''Cuando tú no estás'' (When You Aren't Here) (1997) is the fourteenth studio album by Mexican rock and
blues
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band
El Tri. The lead single is "Virgen Morena," a hymn to the
Mary Virgin with the cooperation of
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Rock music, rock band Santana (band), Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he r ...
. In "Muchacho Chicho," renowned Mexican comedian
Victor Trujillo gives an introduction as his main character Brozo. The album was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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in the Best Latin Rock album category.
Track listing
All tracks by
Alex Lora except where noted.
# "Virgen Morena" (
Brown-Skinned Virgin) – 4:34
# "Correteando el Bolillo" (
Chasing the bolillo) (Lora, Eduardo Toral) – 3:30
# "Parece Fácil" (
It Looks Easy) – 4:33
# "Epidemia" (
Epidemic) – 4:27
# "Pastillas de Rocanrol" (
Rock`n Roll pills) – 3:27
# "El Ritmo del Mundo" (
The world's rhythm) – 3:25
# "Cuando Tú No Estás" (
When You Aren't Here) – 4:23
# "Copias Piratas" (
Fake Copies) – 4:10
# "Echa Tus Broncas a la Basura" (
Throw Your Problems Away) – 3:15
# "Esclavo del Rocanrol" (
Slave of Rock`n Roll) (Rodrigo Levario, Lora) – 3:14
# "De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas" (
You Are Named John Anyway) – 3:40
# "El Muchacho Chicho" (
The Neat Guy) – 5:05
Personnel
* Alex Lora – bass, vocals, producer, mixing
* Rafael Salgado – harmonic
* Eduardo Chico – guitar
* Oscar Zarate – guitar
* Chela Lora – backing vocals
* Ramon Perez – drums
* Lalo Toral – piano
* Ronnie Laws – saxophone
* Román Martínez – art direction, design
* Jorge Romero – art direction, design, photography
*
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Rock music, rock band Santana (band), Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he r ...
– guitar in "Virgen Morena"
* Ricardo Trabulsi – photography
*
Victor Trujillo – introduction in "Muchacho Chicho"
*Chuck Johnson – mixing, mixing assistant, percussion
*Richard Kaplan – engineer, mixing
References
External links
www.eltri.com.mx
at MusicBrainz
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* Virgen Morenaat AllMusic
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El Tri albums
1997 albums
Warner Music Group albums