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- Date Released: February 8, 2005
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop, Latin
- Label: Nacional Records
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We Say...
Motherhood turns out to be the necessity of invention for the Aterciopelados singer's debut solo album, a nuanced collection of electronically enhanced, blissfully melodic and witty neofolk odes to pregnancy, maternity and the joy of post-natal sex. Nearly all pop music celebrates the emotional and physical preliminaries to motherhood, the mating rituals leading up to the cosmic morning after. Echeverri, though, announces that her child's birth has made her a better lover in "A-Eme-O" (whose Sidewinder-produced remix may be the album's highlight). She backtracks in "Amniotica," declaring love at first kick, rediscovers herself as the "mature fruit" of "Frases," and suckles her baby girl to the Colombian champeta beat in "Lactochampeta." Singing in Spanish to a variety of tricked-out tropical beats (Aterciopelados' Hector Buitago produced), Echeverri joins Latina songwriters like Lhasa, Juana Molina and Ely Guerra in countering pop's male domination while also proving that the hand that rocks the cradle can also rock your commute.
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They Say...
After more than a decade at the front of Aterciopelados, Colombian alt-rock darling Andrea Echeverri has her own self-titled solo release -- sort of. At her side for most of the 12 original songs is bandmate and producer Héctor Buitrago, and though there's arguably a little bit more honey rounding out Echeverri's characteristically ethereal vocals, fans can expect to groove to the same brand of Latin chill they loved on Gozo Poderoso. That's because no one is talking about breaking up the band. Unlike most solo efforts, designed to put distance between the old crowd and a newly inflated celebrity ego, Andrea Echeverri summons bandmates and friends together to help give voice to an experience that reordered the artist's life and priorities forever. "It was love before first sight," she says in "Amniótico" of her infant daughter, "love at first kick." While paying too much attention to the lyrics -- which detail everything from diaper changes to breast feeding -- can make the listener feel like a peeping Tom, these nonetheless describe a love that swells to fit the whole universe inside. Musically, too, there are some lovely moments of inclusion and playful participation. In "Lactochampeta," a quirky lullaby produced by Echeverri's partner, José Manuel Jaramillo, the weird little pops and whistles layered over the song's steady maternal beat are made with rattles and other baby toys. "A Eme O" has such an infectious hook that it merits an uptempo bonus track reprise. And in "Imán," strings play a rollicking, folky refrain while a deliriously happy mother promises her child the world. The words take on emotional resonance as you begin to distinguish a second voice answering Echeverri's own. Back and forth the voices call, finishing in unison. "I'll feed you," promises Amparo Arias de Echeverri, the singer's mother. "And I'll give you your name" answers the daughter.
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| 01. |  |
Amortiguador |
3:51 |
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| 02. | |
Baby Blues |
3:26 |
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| 03. | |
A Eme O |
3:31 |
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| 04. | |
Quedate |
3:17 |
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| 05. | |
Meno Mal |
3:50 |
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| 06. | |
Ya Yo No |
4:04 |
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| 07. | |
Frases |
4:32 |
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| 08. | |
Fulgor |
3:49 |
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| 09. | |
Iman |
2:49 |
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| 10. | |
Amniotico |
3:59 |
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| 11. | |
Lactochampeta |
2:27 |
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| 12. | |
Que No Haria |
3:11 |
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| 13. | |
A Eme O (Sidestepper Mix) |
5:00 |
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13 Total Tracks, 47:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Richard Blair - Producer // Gabriel Rondon - Guitar // Thom Russo - Programming // Thom Russo - Production Assistant // Thom Russo - Mezcla // Eddy Schreyer - Mastering // Jose Manuel - Producer // Jose Manuel - Producer // Roberto Cuao - Percussion // Héctor Buitrago - Guitar // Héctor Buitrago - Keyboards // Héctor Buitrago - Programming // Héctor Buitrago - Producer // Héctor Buitrago - Bajo Sexto // Héctor Buitrago - Palmas // Felipe López - Engineer // Andrés Alvarez - Keyboards // Alejandro Gomez - Cuerda // Nadine Vasquez - ? // Andrea Echeverri - Guitar // Andrea Echeverri - Accordion // Andrea Echeverri - Marimba // Andrea Echeverri - Vocals // Andrea Echeverri - Main Performer // Andrea Echeverri - Graphic Design // Andrea Echeverri - Photography // Andrea Echeverri - Sapo // Andrea Echeverri - Gaita // Andrea Echeverri - Cuerda // Andrea Echeverri - Palmas // Rodrigo Facundo - Graphic Design // Rodrigo Facundo - Photography // Andrés Landínez - Assistant Engineer // Rodrígo Mancera - Guitar
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