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| Released | July 22, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 59:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Mexico | |||
| Producer | Gustavo Santaolalla | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
Re is the second studio album by Mexican rock band Café Tacuba, released in 1994. The album has been called "the equivalent of The Beatles' White Album for the rock en español movement" by The New York Times.[3] In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it at number one on its list of "The 10 Greatest Latin Rock Albums of All Time".[4]
Legacy
Re album established Café Tacuba's style of genre-switching, which had not been as prominent on their debut album Café Tacuba, released two years earlier. Its sheer length – an hour long – and experimentation with musical styles have made it a favorite among fans. One notable aspect of the album is that it contains several musical genres, notably norteño, huapango, banda, and bolero.
Colombian rock band Aterciopelados performed a song entitled "Re" as an homage to the band and the album on their 2016 live album Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado.
Re had sold 125,000 units in Mexico, 15,000 in Chile and 50,000 in the United States.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Aparato" ("The Contraption") | Rubén Albarrán | 3:19 |
| 2. | "La Ingrata" ("The Ungrateful Woman") | Emmanuel del Real | 3:32 |
| 3. | "El Ciclón" ("The Cyclone") |
| 2:55 |
| 4. | "El Borrego" ("The Sheep") | Del Real | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Esa Noche" ("That Night") |
| 3:27 |
| 6. | "24 Horas" ("24 Hours") | J. Rangel | 2:19 |
| 7. | "Ixtepec" ("Ixtepec") |
| 3:21 |
| 8. | "Trópico de Cáncer" ("Tropic of Cancer") | Albarrán | 4:38 |
| 9. | "El Metro" ("The Subway") | Del Real | 3:46 |
| 10. | "El Fin de la Infancia" ("Childhood's End") | J. Rangel | 2:19 |
| 11. | "Madrugal" ("Song for Dawn") | E. Rangel | 1:08 |
| 12. | "Pez" ("Fish") |
| 2:18 |
| 13. | "Verde" ("Green") | Albarrán | 1:55 |
| 14. | "La Negrita" ("The Little Black Woman") |
| 3:05 |
| 15. | "El Tlatoani del Barrio" ("The King of the Neighborhood") | Albarrán | 3:27 |
| 16. | "Las Flores" ("The Flowers") | Del Real | 2:16 |
| 17. | "La Pinta" ("Hooky/Skive") | Albarrán | 2:49 |
| 18. | "El Baile y el Salón" ("The Dance and the Ballroom") |
| 5:08 |
| 19. | "El Puñal y el Corazón" ("The Dagger and the Heart") | Albarrán | 4:22 |
| 20. | "El Balcón" ("The Balcony") | Albarrán | 1:41 |
Personnel
Band members
- Cosme (Rubén Albarrán) – lead vocals
- Emmanuel del Real – keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, drum machine, backing vocals, lead vocals, melodeon
- Joselo Rangel – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, jarana, backing vocals
- Quique Rangel – bass guitar, electric upright bass, guitarron, backing vocals
Art
- Sergio Toporek
- Rubén Albarrán
References
- ↑ Valdivia, Victor W. "Re – Café Tacuba". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ Kemp, Mark (2004). "Café Tacuba". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 129–30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (August 24, 2006). "Madcap Music by a Mexican Band With Its Ears to the World". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2006.
- ↑ Lechner, Ernesto (November 19, 2012). "The 10 Greatest Latin Rock Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Breves del Espectaculo/ Breves". Reforma (in Spanish). July 12, 1994. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via ProQuest.