Hombres G (album)
1985 studio album by Hombres G
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Hombres G is the debut album released by Spanish rock band Hombres G in 1985.[1][2][3]
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| Released | March 11, 1985 | |||
| Genres | Dance-punk, surf | |||
| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Producciones Twins | |||
| Producer | Paco Trinidad | |||
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History
Hombres G's original label, Lollipop, was unable to further support the band in early 1984.[4]
At that time, Ricardo Chirinos, lead singer of Pistones, told Paco Martín that Hombres G would be present at Radio España for an interview regarding one of their concerts at Rock-Ola. Paco had just established a new label, Twins, and signed a contract with the band after attending one of their concerts.[5]
Hombres G began recording their new album two weeks later at Estudios Trak. The band recorded "Venezia", a new version of the previous single, and the soon-to-be hit, "Devuélveme a mi chica". Among the album's ballads was a cover of Alice Cooper's "I Never Cry", which they named "No lloraré". They also adapted Vladimir Cosma's song "Reality" from the motion picture, La Boum, and called it "Sin ti".[6]
Twins initial release attempts weren't very successful and Pepe Escribano, a partner of Paco Martín, decided to leave the company. Weeks later, however, Hombres G broke into the mainstream and sales of the album leaped.[7]
Content
In 2010, the following statement appeared on HombresG.Net, referring to the controversial content of the song "Matar a Castro": "If Fidel hears me, please know that I'm sorry, that even though I don't like him, I don't have an interest for his death, his or anyone's; that was a youth's naivety. - David Summers" [8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Summers, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Venezia" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Vuelve a mí" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Dejad que las niñas se acerquen a mí" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Hace un año" (Mezquita Hardy, Summers) | 4:02 |
| 5. | "No lloraré" (Summers, Alice Cooper) | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Devuélveme a mi chica" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Matar a Castro" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Lawrence de Arabia" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "No te puedo besar" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Sin ti" (Summers, Vladimir Cosma) | 4:38 |
Personnel
- David Summers – vocals, bass
- Rafa Gutiérrez – guitar
- Daniel Mezquita – guitar, keyboards, piano
- Javier Molina – drums