Caifanes (album)

Caifanes is the debut studio album by Mexican rock band Caifanes. It was released in 1988 after the success of their first singles, "Mátenme porque me muero" and "La bestia humana". The original release of the album did not contain the songs "La negra Tomasa" and "Perdí mi ojo de venado", which were released in 1989 as singles and later incorporated into the album when it was re-released on compact disc in 1993. It is undergoing a re-pressing process as of March 2011.

Caifanes
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 1988
RecordedDecember 1987 – February 1988
StudioPolygram Gil–Toussaint, GAS (Mexico City)
Panda (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Genre
Length33:28 (original 1988 LP)
45:56 (1993 CD re-release)
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
  • Cachorro López
  • Caifanes
Caifanes chronology
Caifanes
(1988)
El diablito
(1990)
Singles from Caifanes
  1. "Mátenme porque me muero"
    Released: July 17, 1988
  2. "Viento"
    Released: October 24, 1988
  3. "La negra Tomasa"
    Released: December 4, 1988
  4. "Perdí mi ojo de venado"
    Released: April 9, 1989

The LP is also referred to as Volumen 1 or Mátenme porque me muero.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saúl Hernández, except where noted. "La negra Tomasa" and "Perdí mi ojo de venado" are not on the original 1988 LP release

No.TitleWriterLength
1."Mátenme porque me muero" (Kill Me Because I'm Dying) 3:31
2."Te estoy mirando" (I'm Watching You) 3:44
3."La negra Tomasa" (Black Woman Tomasa)Guillermo Rodriguez Fiffe7:55
4."Cuéntame tu vida" (Tell Me Your Life Story) 4:22
5."Será por eso" (Could That Be Why) 3:34
6."Viento" (Wind) 3:57
7."Nunca me voy a transformar en ti" (I'm Never Going to Turn Into You) 3:05
8."Perdí mi ojo de venado" (I Lost My Deer's Eye[note 1]) 4:33
9."Amanece" (Dawn)Diego Herrera3:12
10."La bestia humana" (The Human Beast) 3:19
11."Nada" (Nothing)Herrera4:44
Total length:45:56

Personnel

Caifanes

  • Saúl Hernández – vocals, guitar (except on "La bestia humana")
  • Alfonso Andre – drums, miscellaneous percussion
  • Sabo Romo – bass
  • Diego Herrera – keyboards, saxophone

Additional musicians

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[1] Platinum+2× Gold 450,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. An "ojo de venado", literally "deer's eye", is a seed that in Mexico is used as a charm to protect against evil and tragedy.


  1. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 18 July 2020. Type Caifanes in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Mátenme porque me muero in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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