Rodolfo (album)

Rodolfo
Studio album by
Fito Páez
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2007
Recorded2007 at Circo Beat Studios, Argentina
GenreLatin pop, Rock en Español
LabelSony BMG
ProducerFito Páez[1]
Fito Páez chronology
El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción
(2006) 		Rodolfo
(2007) 		No sé si es Baires o Madrid
(2008)

Rodolfo is a studio album released by Argentine recording artist Fito Páez. Released by Sony BMG on September 12, 2007, it was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina.[1] The album includes two instrumental tracks, the remainder made only with piano and voice. Rodolfo entered the top ten in Argentina and earned Páez a Latin Grammy for Best Singer-Songwriter Album.[2]

Background and repertoire

Rodolfo is the follow-up to the Latin Grammy awarded El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción (2006) which was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina.[3][4] The album was recorded in Páez' house with sole company of his piano, and was meant as an album of love songs.[5] The first track, "Si Es Amor", begins with the lyrics "wisdom comes when is useless", but finishes with optimism, stating "nothing else matters when there is love".[5] "Vas Conmigo" is also a love song, with evocations for his native town Rosario as he did on his previous album.[4][5] "Sofi Fue una Nena de Papá" and "El Verdadero Amar", are two stories narrated with a tinge of violence and marginalization.[5] "Nocturno en Sol +" and "Waltz for Marguie" are two instrumental tracks. On the song "El cuarto de al lado", Páez defines life. "Siempre te voy a Amar", "Mágica Hermosura" and "Gracias", are remembrances of past relationships and they include references to Luis Alberto Spinetta, Litto Nebbia and Charly García.[5]

Chart performance

Rodolfo entered the Argentine Albums Chart at number eight, being the third best debut of the week of September 21, 2007, following La Lengua Popular by Andrés Calamaro, which peaked at number-one, and Manu Chao's La Radiolina at number seven.[6]

Track listing

This track listing adapted from Allmusic and liner notes.[1][7]

All tracks are written by Fito Páez

No.TitleLength
1."Si Es Amor (Yes it's Love)"4:03
2."Sofi Fue una Nena de Papá (Sofi Was Daddy's Girl)"4:14
3."Vas Conmigo (Go with Me)"2:19
4."Nocturno en Sol + (Nocturnal in G Major)"2:58
5."El Cuarto de al Lado (The Room Beside)"3:30
6."Cae la Noche en Okinawa (The Night Comes Down in Okinawa)"3:46
7."Siempre Te Voy a Amar ( I Will Always Love You)"2:21
8."Mágica Hermosura (Magical Beauty)"3:10
9."El Verdadero Amar (True Love)"5:55
10."Waltz for Marguie"2:28
11."Gracias (Thank You)"4:26
12."Zamba del Cielo (Heaven Zamba)"4:23

Personnel

  • Fito Páez – main performer, producer, vocals, lyricist, composer

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fito Páez — Rodolfo (CD liner notes). Sony BMG. 2007.
  2. ^ "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Full list of Latin Grammy Awards winners". The Orange County Register. November 8, 2007. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Fito Páez lanza "El mundo cabe en una canción"". Yahoo! (in Spanish). La Musica Hoy. September 20, 2006. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Define Fito Páez su nuevo material como "un disco íntimo y acústico"" (in Spanish). Las Noticias Mexico. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "Argentina – Albums". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 3, 2007. p. 62. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  7. ^ "Fito Páez — Rodolfo — Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 6, 2011.