Sino | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Café Tacuba |
Cover: | cafétacubasino584x584.png |
Released: | October 9, 2007 |
Studio: | Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California Additional recordings in El Ensayo, Satélite, México |
Genre: | Latin alternative, latin rock |
Length: | 57:35 |
Label: | Universal Music Mexico |
Producer: | Gustavo Santaolalla Café Tacvba & Tony Peluso |
Prev Title: | Cuatro Caminos |
Prev Year: | 2003 |
Next Title: | El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Sino is the Latin Grammy winning sixth studio album by Mexican band Café Tacuba, released on October 9, 2007 in Mexico, Latin America and the United States. The band has once again worked with award-winning Argentine music producer Gustavo Santaolalla.
Four singles spawned off the album- "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Vámonos", and "Quiero Ver".
The full album leaked onto the internet on October 6, 2007.
On September 10, 2008, Café Tacvba became the leading nominee at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year and Alternative Music Album, for Sino. The lead single "Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song. The second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for Best Rock Song and Song of the Year. The band took the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night.
"Volver a Comenzar" is featured prominently in the video game LittleBigPlanet, as well as in the Netflix fantasy film Chupa.
— The New York Times[1]
— Los Angeles Times[2]
In Mexico, the album was certified Gold by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for selling 30,000 units. In addition, a pre-loaded bundle of audio and video tracks including "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Y Es Que...", "Vámonos" and "Quiero Ver" was certified Gold for selling an additional 50,000 units.[3]
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