La Revancha del Tango

La Revancha del Tango
Studio album by Gotan Project
Released	22 October 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Electronica, tango, Nu Jazz
Label	XL Recordings / ¡Ya Basta! Records
Producer	Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph H. Müller and Eduardo Makaroff
Gotan Project chronology
La Revancha del Tango (2001) Inspiración Espiración (2004)

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La Revancha del Tango is the debut album of Gotan Project, released in 2001. In October 2010 the album was certified Gold by the BPI for sales of 100,000+ in the UK.

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph H. Müller & Eduardo Makaroff, except where indicated.

1. "Queremos Paz" – 5:15
2. "Época" – 4:28
3. "Chunga's Revenge" (Frank Zappa) – 5:02 (cover of the title track from Frank Zappa's 1970 album Chunga's Revenge)
4. "Tríptico" – 8:26
5. "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" – 5:57 (featured in the Hollywood film Shall We Dance? featuring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez.)
6. "Una Música Brutal" – 4:11
7. "El Capitalismo Foráneo" (Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph H. Müller, Avelino Flores) – 6:13
8. "Last Tango in Paris" – 5:50 (cover of Gato Barbieri's theme for the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris)
9. "La del Ruso" – 6:22
10. "Vuelvo al Sur" (Astor Piazzolla, Fernando E. Solanas) – 6:59

Personnel

• Philippe Cohen Solal
• Christoph H. Müller
• Eduardo Makaroff

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[2]	Gold	100,000^*
Italy (FIMI)[3]	Gold	50,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[4]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
2. "French album certifications – Gotan Project – La Revancha del Tango" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
3. "Gotan Project - Stasera i Gotan Project all'Arena Flegrea". la Repubblica XL (in Italian). 30 July 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
4. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Gotan Project; 'La Revancha del Tango')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
5. "British album certifications – Gotan Project – La Revancha del Tango". British Phonographic Industry. Enter La Revancha del Tango in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search