''Leño'' is the first studio album by
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
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hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
Leño
Leño was a Spanish hard rock band created in 1978 in Madrid.
The band members were Rosendo Mercado as guitarist and vocalist, Chiqui Mariscal as bassist and Ramiro Penas on drums. When they started to record their first album ''Leño'', Chiq ...
. It was produced by Teddy Bautista and published by ''Chapa Discos'' in 1979.
During the recording, bassist Chiqui Mariscal left the band and was replaced by Tony Urbano as shown at the cover of the album.
It was ranked as the 106th best
rock en español
Rock en español () is a term used widely in the English-speaking world to refer to any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals. Compared to English-speaking bands, very few acts reached worldwide success or between Spanish-speaking countrie ...
album ever according to American magazine ''
Al Borde''. The Spanish magazine ''
Efe Eme'' ranked ''Leño'' as the 72nd best
Spanish rock
Spanish rock is the term used for the variety of rock music produced in Spain. Most bands formed in Spain have sung in Spanish, but many others have sung in English, French and Italian, in addition to the other languages spoken in Spain, such as ...
album ever.
Track listing
Personnel
;Leño
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Rosendo Mercado
Rosendo Mercado Ruiz (born 23 February 1954, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish rock singer and songwriter. He was a member of bands Ñu and Leño, and is a prominent exponent of the so-called urban rock in Spain.
Biography First steps
His fami ...
: guitar, lead vocals
* Chiqui Mariscal: bass (all but 3), backing vocals
* Tony Urbano: bass (3), backing vocals
* Ramiro Penas: drums, backing vocals
;Additional personnel
* Teddy Bautista: harmonica, keyboards
References
External links
* http://www.rosendo.es/
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1979 debut albums
Spanish-language albums