Crime Pays is a vintage collection of Willie Colón's early lounge recordings from the late 1960s and early 1970s mainly with Héctor Lavoe, including Guajirón, El Titán, Que Lío and Eso Se Baila Así.[3]
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Released | 1972 | |||
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Label | Fania Records | |||
Producer | Jerry Masucci | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Che Che Colé" Colón - 3:30
- "El Malo" Colón - 3:55
- "Guisando" Colón, Lavoe - 4:00
- "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
- "Juana Peña" Colón, Lavoe - 5:37
- "Guajirón" Dimond - 5:59
- "El Titán" Colón, Lavoe - 5:21
- "Que Lío" Colón, Joe Cuba, Lavoe - 4:35
- "Eso Se Baila Así" Colón - 5:15
Personnel
edit- Len Bauman: photography
- Jon Child: liner notes
- Willie Colón: trombone, vocals
- Héctor Lavoe: vocals
- Jerry Masucci: producer
- Johnny Pacheco: recording director
- Izzy Sanabria: design
References
edit- ^ Crime Pays 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.
- ^ Ilan Stavans Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes 2014 p412 0313343969 "Fania even released a compilation album of their best recordings entitled Crime Pays featuring a cover photograph of the pair dressed like mad mobsters, crouched on the running board of an old roadster. ."