Ruido Blanco
1987 live album by Soda Stereo
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Ruido Blanco (Spanish for White Noise) is a live album recorded by the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, released in 1987 and recorded on their "Signos" Latin American tour promoting their album Signos. It includes a unique track, "Vita-Set", consisting of two songs bonded by their initial chords. Frontman Gustavo Cerati started to hate the song after the tour and it was never played again.[citation needed]
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | May–August 1987 | |||
| Venue | Argentina/Chile/Perú/Venezuela/Mexico | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 47:52 | |||
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| Producer | Gustavo Cerati, Zeta Bosio & Charly Alberti | |||
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The album's title is taken from a lyric in the song "Prófugos" (off the Signos album): Tus ojos nunca mentirán / pero ese ruido blanco / es una alarma en mis oídos. ("Your eyes will never lie / but that white noise / is an alarm in my ears.")
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Signos" | Gustavo Cerati | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Juegos De Seducción" | Cerati | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Persiana Americana" | Cerati, Jorge Daffunchio | 5:38 |
| 4. | "Sobredosis De T.V." | Cerati | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Final Caja Negra" | Cerati, Zeta Bosio, Charly Alberti | 5:44 |
| 6. | "Cuando Pase El Temblor" | Cerati | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Vita-Set: Te Hacen Falta Vitaminas / ¿Por Qué No Puedo Ser Del Jet-Set?" | Cerati, Bosio, Alberti | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Prófugos" | Cerati, Alberti | 6:04 |
| Total length: | 43:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Estoy Azulado" | Cerati, Richard Coleman | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Final Caja Negra" | Cerati, Zeta Bosio, Charly Alberti | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Cuando Pase El Temblor" | Cerati | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Vita-Set: Te Hacen Falta Vitaminas / ¿Por Qué No Puedo Ser Del Jet-Set?" | Cerati, Bosio, Alberti | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Prófugos" | Cerati, Alberti | 6:04 |
| Total length: | 47:24 | ||
Personnel
- Soda Stereo
- Gustavo Cerati: Guitars, vocals.
- Zeta Bosio: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals.
- Charly Alberti: Drums, percussion.
- Additional personnel
- Daniel Sais: Keyboards, vocals.
- The Supremes (1984 group; Mónica Green, Melba Houston, Anita Robinson): Backup vocals.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[2] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[3] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||