Rey Azucar

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Rey Azúcar (Spanish for King Sugar) Released in 1995 is the tenth studio album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. It was produced by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, and contained guest appearances from punk icons Mick Jones of The Clash (on "Mal Bicho") and Blondie's Debbie Harry (on a reggae cover of "Strawberry Fields Forever," sung in Spanish), as well as reggae star Big Youth on several tracks. The song titled "Las venas abiertas de América Latina" was inspired by the Eduardo Galeano's book of the same title.

The original release as well as the remastering received platinum certifications.

Track listing

1. "Mal Bicho" ("Bad Bug") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:04
2. "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Lennon/McCartney) – 4:17
3. "Carmela" (Fernando Ricciardi) – 2:58
4. "Paquito" (Cianciarulo) – 2:52
5. "Ciego de Amor" ("Blind of Love") (Sergio Rotman) — 5:28
6. "Miami" (Rotman) – 3:01
7. "Raggapunkypartyrebelde" (Cianciarulo) – 3:34
8. "Estrella de Mar" ("Starfish") (Vicentico) – 4:32
9. "Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina" ("The Open Veins of Latin America") (Cianciarulo) – 2:45
10. "Reparito" (Vicentico) – 2:22
11. "Padre Nuestro" ("Our Father") (Vicentico) – 3:33
12. "Muerte Querida" ("Dear Death") (Vicentico) – 4:17
13. "Hora Cero" ("Zero Hour") (Rotman, Vicentico) – 4:40
14. "Queen From the Ghetto" (Big Youth, Rotman) – 5:28
15. "Saco Azul" ("Blue Coat") (Vicentico, Valeria Bertucelli) – 3:36
16. "No Pienses Que Fui Yo" ("Don`t Think it Was Me") (Mario Siperman) – 4:29

Personnel

• Vicentico – vocals
• Flavio Cianciarulo – bass
• Anibal Rigozzi – guitar
• Mario Siperman – keyboards
• Fernando Ricciardi – drums
• Naco Goldfinger – tenor saxophone
• Sergio Rotman – alto saxophone
• Daniel Lozano – trumpet & flugelhorn

External links

• Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Official Web Site