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El Reino Olvidado
El Reino Olvidado
Studio album by Rata Blanca
Released	August 21, 2008
Recorded	February – March 2008 at La Nave de Oseberg, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	55:16
Label	PopArt Music
Producer	Walter Giardino
Rata Blanca chronology
English Version Cover
Singles from El Reino Olvidado
	"El Reino Olvidado"; "Talismán"; "El Círculo de Fuego"; "El Guardián de la Luz";

El Reino Olvidado (The Forgotten Kingdom) is the ninth studio album by the Argentine band Rata Blanca. The album was edited and released on August 21 of 2008 by PopArt Music. Two weeks after the release date the album obtained the gold album certification.

An English-language version of the album was recorded with Doogie White (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen) on the vocals. The English version was released on October 28 of 2009.

The album (Spanish version) received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group.^[1]

Track listing

Original Version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Las Voces del Mar (intro) (Voices of the sea)"	Walter Giardino	1:52
2.	"El Reino Olvidado (The forgotten kingdom)"	Walter Giardino	5:37
3.	"71-06 (Endorfina) (71-06 endorphin)"	Walter Giardino	4:09
4.	"Talismán (Talisman)"	Walter Giardino	5:16
5.	"El Círculo de Fuego (The circle of fire)"	Walter Giardino	4:57
6.	"Diario de Una Sombra (Diary of a shadow)"	Walter Giardino	4:22
7.	"Madre Tierra (Mother earth)" (Instrumental)	Walter Giardino	4:16
8.	"El Guardián de la Luz (The guardian of light)"	Walter Giardino	6:10
9.	"Un Día Más, Un Día Menos (One day more, one day less)"	Walter Giardino	5:46
10.	"No Es Nada Fácil (Ser Vos) (It's not easy being you)"	Walter Giardino	4:01
11.	"Si Eres Hijo del Rock (If you're son of rock)"	Walter Giardino	4:36
12.	"Cuando Hoy Es Ayer (When today is yesterday)"	Walter Giardino	4:14
Total length:			55:16

English Version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Voices of the Sea (Intro)"	Walter Giardino	1:52
2.	"The Forgotten Kingdom"	Walter Giardino	5:37
3.	"Endorphins"	Walter Giardino	4:09
4.	"Talisman"	Walter Giardino	5:16
5.	"Ring of Fire"	Walter Giardino	4:57
6.	"Diary of a Shadow"	Walter Giardino	4:22
7.	"Instruments" (Instrumental)	Walter Giardino	4:16
8.	"Guardian of the Light"	Walter Giardino	6:10
9.	"Another Day Passing By"	Walter Giardino	5:46
10.	"It's Not Easy"	Walter Giardino	4:01
11.	"Sons of Rock"	Walter Giardino	4:36
12.	"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"	Walter Giardino	4:14
Total length:			55:16

Videoclips

El Reino Olvidado
El Guardian de la Luz (also used in Guardian of the Light)
Talismán
El Circulo de Fuego

Personnel

Band

Walter Giardino - Guitars / Mixing / Producer
Adrián Barilari - Vocals
Guillermo Sanchez † - Bass
Hugo Bistolfi - Keyboards
Fernando Scarcella - Drums

Others

Nayla Scalia - Vocals on "Las voces del mar"
Doogie White - Vocals on album English version
Martín Toledo - Sound engineer / Mixing
Nicolás Rodríguez - Recording assistant
Martín Gutiérrez - Recording assistant
Gervasio Gigena - Guitar assistant
Gustavo González - Drum assistant
Claudio Aboy - Album illustrations
Bruno Mencia - Album graphic design
Mayra Cerbán - Packaging / Medals

References

^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

[LatinGrammy2009-1] "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

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