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Devil Came to Me (Dover album)

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Devil Came to Me
A face of a humanized devil.
Studio album by
Dover
Released21 April 1997 (1997-04-21)
RecordedFebruary 1997 (1997-02)
StudioInfinity Studios (Madrid, Spain)
Genre
Length36:41
LabelSubterfuge Records
ProducerDover
Dover chronology
Sister
(1995) 		Devil Came to Me
(1997) 		Late at Night
(1999)
Alternate cover
15th anniversary reissue album artwork
Singles from Devil Came to Me
  1. "Serenade"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Loli Jackson"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Devil Came to Me"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Judas"
    Released: 1998

Devil Came to Me is the second studio album by Spanish rock band Dover. It was released on 21 April 1997 under Subterfuge Records.[1]

Devil Came to Me was recorded and mixed in 20 days in February 1997, at Infinity Estudios in Madrid, with Daniel Alcover, and it cost 80 000 pesetas (at current exchange rates, €480). Dover was disclosed with this record and made the leap to fame. The cover was designed by the drummer of the band, Jesús Antúnez, graphic designer.[2]

On 25 September 1997 they won their first gold record for the 50,000 copies sold of the album[3] and subsequently were certified four times platinum to achieve a volume of more than 500,000 albums sold. Following the success of the album, Dover won the Ondas award for best Spanish group revelation on 13 November in Barcelona.[4]

The album's title track was used both in a collection of songs from revealing bands of the moment, under the name of Pepsi The Next Generation (1998), and the announcement of a US brand drinks, Radical Fruit Company, which involved a big push to publicize the group.

15th anniversary reissue

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To commemorate the album's 15th anniversary, Octubre Records reissued the album with the name "Dover Came to Me", in several different versions and formats on 18 June 2013.[5][6] These included:

  • Deluxe Boxset (2CD+1DVD) - Remastered version of the album plus bonus tracks, 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid) in March 2013, 12 bonus videos and interviews.
  • Standard Digital Edition - Remastered version of the album, plus 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid).
  • Deluxe Digital Edition (iTunes) - Remastered version of the album, plus 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid), 3 live tracks (1997), 7 live tracks (2013) and 2 bonus videos.
  • Streaming Digital Edition - 20 live tracks from Sala El Sol (Madrid).

Track listing

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Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Devil Came to Me"4:36
2."Loli Jackson"3:26
3."Serenade"3:54
4."Winter Song"2:45
5."La Monja Mellada"1:46
6."Spectrum"3:38
7."Rain of the Times"3:14
8."Pangea"1:58
9."Push"1:57
10."Judas"3:58
11."Nightmare"2:50
12."Sick Girl"2:39
Total length:36:41

Personnel

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Dover
Technical personnel
  • Daniel Alcover – recording, mixing, mastering
Additional personnel
  • María Jesús Velasco – photography

Charts and certifications

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Chart positions

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Charts (1997) Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts[7] 8

15th anniversary edition

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Spanish Albums Charts[8] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 4× Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Spain[1] 21 April 1997 CD, LP, cassette Subterfuge
Germany[10] 31 May 1999 CD Intercord

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dover - Devil Came to Me (Spain)". Discogs.com.
  2. ^ "Así se grabó 'Devil came to me'" (in Spanish). Rolling Stone. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ Manrique, Diego Alfredo (27 September 1997). "El éxito de Dover reanima el mercado del rock alternativo" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Ramírez, Verónica (20 June 2013). "Dover, el milagro irrepetible" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Román, Javier (31 May 2013). "Devil Came to Me cumple 15 años y Dover lo reedita en diferentes formatos" (in Spanish). Nos Gusta La Música. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  6. ^ Pérez, Lucas (27 June 2013). "El Dover de antaño" (in Spanish). El Mundo.
  7. ^ "List of the best selling albums from 13.10.1997 to 18.10.1997". 18 October 1997.
  8. ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Promusicae (in Spanish). 23 June 2013. Lista de los títulos mas vendidos del 17.06.2013 al 23.06.2013. Dover Came to Me, Sem. Actual 32.
  9. ^ Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año: 1959-2002 (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 947. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 15 May 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Dover: Devil Came to Me (Germany)". Discogs.com.
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