Rodolfo (album)
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Rodolfo is a studio album released by Argentinian
recording artist Fito Páez
. Released by Sony BMG in September 12, 2007, it was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina. The album includes two instrumental tracks, the remainder made only with piano and voice. Rodolfo entered the top ten in Argentina and earned Páez a Latin Grammy
for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
.
awarded El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción
(2006) which was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina. The album was recorded in Páez' house with sole company of his piano, and was meant as an album of love songs. The first track, "Si Es Amor", begins with the lyrics "wisdom comes when is useless", but finishes with optimism, stating "nothing else matters when there is love". "Vas Conmigo" is also a love song, with evocations for his native town Rosario as he did on his previous album
. "Sofi Fue una Nena de Papá" and "El Verdadero Amar", are two stories narrated with a tinge of violence and marginalization. "Nocturno en Sol +" and "Waltz for Marguie" are two instrumental tracks. On the song "El cuarto de al lado", Páez defines life. "Siempre te voy a Amar", "Mágica Hermosura" and "Gracias", are remembrances of past relationships and they include references to Luis Alberto Spinetta
, Litto Nebbia
and Charly García
.
at number eight, being the third best debut of the week of September 21, 2007, following La Lengua Popular
by Andrés Calamaro
, which peaked at number-one, and Manu Chao
's La Radiolina
at number seven.
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Argentine people
Argentines are the citizens of Argentina, or their descendants abroad. Argentina is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnic backgrounds. According to the , Argentina had a population of 36,260,130 inhabitants, of which 1,527,320, or 4.2%, were born...
recording artist Fito Páez
Fito Páez
Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
. Released by Sony BMG in September 12, 2007, it was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina. The album includes two instrumental tracks, the remainder made only with piano and voice. Rodolfo entered the top ten in Argentina and earned Páez a Latin Grammy
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...
for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The...
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Background and repertoire
Rodolfo is the follow-up to the Latin GrammyLatin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony conducted by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to "recognize excellence and create a wider awareness of the cultural diversity" and contributions of Latin...
awarded El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción
El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción
El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción is a studio album released by Argentinian recording artist Fito Páez. Released by Sony BMG in September 21, 2006, it was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina. The album tracklist was ordered by Páez on a specific secuence telling a "story". To promote the...
(2006) which was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina. The album was recorded in Páez' house with sole company of his piano, and was meant as an album of love songs. The first track, "Si Es Amor", begins with the lyrics "wisdom comes when is useless", but finishes with optimism, stating "nothing else matters when there is love". "Vas Conmigo" is also a love song, with evocations for his native town Rosario as he did on his previous album
El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción
El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción is a studio album released by Argentinian recording artist Fito Páez. Released by Sony BMG in September 21, 2006, it was recorded at the Circo Beat Studios in Argentina. The album tracklist was ordered by Páez on a specific secuence telling a "story". To promote the...
. "Sofi Fue una Nena de Papá" and "El Verdadero Amar", are two stories narrated with a tinge of violence and marginalization. "Nocturno en Sol +" and "Waltz for Marguie" are two instrumental tracks. On the song "El cuarto de al lado", Páez defines life. "Siempre te voy a Amar", "Mágica Hermosura" and "Gracias", are remembrances of past relationships and they include references to Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta , is an Argentine musician. He is one of the most influential rock musicians of South America, and together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentine rock. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano...
, Litto Nebbia
Litto Nebbia
Litto Nebbia is a singer, songwriter and producer prominent in the development of Argentine rock.-Life and work:Félix Francisco Nebbia was born in Rosario to Martha and Félix Nebbia, in 1948. His parents were struggling musicians, though during his early teens, Litto left secondary school to join...
and Charly García
Charly García
Charly García is a singer-songwriter, pianist and keyboardist from Argentina with a long career in rock music, forming successful groups such as Sui Generis and Serú Girán, cult status groups like La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and as a solo musician.-Early years:Charly García was the eldest son in...
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Chart performance
Rodolfo entered the Argentinian Albums ChartArgentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels....
at number eight, being the third best debut of the week of September 21, 2007, following La Lengua Popular
La Lengua Popular
La Lengua Popular is the 17th album by Argentine musician and composer Andrés Calamaro, released by Dro Atlantic in 2007. Its cover art was created by cartoonist Liniers...
by Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro , is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. His former band Los Rodríguez was a major success in Spain in the 1990s. He became one of the main icons of the Argentine rock in the last two decades and has sold over 1.3 million copies.-Abuelos de la Nada:Calamaro was...
, which peaked at number-one, and Manu Chao
Manu Chao
Manu Chao , is a French singer of Spanish roots . He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages...
's La Radiolina
La Radiolina
La Radiolina is the fifth solo album by Manu Chao. It was released on 4 September 2007. Italy saw an advance release of the album on 30 August....
at number seven.
Tracklisting
This tracklisting adapted from Allmusic and liner notes.Personnel
- Fito Páez – main performer, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, lyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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