Aidalai


Aidalai is an album by pop group Mecano. It was released in 1991 and produced by the group. Its launch was in the middle of rumors of the separation of the group due to differences between Nacho Cano and José María Cano. It was their third release with Ariola Records. The title refers to a game word: Aidalai → ¡Ay Dalai!, meaning in English something like Oh Dalai!.

Spain Edition

Aidalai songs range from very minimalist ones like "Sentía", a kind of bossa nova music in which the voice of singer Ana Torroja is accompanied by only two acoustic guitars and maracas, to others as complex as "Naturaleza muerta", which has a complex orchestral string arrangement. However, also on the album are songs typical of the group's techno pop style, like "El fallo positivo" about the issue of AIDS, with perhaps one of the best works of vocal arrangements of Nacho Cano, and "Dalai Lama", that narrates the life of the Dalai Lama and the invasion of Tibet by China.
It also includes "El 7 de septiembre", written by Nacho Cano, which won best song of the year in Spain in 1991 and was dedicated to his ex-girlfriend, the writer Coloma Fernández Armero. "Tú", a sensitive song by José María Cano, is also included.
José María Cano's song "Una rosa es una rosa" was inspired by the famous sentences of the writer Gertrude Stein: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose and the video won in the category of "Best National Video of the Year" in the Ondas Awards and the Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year.
Aidalai sold 1,000,000 copies in Spain and 3,500,000 worldwide.

Track listing

Tracks:
  1. "El fallo positivo" – 4:00
  2. "El uno, el dos, el tres" – 4:41
  3. "Bailando salsa" – 4:08
  4. "El 7 de septiembre" – 5:02
  5. "Naturaleza muerta" – 5:02
  6. "1917 " – 4:12
  7. "Una rosa es una rosa" – 4:48
  8. "El lago artificial" – 3:53
  9. "Tú" – 4:10
  10. "Dalai Lama" – 5:29
  11. "El peón del rey de negras" – 4:49
  12. "J.C." – 4:20
  13. "Sentía" – 3:28
  14. "El 7 de septiembre " – 4:36

    Singles

This edition was released simultaneously with the Spain and France editions. It has a length of 57:02 min; it includes 6 tracks in Italian and the rest in Spanish. The adaptations were made by B. Bonezzi and M. Luberti.

Track listing

Tracks:
  1. "Responso positivo " – 4:00
  2. "El uno, el dos, el tres" – 4:41
  3. "Bailando salsa" – 4:08
  4. "Il 7 di settembre " – 5:02
  5. "Anna e Miguel " – 5:02
  6. "1917 " – 4:12
  7. "Una rosa è una rosa " – 4:48
  8. "El lago artificial" – 4:53
  9. "Tu " – 4:10
  10. "Dalai Lama " – 5:29
  11. "El peón del rey de negras" – 4:49
  12. "J.C." – 4:20
  13. "Sentía" – 3:28

    Singles

This French edition was released simultaneously with the Spain and Italy editions. It has a length of 60:22 min. It includes 7 songs in French, 6 in Spanish and an instrumental one. This edition was published by BMG Musique in Quebec, Canada. Its adaptations were made by Luc Plamondon, D. Burgard, M. Penalva and A. Moreau.

Track listing

Tracks:
  1. "Dis-moi lune d'argent " – 4:20
  2. "El fallo positivo" – 4:00
  3. "Une histoire à trois " – 4:41
  4. "J.C. " – 4:20
  5. "Bailando salsa" – 4:08
  6. "Dalai Lama" – 5:29
  7. "Toi " – 4:10
  8. "Le 7 septembre " – 5:02
  9. "Una rosa es una rosa" – 4:48
  10. "Le paradis artificiel " – 3:53
  11. "Nature morte " – 5:02
  12. "1917 " – 4:12
  13. "El peón del rey de negras" – 4:49
  14. "Sentía" – 3:28

    Singles

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