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Entre el cielo y el suelo

Entre el cielo y el suelo (Spanish for Between the Sky and the Ground) is the fourth studio album by the Spanish synth-pop band Mecano, released on June 16, 1986 by Ariola. The album's title is taken from one of the lines of the single "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte".

Entre el cielo y el suelo
Studio album by
Mecano
ReleasedJune 16, 1986 (Spain)
Genre
Length50:36
LabelAriola Eurodisc S.A.
ProducerMecano
Mecano chronology
Lo último de Mecano
(1986) 		Entre el cielo y el suelo
(1986) 		Descanso dominical
(1988)

Entre el cielo y el suelo was the first studio album by the Spanish band to be released under the Ariola label after CBS cancelled their contracts due to the fear on the band's decreasing record selling.

With the release of the singles "Ay qué pesado...", "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte", "Cruz de navajas" and "Hijo de la Luna" Mecano started to be recognized internationally in both sides of the western hemisphere. The first one receiving notably success in Hispanic America[1] while "Cruz de navajas" and "Hijo de La Luna" were better received in Europe; the latter one reaching the best positions of the chart in some countries.[2]

Nationally "Cruz de navajas" and "Hijo de la luna" did well both on selling and airplay reaching the top 5 of the Spanish charts. While "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte" and "Ay... qué pesado" also appeared on the charts.[3] It was later when "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte" would receive more attention until it became one of the band's signature songs and their most streamed one.

The album became the band's most popular release through time mainly because of its singles "Me Cuesta tanto olvidarte", "Hijo de la Luna" and "Cruz de navajas", as well as being the band's most streamed album on the Spotify platform.

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

Track listing edit

Spain CD/cassette Edition edit

Tracks:[5]

No.TitleEnglish translation*Length
1."Ay, qué pesado""What a drag!"3:58
2."Ángel""Angel"4:28
3."Hijo de la luna""Son of the moon"4:21
4."50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100""50 words, 60 words or 100"3:57
5."Te busqué""I searched for you"2:55
6."Me cuesta tanto olvidarte""So hard to forget you"2:53
7."No tienes nada que perder""You've got nothing to lose"3:00
8."Las curvas de esa chica""The curves on that girl"3:09
9."No es serio este cementerio""This cemetery ain't serious"4:25
10."Cruz de navajas""A cross of knives"5:02
11."Las cosas pares""A couple of things"2:25
12."Esta es la historia de un amor""This is the story of a love"3:59
  • English translations not official

Spain LP and USA/Latin America CD Edition edit

Tracks:[6]

  1. Ay, qué pesado 4:02
  2. Ángel 4:37
  3. Hijo de la luna 4:22
  4. 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 4:04
  5. Me cuesta tanto olvidarte 2:57
  6. No tienes nada que perder 3:05
  7. Las Curvas de Esa Chica 3:14
  8. No es serio este cementerio 4:42
  9. Cruz de navajas 5:04
  10. Esta es la historia de un amor 3:58

France edit

Tracks:[7]

  1. Ay, qué pesado 4:02
  2. Ángel 4:37
  3. 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 4:04
  4. Te busqué 2:55
  5. Me cuesta tanto olvidarte 2:57
  6. Héroes de la Antártida 5:09 ("Heroes from Antarctica")
  7. Fábula 2:05 ("Fable")
  8. No tienes nada que perder 3:05
  9. Las Curvas de Esa Chica 3:14
  10. No es serio este cementerio 4:42
  11. Las cosas pares 2:25
  12. Esta es la historia de un amor 3:58
  13. Hermano sol hermana luna 3:33 ("Brother sun, sister moon")
  14. Laika 4:37

2005 re-release edit

Tracks:[8]

  1. Ay, qué pesado 4:02
  2. Ángel 4:37
  3. Hijo de la luna 4:22
  4. 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 4:04
  5. Te busqué 2:55
  6. Me cuesta tanto olvidarte 2:57
  7. No tienes nada que perder 3:05
  8. Las curvas de esa chica 3:14
  9. No es serio este cementerio 4:42
  10. Cruz de navajas 5:04
  11. Las cosas pares 2:25
  12. Ésta es la historia de un amor 3:58
  13. Canción cortita para antes que nos abandone el mar 1:00 ("A quick song for time, before the sea abandons us")
  14. Figlio della luna 4:22 (Italian rendition of "Hijo de la luna")

Charts edit

Album charts edit

# Chart Spain
Peak Position		 Date
1. "Spain Album Charts"
(2nd Edition)		 #30[9] 3 July 2005[10]

Single charts edit

  • Ay qué pesado
  • Baila con Mecano (Maxi-single, special edition for Clubs, 7 July 1986)
  • Cruz de navajas
  • Me cuesta tanto olvidarte
  • No es serio este cementerio
  • Hijo de la luna
Date Title Chart Positions B-Sides
United States
H.Lat. 		Spain Mexico Costa Rica Chile Colombia Argentina Germany
16 June 1986 Ay, qué pesado 17[8] 1 5 2 2 4 9 - Esta es la historia
de un amor
28 July 1986 Cruz de navajas 49[11] 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Las cosas pares
1 December 1986 Me cuesta tanto olvidarte - 1 2 5 1 1 6 - Ángel
2 February 1987 No es serio este cementerio - 7 15 25 13 24 30 - 50 palabras,
60 palabras ó 100
25 July 1987 Hijo de la luna - 1 1 1 1 1 1 45[12] Te busqué

References edit

  1. ^ "Mecano US chart history". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mecano Dutch chart history" (in Dutch). Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Entre el cielo y el suelo (Reedición) : Mecano : Buy in Zona de Compras". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. ^ Entre el cielo y el suelo at AllMusic Allmusic review
  5. ^ Entre el cielo y el suelo at AllMusic
  6. ^ Entre el cielo y el suelo at AllMusic
  7. ^ "Mecano – Entre el Cielo y el Suelo (CD)". Discogs.
  8. ^ a b https://www.billboard.com/artist/mecano/chart-history/
  9. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Mecano - Entre el cielo y el suelo". spanishcharts.com.
  10. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com.
  11. ^ "Mecano Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Charts-Surfer: Suchergebnis". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

External links edit

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