''Colores Santos'' (

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for "Holy Colors") is an album released by

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musicians

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and Daniel Melero under the name ''Cerati/Melero'' in 1992. The album was recorded and released previous to Soda Stereo's album ''

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'' (also influenced by Melero's state-of-the-art musical exploration), at the peak of the band's popularity. The album has a strong electronic influence which would inform ''Dynamo'' and help kickstart the

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scene in

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critic Iván Adaime wrote that "Somehow this album was like a UFO in the Argentine early-'90s rock scene".

Track listing

Personnel

* Gustavo Cerati & Daniel Melero - Instruments and vocals * Flavio Etcheto -

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on ''Madre Tierra''. * Carola Bony - Vocals on ''Pudo Ser'' and ''Colores Santos''.

References

External links

''Vuelta Por el Universo'' music video

''Hoy Ya No Soy Yo'' music video

Making-of ''Colores Santos'' video (fragment)

Gustavo Cerati's official page information about Colores Santos
Gustavo Cerati albums Experimental pop albums 1992 collaborative albums 1990s Spanish-language albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub