Hotel dulce hotel
| Hotel, dulce hotel (Hotel, sweet hotel) | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Eurosonic studio ,Madrid | |||
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| Length | 50:20 | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producer | Jesús Gómez,
Joaquín Sabina, Pancho Varona | |||
| Joaquín Sabina chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Juez y parte (Judge and side) | ||||
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Hotel, dulce hotel (Hotel, Sweet Hotel) is the fifth studio album of the Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina, released in 1987 one year after Joaquín Sabina y Viceversa en directo, his previous live album, released only one year before. This is also the performer's third released under Ariola.
Background
After the successful tour and live album released one year before, in this fifth studio album, Sabina counted for the first time with the executive production of Pancho Varona, who had previously collaborated with him two years before in Juez y parte as a support musician. This personal and creative friendship also led to the creation of a society called Ripio S.A. in which many of their future productions would be registered. The album was recorded in the Eurosonic Studios of Madrid.[1]
Style and production
In this album, the singer started exploring other type of emotions such as love or affection, a type of songs that was not present in Sabina's repertoire before. The result was a more intimate and sentimental work than the previous ones.[2]
The first maxi single of this album was "Así estoy yo sin ti" (That's how I am without you) a song that talks about the end of a relationship and the feelings of loneliness that this fact creates.[3] Unexpectedly, this song turned into a great hit, to the point that it was recorded a promotional video for it with the participation of some popular actresses such as Emma Suarez and Kiti Manver.[4]
The second single was the hard rock hit entitled "Pacto entre caballeros" (Deal between gentlemen),[5] which tells a weird, but real story in which Sabina was assaulted by three burglars, who after recognising his face, invite him to drink some beers in a bar. After having an unexpectedly good time, the incident ended with the performer promising them to write a song about them.[6] The following single entitled "Que se llama soledad" (Whose name is loneliness) is also another well known track of this album that also explores the same kind of feelings of loneliness and sorrow.[7] One verse of this track compares the loneliness with an "unexpected lover" who arrives at home when she's not wanted. In this song, Sabina experiments with other rhythms and styles such as Jazz and Blues that were not present in his previous work.
Unlike all his previous works which had ten tracks, this one only has nine songs, which makes this album, the shortest one of Joaquín Sabina's trajectory.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Así estoy yo sin ti (That's how I am without you)" | 05:06 |
| 2. | "Pacto entre caballeros (Deal between gentlemen)" | 03:55 |
| 3. | "Que se llama soledad (Whose name is loneliness)" | 04:48 |
| 4. | "Besos de judas (Judas Kisses)" | 03:51 |
| 5. | "Oiga doctor!! (Hey doctor!!)" | 03:21 |
| 6. | "Amores eternos (Eternal love)" | 03:46 |
| 7. | "Mónica (Monique)" | 03:53 |
| 8. | "Cuernos (Horns)" | 03:57 |
| 9. | "Hotel dulce hotel (Hotel, sweet hotel)" | 04:22 |
Reception
Hotel, dulce hotel turned, till then, into Sabina's most successful album selling more than 400.000 copies only in Spain. Thanks to this release Joaquín Sabina turned into a superstar and into one of the most renowned singer-songwriters in Spain. Thanks to the success of this record, his popularity also started rising in Latin America, where he started giving his first performances.[8]
References
- ^ "LaFonoteca, Disco: Hotel, Dulce Hotel". lafonoteca.net (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Hotel, dulce hotel (1987)". Diario Sabina (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Así estoy yo sin ti by Joaquín Sabina, retrieved 23 May 2018
- ^ joaquinsabinaVEVO (16 December 2016), Joaquin Sabina – Asi Estoy Yo Sin Ti (Videoclip), retrieved 23 May 2018
- ^ "Joaquín Sabina. Pacto entre caballeros/ Amores eternos. Ariola, Spain 1987 single". todocoleccion.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Le sigue el enorme hit 'Pacto entre caballeros', que recrea a ritmo de rock una historia supuestamente cierta (o al menos la cuenta Sabina como tal), cuando el cantante es asaltado en plena calle y es reconocido por uno de sus asaltantes; seguidamente se fueron los cuatro de juerga para terminar la velada, Sabina prometiéndoles una canción. Si bien ha sido tomada durante mucho tiempo por cierta, el propio cantante ha jugado mucho al despiste con el asunto, confirmando y desmintiendo la historia repetidas veces".
- ^ "Que se llama Soledad (Joaquín Sabina) [1987]". CANCIONEROS.COM. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Roca, José María Alfaro. "música / ... tras las huellas de Sabina: (1987) Hotel, dulce hotel". música / ... tras las huellas de Sabina. Retrieved 23 May 2018.