Gracias a la Vida (album)


Gracias a la Vida, or Here's to Life: Joan Baez sings in Spanish is a 1974 studio album released by American singer-songwriter Joan Baez. It was performed mainly in the Spanish language. Baez stated at the time that she released the album as a "message of hope to the Chileans suffering under Augusto Pinochet", in the wake of the death of Salvador Allende.. Songs include selections by Chilean composers Victor Jara and Violeta Parra, who composed the title song.
A more upbeat version of "Dida" appears on Baez's Diamonds & Rust, released the following year.
Countries represented in the track listing range from Mexico and Cuba to Chile and Spain. The album was moderately successful in the US but extremely so in Latin America.
The album has a dedication: "This record is dedicated to my father who gave me my Latin name and whatever optimism about life I may claim to have."

Track listing

  1. "Gracias a la Vida"
  2. "Llegó Con Tres Heridas"
  3. "La Llorona"
  4. "El Preso Número Nueve"
  5. "Guantanamera"
  6. "Te Recuerdo Amanda"
  7. "Dida"
  8. "Cucurrucucú Paloma"
  9. "Paso Río"
  10. "El Rossinyol"
  11. "De Colores"
  12. "Las Madres Cansadas"
  13. "No Nos Moverán"
  14. "Esquinazo Del Guerrillero"

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