''A Santa Compaña'' is the debut studio album by Galician

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, released on 30 July 1984 by Nuevos Medios. It was written by band frontman

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and keyboardist Teo Cardalda. It was produced in

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by Luis Fernandez Soria, Cardalda, and guitarist Pablo Novoa. The album artwork depicts all four band members, wearing traditional Galician women's clothing, standing on a field of rocks, except for Coppini, who is sitting at their feet. Its title refers to the ''

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'', a Galician folk myth. ''A Santa Compaña'' mainly features a sound that embodies

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Background

The album was written by band founders

and Teo Cardalda, it was produced by Luis Fernandez Soria, Cardalda, and guitarist Pablo Novoa at Audiofilm studios in Madrid, with a cover of Italian track '' Come Prima'', being recorded at Estudis Perpinyà in Barcelona.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Golpes Bajos *

– lead vocals and percussion * Teo Cardalda – piano, guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals * Pablo Novoa – piano, guitar, synthesizer, percussion, keyboards,

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'' Fairlight CMI'' * Luis García – bass Technical * Luis Fernández Soria – production, engineering * Teo Cardalda – production * Pablo Novoa – production * Josep Lluís Perpinyà – engineering Artwork * Germán Coppini – idea * Francis Montesinos – design * Paco Navarro – photography

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Compana Santa, A 1984 albums Golpes Bajos albums 1980s Spanish-language albums