25 Años (El Tri album)

For other albums of the same name, see 25 Años (disambiguation).

25 Años (25 Years) (1993) is the tenth studio album by Mexican rock and blues band El Tri. It was released in cassette and compact disc format by WEA Latina in 1993.^[1]

25 Años
Studio album by El Tri
Released	1993
Recorded	July 1992 (Mexico City)
Genre	Rock, blues
Length	36:23
Label	WEA
Producer	Alex Lora
El Tri chronology
Indocumentado (1992) 25 Años (1993) Una Rola Para los Minusvalidos (1994)

The album was recorded at two studios: Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California, United States, and Kay-Nah in Mexico City, Mexico.

The name is a reference to the duration of the career of Alex Lora who started playing in 1968 with the past incarnation of the band known as Three Souls in My Mind.

Following the release of the album 25 Años in 1993, El Tri performed concerts throughout Mexico. In the same year, Alex Lora published a book titled Lora, Vida y Rock and Roll.

In 1994, Felipe Souza left the band after moving to New York City, United States. He was replaced by guitarist Oscar Zarate, who joined in April of the same year.

The most remarkable song of the album is the single "Pobre Soñador" a romantic hymn.

Track listing

Compact disc format

All tracks are written by Alex Lora, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	English Translation	Length
1.	"Chilango Incomprendido"		Misunderstood Chilango	2:56
2.	"Pobre Soñador"	Lora, Felipe Souza	Poor Dreamer	3:53
3.	"El Rey"		The King	4:22
4.	"Dónde Quedó la Bolita"	Lora, Pedro Martínez	Where Did The Little Ball End Up	3:24
5.	"Negro Como Tu Conciencia"		Black Like Your Conscience	3:38
6.	"Tómate la Foto"	Lora, Souza	Take The Picture	3:50
7.	"El Dueño del Mundo"		The Owner of The World	3:26
8.	"Mi Chava No Comprende"		My Girl Doesn't Understand	4:22
9.	"Libertad Bajo Fianza"	Lora, Souza	Out on Bail	3:42
10.	"El Hablador"	Garcia, Lora, Souza	The Bragger	2:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Alex Lora – guitar, arranger, vocals, producer, mixing, artistic producer
• Rafael Salgado – harmonic
• Felipe Souza – electric & rhythm guitar, mixing, backing vocals
• Eduardo Chico – guitar
• Pedro Martínez – drums, backing vocals
• Ruben Soriano – bass
• Chela DeLora – backing vocals

Technical

• Michael Hoffman – coordination, art coordinator
• Chuck Johnson – mixing, mixing assistant
• Richard Kaplan – engineer, mixing
• Alex Lora - production, mixing

Artistic staff

• Mauricio Abaroa - cover design
• Sergio Toporek - art work, digital photography, graphic design and photo retouching
• Kenneth Barzilai - photography