A Santa Compaña

A Santa Compaña is the debut studio album by Galician pop band Golpes Bajos, released on 30 July 1984 by Nuevos Medios. It was written by band frontman Germán Coppini and keyboardist Teo Cardalda. It was produced in Madrid and Barcelona by Luis Fernandez Soria, Cardalda, and guitarist Pablo Novoa. The album artwork depicts all four band members, wearing traditional Galician women's clothing, standing on a field of rocks, except for Coppini, who is sitting at their feet. Its title refers to the Santa Compaña, a Galician folk myth.

A Santa Compaña
Studio album by Golpes Bajos
Released	30 July 1984 (1984-07-30)
Recorded	March–April 1984
Studio	Audiofilm, Madrid Estudis Perpinyà, Barcelona[a]
Genre	Sophisti-pop new wave post-punk
Length	29:57
Label	Nuevos Medios
Producer	Luis Fernández Soria Teo Cardalda Pablo Novoa
Golpes Bajos chronology
Golpes Bajos (1983) A Santa Compaña (1984) Devocionario (1985)
Singles from A Santa Compaña
"Colecciono Moscas" Released: 1984 "Fiesta de los Maniquíes" Released: 1984 "Escenas Olvidadas" Released: 1985

Retrospective professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
La Fonoteca	[1]
Mondo Sonoro	9/10[2]

A Santa Compaña mainly features a sound that embodies Sophisti-pop, post-punk, new wave, as well as elements of Latin music. It also draws influence from Italian pop and bossa nova.

Background

The album was written by band founders Germán Coppini and Teo Cardalda, it was produced by Luis Fernandez Soria, Cardalda, and guitarist Pablo Novoa at Audiofilm studios in Madrid, with a cover of Italian track Come Prima, being recorded at Estudis Perpinyà in Barcelona.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Germán Coppini and Teo Cardalda, except where noted.

A Santa Compaña track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Escenas Olvidadas"		4:05
2.	"Hazme un Nueve"		3:05
3.	"Hansel y Gretel"		2:27
4.	"Colecciono Moscas"	Coppini Pablo Novoa	4:38
5.	"A Santa Compaña"		3:12
6.	"Cena Recalentada"		3:31
7.	"Come Prima"	Mario Panzeri Vincenzo Di Paola Sandro Taccani	2:13
8.	"La Reclusa"		3:22
9.	"Fiesta de los Maniquíes"		3:15
Total length:			29:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[3]

Golpes Bajos

• Germán Coppini – lead vocals and percussion
• Teo Cardalda – piano, guitar, drums, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
• Pablo Novoa – piano, guitar, synthesizer, percussion, keyboards, sampler Fairlight CMI
• Luis García – bass

Technical Luis Fernández Soria – production, engineering Teo Cardalda – production Pablo Novoa – production Josep Lluís Perpinyà – engineering (Barcelona)

Artwork Germán Coppini – idea Francis Montesinos – design Paco Navarro – photography

Notes

1. Track Seven