Escenas (Scenes) is the second studio album by Rubén Blades as a soloist and with his band Seis Del Solar, released on October 15, 1985 by Elektra Records.[1] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.[2]
| Escenas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Highlighting songs like "La Cancion Del Final Del Mundo", "Caina", "Sorpresas".
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Village Voice | A−[4] |
John Storm Roberts of AllMusic noted that "there's a lot going on here" on the album, which the editors of AllMusic gave a 3.5 out of five star rating.[3]
Escenas also won a Grammy in the category of Best Tropical Latin Performance.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cuentas Del Alma" | Rubén Blades | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Tierra Dura (Etiopia)" | Rubén Blades | 5:04 |
| 3. | "La Canción Del Final Del Mundo" | Rubén Blades | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Sorpresas" | Rubén Blades | 7:31 |
| 5. | "Caína" | Rubén Blades | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Silencios" | Rubén Blades | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Muévete" | Rubén Blades, Juan Formell | 8:00 |
References
edit- ^ a b Rubén Blades: Escenas. Elektra Records. 1985.
- ^ "Rubén Blades: Escenas (Top Tropical Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ a b Storm, Roberts. John. "Rubén Blades: Escenas". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Rubén Blades y Seis del Solar: Escenas". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
- ^ "Rubén Blades". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
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