Confidencias (Rocío Dúrcal album)

Confidencias (English: Confidences) is a studio album released by Spanish performer Rocío Dúrcal in 1981 under the label of Ariola Records. It was written and produced by Spanish songwriter Rafael Pérez Botija.^[1] In Spain this album was released under the title La gata (English: The Cat).

Confidencias
Studio album by Rocío Dúrcal
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Length	37:50
Label	Ariola Records
Producer	Rafael Pérez Botija
Rocío Dúrcal chronology
Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 5 (1981) Confidencias (1981) Canta Lo Romántico De Juan Gabriel (1982)
Singles from Confidencias
"No Sirvo Para Estar Sin Ti" "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" Released: 1981 "La Verdad De La Verdad" "Marinero" "¿Por Qué Me Tratas Así? (Only in México)" "Dicen (Only in México)" "Una Noche Loca (Only in Spain)"

Seven singles were released from Confidencias. The first two singles, "No sirvo para estar sin ti" (I'm Not Good At Being Without You) and "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" (The Cat In The Rain), became hits all over Latin America and in Spain. The song "La gata bajo la lluvia" was featured in the 1989 Spanish film La Blanca Paloma (The White Dove), directed by Juan Miñón and starring Antonio Banderas^[2] and the first season finale of Drag Race España in 2021.

Track listing

	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	No sirvo para estar sin ti	Rafael Pérez Botija	3:47
2.	La verdad de la verdad	Botija	4:28
3.	Dicen	Botija	4:15
4.	Marinero	Botija	3:42
5.	Lo que tú sientes	Botija	3:08
6.	La gata bajo la lluvia	Botija	3:38
7.	Adiós	Botija	3:24
8.	¿Por qué me tratas Así?	Camilo Sesto	3:34
9.	Tu pasado	Ignacio Román / Felipe Campuzano	3:28
10.	Ríndete	Botija	4:25
11.	Una noche loca (Spanish Edition Bonus Track)	Botija	3:20

Personnel

Musicians

• Rocío Dúrcal – (Vocals)
• Camilo Sesto – (Lyrics of ¿Por Qué Me Tratas Así?)

Production

• Produce by: Rafael Pérez Botija.
• Words and music: Rafael Pérez Botija.
• Arrangements and Direction: Kornel Kobach y Rafael Pérez Botija.
• Label: Ariola Records (LP) and RCA Records (cassette).
• Distributor: Ariola International.

Certifications

Source:^[3]

Region	Certification
Mexico	Platinum
Spain	Gold
Venezuela	Gold

References

1. "Rocio Durcal* – La Gata (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1981. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
2. "La blanca paloma (1989) Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Rocío Dúrcal, toda una trayectoria de éxitos" [Rocío Dúrcal, a whole trajectory of successes]. El Universal (in Spanish). 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 20 April 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2022.