Doble Vida

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Doble Vida
Studio album by Soda Stereo
Released	September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)
Recorded	July – August 1988
Studio	Sorcerer Sound, New York
Genre	Pop rock, new wave
Length	42:31
Label	Discos CBS Columbia
Producer	Carlos Alomar
Soda Stereo chronology
Ruido Blanco (1987) Doble Vida (1988) Languis (1989)
Singles from Doble Vida
"En la Ciudad de la Furia" Released: July 1988 "Lo que sangra (La cúpula)" Released: October 1988 "Picnic en el 4 B" Released: January 1989 "Corazón delator" Released: April 1989

Doble Vida (English: Double Life) is the fourth studio album by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, released on September 15, 1988. Produced by Carlos Alomar, this was the second of only 2 Soda Stereo albums produced by someone outside the musical group, with the other being Soda Stereo, the eponymous debut album produced by Federico Moura of Virus.

The group began preparing the songs for Doble Vida in March 1988. Already at that time the group was the most important Latin American pop/rock group. Soon after, Gustavo Cerati decided to hire Carlos Alomar as an artistic producer; a musician, composer and producer among the most influential in the United States.^[1] Carlos Alomar prepared a structured and innovative process for creating the album in the manner of American works, different from what had been seen until then in Latin American music. He summoned the musical group in early June to record it in New York City, this being one of the first Latin American rock albums in history to be recorded in the United States. Finally after just over a month, Doble Vida was presented on July 7 at The Tunnel club in New York, and released on September 23.^[1]

Doble Vida marked the end of the first stage of Soda Stereo, which consisted of an exotic image, and paved the way for the band's maturity.^[2] In addition, it was during the promotional tour that they decided to resign from Ohanian Producciones and create their own company, Triple Producciones, with which they would publish works in the future.^[1] Doble Vida in particular is loaded with a strong influence of African-American music, with a marked presence of funk in particular, and also touches of soul,^[1] disco, R&B and even a rap in the song "En el borde".

The album allowed them to conquer the United States market, making Soda Stereo the first Latin American band in history to do so.^[2] The tour, which spanned the entire American continent, even reached Los Angeles' historic Hollywood Palace (later renamed Avalon Hollywood). During the course of it, the milestone of being awarded by the CBS record company was produced, for having sold more than 1 million copies.^[1]

It was remastered in 2007 at Sterling Sound in New York.