La Revancha del Tango | ||||
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Released | 22 October 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
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Length | 58:43 | |||
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Gotan Project chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Muzik | 4/5[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
San Francisco Chronicle | [4] |
La Revancha del Tango is the debut album by French musical group Gotan Project. It was released on 22 October 2001 on XL Recordings and ¡Ya Basta! Records.
The album contains a cover of the title track from Frank Zappa's 1970 album Chunga's Revenge and a cover of Gato Barbieri's theme for the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris.
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]
All tracks written by Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph H. Müller and Eduardo Makaroff, except where indicated.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[6] | 2× Platinum | 80,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[7] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[9] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany | — | 20,000[10] |
Italy (FIMI)[11] | Gold | 50,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[12] | Gold | 20,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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Worldwide | — | 1,000,000[15] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |