El Silencio (album)

El Silencio
Studio album by Caifanes
Released	May 29, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Royal Recorders, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Genre	Latin rock alternative rock
Length	56:15
Language	Spanish
Label	RCA BMG
Producer	Adrian Belew
Caifanes chronology
El diablito (1990) El Silencio (1992) El nervio del volcán (1994)
Singles from El Diablito (Volumen II)
"Nubes" Released: April 1992 "Para que no digas que no pienso en ti" Released: July 1992 "No dejes que..." Released: November 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

El Silencio (The Silence) is a studio album by Mexican rock band Caifanes, released in 1992.^[2] It was produced by Adrian Belew.^[3] It is the last Caifanes album to feature bassist Sabo Romo and keyboardist/saxophonist Diego Herrera.

Critical reception

Spin called the album a "heavenly hybrid of Roxy Music and Led Zeppelin."^[4] Chuck Eddy wrote that it "flows through cotton-candy high notes, rumbling ocean rhythms with upsurges that bellow like sea elephants, Salvation Army funeral-wake honking, stuttery little chamber-group guitar figures."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saúl Hernández, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Translation of Title	Length
1.	"Metamorféame"	Hernández	Alfonso André, Diego Herrera, Sabo Romo, Alejandro Marcovich, Hernández	Metamorphose Me	2:43
2.	"Nubes"	Hernández	Marcovich, Hernández, Romo	Clouds	4:33
3.	"Piedra"	Hernández	Herrera, Hernández	Stone	4:36
4.	"Tortuga"	Hernández	Marcovich, Herrera	Turtle	4:36
5.	"Nos Vamos Juntos"			We Go Together	5:06
6.	"No Dejes Que..."			Don't Let...	4:39
7.	"Hasta Morir"	Hernández	Marcovich, André	To the Death	3:44
8.	"Debajo de Tu Piel"			Under Your Skin	3:29
9.	"Estás Dormida"	Marcovich	Marcovich	You're Asleep	3:38
10.	"Miércoles de Ceniza"			Ash Wednesday	4:52
11.	"El Comunicador"			The Communicator	4:56
12.	"Para Que No Digas Que No Pienso en Ti"			So You Can't Say I Don't Think About You	3:55
13.	"Vamos a Hacer un Silencio"			Let's Make a Silence	5:15
14.	"Mariquita" (bonus track on CD release)	traditional	traditional	Ladybug	1:56

Personnel

Caifanes

• Saúl Hernández - vocals, electric guitar
• Sabo Romo - electric bass, acoustic guitar
• Diego Herrera - keyboards, saxophone, percussion, jarana
• Alfonso André - drums, percussion
• Alejandro Marcovich - lead guitar, requinto jarocho, ebow

Guest

• Adrian Belew - guitar solo on "Piedra"

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[6]	2× Platinum	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Richard Foss. "El Silencio - Caifanes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
2. "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Caifanes Mixes Alternative Energy, Mexican Tradition". Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1992.
3. "Caifanes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
4. "Essentials: Rock en Espanol". SPIN - Google Books. August 2008. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
5. Eddy, Chuck (10 August 2011). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism - Chuck Eddy - Google Books. ISBN 978-0822350101. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
6. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 18 July 2020. Type Caifanes in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and El Silencio in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.