La Gata Bajo la Lluvia
"La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" | ||||
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Single by Rocío Dúrcal | ||||
from the album La gata / Confidencias | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
English title | "The Cat Under the Rain" | |||
B-side | "Marinero" | |||
Released | 1981 | |||
Genre | Romantic ballad | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Ariola | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rafael Pérez Botija | |||
Producer(s) | Rafael Pérez Botija | |||
Rocío Dúrcal singles chronology | ||||
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"La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" (Castilian for "The Cat Under the Rain") is a song performed by Spanish singer and actress Rocío Dúrcal released as the second single from her twenty-second studio album Confidencias (1981), known as La gata in the European market. A commercial and critical success, "La Gato Bajo la Lluvia" saw success in Spanish-speaking countries becoming a best-selling single in both the Hispanic American and Spanish markets. It is one of Rocío Dúrcal's signature songs.[1]
The song gives the name for the European version of the album, which is named La gata.[2]
Commercially the song received success specially in Mexico, where it sold a million copies and it is one of the best-selling singles in the country.[3]
Composition
Songwriter Rafael Pérez Botija has said that "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" was not inspired from a real situation that had happened to him but from a character he creates every time he wants to write a song. During the making of the song he would only imagine what the situation of a heartbreak would feel like.[4]
Dúrcal has stated that even though the song did not come from a real-life experience it still expresses the feelings of a real heartbreak.
References
- ^ "The origins of the most hurtful song from Rocío Dúrcal" (in European Spanish).
- ^ "La gata by Rocío Dúrcal". Discogs.
- ^ "The origins of the most hurtful song from Rocío Dúrcal" (in European Spanish).
- ^ Sónica MX. "The history between "La gata bajo la lluvia"" (in Spanish). Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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- Canción de Juventud (1962)
- Rocío de la Mancha (1963)
- La Chica Del Trébol / La Cenicienta Del Barrio (1964)
- Confidencias / La Gata (1981)
- Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984)
- Siempre (1986)
- Como Tu Mujer (1988)
- Si Te Pudiera Mentir (1990)
- Desaires (1993)
- Hay Amores Y Amores (1995)
- Juntos Otra Vez (1997)
- Para Toda La Vida (1999)
- Caricias (2000)
- Entre Tangos Y Mariachi (2001)
- Caramelito (2003)
- Alma Ranchera (2004)
- El Concierto... En Vivo (1992)
- En Concierto... Inolvidable (2002)
- ¡Románticos! (1999)
- "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia"
- "La Guirnalda"
- "Como Tu Mujer"
- "Costumbres"
- "El Destino"
- Antonio Morales (spouse)
- Shaila Dúrcal (daughter)