''Rodrigo y Gabriela'' is the second studio album by Mexican musical duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. It was first released in Ireland on February 17, 2006, where it debuted at number one on the

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. The album included covers of Led Zeppelin's "

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" and

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's "Orion", two artists who the duo say influenced their music. Their album was subsequently certified platinum in

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.IRMA's 2006 Platinum list
/ref> The Japanese version of the album has an extra track, named "Señorita Xxx".

Track listing

Personnel

Rodrigo y Gabriela *Rodrigo Sánchez –

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*Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar Additional performer * Roby Lakatos –

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

on "Ixtapa" Production and design *

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by John Leckie and Rodrigo y Gabriela * Mixed by John Leckie *Assistant

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by Tom Dalgety and Rick Levy * Mastered by Robyn Robins *Pre-production assistance by Graham Higgins and Negra Modelo *Album Cover Photography Carlo Polli *

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– Kris Janis Berzins *Additional photos – Colin Malakie, Carlo Polli, Rodrigo, Tina Korhonen, Roger Woolman, Alan Maguire *Front cover image – Digital Vision/Getty Images *Album design – Dara Ní Bheacháin

Charts

References

Rodrigo y Gabriela albums 2006 albums Albums produced by John Leckie {{2006-rock-album-stub