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, released on

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in 1990. The album became the Salazár sisters' international breakthrough. The title track " Bandido" was chosen to represent

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, held in

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anthem, co-written and produced by the well-known guitar player and producer Jaime Stinus and one of Spain's most prolific dance producers Raúl Orellana, complete with palmas and flamenco guitars, "Bandido" was turned down by the bookmakers before the contest since Spain's previous ethnic entries usually never fared well; in 1983 fellow flamenco singer

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" had for example finished last with zero points. Despite this the song finished an honourable fifth and was given the full 12 points score from countries like

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and it became the starting point of Azúcar Moreno's international career. "Bandido" became a major club hit in the summer of 1990 not only in the Mediterranean countries but also the rest of

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and the 12" ''Deep Mix'', issued with a new promo video, was put on heavy rotation on music TV channels like

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and Super Channel. In Sweden the song was remixed by DJ Emil Hellman and re-issued on the

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label. The song has been covered in Turkish by singer Askin Nur Yengi under the title "Zehir Gibisin", in Dutch as "Alleen maar de zon" by

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and the ''Deep Mix'' version of the song was recorded in Spanish by

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n singer Ceca Raznatovic. In 2005 "Bandido" was included in the Eurovision 50th anniversary CD/DVD box set '' Winners and classics''. The ''Bandido'' album, which sold triple platinum in Spain, was the first to be released in most parts of the world, including

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and later also

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, where it reached #3 on ''

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s Latin Pop chart. ''Bandido'' continued the musical development started on the preceding '' Carne De Melocotón'' by combining the sisters' typical ethnic vocal style with flamenco guitars and influences from contemporary rock, pop and dance music. Besides original material the album also included a number of cover versions of songs from a diverse range of genres, including Latin traditionals like "A Caballo" (also known as "El Carretero"), American

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's standard "Oye Como Va" coupled with

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's "Guajira", Spanish Flamenco singer-songwriter

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's "Rumba Rumba" - and even a

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", originally a Russian folk melody. The second single released from the album in Spain was a cover of

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' 80s hit "Ven Devórame Otra Vez" which became an even bigger success than "Bandido", reaching #9 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, Allmusic.com, Azúcar Moreno charts and awards, Billboard singles./ref> and today counts as one of the duo's signature tunes, they even re-recorded the track on their 2006 album '' Bailando Con Lola''. Further singles from the album include "Oye Como Va" / "Guajira" and "A Caballo", all of which were also released as 12" dance remixes, these were later that same year collected on the duo's second remix compilation ''

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''. The original album versions of "Bandido", "Devórame Otra Vez", "Oye Como Va" / "Guajira" and "A Caballo" were all featured on Azúcar Moreno's first greatest hits album '' Mucho Azúcar - Grandes Éxitos'', released in 1997. ''Bandido'' was released on CD in 1990 and remains in print in most parts of the world.

Track listing

# " Bandido" (J. L. Abel/Raúl Orellana/J. Stinus) - 3:00 # "

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" / "Guajira" (Tito Puente) / (José Areas, David Brown, Rico Reyes) - 4:10 # "

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" (Palmer Hernández) - 5:34 # "Mumaita" (J. M. Evoras, I. Muñoz) - 3:20 # "No Me Digas Adios" (Carlos de France) - 3:25 # "A Caballo" ("El Carretero", traditional arranged by M.A. Varona) - 3:58 # "Cuando el Amor Se Va" ("

"/based on "Los Tempos Del Lirio" / "Ojos Negros") (Traditional, arranged by Luis Carlos Esteban. Lyrics: M. Mené) - 4:14 # "Noche de Abril" (J. M. Evoras, I. Muñoz) - 3:04 # "Canalla" (J. M. Evoras, I. Muñoz) - 3:09 # "Rumba Rumba" (Pepe De Lucía) - 3:45

Personnel

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* Gerardo Nuñez -

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s * Rafael Riqueni - flamenco guitars ("Cuando el Amor Se Va")

Production

* Julio Palacios -

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, vocal arranger * Jaime Stinus - record producer ("Bandido") * Luis Carlos Esteban - record producer * Raúl Orellana - record producer ("Bandido") * Miguel Angel Varona -

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* Luis Carlos Esteban - musical arranger, programming & musical director ("Cuando el Amor Se Va") * Recorded at Cinearte, Sonoland & Tyrel Studios,

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* Miguel De La Vega -

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(Cinearte & Tyrel) * Pepin Fernandez - sound engineer (Sonoland) * Juan Gonzalez - assistant sound engineer * Warren Mantooth -

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References

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