Piel de Barrabás is a 1981 album by the Spanish group Barrabás. It was the band's seventh album and the first after the band's four-year break. It marked the return of drummer José María Moll, and the arrival of new members Armando Pelayo, Susy Gordaliza and Koky Maning.
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Latin rock, disco | |||
| Label | Columbia Records, TXS-3214 | |||
| Producer | Fernando Arbex, Jordi Soley | |||
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A song inspired by the Cold War, "Please Mr Reagan, Please Mr Breznev", was released as a single in some countries, with "Laura" as the B-side. "On the Road Again" was also a single, with "Hard Line for a Dreamer" as the B-side, and this reached #9 in the Swiss charts.[1]
Track listing edit
- "On the Road Again" (Fernando Arbex) – 5:52
- "What's Happened" (Arbex, Jorge Eduardo Maning) – 4:04
- "Hard Line for a Dreamer" (Arbex, Jesús Moll, José María Moll) – 4:45
- "Please Mr Reagan, Please Mr Breznev" (Arbex) – 5:53
- "Wild Cat" (Arbex) – 4:49
- "Jeronimo" (Arbex) – 5:20
- "Be the Way to Be" (Arbex, Jesús Gordaliza) – 3:39
- "Laura" (Arbex, Moll, Moll) – 5:02
Personnel edit
- José Luis Tejada – vocals, harmonica
- Jorge Eduardo "Koky" Maning – guitar, vocals
- Jesús "Susy" Gordaliza – bass guitar, vocals
- Ernesto "Tito" Duarte - saxophone, flute, percussion
- Armando Pelayo – keyboards
- José María Moll – drums, vocals
- Nani Prosper, Naomi Hussey, Mari Jamison, Paula Nerea – chorus vocals
- Fernando Arbex, Jordi Soley – production
- Engineer – Luís Calleja
- Mixed by Jame Rathbone
- Photography – Peter Müller
- Design – Juan Aboli
- Recorded at Kirios Studios, Madrid
Release information edit
- Spain – Discos Columbia (RCA) TXS-3214
- Disconforme DISC 1996CD (2000 CD, re-released 2004)
References edit
- Entry at Allmusic [1]
- Album sleeve notes
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