Lágrimas y gozos ("tears and joy") is the seventh studio album by the Spanish ska punk band Ska-P. It was released on 7 October 2008, entering the Spanish Top 100 Albums chart at number 6.[1]

Lágrimas y gozos
Studio album by
Released7 October 2008
Recorded2008 at Studio RED LED, Madrid
GenreSka punk, ska, pop punk, two-tone
Length51:56
LabelSony BMG
ProducerTony López
Ska-P chronology
Incontrolable
(2004)
Lágrimas y gozos
(2008)
99%
(2013)

The first single from the CD, "Crimen sollicitationis", was released on 5 September 2008. Nicolas Sarkozy's voice is sampled in "La Colmena". The sleeve notes include lyrics to the songs and, according to the sleeve notes, the lyrics are also available in both French and English at Ska-P's official website.

Writing and production

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Lágrimas y gozos is the first album since Ska-P's break-up in 2002.[2] The title of the album was a choice between Azufre ("sulphur") or Lágrimas y gozos ("tears and joy"). They explained their decision in choosing Lágrimas y gozos in an interview for the Spanish daily El Mundo:

Tears and joy is a phrase in the lyrics of Crimen sollicitationis – which is a direct attack on the Vatican for covering-up sexual abuses at a worldwide level. The phrase reflects the tears of the abused children and the joy of their abusers. However, it's a phrase that can be extrapolated to life, some [people] cry because of the joy of others.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ska-P

No.TitleLength
1."Ni Fu Ni Fa"3:19
2."El Libertador"4:34
3."Crimen Sollicitationis"4:50
4."Fuego y Miedo"3:42
5."La Colmena"4:22
6."Gasta Claus"3:21
7."El Imperio Caerá"3:20
8."Los Hijos Bastardos de la Globalización"4:41
9."Vándalo"3:49
10."El Tercero de la Foto"3:50
11."Decadencia"3:39
12."Qué Puedo Decir"4:06
13."Wild Spain"4:23
14."Bonus Track: Crimen Sollicitations (Videoclip)" 
Total length:51:56

Personnel

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  • Pulpul – vocals, guitar
  • Luismi – drums
  • Julio – bass
  • Joxemi – guitar
  • Kogote – keyboard
  • Pipi – backing vocals
  • Albert Pérez – trumpet
  • Garikoitz Badiola – trombone, helicon
  • Marc Sumo – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Spain 28 October 2008 Octubre CD 88697374512

Charts

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Album

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Chart (2008) Provider Peak
position
Sales Certification
Spain Album Chart[4] PROMUSICAE 6
Switzerland Album Chart[5] IFPI Switzerland 22
Italy Album Chart[6] FIMI 30
France Album Chart[7] SNEP 88

Singles

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Year Single Chart Peak
2008 "Crimen sollicitationis"
Los 40 Principales (Spain) ?

References

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  1. ^ Spain's Top 100 Albums Charts
  2. ^ allmusic
  3. ^ El Mundo.es
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Ska-p – Lagrimas Y Gozos – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Ska-p – Lagrimas Y Gozos – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Ska-p – Lagrimas Y Gozos – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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