Guisando (literally "cooking up a stew") is the third studio album of Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe issued in 1969 by Fania Records.[4] Guisando was the first Colón-Lavoe album in which they shared the credits and the album cover.[5] The track, “I Wish I Had A Watermelon” is a response to the 1962 instrumental "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock. "Guisando in Puerto Rico, among other meanings, is a slang term to signify making quick money usually informally or not in a legit fashion. The cover of the album implies that as Lavoe is counting money while Colon holds a gun, a safe appears to have been broken with the tools above it.

Guisando
Studio album by
Released1969
Genrepost-Boogaloo
Salsa music
LabelFania Records
ProducerJerry Masucci
Willie Colón chronology
The Hustler
(1968)
Guisando
(1969)
Cosa Nuestra
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound World[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Guisando" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 4:00
  2. "No Me Den Candela" (Willie Colón) – 7:05
  3. "El Titán" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 5:21
  4. "Oiga Señor" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 3:30
  5. "I Wish I Had a Watermelon" (Willie Colón) – 5:18
  6. "Te Están Buscando" (Mark Dimond) – 7:30
  7. "Se Baila Mejor" (Willie Colón) – 4:20

References

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  1. ^ Guisando at AllMusic
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (1998). "Colón, Willie". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 1180–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
  3. ^ Adam McGovern, ed. (2000). "Willie Colón". MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 169–171. ISBN 1-57859-039-6.
  4. ^ Marc Shapiro Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe 2007 142997446X p68 "But the Colon band did not seem to have a problem with another trip into the studio. ... Consequently, they were more than up for rushing back to the studio to record Guisando. In Puerto Rico, "guisando", among other meanings is a slang term to signify making quick money usually in an informal or not legit fashion.https://tesoro.pr/lema/guisar. The cover of the album implies that, as you see Lavoe counting money after somehow he a Colon were able to broke a safe, holding a gun and tools are above the safe. Guisando was sticking very close to the gangster-tough guy imagery that had powered the first two albums, but there was a progression in the works: smoother production values and, by degrees, a more worldly outlook. ..."
  5. ^ Fania Guisando