''Ahí Vamos'' (

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for ''There We Go'') is a 2006 studio album by Argentine rock musician

Gustavo Cerati Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo ...

. The album was met with both positive reviews by critics and popularity, especially in

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, Colombia and

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. The first single released from the album was "Crimen", which received airplay starting in April 2006 and gained huge popularity in

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and

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. The second single, released in September was "La Excepción". The album was certified Platinum in Argentina with only pre-ordered sales, and attained Gold status in Mexico. On November 2, 2006, the album received the

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for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album and "'' Crimen''" won the category for

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. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, but lost to

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's '' Fijación Oral Vol. 1'' (in which Cerati is also featured). The third single released from the album was "Adiós", which played on radio and TV stations in Latin America beginning in February 2007. In 2008, Cerati released two more singles from the album, "Lago En El Cielo", the fourth song on the album, and "Me Quedo Aquí," the fifth. Cerati toured Latin America, Spain and the US to promote the album, and also performed for the very first time in London, playing at ''The Forum'' on October 12. The name "Ahí Vamos" ("There We Go") was a phrase repeated many times during the recording sessions, which came to be a war cry for Cerati during the time. On August 29, 2007, the album's second single "La Excepción" received two

nominations:

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and

, winning the later and beating Argentine band La Renga and Uruguayan band Cuarteto de nos, among others.

Track listing

Sales and certifications

Personnel

Performing

– lead vocals,

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, bass,

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, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, programming,

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ing * Richard Coleman – guitar,

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* Fernando Nalé – bass * Leandro Fresco – backing vocals, synthesizer,

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, strings, laptop * Tweety González – Rhodes fuzz, organ, glockenspiel, piano, synthesizer * Fernando Samalea – glockenspiel, drums, percussion, drums,

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* Emmanuel Cauvet – drums * Pedro Moscuzza – drums * Bolsa González – drums * Flavius Etcheto – vocal effects * Capri – synthesizer * Loló Gasparini – backing vocals * Paula Zotalis – backing vocals * Sofía Medrano – ambient voices * Dina – ambient voices

Technical

* Gustavo Cerati – record production,

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* Tweety González – record production,

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* Uriel Dorfman – sound recording * Héctor Castillo – sound recording,

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* Nicolás "Parker" Pucci – production assistance * Pablo Gándara – production assistance * Howie Weinberg –

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* Bolsa González – drums advising * Vasco –

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advising

Additional

* Ezequiel de San Pablo&Angeles Altoe;– graphic design * Oscar Fernández – hair * Jazmín Calcarami –

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* Santiago Contreras –

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, illustrations * Germán Saez – photography * Nora Lezano – photography * Sebastián Arpesella – photography * Gustavo Cerati&Angeles Altoe – illustrations * Sofía Medrano – illustrations,

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* Mayol – wardrobe

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahi Vamos 2006 albums Gustavo Cerati albums Sony International albums Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album