El Malo
Debut album by Willie Colón at age 17
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
Genre | Boogaloo | |||
Length | 27:55 | |||
Label | Fania Records | |||
Producer | Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco | |||
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El Malo (The Bad [One]) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón.[4][5] 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".[citation needed]
Track listing
- "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
- "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46
- "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15
- "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40
- "El Malo" Colón - 3:57
- "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00
- "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07
- "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00
Personnel
- Dwight Brewster: piano
- Willie Colón: trombone, director, lead
- Yayo el Indio: vocals
- Irv Elkin: photography
- Irving Greenbaum: audio engineer
- Eddie Guagua: bass
- Lubi Jovanovic: liner notes
- Bob Katz: mastering
- Héctor Lavoe: vocals
- Nicky Marrero: timbales
- Jerry Masucci: producer
- Johnny Pacheco: director, recording director
- Elliot Romero: vocals
- Pablo Rosario: bongos
- Joe Santiago: trombone
- James Taylor: bass
References
- ^ El Malo at AllMusic
- ^ Colin Larkin (1998). "Colón, Willie". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 1180–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
- ^ Adam McGovern, ed. (2000). "Willie Colón". MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 169–171. ISBN 1-57859-039-6.
- ^ El Malo: Fania Records
- ^ Sue Steward Musica!: The Rhythm of Latin America - Salsa, Rumba, Merengue, and More- 1999 - 0811825663 "Their first record together, El malo (The Bad Guy), in 1967, was a raw, minimalist collection of songs about teenage barrio life with an inner-city edge. "
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- El Malo (1967)
- The Hustler (1968)
- Guisando (1969)
- Cosa Nuestra (1970)
- La Gran Fuga (1971)
- El Juicio (1972)
- Lo Mato (1973)
- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975)
- Metiendo Mano! (1977)
- El Baquiné de Angelitos Negros (1977)
- Siembra (1978)
- Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos (1981)
- Fantasmas (1981)
- The Last Fight (1982)
- Vigilante (1983)
- Asalto Navideño (1970)
- Crime Pays (1972)
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