Luna de Fuego
| Luna de Fuego | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 April 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Flamenco | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records 466763 2 | |||
| Producer | Jacqueline Tarta | |||
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| Singles from Luna de Fuego | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Luna de Fuego is the second studio album by the Gipsy Kings, released in 1983 in Europe.[3]
Background[edit]
Just like Allegria, Luna de Fuego is denoted to be more traditional than their next albums with only acoustic guitars, voices, and hand claps. In 1990, the album was merged with Allegria while omitting certain tracks for a re-release to a United States audience under Allegria (US Version).[4] Luna de Fuego includes "Gipsyrock", which was never released in the US.
Reception[edit]
A reviewer of AllMusic stated "This French import is their first album from 1983, and it is a much more traditional affair, with only acoustic guitars, voices, and hand claps. It shows that artistically the sound did not need to be beefed up; the music is still wonderful. How can an array of seven guitars and full-throated passion not be wonderful?"[1]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Gipsy Kings, except for track 7 written by Gipsy Kings and Los Reyes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amor d'un Dia" | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Luna De Fuego" (Instrumental) | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Calaverada" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Galaxia" (Instrumental) | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Ruptura" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Gipsyrock" (Instrumental) | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Viento Del Arena" | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Princessa" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Olvidado" (Instrumental) | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Ciento" | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 35:45 | |
Credits[edit]
- Pierre Braner – Engineer
- Gipsy Kings – Composer, Primary Artist
- Los Reyes – Composer
Covers[edit]
Song of Viento Del Arena was covered by Volkan Konak, Turkish folk singer, as ″Lilalı Kız″ (″Girl with lilac″ in Turkish) in his album ″Gelir misin Benimle″ (″Do you come with me″ in Turkish),[5] released in 1994. For his video clip of ″Lilalı Kız″: [6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Newsletter, Rhythm. "Gipsy Kings - Luna de Fuego". AllMusic.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Gipsy Kings -- Luna De Fuego". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Gipsy Kings". RFI Musique. rfimusic.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/1795466-Volkan-Konak-Gelir-Misin-Benimle-
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctwq3Z7u2HE
External links[edit]
- Luna De Fuego at gipsykings.net
