Gracias A la Vida

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Gracias a la Vida, A&M Records, 1974
Gracias a la Vida, A&M Records, 1974

Gracias A la Vida was a 1974 album by Joan Baez. The album was performed entirely in Spanish. Baez stated at the time that she released the album as a "message of hope to the Chileans suffering under Pinochet", in the wake of the assassination of Allende. (Baez has always been critical of US foreign policy in Latin America, and has toured and worked on behalf of improving human rights in the region.) Songs include selections by Chilean composers Victor Jara (who was brutally killed in the aftermath of the 1973 coup) and Violeta Parra.

Track Listing

  1. Gracias a la vida (Here's to Life) (Violeta Parra)
  2. Llegó con tres heridas (He Came With Three Wounds) (from a poem by Miguel Hernández)
  3. La llorona (The Weeping Woman) (traditional)
  4. El preso número nueve (Prisoner Number Nine) (H. Cantoral)
  5. Guantanamera (J. Marti, adapted by H. Angulo, Pete Seeger)
  6. Te recuerdo Amanda (I Remember Amanda) (Victor Jara)
  7. Di da (Joan Baez)
  8. Cucurrucucú paloma (T. Mendez)
  9. Paso Río (I Pass A River) (traditional)
  10. El rossinyol (The Nightingale) (traditional)
  11. De colores (In Colors) (traditional)
  12. Las madres cansadas (All The Weary Mothers Of The Earth) (Joan Baez)
  13. No nos moverán (We Shall Not Be Moved) (traditional)
  14. Esquinazo del guerrillero (Guerilla's Serenade) (F. Alegria/R. Alarcon)