Las últimas composiciones

Las últimas composiciones
Studio album by Violeta Parra
Released	November 1966
Recorded	Aug.-Oct. 1966
Genre	Chilean folklore
Length	40:41
Label	RCA Victor
Violeta Parra chronology
Carpa de La Reina (1966) Las últimas composiciones (1966)

Las últimas composiciones ("the last compositions") is an album by Violeta Parra released on the RCA Victor label (CML-2456) in November 1966. It was Parra's final album, as she committed suicide in February 1967. The album contains 14 songs, including three of Parra's most enduring songs, "Gracias a la Vida", "Volver a los Diecisiete", and "".^[1][2]

Uruguayan singer, Alberto Giménez Zapicán, sings duets with Parra on tracks 4, 6, 7, and 11, and "bombo" on additional tracks. Angel Parra plays guitar on tracks 1, 3, 10, and 13, and drumming on the guitar on track 7. Isabel Parra drums on the guitar on track 7 and plays bells on track 13.^[1]

The album cover features a photograph of Parra by Javier Pérez. The original release included a four-page insert with the song lyrics.^[1]

Track listing[]

1. Gracias a la Vida ("thanks to life") (Violeta Parra) 4:42
2. "El 'albertío'" (Violeta Parra) 2:08
3. "Cantores que reflexionan" (Violeta Parra) 2:27
4. "Pupila de águila" (Violeta Parra) (duet with Alberto Zapicán) 3:17
5. "" (Violeta Parra) 4:01
6. "Maldigo del alto cielo" (Violeta Parra) (duet with Alberto Zapicán) 4:03
7. "La cueca de los poetas" (Nicanor Parra - Violeta Parra) (duet Alberto Zapicán) 1:44
8. "Mazúrquica modérnica" (Violeta Parra) 2:21
9. "Volver a los Diecisiete" ("return to seventeen") (Violeta Parra) 4:18
10. "Rin del angelito" (Violeta Parra) 2:03
11. "Una copla me ha cantado" (Violeta Parra) (duet with Alberto Zapicán) 3:56
12. "El guillatún" (Violeta Parra) 2:29
13. "Pastelero, a tus pasteles" (Violeta Parra) 1:53
14. "De cuerpo entero" (Violeta Parra) 1:39

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