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Elefante's self-titled third album is also something of a debut. Four years after they conquered Mexico with "Asi Es la Vida" (a wry, rhumba-inflected breakup song that spent three months on the national Top Ten charts) and about a year after lead singer Reyli Barba quit to go solo, the members of the reconstituted quintet proved themselves undeterred in their mission to become, in the words of bass player Luis Alberto "Gordito Tracks" Pórtela, "the most important band in Mexico. Better than Molotov." Nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Pop Album by a Group with Vocal category -- Molotov's own nomination was for Best Rock Album, and former frontman Barba also made the list with his solo hit, "Amor del Bueno" -- Elefante vindicated Elefante's insistence that their sound is the product of five musicians, not just one. But truth be told, new lead singer Jorge Martínez, formerly of a band from Ciudad Juarez called Caos, does share much of his predecessor's vocal range, sweetly husky timbre, and awe-inspiring Berlitz Language School diction. And with guitar player Rafael López continuing to shoulder most of the songwriting responsibilities, the album's 12 original tracks seem cut from the same quirky cloth as Elefante's previous hits. That's not a bad thing at all. Highlights include "Ven" and "Angel" -- two songs with grooves reminiscent of "De la Noche a la Mañana"; "Píntame de Azul," a straightforward ballad with a great melodic hook, reprised on a bonus track as a duet with Argentinean pop star Soledad; and "Mentirosa," a clear lyrical descendent of "Asi Es la Vida," only with enough flamenco guitar thrown in that, this time, the whole lover's quarrel seems to take place at a bullfight instead of a bar. Listening to them go at it, you can't help but wiggle your butt and shake your fist and hope that they'll keep on breaking up and getting back together forever, so that no Elefante fan will ever lack for a clever new way to say adios, baby. Hasta la próxima.
© Jenny Gage /TiVo
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Elefante, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Performance Arranger - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Jorge Alberto Martinez Guevara, Composer, Lyricist - Flavio López Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director - Luis Alberto Portela Solorzano, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Performance Arranger - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Eduardo Bergallo, Co-Producer - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer - Elefante, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Pagan, Electric Guitar - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Strings - Julio Reyes, Piano, Programmer - Guillermo Vadala, Bass - Andrew Synowieck, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Daniel Avila, Drums - Gustavo "Pichón" Dal Pont, Recording Engineer - Odisa Beltran, Coordinator - Claudia Salgado, Coordinator - José García Rosa, Assistant Engineer - Pili Corral, Assistant Engineer - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 SM Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Flavio López Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Ivan Antonio Suárez López, Composer, Lyricist - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director - Luis Alberto Portela Solorzano, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Flavio López Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Flavio López Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Ivan Antonio Suárez López, Composer, Lyricist - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director - Luis Alberto Portela Solorzano, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Elefante, Arranger, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos García, A&R Coordinator - Rafael Lopez Arellano, Composer, Lyricist - Soledad, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Zepeda, A&R Director - Peermusic De Mexico, Producer, Director - Elefante feat. Soledad, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 Sony Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Album review
Elefante's self-titled third album is also something of a debut. Four years after they conquered Mexico with "Asi Es la Vida" (a wry, rhumba-inflected breakup song that spent three months on the national Top Ten charts) and about a year after lead singer Reyli Barba quit to go solo, the members of the reconstituted quintet proved themselves undeterred in their mission to become, in the words of bass player Luis Alberto "Gordito Tracks" Pórtela, "the most important band in Mexico. Better than Molotov." Nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Pop Album by a Group with Vocal category -- Molotov's own nomination was for Best Rock Album, and former frontman Barba also made the list with his solo hit, "Amor del Bueno" -- Elefante vindicated Elefante's insistence that their sound is the product of five musicians, not just one. But truth be told, new lead singer Jorge Martínez, formerly of a band from Ciudad Juarez called Caos, does share much of his predecessor's vocal range, sweetly husky timbre, and awe-inspiring Berlitz Language School diction. And with guitar player Rafael López continuing to shoulder most of the songwriting responsibilities, the album's 12 original tracks seem cut from the same quirky cloth as Elefante's previous hits. That's not a bad thing at all. Highlights include "Ven" and "Angel" -- two songs with grooves reminiscent of "De la Noche a la Mañana"; "Píntame de Azul," a straightforward ballad with a great melodic hook, reprised on a bonus track as a duet with Argentinean pop star Soledad; and "Mentirosa," a clear lyrical descendent of "Asi Es la Vida," only with enough flamenco guitar thrown in that, this time, the whole lover's quarrel seems to take place at a bullfight instead of a bar. Listening to them go at it, you can't help but wiggle your butt and shake your fist and hope that they'll keep on breaking up and getting back together forever, so that no Elefante fan will ever lack for a clever new way to say adios, baby. Hasta la próxima.
© Jenny Gage /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:17
- Main artists: Elefante
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music México
- Genre: World Latin America
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment México, S. de R.L. de C.V.
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