Bajo el signo de Caín (album)

Bajo el signo de Cain
Studio album by Miguel Bosé
Released	June 8, 1993
Recorded	The River, Mayfair, London, England & Quarzo, Madrid, Spain
Genre	Latin music
Length	62:08
Label	WEA Latina, Warner Music Netherlands
Producer	Ross Cullum, Sandy McClelland; production assistant: Andy Ross
Miguel Bosé chronology
Directo 90 (1991) "Bajo el signo de Caín" (1993) Laberinto (1995)

Bajo el signo de cain (Under The Sign of Cain) is the twelfth album from Latin music singer-songwriter Miguel Bosé. Released on June 8, 1993, it was his fifth full-length album for the WEA Latina label.

Track listing

• Spanish titles are first, followed by English translations in parenthesis.

1. "Te Comería el Corazón" (I Would Eat Your Heart) (Miguel Bosé, Ross Cullum, Sandy McLelland, Andy Ross) – 5:57
2. "Lo Que Hay Es lo Que Ves" (What There Is Is What You See) (Bose, Cullum, McLelland, Ross, Toulson-Clarke) – 5:40
3. "Si Tú No Vuelves" (If You Don't Return) (Bose, Lanfranco Ferrario, Massimo Grilli) – 4:42
4. "Nada Particular" (Nothing In Particular) (Bose, Cullum, McLelland, Ross, Toulson-Clarke) – 6:02
5. "Mayo" (May) (Bose, Ferrario, Grilli) – 4:20
6. "Bajo el Signo de Caín" (Under the Sign of Cain) (Bose, Cullum, McLelland, Ross, Toulson-Clarke) – 5:17
7. "Wako-Shaman" (Bose, Cullum, McLelland, Toulson-Clarke) – 5:56
8. "Imagínate Que Te Quiero" (Imagine That I Love You) (Bose, Cullum, McLelland, Ross) – 4:45
9. "Sara" (Bose, Cullum, McLelland, Ross, Toulson-Clarke) – 5:41
10. "Sol Forastero" (Foreign Sun) (Bose, Ferrario, Grilli) – 4:11
11. "La Americana" (The American) (Bose, Ferrario, Grilli) – 4:43
12. "Gota a Gota" (Drop By Drop) (Bose, Ferrario, Grilli) – 4:35

Track Notes

As the lyrics are rather stream of consciousness, Bose wrote a sentence or two as a dedication for certain people at the end of each song.

Te Comeria El Corazon

• A ti que acabas de llegar...

No podre salir de este rincon mas que a traves de la espada y mirandote a los ojos. (To you who have just arrived in this world...you will not be able to leave except through the sword staring you in the eyes.)

Lo Que Hay Es Lo Que Ves

• A Javier, Edith & Manolo mis amigos del alma y de la carretera...y de muchas otras cosas mas tambien. (To Javier, Edith & Manolo; my friends of the soul and highway...and many other things as well.)

Si Tu No Vuelves

• A la Mami y a Pablito, con ellas buscando estrellas. (To Mami and Pablito; with them looking for stars.)

Nada Particular

• A Mahala, Javier, Pepe & Rafa porque con vosotros, nunca me siento en el exilio. (To Mahala, Javier & Pepe, because with them, I never feel alone.)

Mayo

• En memoria de un Mayo, revolucionario de corazon. (In memory of May, revolutionary of the heart.)

Bajo el Signo De Cain

• A mis hermanos Nacho el Delfin, y Nacho el de las Alas Mediterraneas. A mi Padre, el Maestro. (To my brothers Nacho the Dolphin, and Nacho of the Mediterranean wings. And to my father, the Maestro.)

Wako-Shaman

• A Bimba, Olfo, Nicolas & Jara...Que aprendais a cuidar de esta tierra que es vuestra unica casa. (To Bimba, Olfo, Nicolas & Jara...Learn to take care of this land, as it is your only home.)

Imaginate Que Te Quiero

• A Lucia y Carlos por ser este vuestro retrato cotidiano. (To Lucia and Carlos, for being this daily picture.)

Sara

• A la Tata y a Nunu que saben mejor que nadie cuidar de todas las sarasituaciones...(To Tata and Nunu, who know better than anyone how to take care of Sara situations...)

Sol Forastero

• A Andrea...Te acuerdas? A Cecilia que me entiende. (To Andrea; do you remember? To Cecilia who understands me.)

La Americana

• A Chacho y a todos mis companeros de infancia...(To Chacho and all my childhood friends.)

Gota A Gota

• A los mercenarios de rumores y calumnias, raza despreciable que ya reboso el vaso. Quien se pique ajos coma... (To the mercenaries of rumors and catastrophes; the despicable race that makes my glass overflow.[ie the last straw] Those who mash garlic....eat them...)

Personnel

• Miguel Bose: vocals
• Sol Pilas, Andrea Bronston, Juan Canovas, Jose MaGuzman, Maisa Hens, Wuebo, Edith Salazar: backing vocals
• Ross Cullum: guitars, keyboards, piano, bass, drums, percussion, soprano saxophone, trumpet
• Sandy McLelland: acoustic guitars, keyboards, Hammond organ, drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Andy Ross: guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
• Vicente Amigo: Spanish guitar
• Bryn Haworth: slide guitar
• Naresh Ali Khan: violin
• Antonio Carmona: Flamenco accordion
• Javier Catala: electric guitars
• Gino Pavone: percussion

Production

• Producers - Ross Cullum and Sandy McLelland
• Production Assistant – Andy Ross
• Recording and mixing - Ross Cullum, Sandy McLelland and Avril Mackintosh
• Editing - Dick Beetham
• Mastering - Kevin Metcalfe