Tracción Acústica is the tenth album of Enanitos Verdes released on January 27, 1998. Tracción Acústica is a compilation of their greatest hit songs recorded live in high acoustic quality. It includes a tribute to the legendary Mexican rock band El Tri, performing their classic theme "Metro Balderas". The album also contains two unreleased tracks: "El Guerrero" and "Fiesta Jurásica". It received a nomination for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the group's first nomination at the ceremony.
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| Released | January 27, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock en español | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Producer | Cachorro Lopez | |||
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The album was recorded live on October 28 and 29, 1997, in Mexico City. It was their first album with their new record label: PolyGram.
The performance was filmed by television networks for Telehit and was aired in February 1998.
Guest artists included Jeff Baxter (Steely Dan - Doobie Brothers) on acoustic guitar and Julieta Venegas on accordion. Other guest artists included: Horacio Gomez on keyboards, Edgardo Pais on guitar; Mark Muller on Pedal Steel, Lap Steel and mandolin; Armando Montiel, Leonardo Munoz and Graham Hawthorne on percussion, and Celsa Mel Gowland and Lorena Alvarez singing choir.
Track listing
edit- Por el resto
- Te vi en un tren
- El guerrero
- La muralla verde
- Sólo dame otra opportunidad
- Guitarras blancas
- Cada vez que digo adiós
- El extraño de pelo largo
- Tus viejas cartas
- No me verás / Metro balderas
- Aún sigo cantando
- Fiesta jurásica