''Dile al sol'' is the debut album from Spanish pop rock band

La Oreja de Van Gogh La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. The lyrical themes of their songs typically include love, friendship ...

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in May 1998. The album was very successful in Spain, selling more than 800,000 copies there. This first album was recorded in Madrid between the months of July and August 1997. The title track from this album was the one with which people began to know them, but it was not until the release of "Cuéntame al oído" that the band became a success.

Track listing

Personnel

Performing

Amaia Montero Amaia Montero Saldías (; born 26 August 1976) is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007. Amaia has sung in a variety of languages, including Basqu ...

– vocals, backing vocals ** Pablo Benegas – guitar ** Xabi San Martín – keyboards, programming ** Álvaro Fuentes – bass ** Haritz Garde – percussion *

Mikel Erentxun Mikel Erentxun Acosta (born 23 February 1965) is a Spanish rock musician of Basque heritage. Formerly with the group Duncan Dhu, he started his solo career in 1992. He has released 16 albums as a solo artist and has covered The Smiths' song, ...

– backing vocals * Txetxo Bengoetxea – backing vocals * Pablo Martín – backing vocals * Josu García – backing vocals, guitar * Marcelo Fuentes – bass * Fernando Samalea – percussion * Francis Amat – piano

Technical

* Alejo Stivel –

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* Barry Sage –

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* Josu García – record production * Marta García – sound recording * Alberto Vidal – sound recording * Gugu Martínez –

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Design

* Carlos Martín –

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* Jesús Ugalde –

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* Luis Oliveira – hair & makeup * Oddyty

San Sebastián San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...

Guipúzcoa Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantique ...

, Spain –

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Charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{Authority control 1999 debut albums La Oreja de Van Gogh albums