Grandes Exitos (Los Prisioneros)
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Grandes Exitos is a compilation album
by Chile
an band Los Prisioneros
, first released in 1991.
When the group disbanded, they released this record in order to show people their career in a 'retrospective way', with all the singles that have smashed Latin charts since La Voz De Los '80
(1984) to Corazones
(1990).
This album featured many songs that were remixed from their original form, giving them a fresh new sound. However, EMI
Odeon
Chilena re-released the record in 1997 with all the original mixes (for an unknown reason), making the first print obsolete.
Another thing about the album, is that this was the first time that Chile
an fans could actually listen to "We Are South American Rockers", a track that was only included in the Latin America
n edition of La Cultura De La Basura
(1987) and wasn't available in Chile
up until that moment.
In the US
, Grandes Exitos was released by Capitol Records
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an band Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros was a chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1982. They began as a local band during the early 1980s, playing small shows in their neighborhood and high school...
, first released in 1991.
When the group disbanded, they released this record in order to show people their career in a 'retrospective way', with all the singles that have smashed Latin charts since La Voz De Los '80
La voz de los '80
La voz de los '80 is the debut album by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros. According to the magazine Rolling Stone Chile, La voz de los '80 is in the third place of the best Chilean albums.-Track listing :...
(1984) to Corazones
Corazones
Corazones is an album by Chilean band Los Prisioneros, first released in 1990. It was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla for EMI Odeon Chilena...
(1990).
This album featured many songs that were remixed from their original form, giving them a fresh new sound. However, EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Odeon
Odeon Records
Odeon Records was a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of the International Talking Machine Company in Berlin, Germany. It was named after a famous theatre in Paris, whose classical dome appears on the Odeon record label....
Chilena re-released the record in 1997 with all the original mixes (for an unknown reason), making the first print obsolete.
Another thing about the album, is that this was the first time that Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an fans could actually listen to "We Are South American Rockers", a track that was only included in the Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n edition of La Cultura De La Basura
La cultura de la basura
La cultura de la basura is the thirth album by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros.Due to the heavy censorship of the military regime in Chile Los Prisioneros focused in promoting the album outside Chile in other Latin American countries, for this purpose a special Latin American edition was...
(1987) and wasn't available in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
up until that moment.
In the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Grandes Exitos was released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
.
Track listing
- All tracks written by Jorge GonzálezJorge González (musician)Jorge González is the former lead singer, main songwriter and sole composer of the Chilean band Los Prisioneros, and is currently the frontman of Los Updates. Los Prisioneros enjoyed a huge level of popularity and success initially in Chile and eventually all of Latin America beginning in 1984...
, except where noted.
- "La voz de los '80La voz de los '80 (song)La Voz de los '80 is a punk rock song by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros featured as the opening track on their eponymous debut album of 1984. After been released in 1984 La Voz de los '80 became one of better known songs by Los Prisioneros together with songs usch as Sexo and ¿Quién mató a...
" – 4:10 - "SexoSexo"Sexo" is a punk rock song by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros featured as the fifth track on their debut album La voz de los '80. After being released in 1984 "Sexo" became one of better known songs by Los Prisioneros and has been frequently covered by Chilean rock bands...
" – 4:34 - "¿Quién mató a Marilyn?¿Quién mató a Marilyn?"¿Quién mató a Marilyn?" is a punk rock song by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros featured as the first track on the B side their 1984 debut album La voz de los '80...
" – 3:08 (Jorge GonzálezJorge González (musician)Jorge González is the former lead singer, main songwriter and sole composer of the Chilean band Los Prisioneros, and is currently the frontman of Los Updates. Los Prisioneros enjoyed a huge level of popularity and success initially in Chile and eventually all of Latin America beginning in 1984...
/Miguel Tapia) - "Muevan las industrias" – 4:05
- "¿Por qué no se van?" – 2:59
- "El baile de los que sobran" – 5:33
- "We are sudamerican rockersWe are sudamerican rockersWe are sudamerican rockers is song by Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros. It came out into airplay as a single the year of 1987. In 1993 MTV Latin America begun its airplay with We are sudamerican rockers. The word sudamerican is a mock Anglicisation of the Spanish word for South America,...
" – 3:34 - "Que no destrocen tu vida" – 4:15
- "Pa pa pa" – 3:29
- "Tren al sur" – 5:35
- "Estrechez de corazón" – 6:22
- "Corazones rojos" – 3:30
External links
- [ Review in Allmusic]
- Los Prisioneros Official Web Site