Dile al sol

Dile al sol
Dile al sol
Studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh
Released	18 May 1998
Recorded	ASK Producciones; Madrid, Spain; Middle Ear Studios; New York, United States; 1997 – 1998
Genre	Rock, Pop rock
Length	44:57
Language	Spanish
Label	Sony Music Entertainment
Producer	Alejo Stivel
La Oreja de Van Gogh chronology
Singles from Dile al sol
	"El 28"; Released: 8 May 1998; "Soñaré"; Released: 7 August 1998; "Cuéntame al oído"; Released: 10 December 1998; "Pesadilla"; Released: 26 March 1999; "Dile al Sol"; Released: June 1999; "Qué puedo pedir"; Released: 13 August 1999; "El Libro"; Released: 1999; "La Estrella y la Luna"; Released: 2000;

Dile al sol is the debut album from Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh released by Sony Music Entertainment in May 1998. The album was very successful in Spain, selling more than 800,000 copies there.^[1]

This first album was recorded in Madrid between the months of July and August 1997. The title track from this album was the one with which people began to know them, but it was not until the release of "Cuéntame al oído" that the band became a success.

Track listing

*Dile al sol* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"El 28" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)	La Oreja de Van Gogh	La Oreja de Van Gogh	2:48
2.	"Cuéntame al oído"	Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	3:10
3.	"Pesadilla" (with Mikel Erentxun)	Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	4:18
4.	"La estrella y la luna" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)	Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	3:46
5.	"Viejo cuento"	Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	5:05
6.	"Dos cristales"	San Martín, Amaia Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	4:24
7.	"Lloran piedras" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)	La Oreja de Van Gogh	La Oreja de Van Gogh	4:04
8.	"¿Qué puedo pedir?" (with Mikel Erentxun)	La Oreja de Van Gogh, Rafael Berrio García	La Oreja de Van Gogh, Berrio García	3:01
9.	"Dile al sol"	Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	3:36
10.	"El libro" (with Txetxo Bengoetxea)	Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	3:45
11.	"La carta"	Benegas	La Oreja de Van Gogh	2:40
12.	"Soñaré"	Montero	La Oreja de Van Gogh	3:34

Personnel

Performing

La Oreja de Van Gogh
- Amaia Montero – vocals, backing vocals
- Pablo Benegas – guitar
- Xabi San Martín – keyboards, programming
- Álvaro Fuentes – bass
- Haritz Garde – percussion
Mikel Erentxun – backing vocals
Txetxo Bengoetxea – backing vocals
Pablo Martín – backing vocals
Josu García – backing vocals, guitar
Marcelo Fuentes – bass
Fernando Samalea – percussion
Francis Amat – piano

Technical

Alejo Stivel – record production
Barry Sage – sound recording, audio mixing, audio mastering
Josu García – record production
Marta García – sound recording
Alberto Vidal – sound recording
Gugu Martínez – audio engineering

Design

Carlos Martín – graphic design
Jesús Ugalde – photography
Luis Oliveira – hair & makeup
Oddyty San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain – wardrobe

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[3]	7× Platinum	800,000^[2]
United States	—	19,000^[2]

References

^ Cobo, Leila (13 March 2004). "U.S. Opens Ears To La Oreja De Van Gogh". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cobo, Leila (March 13, 2004). "U.S. Opens Ears To La Oreja De Van Gogh". Billboard. p. 49. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

[1] Cobo, Leila (13 March 2004). "U.S. Opens Ears To La Oreja De Van Gogh". Billboard. Lynne Segall. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[Sales-2] Cobo, Leila (March 13, 2004). "U.S. Opens Ears To La Oreja De Van Gogh". Billboard. p. 49. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[3] "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

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