Revés/Yo Soy

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The album has not been released on digital platforms due to administrative issues related to the record label at the time. The band had the mastering rights to the album "Revés", however they did not obtain the rights to "Yo Soy", which complicated its release on digital platforms.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some songs from the album Revés/Yo Soy can be heard in digital format on his compilation album, Tiempo Transcurrído (2001), the songs are, 13/Revés, La Locomotora, Dos Niños, La Muerte Chiquita and 2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote: "Many of the Spanish lyrics are about isolation and disorientation: as most great bands do three or four albums into a career, Cafe Tacuba has made a record about entering one's 30s and wondering what the next step is."<ref name="NY">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In a retrospective article, the Chicago Tribune called the album a "masterpiece," writing that it "matched offbeat Eno-meets-Esquivel instrumentals with slightly more conventional rock songs."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Information

Originally, the band members proposed only the album "Revés" to their then-label, Warner Music Group, in 1998, but Warner Music decided they would have to release something with vocals because (they argued) that was what identified them. This is why the group decided to release "Yo soy" alongside "Revés."

The fact that there were two albums led Rubén Albarrán to choose different names for each one. In the credits for "Revés," he appears as "Nrü" (which supposedly comes from the abbreviation of the phrase "Núcleo Radio Üno"), while on "Yo Soy," the lead singer is "Amparo Tonto Medardo In La Kech," a name they continued to use until December 2000, when they changed their name to "G-3."

It was released in 1999 and won the Latin Grammy the following year for Best Rock Album. This was the first year the Latin Grammys were held.

The album was characterized by its surreal lyrics and its influences from electronic music, contemporary classical music, and experimental music grounded in rock and Mexican folklore. The experimental nature of the album and the lack of a marketable single led to low sales success, so the record label decided to withdraw it from the market. For this same reason, the company also decided to terminate the group's contract.

Personnel

• Ñru/Amparo Tonto Medardo In Lak' ech (Rubén Albarrán) – vocals (except 4, 7, 12, 15), guitar
• Emmanuel del Real – keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, vocals (4, 7), melodeon, drum machine
• Joselo Rangel – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals (15)
• Quique Rangel – bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals (12)

Charts

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Chart (1999)	Peak position