Английская Википедия:Entre el cielo y el suelo
Entre el cielo y el suelo (Spanish for Between the Sky and the Ground) is the fourth studio album released by Spanish pop group Mecano on June 16, 1986, through Ariola records. The album's title is taken from one of the lines of the single "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte".
Entre el cielo y el suelo was the first studio album by the Spanish band to be released under the Ariola label after CBS cancelled their contracts due to the fear on the band's decreasing record selling.
With the release of the singles "Ay qué pesado...", "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte", "Cruz de navajas" and "Hijo de la Luna" Mecano started to be recognized internationally in both sides of the western hemisphere. The first one receiving notably success in Hispanic America[1] while "Cruz de navajas" and "Hijo de La Luna" were better received in Europe; the latter one reaching the best positions of the chart in some countries.[2]
Nationally "Cruz de navajas" and "Hijo de la luna" did well both on selling and airplay reaching the top 5 of the Spanish charts. While "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte" and "Ay... qué pesado" also appeared on the charts.[3] It was later when "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte" would receive more attention until it became one of the band's signature songs and their most streamed one.
The album became the band's most popular release through time mainly because of its singles "Me Cuesta tanto olvidarte", "Hijo de la Luna" and "Cruz de navajas", as well as being the band's most streamed album on the Spotify platform.
Reception
Track listing
Spain CD/cassette Edition
Tracks:[4] Шаблон:Track listing
- English translations not official
Spain LP and USA/Latin America CD Edition
Tracks:[5]
- Ay, qué pesado 4:02
- Ángel 4:37
- Hijo de la luna 4:22
- 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 4:04
- Me cuesta tanto olvidarte 2:57
- No tienes nada que perder 3:05
- Las Curvas de Esa Chica 3:14
- No es serio este cementerio 4:42
- Cruz de navajas 5:04
- Esta es la historia de un amor 3:58
France
Tracks:[6]
- Ay, qué pesado 4:02
- Ángel 4:37
- 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 4:04
- Te busqué 2:55
- Me cuesta tanto olvidarte 2:57
- Héroes de la Antártida 5:09 ("Heroes from Antarctica")
- Fábula 2:05 ("Fable")
- No tienes nada que perder 3:05
- Las Curvas de Esa Chica 3:14
- No es serio este cementerio 4:42
- Las cosas pares 2:25
- Esta es la historia de un amor 3:58
- Hermano sol hermana luna 3:33 ("Brother sun, sister moon")
- Laika 4:37
2005 re-release
Tracks:[7]
- Ay, qué pesado 4:02
- Ángel 4:37
- Hijo de la luna 4:22
- 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 4:04
- Te busqué 2:55
- Me cuesta tanto olvidarte 2:57
- No tienes nada que perder 3:05
- Las curvas de esa chica 3:14
- No es serio este cementerio 4:42
- Cruz de navajas 5:04
- Las cosas pares 2:25
- Ésta es la historia de un amor 3:58
- Canción cortita para antes que nos abandone el mar 1:00 ("A quick song for time, before the sea abandons us")
- Figlio della luna 4:22 (Italian rendition of "Hijo de la luna")
Charts
Album charts
| # | Chart | Spain Peak Position |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spain Album Charts" (2nd Edition) |
#30[8] | 3 July 2005[9] |
Single charts
- Ay qué pesado
- Baila con Mecano (Maxi-single, special edition for Clubs, 7 July 1986)
- Cruz de navajas
- Me cuesta tanto olvidarte
- No es serio este cementerio
- Hijo de la luna
| Date | Title | Chart Positions | B-Sides | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States H.Lat. |
Spain | Mexico | Costa Rica | Chile | Colombia | Argentina | Germany | |||
| 16 June 1986 | Ay, qué pesado | 17[7] | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | Esta es la historia de un amor |
| 28 July 1986 | Cruz de navajas | 49[10] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | Las cosas pares |
| 1 December 1986 | Me cuesta tanto olvidarte | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | Ángel |
| 2 February 1987 | No es serio este cementerio | - | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 30 | - | 50 palabras, 60 palabras ó 100 |
| 25 July 1987 | Hijo de la luna | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45[11] | Te busqué |
References
