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Manal is the first album of Argentine blues rock band of the same name, released by Mandioca in 1970.[2]

Manal
Studio album by Manal
Released	March 1970
Recorded	1969-1970
Studio	TNT Studios, Buenos Aires
Genre	Blues rock
Language	Spanish
Label	Mandioca
Producer	Jorge Álvarez, Pedro Pujó
Manal chronology
Manal (1970) El león (1970)
Singles from Manal
"Jugo de tomate / Avenida Rivadavia[1]" Released: 1970

This was the only album of the band issued by Mandioca, the independent label created by producer Jorge Álvarez. Their second LP El león was put out by RCA Records.[3]

Tracklist

All tracks by Javier Martínez, except where otherwise noted.

Side One

1. "Jugo de tomate" — 2:45
2. "Porque hoy nací" — 4:30
3. "Avenida Rivadavia" — 2:50
4. "Todo el día me pregunto" — (Martínez, Claudio Gabis, Alejandro Medina) — 6:10

Side Two

5. "Avellaneda Blues" — (Martínez, Gabis) — 5:30
6. "Casa con 10 pinos" — 4:15
7. "Informe de un día" — 8:00

Personnel

• Javier Martínez - drums (tracks 1, 3-7), vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4-7), electric guitar (track 2)
• Claudio Gabis - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3-7), harmonica (track 1), organ (track 2), organ bass (track 2), piano (tracks 5, 7), acoustic guitar (track 6)
• Alejandro Medina - bass (tracks 1, 3-7), vocals (tracks 3, 7), acoustic guitar (track 4), piano (track 6), organ (track 7)

See also

• Argentine rock
• Almendra
• La Biblia

Bibliography and references

• Alabarces, Pablo (November 1, 1993). Entre gatos y violadores: el rock nacional en la cultura argentina (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Colihue. ISBN 950-581-243-4.

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