Ruido Blanco ( Spanish for ''White Noise'') is a live album recorded by the

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rock band

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, released in 1987 and recorded on their "Signos" Latin American tour promoting the album of the same name. This album includes a unique track, "Vita-Set", consisting of two songs bonded by their initial chords. Frontman

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started to hate the song after the tour and it was never played again. 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

# "Signos" ( Cerati) – 6:20 # "Juego de seducción" ( Cerati) – 4:14 # " Persiana americana" ( Cerati/Daffunchio) – 5:38 # "Sobredosis de TV" ( Cerati) – 5:40 # "Estoy azulado" ( Cerati/Coleman) – 4:18 # "Final caja negra" ( Cerati/ Bosio/ Ficicchia) – 5:44 # " Cuando pase el temblor" ( Cerati) – 5:00 # "Vita-Set: Te Hacen Falta Vitaminas / ¿Por Qué No Puedo Ser Del Jet-Set?" ( Cerati/ Bosio/Ficicchia) – 4:26 # "Prófugos" ( Cerati/ Ficicchia) – 6:04

Personnel

;Soda Stereo *

: Guitars, vocals. *

Zeta Bosio Héctor Juan Pedro Bosio Bertolotti (born 1 October 1958) better known by his stage name Zeta Bosio, is an Argentine rock musician, record producer and disc jockey (DJ), better known as the bassist of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. He was ...

: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals. *

Charly Alberti Carlos Alberto Ficicchia Gigliotti (born March 27, 1963), known by his stage name Charly Alberti, is an Argentine rock musician, best known as the drummer of the influential Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. Because of this, he is considered one ...

: Drums, percussion. ;Additional personnel *

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: Keyboards, vocals. * The Supremes (1984 group; Mónica Green, Melba Houston, Anita Robinson): Backup vocals.

References

Soda Stereo albums 1988 live albums Sony Music Argentina live albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub