Genre
Sophisti-pop, soul, jazz, and blues. "Alma de Blues" defined the group's sound and catapulted them to fame: a unique proposition of elegant pop, far removed from the "Movida Madrileña", with influences from jazz, soul, and bossa nova. Nacho Mañó's contributions as a session musician brought a funk dimension to the group's fresh, clean pop-rock sound, with the title track conceived as a tribute by Sole Giménez to Billie Holiday.
Release
Released in September 1989 by WEA Records, S.A., Spain. It was the group's third studio album and their first for a major label. The album achieved gold certification within six months of release and is currently triple platinum.
Production
Self-produced by Presuntos Implicados. Sound engineer was Alejandro Muñoz; assistant engineers were Javier Damiá and Quique Morales. Drums, percussion, bass, guitars, and electric drums were recorded at Estudios Tyrell, Madrid; keyboards, piano, guitars, saxophone, effects, choir, and voice at Estudios Kirios, Madrid; selected tracks were mixed at Estudios The Sound, Madrid, Spain. Session musicians included David Schnitter on saxophone, Joshua Edelman on piano, Enric Murillo, Santi Navalón, and Vicente Sabater on keyboards, Salvador Ortiz on drums, and Óscar Astruga on acoustic drums.
Reception
The album's main singles - "Me das el mar," "Río Po," and "Alma de blues" - established the group as one of the most important acts in the Spanish pop-rock scene, and the tour that followed extended to Spain, the Americas, and part of Europe.
Presuntos Implicados
Presuntos Implicados were a Spanish pop band created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia. Sole Giménez (born February 27, 1963, Paris) joined as backing vocalist for demo sessions her brother Juan Luis had organised for the RNE radio contest Don Domingo; it was the recording engineer at Estudios Pertegás, Valencia, who noticed her voice and suggested she become the lead singer. The classic trio that recorded "Alma de Blues" comprised Sole Giménez on voice and chorus, Nacho Mañó on guitar, bass, keyboards, and piano, and Juan Luis Giménez on guitar, bass, and chorus. Together they sold over three million records across their career, with multiple platinum certifications, and won the prestigious "Premio Ondas" in recognition of their trajectory. Sole Giménez departed in 2006 to pursue a solo career; Juan Luis Giménez and Nacho Mañó continued the group with a new vocalist until its amicable dissolution in 2021.
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