Aidalai
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Aidalai is an album by pop group Mecano
. It was released in 1991 and produced by the group. Its launch was in the middle of rumors of the separation of the group due to differences between Nacho Cano
and José María Cano
. It was their third release with Ariola Records
. The title refers to a game word: Aidalai → ¡Ay Dalai!, meaning in English something like Oh Dalai
!.
music in which the voice of singer Ana Torroja
is accompanied by only two acoustic guitars and maracas, to others as complex as "Naturaleza muerta" (Still Nature), which has one of the best orchestral string arrangements on the disc. However, also on the album are songs typical of the group's techno pop style, like "El fallo positivo" (The positive ruling) about the issue of AIDS
, with perhaps one of the best works of vocal arrangements of Nacho Cano
, and "Dalai Lama", that narrates the life of the Dalai Lama
and the invasion of Tibet
by the China
.
It also includes "El 7 de septiembre" (September 7th), written by Nacho Cano
, which won best song of the year in Spain in 1991 and was dedicated to his ex-girlfriend, the writer Coloma Fernández Armero. "Tú" (You), a sensitive song by José María Cano
, is also included.
José María Cano's song "Una rosa es una rosa" (A rose is a rose) was inspired by the famous sentences of the writer Gertrude Stein
: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
and the video won in the category of "Best National Video of the Year" in the Ondas Awards
.
Aidalai sold 1,000,000 copies in Spain and 3,500,000 worldwide.
and the rest in Spanish
. The adaptations were made by B. Bonezzi
and M. Luberti.
, 6 in Spanish
and an instrumental one. This edition was published by BMG Musique
in Quebec
, Canada
. Its adaptations were made by Luc Plamondon
, D. Burgard, M. Penalva and A. Moreau.
Mecano
Mecano was a Spanish pop band whose debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña , a sociocultural movement that occurred in Madrid, Spain during the 1980s...
. It was released in 1991 and produced by the group. Its launch was in the middle of rumors of the separation of the group due to differences between Nacho Cano
Nacho Cano
Ignacio Cano Andrés, aka Nacho Cano, is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. He studied solfège and was one of the members of the Spanish group Mecano along with his brother José María Cano and Ana Torroja.He has released 4 solo albums, including Vivimos siempre juntos with...
and José María Cano
José María Cano
José María Cano is a Spanish composer, once a member of the Spanish pop group Mecano, and more recently a conceptual artist.-Biography as a musician:...
. It was their third release with Ariola Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
. The title refers to a game word: Aidalai → ¡Ay Dalai!, meaning in English something like Oh Dalai
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
!.
Spain Edition
Aidalai songs range from very minimalist ones like "Sentía" (I felt), a kind of bossa novaBossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
music in which the voice of singer Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
is accompanied by only two acoustic guitars and maracas, to others as complex as "Naturaleza muerta" (Still Nature), which has one of the best orchestral string arrangements on the disc. However, also on the album are songs typical of the group's techno pop style, like "El fallo positivo" (The positive ruling) about the issue of AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
, with perhaps one of the best works of vocal arrangements of Nacho Cano
Nacho Cano
Ignacio Cano Andrés, aka Nacho Cano, is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. He studied solfège and was one of the members of the Spanish group Mecano along with his brother José María Cano and Ana Torroja.He has released 4 solo albums, including Vivimos siempre juntos with...
, and "Dalai Lama", that narrates the life of the Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
and the invasion of Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
by the China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
It also includes "El 7 de septiembre" (September 7th), written by Nacho Cano
Nacho Cano
Ignacio Cano Andrés, aka Nacho Cano, is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. He studied solfège and was one of the members of the Spanish group Mecano along with his brother José María Cano and Ana Torroja.He has released 4 solo albums, including Vivimos siempre juntos with...
, which won best song of the year in Spain in 1991 and was dedicated to his ex-girlfriend, the writer Coloma Fernández Armero. "Tú" (You), a sensitive song by José María Cano
José María Cano
José María Cano is a Spanish composer, once a member of the Spanish pop group Mecano, and more recently a conceptual artist.-Biography as a musician:...
, is also included.
José María Cano's song "Una rosa es una rosa" (A rose is a rose) was inspired by the famous sentences of the writer Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was an American writer, poet and art collector who spent most of her life in France.-Early life:...
: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
The sentence "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." was written by Gertrude Stein as part of the 1913 poem Sacred Emily, which appeared in the 1922 book Geography and Plays. In that poem, the first "Rose" is the name of a person...
and the video won in the category of "Best National Video of the Year" in the Ondas Awards
Premios Ondas
The Premios Ondas have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili...
.
Aidalai sold 1,000,000 copies in Spain and 3,500,000 worldwide.
Track listing
Tracks:- "El fallo positivo" – 4:00
- "El uno, el dos, el tres" – 4:41
- "Bailando salsa" – 4:08
- "El 7 de septiembre" – 5:02
- "Naturaleza muerta" – 5:02
- "1917 (Instrumental)" – 4:12
- "Una rosa es una rosa" – 4:48
- "El lago artificial" – 3:53
- "Tú" – 4:10
- "Dalai Lama" – 5:29
- "El peón del rey de negras" – 4:49
- "J.C." – 4:20
- "Sentía" – 3:28
Singles
- El 7 de septiembre
- El peón del rey de negras
- Naturaleza muerta
- Dalai Lama
- Una rosa es una rosa
- Tú
- El fallo positivo
- Bailando salsa (Only for MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
)
Italy Edition
This edition was released simultaneously with the Spain and France editions. It has a length of 57:02 min; it includes 6 tracks in ItalianItalian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and the rest in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The adaptations were made by B. Bonezzi
Bernardo Bonezzi
Bernardo Silvano Bonezzi Nahón is a Spanish film music composer who was born in Madrid on 6 July 1964. He has won a Cinema Writers Circle Award for Bendito infierno, been nominated for three Goya Awards and won one for his work on Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto.-Filmography:*Women...
and M. Luberti.
Track listing
Tracks:- "Responso positivo (El fallo positivo)" – 4:00
- "El uno, el dos, el tres" – 4:41
- "Bailando salsa" – 4:08
- "Il 7 di settembre (El 7 de septiembre)" – 5:02
- "Anna e Miguel (Naturaleza muerta)" – 5:02
- "1917 (Instrumental)" – 4:12
- "Una rosa è una rosa (Una rosa es una rosa)" – 4:48
- "El lago artificial" – 4:53
- "Tu (Tú)" – 4:10
- "Dalai Lama (Italian Version)" – 5:29
- "El peón del rey de negras" – 4:49
- "J.C." – 4:20
- "Sentía" – 3:28
France Edition
This French edition was released simultaneously with the Spain and Italy editions. It has a length of 60:22 min. It includes 7 songs in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, 6 in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and an instrumental one. This edition was published by BMG Musique
BMG Music Canada
BMG Music Canada was the Canadian division of BMG, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Previously working for Henri Dès albums, it acquired the Lanoraie, Quebec-based Interdisc Distribution Inc...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its adaptations were made by Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...
, D. Burgard, M. Penalva and A. Moreau.
Track listing
Tracks:- "Dis-moi lune d'argent (Hijo de la Luna)" – 4:20
- "El fallo positivo" – 4:00
- "Une historie à trois (El uno, el dos, el tres)" – 4:41
- "J.C. (French version)" – 4:20
- "Bailando salsa" – 4:08
- "Dalai Lama" – 5:29
- "Toi (Tú)" – 4:10
- "Le 7 septembre (El 7 de septiembre)" – 5:02
- "Una rosa es una rosa" – 4:48
- "Le paradis artificiel (El lago artificial)" – 3:53
- "Nature morte (Naturaleza muerta)" – 5:02
- "1917 (instrumental)" – 4:12
- "El peón del rey de negras" – 4:49
- "Sentía" – 3:28
Singles
- Dis-Moi Lune D'Argent/Hijo de la Luna (1991)
- Nature morte/Naturaleza muerta (1991)
- Toi/Tú (1991)
- Dalai Lama/Le 7 Septembre (1991)
Album Charts
| # | Chart | Peak Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Switzerland Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... " (France Edition) |
#29 | Nov 15, 1991 |
| 2. | "Spain Album Charts" (2nd Edition) |
#32 | Sep 11, 2005 |
Single Charts
| Date | Title | Chart Positions | B-Sides | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
CRI Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
CHL Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
COL Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
NIC Nicaragua Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... |
ECU Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
VEN Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
ARG Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
NLD Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 27 May 1991 | El 7 de septiembre | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 76 | - | - | El 7 de septiembre (Acoustic Version) |
| 16 October 1991 | Naturaleza muerta | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | El peón del rey de negras |
| 9 December 1991 | Dalai Lama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | Dalai Lama (Instrumental) |
| 1991 | Dis-Moi Lune D'Argent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | Hijo de la Luna Hijo de la Luna "Hijo de la Luna" is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo and had great success all over the Spanish speaking world, as did the album... |
| 12 May 1992 | Una rosa es una rosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | - | - | Una rosa es una rosa (Live) |
| 1 August 1992 | Un anno di più | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | Une femme avec une femme |
| September 1992 | El fallo positivo | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 19 | - | - | - | El fallo positivo (LP Version) |
| 16 November 1, 1992 | Tú | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 47 | - | - | 1917 |