Mar dulce

Mar dulce
Studio album by
Bajofondo
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) (reissue)
RecordedBuenos Aires, Argentina
L.A., California, US
NYC, New York, US
Tokyo, Japan
Montevideo, Uruguay
Madrid, Spain
GenreNeotango, electronica, trip-hop, rock en español, hip hop[1]
LanguageSpanish, English
LabelSurco Records
ProducerGustavo Santaolalla, Juan Campodónico
Bajofondo chronology
Remixed
(2006) 		Mar dulce
(2007) 		Presente
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Mar dulce is an album by the Argentine/Uruguayan tango fusion band, Bajofondo.

The album was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, In the first phase, double bass, violin, bandoneon, guitar and piano were recorded, then strings orchestra under the direction of Alejandro Terán. Later, acoustic drums were recorded in Los Angeles. Different guest artists recorded their parts in New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Montevideo and Madrid.

Guest artists on this release are Nelly Furtado, Julieta Venegas, Lágrima Ríos (performing her last record in lifetime "Chiquilines" written specially for her by Gustavo Santaolalla), Gustavo Cerati, Mala Rodríguez, Fernando Santullo (former member of Peyote Asesino), Juan Subirá (member of Bersuit Vergarabat, with a song written by himself) and the Japanese bandoneonist Ryōta Komatsu collaborating on the album's first single, "Pa' Bailar".

Track lists

2007 edition
No.TitleGuest artist [feat.]Length
1."Grand Guignol" 5:04
2."Cristal" 5:27
3."Ya no duele"Santullo3:43
4."Hoy"Juan Subirá5:13
5."Pa' bailar"Ryōta Komatsu3:59
6."Pulmón" 3:21
7."Fairly Right"Elvis Costello6:02
8."El mareo"Gustavo Cerati4:35
9."El andén"Mala Rodríguez3:50
10."Infiltrado" 3:39
11."Borges y Paraguay" 4:32
12."Tuve sol" 3:53
13."No pregunto cuántos son" 4:50
14."Slippery Sidewalks"Nelly Furtado3:33
15."Zitarrosa" 4:04
16."Chiquilines"Lágrima Ríos5:51
2008 edition
No.TitleGuest artist [feat.]Length
1."Grand Guignol" 5:04
2."Cristal" 5:27
3."Ya no duele"Santullo3:43
4."Hoy"Juan Subirá5:14
5."Pa' bailar"Ryōta Komatsu3:59
6."Pulmón" 3:21
7."Fairly Right"Elvis Costello6:02
8."El mareo"Gustavo Cerati4:35
9."El andén"Mala Rodríguez3:50
10."Infiltrado" 3:39
11."Borges y Paraguay" 4:32
12."Tuve sol" 3:53
13."No pregunto cuántos son" 4:50
14."Baldosas mojadas" ([note 1])Nelly Furtado3:33
15."Zitarrosa" 4:04
16."Chiquilines"Lágrima Ríos5:53
17."Pa' Bailar (Siempre Quiero Más)"Julieta Venegas3:37
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleGuest artist [feat.]Length
18."Fairly Right" ([note 2]) 6:01
19."Slippery Sidewalks"Nelly Furtado3:32

Notes

  1. ^ De La Rionda, Chantal. "Bajofondo Crafts A Tango Rap Ballad". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ review Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
  1. ^ Spanish version for "Slippery Sidewalks".
  2. ^ Alternative version without Elvis Costello; Gustavo Santaolalla performed vocals instead.

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