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by Robi Dräco Rosa. It was recorded in

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under the creative direction of

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guitarist

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. The music video for "Madre Tierra" was directed by

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and won Best Rock Video in the 1997 Latin Music Awards. The album was also included in ''

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s 1997 Top 10 list of greatest Latin Rock records of all time. It's a concept album which sterilizes hypo fusions of

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, & Neo-classical pop like the first song Mother Earth; a response to Stone Temple Pilots Purple.... mostly under LSD which when swallowing sounds like a bottle of robitusin.

Track listing

# "Hablando del Amor" (Navarro, Rosa) – 1:14 # "Madre Tierra" (Escolar, Rosa) – 3:35 # "Llanto Subterráneo" (Rosa, Sabines) – 3:52 # "Vagabundo" (Navarro, Rosa) – 3:37 # "Penélope" (Navarro, Rosa) – 4:45 # "Delirios" (Rosa, Tena) – 3:00 # "Para No Olvidar" (Rosa, Sabines) – 4:16 # " Blanca Mujer" (Escolar, Rosa) – 3:51 # "Vértigo" (Navarro, Rosa) – 2:43 # "Vivir" (Escolar, Rosa) – 4:21 # "Brujería" (Escolar, Rosa) – 3:28 # "La Flor del Frío" (Navarro, Rosa) – 3:55 # "Amantes Hasta el Fin" (Navarro, Rosa) – 5:02 # "Mientras Camino" (Navarro, Rosa) – 0:37

Personnel

* Robi Dräco Rosa – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, harmonica, piano, sound effects *

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– electric guitar *

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– percussion, drums * Paul Bushnell – bass *

– custom guitar, musical director, record producer *

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– drums *

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– piano, hammond organ, clavinet, mellotron * Sara Loewenthal – arranger *

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– trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet * Ash Howes – mixing engineer * Charles Rees – assistant engineer *

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– bass *

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, Chris Eaton and

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– art director *

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– photography * Draco Rosa – liner notes

Certifications

References

External links

Official Madre Tierra Music Video
{{Authority control 1996 albums Alternative metal albums by Puerto Rican artists Albums produced by Phil Manzanera 1990s concept albums Draco Rosa albums