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"Mecano" is the debut album recorded by Spanish synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

band Mecano

Mecano

Mecano was a Spanish pop band whose debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña , a sociocultural movement that occurred in Madrid, Spain during the 1980s...

in 1982. The album is better known in popular slang as the clock album due to the large clock that appears on the cover. The album produced the hits "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar", "Me Cole En Una Fiesta", "Perdido En Mi Habitacion" and "Maquillaje". "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad" is a bonus track which is featured in the 2005 re-issue.

Track listing

"Hoy no me puedo levantar".
"No me enseñen la lección".
"Perdido en mi habitación".
"Cenando en París".
"Maquillaje".
"Boda en Londres" (instrumental).
"Me colé en una fiesta".
"Máquina de vapor".
"Me voy de casa".
"254.13.26".
"Fin del mundo".
"Solo soy una persona".
"Quiero vivir en la ciudad". (bonus track on 2005 edition)

Bonus Tracks included on the B-side of some vinyl singles and maxi-singles

"Quiero vivir en la ciudad".
"Viaje espacial" (single version).
"Napoleón".
"Súper-Ratón".

Singles

#	Title	B-side	Date	Sales
1.	"Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar"	Quiero vivir en la ciudad	22 June 1981	100,000
2.	"Perdido En Mi Habitacion"	Viaje Espacial	7 December 1981	75,000
3.	"Me Colé En Una Fiesta"	Boda en Londres	22 March 1982	75,000
4.	"Maquillaje"	Napoleón/Super Ratón	21 June 1982	60,000
5.	"No Me Enseñen La Lección"	Me voy de casa	22 November 1982	-

Maquillaje was later recorded by Mexican singer Yuri
Yuri (Mexican singer)
Yuri is a famous Mexican singer, actress, and TV host. She has maintained a significant presence in the entertainment business in Mexico for the last three decades...

Album Charts

#	Chart	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... Peak Position	Date
1.	"Spain Album Charts" (2nd edition)	#10	Apr 10 2005

Personnel

Ana Torroja (vocals)
Nacho Cano (keyboards, background vocals)
Jose Maria Cano (guitars, background vocals)
Manolo Aguilar (bass)
Javier de Juan (Linn
Roger Linn
Roger Linn is an industrial designer, mainly of electronic drum machines, and has recently branched out into guitar effects pedals. His products have become underground hits, being used on many famous recordings...

and Simmons electronic drum
Electronic drum
An electronic drum is an electronic synthesizer which mimics an acoustic drum kit.The electronic drum usually consists of a set of pads mounted on a stand in a disposition similar to an acoustic drum kit. The pads are discs with a rubber or cloth-like coating. Each pad has a sensor which generates...

s on tracks 1-5, 6-11)
Peter van Hooke (Linn
Roger Linn
Roger Linn is an industrial designer, mainly of electronic drum machines, and has recently branched out into guitar effects pedals. His products have become underground hits, being used on many famous recordings...

electronic drum
Electronic drum
An electronic drum is an electronic synthesizer which mimics an acoustic drum kit.The electronic drum usually consists of a set of pads mounted on a stand in a disposition similar to an acoustic drum kit. The pads are discs with a rubber or cloth-like coating. Each pad has a sensor which generates...

s on track 6)

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