''Un Tributo (a José José)'' (English ''A tribute to José José'') is a 1998

tribute album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century a ...

to Mexican singer

José José José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer. Also known as ''El Príncipe de la Canción'' (The Prince of Song), his performance and vocal style have influenced ma ...

. Paying homage to José José for his influence on

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, the album was recorded by several popular Latin artists of different musical genres such as Molotov,

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, Moenia,

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, and

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. The main hits of the album were: "Lo que no fue, no será" by

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, "Una mañana" by

, "Lo pasado, pasado" by

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, "Gavilán o paloma" by

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and "Volcán" by Moenia (the last two released video clip aired on

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performed the song " Una mañana" on their

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in 1995. The album started a trend of Latin rock bands and hip hop artists recording old songs from music icons such as

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and

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, as an homage. In 2013, another album was released titled ''Un Tributo (a José José) 2''.

Tracks

#"Lo pasado, pasado" —

- 3:20 #*Originally released on '' Lo Pasado, Pasado''. #"

El Triste "El Triste" ("''The Sad One''") is a song written by Mexican composer Roberto Cantoral. It was performed for the first time on March 15, 1970, at the "Latin Song Festival II" (predecessor of the OTI Festival) by the Mexican singer José José. ...

" —

- 4:18 #*Originally released on ''El Triste (album)''. #"Payaso" — Molotov - 3:49 #*Originally released on '' Reflexiones''. #"Gavilán o paloma" —

- 3:55 #*Originally released on '' Reencuentro''. #"La nave del olvido" —

- 4:40 #*Originally released on '' La Nave del Olvido''. #"Me basta" —

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- 4:22 #*Originally released on ''

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''. #"Volcán" — Moenia - 4:41 #*Originally released on '' Volcán''. #"

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" — Control Machete - 4:56 #*Originally released on '' En las Buenas... y en las Malas''. #"Preso" —

- 4:51 #*Originally released on ''

''. #"Amar y querer" —

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- 6:18 #*Originally released on '' Reencuentro''. # "Una Mañana" —

- 3:01 #*Originally released on '' Cuidado''. #"Si me dejas ahora" —

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- 4:41 #*Originally released on '' Si Me Dejas Ahora''. #"Lagrimas" — Pastilla - 3:54 #*Originally released on ''

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''. #"Lo dudo" —

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- 5:00 #*Originally released on ''

''. #"Lo que no fue, no será" —

- 5:14 #*Originally released on '' Lo Pasado, Pasado''.

Personnel

Rubén Albarrán Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (born February 1, 1967) is a Mexican musician and a member and founder of the alternative rock band Café Tacvba. As singer and frontman of Café Tacvba, the artist has characterized himself by his energetic attitu ...

- Art Direction, Artwork, Design *Carlos Arredondo - Engineer, Mixing * Armando Ávila - Arranger, Mixing, Recording *

- Co-producer * Jose Barbosa - Engineer, Mixing * Craig Brock - Engineer, Mixing *

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- Producer * John Caban - Guitar *

Café Tacuba Café Tacuba (), stylized as Café Tacvba, is a band from Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Albarrán, Rubén Isaac Albar ...

- Co-Producer * Arnulfo Canales - Guitar (Acoustic) *Carlos Castro - Bass *

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- Mixing * Rodolfo Cruz - Engineer *

- Co-Producer * David Dachinger - Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Programming, Vocals (Background) * Gerardo Garza - Engineer, Producer, Vocals (Background) * Rogelio Gómez - Engineer * Señor González - Percussion *

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- Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming * Ricardo Haas - Engineer, Mixing, Producer * Alvaro Henriquez - Guitar, Producer *Antonio Hernandez - Engineer, Mixing, Producer *Edgar Hernandez - Engineer *Diego Herrera - Producer * Jorge 'Chiquis' Amaro - Producer * Cachorro López - Producer * Oscar Lopez - Producer * Ernesto F. Martinez - Bass *Román Martínez - Art Direction, Design * Moenia - Synthesizer *Jorge Mondragon - Executive Producer * Carlos Murguía - Piano * Uriel Natenzon - Bass *

- Co-Producer * Luis Román - Engineer * Noel Savón - Percussion * Sebastián Schon - Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming *

- Co-producer * Rodolfo Vazquez - Engineer * Joe Zook - Mixing

Sequel

After almost fifteen years since its release, in November 2013, a follow-up to "Volcán: Tributo a José José" was released under the title "Un Tributo 2", featuring performers such as

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and

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References

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