El amor después del amor

El amor después del amor (Love After Love), is the eighth studio album by Argentine musician Fito Páez, released in 1992. El Amor Después del Amor marked the pinnacle of his commercial success, also becoming the most sold album in the history of Argentine rock.[2] In 2007, the Argentine edition of Rolling Stone ranked it 13 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of National Rock".[3]

El amor después del amor
Album cover
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 1992
Recorded1991
GenreRock en español
Argentine rock
Length59:29
LanguageSpanish
LabelWarner Music
ProducerFito Páez
Fito Páez chronology
Tercer mundo
(1990)
El amor después del amor
(1992)
Circo Beat
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All songs credited to Fito Páez; "La Rueda Mágica" co-credited to Charly García.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."El Amor Después Del Amor" ("Love After Love")PáezPáez5:10
2."Dos Días En La Vida" ("Two Days in the Life")PáezPáez3:32
3."La Verónica" ("The Veronica")PáezPáez5:55
4."Tráfico Por Katmandú" ("Traffic in Kathmandu")PáezPáez4:20
5."Pétalo de Sal" ("Petal of Salt")PáezPáez2:43
6."Sasha, Sissí Y El Círculo De Baba" ("Sasha, Sissi and the Circle of Drool")PáezPáez4:33
7."Un Vestido Y Un Amor" ("One Dress and One Love")PáezPáez3:18
8."Tumbas De La Gloria" ("Tombs of Glory")PáezPáez4:33
9."La Rueda Mágica" ("The Magical Wheel")PáezPáez/Charly García3:54
10."Creo" ("I Believe")PáezPáez4:43
11."Detrás Del Muro De Los Lamentos" ("Behind the Wailing Wall")PáezPáez4:30
12."Balada de Donna Helena" ("Ballad of Donna Helena")PáezPáez6:05
13."Brillante Sobre el Mic" ("Shining on the Mic")PáezPáez4:08
14."A Rodar mi Vida" ("Let's Roll My Life")PáezPáez4:44
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Cover versions

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"A rodar mi vida" was covered by the cast of Disney Channel's Argentine TV series Soy Luna.[4]

In other media

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"El Amor Después Del Amor" was part of the soundtrack of the 1998 Peruvian film No se lo digas a nadie.

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] 1

Personnel

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Performers
Guest musicians
  • Mercedes Sosa: vocals on "Detrás Del Muro De Los Lamentos"
  • Luis Alberto Spinetta: vocals, arrangements and guitar on "Pétalo De Sal"
  • Charly García: vocals on "La Rueda Mágica"
  • Andrés Calamaro: vocals on "La Rueda Mágica" and "Brillante Sobre El Mic"
  • Fabiana Cantilo: vocals on "Dos Días En La Vida" and "Brillante Sobre El Mic"
  • Celeste Carballo: vocals on "Dos Días En La Vida"
  • Claudia Puyó: vocals on "El Amor Después Del Amor"
  • Fabian Gallardo: vocals on "Dos Días En La Vida"
  • Osvaldo Fattoruso percussion
  • Daniel Melingo: clarinet on "Sasha, Sissí Y El Círculo De Baba"
  • Ariel Rot: lead guitar on "A Rodar Mi Vida"
  • Gabriel Carámbula: guitars on "Brillante Sobre El Mic"
  • Antonio Carmona vocals on "Tráfico Por Katmandú", cajón y palmas en "Detrás Del Muro De Los Lamentos"
  • Chucho Marchand: bass on "Detrás Del Muro De Los Lamentos"
  • Chango Farías Gómez: cajon on "Detrás Del Muro De Los Lamentos"
  • Lucho Gonzalez guitar and arrangements on "Detrás Del Muro De Los Lamentos"
  • Carlos Narea: claps on "Detrás del Muro de los Lamentos"
  • Carlos Villavicencio: brass and string arrangement and conduction (Performed by the Gavin Wright Orchestra, London)

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] Diamond 1,100,000[7]
Uruguay (CUD)[8] 3× Platinum 18,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Influence

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "El amor despues del amor (XX Aniversario) (2 CD's + DVD) | Soy Rock". 2017-04-08. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  3. ^ "Los 100 mejores discos del rock nacional". Rolling Stone Argentina (in Spanish). Publirevistas S. A. April 2007.
  4. ^ "Disney Channel - Disney TV España". Disney TV España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  5. ^ "Revista Pelo" (PDF). revistapelo.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  7. ^ Blanco, María José (June 1, 2022). "Los 30 años del 'amor después del amor' de Fito Páez". Forbes (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Unknown". Guambia. No. 283–294. El Kiosko. 1996. p. 62. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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