Mercedes Sosa en Argentina

Mercedes Sosa en Argentina
Live album by
Mercedes Sosa
Released1982
GenreLatin folk
LabelPhilips
ProducerDaniel Grinbank, Fabián Matus, Mercedes Sosa

Mercedes Sosa en Argentina is a double album by Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa. It was recorded live at the Teatro Opera de Buenos Aires in February 1982 and released on the Philips label.[1][2] In a 2024 ranking of the 600 greatest Latin American albums compiled by music critics, Mercedes Sosa en Argentina was ranked No. 12.[3] In 2017, it was selected by NPR as one of the "150 Greatest Albums by Women".[4]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Soy Pan, Soy Paz, Soy Más" (Piero) [4:50]
  2. "Drume Negrita" (Bola De Nieve) [5:20]
  3. "Sueño Con Serpientes" (Silvio Rodríguez) [3:17]
  4. "María Va" (written by and accordion, backing vocals by Antonio Tarragó Ros) [2:44]
  5. "Al Jardín De La República" (Virgilio Carmona) [4:40]

Side B

  1. "Gracias A La Vida" (Violeta Parra) [4:50]
  2. "Alfonsina y el mar" (piano by Ariel Ramirez, written by A. Ramirez, F. Luna) [5:18]
  3. "El Cosechero" (accordion by Raúl Barboza, written by Ayala) [3:17]
  4. "Como La Cigarra" (María Elena Walsh) [2:40]
  5. "Solo Le Pido A Dios" (written by, and acoustic guitar, harmonica, and backing vocals by León Gieco) [4:45]

Side C

  1. "La Flor Azul" (A. R. Villar, M. A. Gallo) [3:11]
  2. "Los Hermanos" (Atahualpa Yupanqui) [3:54]
  3. "La Arenosa" (G. Leguizamón, M. J. Castilla) [3:03]
  4. "Años" (Pablo Milanés) [3:20]
  5. "Los Mareados" (bandoneon – Rodolfo Mederos) (E. Cadícamo, J. C. Cobian) [6:14]

Side D

  1. "Cuando Ya Me Empiece A Quedar Solo" (written by, and piano and backing vocals by, Charly Garcia) [3:40]
  2. "Volver A Los 17" (Violeta Parra) [4:48]
  3. "Fuego En Anymana" (A. Tejada Gómez, C. Isella) [3:16]
  4. "Polleritas" (4:32)
a. "Pollerita Colorada" (J. Espinosa)
b. "Carnavalito Del Duende" (Gustavo Leguizamón, Manuel José Castilla)
c. "Pollerita" (Raúl Shaw Moreno]
  1. "Canción Con Todos" (A. Tejada Gómez, C. Isella) [4:05]

Credits

  • José Luis Castiñeira De Dios - bass, guitar, arranger, and music director
  • Omar Espinoza - guitar, charango
  • Domingo Cura - percussion

References

  1. ^ "Mercedes Sosa – Mercedes Sosa En Argentina". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mercedes Sosa en Argentina". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "12 Mercedes Sosa en Argentina". Los 600 de Latinoamérica. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women". NPR. July 24, 2017.


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