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Por tierras escocesas

Duncan Dhu · 1985

76 min · 25 tracks

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

63 /100
Foothills
Higher than 29% of albums we've rated

A concise acoustic-pop debut with a clear folk-leaning character; its straightforward writing and arrangements hold together without consistently reaching beyond their template.

What we noticed

  • The original nine-track sequence is compact; the radio session and dated demos in this edition are appended after it and should not shape the album’s pacing score.
  • The songs lean on brisk acoustic strumming and restrained rhythm-section parts, with the vocal melody kept forward rather than buried in dense arrangements.
  • “Bésame mucho” places a familiar standard among the originals, while “Sir D'Hâlancourt” closes the nine-track album.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Casablanca 3:41
  • 2 Tarde de fiesta 3:15
  • 3 Por tierras escocesas 3:25
  • 4 Fin de amor 2:43
  • 5 Lágrimas en la arena 3:35
  • 6 Extraños 3:41
  • 7 Mi amor 3:32
  • 8 Bésame mucho 2:39
  • 9 Sir D'Hâlancourt 2:30
  • 10 Highlanders (Nuevas factorías Radio cadena 12 Septiembre 1984) 2:21
  • 11 La playa (Nuevas factorías Radio cadena 12 Septiembre 1984) 2:46
  • 12 1954 (Nuevas factorías Radio cadena 12 Septiembre 1984) 2:43
  • 13 Fin de amor (Nuevas factorías Radio cadena 12 Septiembre 1984) 1:51
  • 14 Just Because (Nuevas factorías Radio cadena 12 Septiembre 1984) 2:03
  • 15 That's All Right Mama (Nuevas factorías Radio cadena 12 Septiembre 1984) 2:04
  • 16 Mi amor (maqueta 6 Octubre 1984) 3:54
  • 17 Casablanca (maqueta 6 Octubre 1984) 4:36
  • 18 Tarde de fiesta (maqueta 6 Octubre 1984) 3:09
  • 19 Por tierras escocesas (maqueta 6 Octubre 1984) 3:10
  • 20 Bésame mucho (maqueta 6 Octubre 1984) 2:24
  • 21 Extraños (maqueta 12 Enero 1985) 3:39
  • 22 Lágrimas en la arena (maqueta 12 Enero 1985) 3:18
  • 23 Estrella local (maqueta 12 Enero 1985) 3:01
  • 24 Fantasmas en Selkirk (maqueta 12 Enero 1985) 3:18
  • 25 Dublín, años 20 (maqueta 12 Enero 1985) 3:10

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