Gato Negro

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Short description|1996 studio album by 7 Year Bitch}}

{{other uses|El Gato Negro (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Gato Negro

| type = Album

| artist = 7 Year Bitch

| cover = Gato Negro cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 12, 1996

| recorded = October 1995

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Punk rock

| length = {{Duration|m=35|s=00}}

| label = Atlantic

| producer = {{flatlist|

• Billy Anderson
• 7 Year Bitch

}}

| prev_title = ¡Viva Zapata!

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Live at Moe

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Gato Negro

| type = studio

| single1 = Miss Understood

| single1date= January 1996{{Cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/greatindiediscog0000stro/page/964 |title=The Great Indie Discography |date=2003 |publisher=Canongate |isbn=978-1-84195-335-9 |page=965 |chapter=7 Year Bitch |author-link=Martin C. Strong |via=Internet Archive}}

| single2 = The History of My Future

| single2date = March 1996{{Cite journal |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=March 16, 1996 |title=Pop Singles: Reviews |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1996/CB-1996-03-16.pdf |journal=Cash Box |volume=59 |issue=27 |page=7 |via=worldradiohistory.com}}

| single3 = 24,900 Miles Per Hour

| single3date = June 18, 1996{{Cite journal |last=Anon. |date=June 7, 1996 |title=Be on the Lookout |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/96/Gavin-1996-06-07.pdf |journal=Gavin Report |publisher=Miller Freeman, Inc. |issue=2108 |page=19 |via=worldradiohistory.com}}

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r232865|pure_url=yes}}|title=Gato Negro Review|publisher=Allmusic}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Bensel |first=Eric |date=May 1996 |title=7 Year Bitch: Gato Negro |magazine=Alternative Press |volume=10 |issue=94 |page= |pages=89, 91}}

| rev3 = Christgau's Consumer Guide

| rev3score = {{rating-Christgau|hm1}}{{Cite web|url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3123|title=Robert Christgau: Album: 7 Year Bitch: Gato Negro|website=robertchristgau.com|access-date=October 27, 2017}}

| rev4 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=7 |page=357}}

| rev5 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev5score = C{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/1996/03/29/gato-negro/|title=Gato Negro|date=March 29, 1996|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 27, 2017|author=Flaherty, Mike|language=en-US}}

}}

Gato Negro (Spanish: "Black Cat") is the third and final studio album by American rock band 7 Year Bitch, released on March 12, 1996. It was the band's only album released through Atlantic Records, after signing to the label in 1994.{{Cite web |last=Arieff |first=Rachel |date=January 2009 |title=Int: Valerie Agnew, 7 Year Bitch « Popular 1 |url=http://popular1.com/revista/articlesinterviews/articles-in-english/interview-with-valerie-agnew-of-7-year-bitch/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904073656/http://popular1.com/revista/articlesinterviews/articles-in-english/interview-with-valerie-agnew-of-7-year-bitch/ |archive-date=2009-09-04 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=popular1.com}}{{Cite magazine |last=Tolleson |first=Ron |date=October 1996 |title=Seven Year Bitch: Scratching Their Itch |url=https://archive.org/details/hitparadermagazi50unse_36/page/64 |magazine=Hit Parader |publisher=Hit Parader Publications, Inc. |issue=385 |pages=64–65 |via=Internet Archive}}

The record spawned three singles: "The History of My Future", "24,900 Miles Per Hour" and "Miss Understood",{{Cite web |date= |title=The Frank Kozik Resource Center - Seven Year Bitch - MR 026 |url=http://www.mansruin.com/mansruin/discography/sevenyearbitch.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980614082652/http://www.mansruin.com/mansruin/discography/sevenyearbitch.html |archive-date=1998-06-14 |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=mansruin.com}} as well as a video for "24,900 Miles Per Hour".