Rey Azúcar

Rey Azúcar
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1995
RecordedNovember 1994–January 1995
GenreRock, ska, Latin, experimental, alternative rock, dub
Length61:56
LabelSony Music, Epic
ProducerTina Weymouth, Chris Frantz
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs chronology
En Vivo en Buenos Aires
(1994)
Rey Azúcar
(1995)
Fabulosos Calavera
(1997)

Rey Azúcar (Spanish for Sugar King) is the tenth album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. It was produced by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, and contained guest appearances from punk icons Mick Jones of The Clash (on "Mal Bicho") and Blondie's Debbie Harry (on a ska version of "Strawberry Fields Forever," sung in Spanish and English), as well as reggae star Big Youth on several tracks. The album title comes from a line on the song "Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina". The song is based on Eduardo Galeano's book of the same title, which also contains a chapter called Rey Azúcar.

The original release as well as the remastering received platinum certifications.