:53
17."Pa' Bailar (Siempre Quiero Más)" Julieta Venegas 3:37
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleGuest artist [feat.]Length
18."Fairly Right" ( [note 2] ) 6:01
19."Slippery Sidewalks" Nelly Furtado 3:32

Notes

  1. De La Rionda, Chantal. "Bajofondo Crafts A Tango Rap Ballad". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. Allmusic review
  1. Spanish version for "Slippery Sidewalks".
  2. Alternative version without Elvis Costello; Gustavo Santaolalla performed vocals instead.

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