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La Revancha del Tango

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La Revancha del Tango
Studio album by
Gotan Project
Released22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Recorded2001
Genre
Length58:43
Label
  • XL
  • ¡Ya Basta!
Producer
Gotan Project chronology
La Revancha del Tango
(2001) 		Inspiración Espiración
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Muzik4/5[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
San Francisco Chronicle[4]

La Revancha del Tango is the debut album by French musical group Gotan Project. It was released on 22 October 2001 on XL Recordings and ¡Ya Basta! Records.

The album contains a cover of the title track from Frank Zappa's 1970 album Chunga's Revenge and a cover of Gato Barbieri's theme for the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris.

Legacy

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The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]

Track listing

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

  1. "Queremos Paz" – 5:15
  2. "Época" – 4:28
  3. "Chunga's Revenge" (Frank Zappa) – 5:02
  4. "Tríptico" – 8:26
  5. "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" – 5:57
  6. "Una Música Brutal" – 4:11
  7. "El Capitalismo Foráneo" (Solal, Müller, Avelino Flores) – 6:13
  8. "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 5:50
  9. "La del Ruso" – 6:22
  10. "Vuelvo al Sur" (Astor Piazzolla, Fernando E. Solanas) – 6:59

Personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[6] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Belgium (BEA)[7] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000‡
France (SNEP)[9] Platinum 300,000*
Germany — 20,000[10]
Italy (FIMI)[11] Gold 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[12] Gold 20,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,000,000[15]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Borges, Mario Mesquita. "La Revancha del Tango – Gotan Project". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. ^ Green, Thomas H. (December 2001). "Gotan Project: La Revancha del Tango (Ya Basta!/XL)". Muzik (79): 65.
  3. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (29 May 2003). "Gotan Project: La Revancha Del Tango". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 April 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ Setzen, Jon (9 May 2003). "Reviews of Funki Porcini, Kaskade, Aphex Twin and more". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Gotan Project – La Revancha del Tango". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ^ "French album certifications – Gotan Project – La Revancha del Tango" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  10. ^ Shore, Joanna (27 April 2002). "French Touch". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Gotan Project - Stasera i Gotan Project all'Arena Flegrea". la Repubblica XL (in Italian). 30 July 2003. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2007 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('La Revancha del Tango')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Gotan Project – La Revancha del Tango". British Phonographic Industry.
  15. ^ "Gotan". gotanproject. Retrieved 6 May 2018.


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