Signos (album)
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| Signos | ||||
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| Released | 10 November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Estudios Moebio, Buenos Aires, 1986 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | CBS Argentina | |||
| Producer | Soda Stereo | |||
| Soda Stereo chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Signos | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Signos (Spanish for Signs) is the third studio album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, released on 10 November 1986. It was remastered in 2007 at Sterling Sound Studios in New York. In 2007, the Argentine edition of Rolling Stone ranked it 25 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of National Rock".[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sin Sobresaltos" (Shocklessly) | Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio | 4:25 |
| 2. | "El Rito" (The Ritual) | Cerati | 6:08 |
| 3. | "Prófugos" (Fugitives) | Cerati, Charly Alberti | 5:19 |
| 4. | "No Existes" (You Don't Exist) | Cerati, Bosio | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Persiana Americana" (American Blinds) | Cerati, Jorge Antonio Daffunchio | 4:54 |
| 6. | "En Camino" (On the Way) | Cerati, Isabel de Sebastián, Alberti | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Signos" (Signs) | Cerati | 5:17 |
| 8. | "Final Caja Negra" (Black Box Ending) | Cerati, Bosio, Alberti | 5:42 |
| Total length: | 41:02 | ||
- All lyrics written by Gustavo Cerati.
Personnel
[edit]- Soda Stereo
- Gustavo Cerati – Vocals, guitars, Roland 707 drum machine, percussion
- Zeta Bosio – Bass
- Charly Alberti – Drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Fabian Vön Quintiero – Keyboards
- Richard Coleman – Additional guitars
- Celsa Mel Gowland – Backing vocals
Brass:
- Diego Urcola – Trumpet
- Pablo Rodriguez – Alto saxophone
- Sebastian Schon – Tenor saxophone
- Marcelo Ferreyra – Trombone
- Produced by Soda Stereo
Sales and certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[3] | 2× Platinum | 120,000^ |
| Chile[4] | 2× Platinum | 40,000[4] |
| Peru[4] | Platinum | 20,000[4] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Signos at AllMusic
- ^ "Los 100 mejores discos del rock nacional". Rolling Stone Argentina (in Spanish). Publirevistas S. A. April 2007.
- ^ "Double Platinum Award presented to Soda Stereo for sales of Signos in Argentina". Facebook. 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Fenández-Vitar, Marcelo (February 2007). Soda Stereo, la Biografía Total. p. 45. ISBN 9789500757706. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Discography Archived 28 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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