Union Verdadera
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September 20, 2004 |
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| Label (s) | Universal Music Domestic Rock / Urban | ||||
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CD, download |
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Title (number) |
15th |
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running time |
61:13 |
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Studio (s) |
Phlexton Studio (Berlin) |
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Union Verdadera (German: True Unity ) is the first studio album by the German band Culcha Candela . It was released by Universal on September 12, 2005.
Texts and style
In contrast to the group's more recent albums, which are almost entirely in German, are heavily influenced by electronic beats and auto-tune and can mainly be assigned to the dancehall genre, this album contains influences from reggae , salsa and samba . The music was almost exclusively recorded live in the studio with instruments either by themselves or by guest musicians. The texts are evenly distributed in Spanish, English or German. While Itchyban's lyrics are exclusively in German, Mr. Reedoo and Johnny Strange sing and rap in both German and English (with patois influences), Don Cali and Lafrotino in Spanish and Larsito even in all three languages.
The album features both party songs and songs about more serious issues like politics ( Augen Auf , This Is A Warning ) and racism ( Chant As One , No es igual ).
Track list
| # | title | music | text | language | length |
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| 1 | Union Verdadera | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | Spanish, English, German | 3:58 |
| 2 | In the city | David Vogt, Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela, S. Müller-Lerch | English German | 3:41 |
| 3 | Open eyes | Kraans de Lutin, Farhad Samadzada | Kraans de Lutin, Culcha Candela | German, English, Spanish | 3:40 |
| 4th | solar power | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | German Spanish | 3:14 |
| 5 | Chant As One | Kraans de Lutin, Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela, S. Müller-Lerch | English German | 3:25 |
| 6th | Colombia | Kraans de Lutin, Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela, S. Müller-Lerch | Spanish | 4:02 |
| 7th | No es igual | Kraans de Lutin | Culcha Candela | Spanish German | 3:57 |
| 8th | One Destination (We Want It Schnella) | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | German | 3:38 |
| 9 | Homie | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | Spanish, German, English | 3:32 |
| 10 | Tres Tristes Tigres | Farhad Samadzada | Culcha Candela | English, Spanish, German | 3:27 |
| 11 | Dreamlike | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | German Spanish | 4:49 |
| 12 | Shotgun Lady | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | English, German, Spanish | 3:36 |
| 13 | Musica | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | German Spanish | 3:32 |
| 14th | This Is A Warning | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | English, Spanish, German | 3:22 |
| 15th | Back To Our Roots (including Hidden Track) | Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | English, Spanish, Swahili | 5:20 |
Chart placements
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| 2004 | Union Verdadera Universal Music |
DE52 (1 week) DE |
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First published: September 20, 2004
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Singles
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| 2004 | In the City Union Verdadera |
DE65 (4 weeks) DE |
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First published: August 2nd, 2004
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| 2005 | Union Verdadera Union Verdadera |
DE90 (2 weeks) DE |
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First published: January 10, 2005
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