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Gracias a la vida
Folk · 1974 · 14 tracks

Gracias a la vida

Joan Baez

A solemn, Spanish-language tribute to Latin American folk. Baez's crystalline soprano carries the weight of political exile and profound human gratitude.

March 1974 · A&M Records

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A heavy, reverent gratitude that acknowledges deep suffering while choosing to celebrate life.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Gracias a la vida
3:35
02
Llegó con tres heridas (He Came With Three Wounds)
2:15
03
La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)
3:41
04
El preso número nueve (Prisoner Number Nine)
3:25
05
Guantanamera
3:53
06
Te recuerdo Amanda (I Remember You Amanda)
2:33
07
Dida
3:33
08
Cucurrucucú paloma
4:31
09
Paso río (I Pass a River)
0:56
10
El Rossinyol (The Nightingale)
3:05
11
De colores (In Colors)
2:29
12
Las madres cansadas (All the Weary Mothers of the Earth)
2:58
13
No nos moverán (We Shall Not Be Moved)
3:41
14
Esquinazo del guerrillero (Guerilla's Serenade)
2:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the haunting, high-register wail of La Llorona where the guitar seems to vanish entirely.
The rhythmic, defiant clapping and group vocal swell on No nos moverán that breaks the album's solitary spell.
The delicate, almost whispered delivery of the final verse in Gracias a la vida, emphasizing the gratitude in the silence.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Gracias a la vida sound next to the rest of Joan Baez's catalogue?

Vulnerable+2.1σ

Vulnerable saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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