''Animal Nocturno'' is the fourth

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released by Guatemalan singer-songwriter

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...

on February 9, 1993.

Reception

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reviewer

Jason Birchmeier Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He was ...

awarded the album 4 stars stating "The lyrics of Animal Nocturno are rebellious and bohemian in a way that

Arjona Arjona may refer to: * Arjona, Bolívar, Colombia * Arjona, Spain * Taifa of Arjona, a medieval taifa kingdom in Spain * ''Arjona'' (plant), genus of plants in the family Schoepfiaceae People with the surname * Adria Arjona (born 1992), Puerto Ri ...

's later work isn't. The fame and accolades that followed the release of this album changed him in several ways. In the wake of Animal Nocturno, he grew increasingly sophisticated from both a lyrical and musical standpoint, and he steadily lost the everyman perspective that informs many of these songs. Fans of Arjona's latter-day work who dig this deep into his back catalog should find this album fascinating."Birchmeier, J
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Track listing

All tracks by

except where noted. # "Libre" (Free) – 3:35 # "Primera Vez" (First Time) – 3:46. # " Mujeres" (Women) – 3:28. # "Tiempo en Una Botella" ("

Time in a Bottle "Time in a Bottle" is a song by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. He wrote the lyrics after his wife Ingrid told him she was pregnant in December 1970. It appeared on Croce's 1972 ABC debut album ''You Don't Mess Around with Jim'' and was featured in ...

") (

Jim Croce James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pa ...

) – 2:29. # "Cómo Olvidarte" (How to Forget You) – 3:43 # "Solo" (Alone) (Arjona, Tony Jaffe, Joey Levine, David Spinozza) – 3:45. # "Baila Conmigo" (Dance with Me) – 3:47. # "Quién Diría" (Who Would Say) – 3:53. # "Te Encontraré" (I'll Find You) – 4:28. # "Así de Ilógico" (As Illogical as) – 3:59. # "Animal Nocturno" (Nocturnal Animal) (Arjona, Jose Roberto Martinez) – 3:53. # "Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo" (Jesus, a verb, not a noun) – 6:48. (As a bonus track)

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References

External links

* http://www.ricardoarjona.com/ {{Authority control 1992 albums Ricardo Arjona albums Sony Discos albums