Mecano (album)

"Mecano" is the debut album recorded by Spanish synthpop band Mecano in 1982. The album is better known in popular slang as the clock album due to the large clock that appears on the cover. The album produced the hits "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar", "Me Cole En Una Fiesta", "Perdido En Mi Habitacion" and "Maquillaje". "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad" is a bonus track which is featured in the 2005 re-issue.

Mecano
Studio album by Mecano
Released	April 1982
Genre	Synthpop, post-punk
Label	CBS Discos
Mecano chronology
Mecano (1982) ¿Dónde está el país de las hadas? (1983)

Track listing

1. "Hoy no me puedo levantar".
2. "No me enseñen la lección".
3. "Perdido en mi habitación".
4. "Cenando en París".
5. "Maquillaje".
6. "Boda en Londres" (instrumental).
7. "Me colé en una fiesta".
8. "Máquina de vapor".
9. "Me voy de casa".
10. "254.13.26".
11. "El fin del mundo".
12. "Solo soy una persona".
13. "Quiero vivir en la ciudad". (bonus track on 2005 edition)

• Bonus Tracks included on the B-side of some vinyl singles and maxi-singles

1. "Quiero vivir en la ciudad".
2. "Viaje espacial" (single version).
3. "Napoleón".
4. "Súper-Ratón".

Singles

#	Title	B-side	Date	Sales[1]
1.	"Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar"	Quiero vivir en la ciudad	22 June 1981	100,000
2.	"Perdido En Mi Habitacion"	Viaje Espacial	7 December 1981	75,000
3.	"Me Colé En Una Fiesta"	Boda en Londres	22 March 1982	75,000
4.	"Maquillaje"	Napoleón/Super Ratón	21 June 1982	60,000
5.	"No Me Enseñen La Lección"	Me voy de casa	22 November 1982	-

Covers

Maquillaje has later been recorded by many singers and bands, among them:

• Yuri (1989)
• Amarillo (2005)
• Ana Torroja (2006)
• Tatiana (2007)
• Cherry Ahava (2009)
• Jot Dog (2010)
• Nacho Cano presenta: Mecandance (2011)

Charts

Album Charts

#	Chart	Spain Peak Position	Date
1.	"Spain Album Charts" (2nd edition)	#10[2]	Apr 10 2005[3]

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4]	Gold	50,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Ana Torroja (vocals)
• Nacho Cano (keyboards, background vocals)
• Jose Maria Cano (guitars, background vocals)
• Manolo Aguilar (bass)
• Javier de Juan (Linn LM-1 drum machines on tracks 1-5, 7-11)
• Peter Van Hooke (Linn LM-1 drum machine and Simmons electronic drums on track 6)
• Luis Cobos (Linn LM-1 drum machine, sound effects, keyboards, and sax on "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad")
• Carlos García-Vaso (uncredited; guitars on several tracks of the album)

References

1. "Pop De Los 80". www.popdelos80.com.
2. "spanishcharts.com - Mecano - Mecano". spanishcharts.com.
3. "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com.
4. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.