Fin de Siglo

Fin de Siglo
Studio album by
ReleasedSep 22, 1998
GenreRock, Blues
Length56:18
LabelWEA
ProducerAlex Lora, Jim Gaines
El Tri chronology
Cuando Tú No Estás
(1997)
Fin de Siglo
(1998)
Lora, Su Lira y Sus Rolas
(1999)

Fin de Siglo (End of Century) (1998) is the fifteenth studio album by Mexican rock and blues band El Tri. The most successful single was "Nostalgia" a song about the generational circle completing with the end of century. The band count with the participation of famous singer-songwriter and producer Andres Calamaro.

Track listing

All tracks by Alex Lora except where noted.

  1. "Todo Me Sale Mal" (Everything I Do Comes Out Wrong) – 3:42
  2. "Nostalgia" – 4:27
  3. "El Voceador" (The Newspaper Vendor) – 4:22
  4. "El Futuro del Mundo" (The Future of the World) – 5:13
  5. "Quién Da Un Peso Por Mis Sueños" (Who Gives a Dime for My Dreams) (Armando Manzanero) – 3:06
  6. "Cásate o Muérete" (Marry or Die) – 5:45
  7. "Gandalla" (Swine) – 2:42
  8. "El Blues del Taxista" (The Cabdriver's Blues) – 3:14
  9. "El Viagra" – 3:32
  10. "No Hay Pedo" (Slang for "No Problem") – 2:32
  11. "Amarga Navidad" (Bitter Christmas) – 5:23
  12. "Todo Se Vale" (Everything Goes) (Lora, Carlos Carvajal) – 4:54
  13. "Cotorreando Con la Banda" (Chatting Up with the Band) – 4:18
  14. "Razas Gemelas" (Twin Races) (Lora, Eduardo Chico) – 3:08

Personnel

  • Alex Lora – bass, vocals, producer, mixing
  • Rafael Salgado – harmonic
  • Eduardo Chico – guitar
  • Oscar Zarate – guitar
  • Chela Lora – backing vocals, concept, vocals in "Gandalla"
  • Lalo Toral – piano
  • Ramon Perez – drums
  • Sergio Rivero – photography
  • Andres Calamaro – vocals in "Casate o Muerete"

Technical personnel

  • John Hendrickson – mixing, mixing assistant, percussion
  • Jean B. Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Juan Carlos Paz y Puente – A&R
  • Maricela Valencia – Coordination