''Magos, espadas y rosas'' (''Wizards, swords and roses'') is the second album by Argentine heavy metal band

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. The album was released in 1990 by

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and is the best-selling heavy metal album from Argentina with over one million copies sold. The album was originally issued on vinyl LP and cassette and featured seven tracks. Two bonus tracks were added to the CD release, "Preludio Obsesivo" and "Otoño Medieval", both of which were previously included on their self-titled debut from 1988. It is the band's first album with Adrián Barilari on lead vocals.

Track listing

All songs are written by

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, except where noted. #"La Leyenda del Hada y el Mago" he Legend of the Fairy and the Wizard(Roxana Giardino, W. Giardino) – 5:24 #"Mujer Amante" over Woman(W. Giardino, Adrián Barilari) – 6:05 #"El Beso de la Bruja" itch's Kiss– 4:19 #"Haz Tu Jugada"

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– 6:22 #"El Camino del Sol" he Path of the Sun– 9:28 #"Días Duros" ard Days(Carlos Perigo, W. Giardino) – 7:24 #"Porque es tan difícil amar" ecause It's So Hard to Love(instrumental) – 5:33 #"Preludio Obsesivo" bsessive Prelude(instrumental, CD bonus track) – 3:40 #"Otoño Medieval" edieval Autumn(instrumental, CD bonus track) – 2:34

Personnel

Rata Blanca * Adrián Barilari – vocals *

– lead guitars *Sergio Berdichevsky – rhythm guitars *Guillermo Sánchez – bass *

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– drums, percussion *Hugo Bistolfi – keyboards Production * Mario Sanguinet – recording, mastering * José Luis Botto – management * Eduardo Rodríguez – management * José Luis Massa – photography * Roberto Ricci – executive producer * Pablo Iotti – artwork * Oscar Festa – artwork

References

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