The untitled first studio album by the Spanish rock band Triana, commonly known as El patio, was released on 14 April 1975.[1] At first it was a commercial failure but as the band became popular the album sales increased.

El Patio
Studio album by
Released14 April 1975
StudioEstudios Kirios, Madrid
GenreAndalusian rock
Length39:09
LanguageSpanish
LabelMovieplay
Fonomusic (CD release)
Triana chronology
El Patio
(1975)
Hijos del agobio
(1977)

The first CD issue dates from 1988, released under the Fonomusic label; the album was also released in the US by Warner Music in 2003.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Abre la puerta"Jesús de la Rosa9:49
2."Luminosa mañana"Jesús de la Rosa4:01
3."Recuerdos de una noche"Jesús de la Rosa4:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Sé de un lugar"Jesús de la Rosa7:11
5."Diálogo"Jesús de la Rosa4:32
6."En el lago"Jesús de la Rosa6:38
7."Todo es de color"(M. Molina/J. J. Palacios)2:08

On some CD reissues, the track order is 1-4-7-2-5-6-3.

Reception

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El Patio is one of the most acclaimed Spanish rock albums of all time, for both critics and the public.

Albums reviews
  • Top 100 Spanish albums of the 20th century according to Rockdelux magazine. (#15)[2]
  • "Los 250: Essential Albums of All Time Latin Alternative - Rock Iberoamericano," (#43)[3]
  • Top 50 Spanish rock albums according to Rolling Stone. (#23)[4]
  • Top 100 Spanish pop albums ever according to Efe Eme. (#25)[5]

Staff

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  • Jesús de la Rosa Luque – vocals, keyboards
  • J. J. Palacios "Tele" – drums, percussion
  • Eduardo Rodríguez – guitar
Additional personnel
  • Manolo Rosa – bass
  • Antonio García de Diego – electric guitar
  • Máximo Moreno - artwork

References

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  1. ^ Page on Discogs (LP first issue)
  2. ^ "Rockdelux" (in Spanish). 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29.
  3. ^ J.L. Mercado (2008). "Al Borde".[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Los 50 mejores discos del rock español" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Los 100 mejores discos de la historia del pop español". Efe Eme (in Spanish) (50). July–August 2003.
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