Invisible (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Invisible
Type = Album
Artist = La Ley


Released = 1995
Recorded = Record Plant Studios
Hollywood, California
Genre = Rock/Pop
Length = 50:03
Label = Warner Music México
Producer = Alejandro Sanfuentes & Alfredo Gatica
Reviews =
* Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qsjw7ipog76r link]
Last album = "Cara de Dios"
(1994)
This album = "Invisible"
(1995)
Next album = "Vértigo"
(1998)

Invisible is La Ley's fourth album. It is often considered their best record, and is their second best selling album. The album reunites La Ley again with Rodrigo Aboitiz and invites a new member, Pedro Furgone, after the death of founder Andres Bobe. The album begins the dark era of La Ley. It was also the first album of La Ley to have a song completely in French (Deuxième Fois).

The album contains the #1 hits "El Duelo", "Día Cero", and "Cielo Market".

Backstory and Reception

In 1994, Bobe died in a motorcycle accident, an event that brought the group to a major crossroad. It was Beto Cuevas who ultimately became most prominent in the group as it weathered the disaster. He assumed the dual function of bandleader and spokesperson, steering the band through the catastrophe. Some months passed before the band regenerated in the form of a quintet once again, featuring Cuevas, Rojas, and Clavería. The members brought in a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and La Ley's former keyboard player, Aboitiz, rejoined the group at that time.

Bobe continued to influence the band even after his death. Beto Cuevas says that Bobe came to him in a dream and when Cuevas asked how he could complete the currently unfinished album if Bobe was dead, Andres responded, "You can see me, but to the rest of the world I am just invisible." This was the direct inspiration for Beto to write songs such as "Invisible" and "Día Cero." As a result, in 1995 Invisible was released (production was delayed until 1994) with the first single "El Duelo" which exceed the expectations of the band and quickly rose to the top spot in most of the billboard charts in Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Chile.

The band's reputation began to spread quickly, and they moved to Mexico in an attempt to further their success. Shortly after, they released the single "Día Cero" which was an immediate success and to this day is considered to be one of the group's most successful singles. After some time, they released the third single "Hombre", which included images from a recent United States tour.

For the first and only time, La Ley released two more singles ("Cielo Market" and "1-800-DUAL"), bringing the total to five.

The album as a whole is considered by many fans to be the band's best album; it is their second-best-selling album, behind "La Ley MTV Unplugged". The album sold 400,000 copies within its first few months in Mexico alone.

Track listing

#Animal (Bobe, Cuevas, Claveria) - 5:59
#Dia Cero (Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 4:32
#El Duelo (Bobe, Cuevas, Rojas) - 3:15
#Deuxième Fois (Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 3:59
#Hombre (Cuevas, Frugone, Aboitiz) - 4:04
#R&R (Bobe, Cuevas, Clavería) - 4:00
#Invisible (Cuevas, Frugone, Rojas) - 4:00
#Fausto (Cuevas, Rojas, Claveria, Aboitiz, Frugone) - 5:17
#Cielo Market (Cuevas, Rojas, Claveria, Frugone) - 3:36
#El Rey (Cuevas, Frugone, Aboitiz, Rojas) - 3:52
#The Corridor (Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 5:45
#1-800 Dual (Bobe, Cuevas, Aboitiz) - 4:12

Singles

*El Duelo
*Día Cero
*Hombre
*Cielo Market
*1-800 Dual

External links

* [http://www.laleysite.com laleysite.com]