''Rey Azúcar'' (

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for Sugar King) is the tenth album by Argentine band

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. It was produced by

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and

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, and contained guest appearances from punk icons Mick Jones of

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(on "Mal Bicho") and Blondie's Debbie Harry (on a ska version of "

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," sung in Spanish and English), as well as reggae star Big Youth on several tracks. The album title comes from a line on the song "Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina". The song is based on

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's book of the same title, which also contains a chapter called ''Rey Azúcar''. The original release as well as the remastering received platinum certifications.Certification

Reception

The

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review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 4 stars stating "With Rey Azucar, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs made their most high-profile album to date... Earlier Cadillacs albums were rooted almost exclusively in ska, reggae, and salsa, but on this record the band developed a harder sound, interspersing thrash and punk into the mix... Another significant change is that the album, apart from some light touches, seems to reflect a darker lyrical tone. Several tracks make references to depression and suicide. It's clearly an attempt to expand their musical and lyrical range, and on the whole, the album succeeds. The songwriting isn't as fully developed as it would be later on, but it's a superb place to start. ".Valdivia, V.
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Track listing

# "Mal Bicho" ("Bad Bug") ( Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:05 # "

" (

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) – 4:17 # "Carmela" (Fernando Ricciardi) – 2:58 # "Paquito" (Cianciarulo) – 2:52 # "Ciego de Amor" ("Blind of Love") (Sergio Rotman) - 5:28 # "Miami" (Rotman) – 3:00 # "Raggapunkypartyrebelde" ("Raggapunkypartyrebel") (Cianciarulo) – 3:34 # "Estrella de Mar" ("Starfish") (

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) – 4:31 # "Las Venas Abiertas de América" ("The Open Veins of America") (Cianciarulo) – 2:43 # "Reparito" (Vicentico, Fernando Albareda) – 2:24 # "Padre Nuestro" ("Lord's Prayer" / Lit. "Our Father") (Vicentico) – 3:34 # "Muerte Querida" ("Dear Death") (Vicentico) – 4:17 # "Hora Cero" ("Zero Hour") (Rotman, Vicentico) – 4:38 # "Queen From the Ghetto" (Big Youth, Rotman) – 5:29 # "Saco Azul" ("Blue Coat") (Vicentico,

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) – 3:36 # "No Pienses Que Fui Yo" ("Don't Think it Was Me") (Mario Siperman) – 4:29

Personnel

–

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* Flavio Cianciarulo – bass * Anibal Rigozzi –

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* Mario Siperman – keyboards * Fernando Ricciardi – drums * Gerardo Rotblat –

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* Naco Goldfinger –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

* Sergio Rotman – alto saxophone * Daniel Lozano –

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& flugelhorn

Additional Personnel

* Mick Jones -

on "Mal Bicho" *

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on "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Estrella de Mar" * Big Youth -

on "Raggapunkypartyrebelde", "Queen From The Ghetto", and "No Pienses que Fui Yo" *

- reciting on "Saco Azul"

External links

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Official Web Site
at

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* Rey Azúcarat

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References

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