Dile al sol
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| Studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh | ||||
| Released | May 18, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | ASK Producciones Madrid, Spain Middle Ear Studios New York, United States 1997 – 1998 |
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| Genre | Rock, Pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:57 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Alejo Stivel | |||
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Dile al sol is Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh's debut album released by Sony Music Entertainment in May 1998. The album was very successful in Spain, selling more than 800,000 copies there.
This first album was recorded in Madrid between the months of July and August. The title track from this album, Dile al sol (Tell the Sun), was the one with which people began to know them, but it was not until Cuéntame al oído (Tell me in the ear) that the band became a success.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Guest artist | Length |
| 1. | "El 28" (The 28th) | La Oreja de Van Gogh | La Oreja de Van Gogh | Txetxo Bengoetxea | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Cuéntame al oído" (Tell me in my ear) | Xabi San Martín, Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "Pesadilla" (Nightmare) | Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | Mikel Erentxun | 4:18 |
| 4. | "La estrella y la luna" (The star and the moon) | Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | Txetxo Bengoetxea | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Viejo cuento" (Old tale) | Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | 5:05 | |
| 6. | "Dos cristales" (Two glasses) | Xabi San Martín, Amaia Montero | La Oreja de Van Gogh | 4:24 | |
| 7. | "Lloran piedras" (They cry stones) | La Oreja de Van Gogh | La Oreja de Van Gogh | Txetxo Bengoetxea | 4:04 |
| 8. | "¿Qué puedo pedir?" (What can I ask for?)) | Rafael Berrio García | La Oreja de Van Gogh, Rafael Berrio García | Mikel Erentxun | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Dile al sol" (Tell the sun) | Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | 3:36 | |
| 10. | "El libro" (The book) | Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | Txetxo Bengoetxea | 3:45 |
| 11. | "La carta" (The Letter) | Pablo Benegas | La Oreja de Van Gogh | 2:40 | |
| 12. | "Soñaré" (I will dream) | Amaia Montero | La Oreja de Van Gogh | 3:34 | |
Outtakes – Aquella ingrata (That ungrateful girl), Déjate llevar (Get carried away)
Personnel
Performing
- La Oreja de Van Gogh
- Amaia Montero – vocals, backing vocals
- Pablo Benegas – guitar
- Xabi San Martín – keyboards, programming
- Álvaro Fuentes – bass
- Haritz Garde – percussion
- Mikel Erentxun – backing vocals
- Txetxo Bengoetxea – backing vocals
- Pablo Martín – backing vocals
- Josu García – backing vocals, guitar
- Marcelo Fuentes – bass
- Fernando Samalea – percussion
- Francis Amat – piano
Technical
- Alejo Stivel – record production
- Barry Sage – sound recording, audio mixing, audio mastering
- Josu García – record production
- Marta García – sound recording
- Alberto Vidal – sound recording
- Gugu Martínez – audio engineering
Design
- Carlos Martín – graphic design
- Jesús Ugalde – photography
- Luis Oliveira – hair & makeup
- Oddyty San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain – wardrobe
