''Devil Came to Me'' is the second studio album by Spanish

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. It was released on 21 April 1997 under Subterfuge Records. ''Devil Came to Me'' was recorded and mixed in 20 days in February 1997, at Infinity Estudios in

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, with Daniel Alcover, and it cost 80 000 pesetas (at current exchange rates, €480). Dover was disclosed with this record and made the leap to fame. The cover was designed by the drummer of the band, Jesús Antúnez, graphic designer. On 25 September 1997 they won their first

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for the 50,000 copies sold of the album and subsequently were certified four times platinum to achieve a volume of more than 500,000 albums sold. Following the success of the album, Dover won the

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for best Spanish group revelation on 13 November in Barcelona. The album's title track was used both in a collection of songs from revealing bands of the moment, under the name of Pepsi The Next Generation (1998), and the announcement of a US brand drinks, Radical Fruit Company, which involved a big push to publicize the group.

15th anniversary reissue

To commemorate the album's 15th anniversary, Octubre Records reissued the album with the name "Dover Came to Me", in several different versions and formats on 18 June 2013. These included: * Deluxe Boxset (2CD+1DVD) - Remastered version of the album plus bonus tracks, 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid) in March 2013, 12 bonus videos and interviews. * Standard Digital Edition - Remastered version of the album, plus 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid). * Deluxe Digital Edition (

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) - Remastered version of the album, plus 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid), 3 live tracks (1997), 7 live tracks (2013) and 2 bonus videos. * Streaming Digital Edition - 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid).

Track listing

Lyrics and music by

Amparo Llanos Amparo Llanos Fayos (born 27 May 1965) is a Spanish musician, guitarist and songwriter. She was the leader, along with her sister Cristina, of the Spanish rock band Dover. Biography Before the foundation of the band, she worked in the shop of ...

and

Cristina Llanos Cristina Llanos Fayos (born 3 December 1975) is a Spanish musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Spanish rock band Dover. Biography She attended Virgen de Europa School in Boadilla ...

Personnel

;Dover *

– vocals and guitar *

– guitar * Álvaro Gómez – bass guitar * Jesús Antúnez – drums, illustration ;Technical personnel * Daniel Alcover – recording, mixing, mastering ;Additional personnel * María Jesús Velasco – photography

15th anniversary reissue

Track listing

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15th anniversary edition

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