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Lo Esencial (Dark Latin Groove album)

Lo Esencial (transl. "The Essential") is the fourth greatest hits album by the American salsa band Dark Latin Groove. It was released on December 7, 2004 through Legacy Recordings, Sony BMG and Sony Music Latin. Part of the Lo Esencial compilation album series, it contains songs from his first studio album Dark Latin Groove released in 1996 by Sony Discos to his third studio album entitled Gotcha! released in 1999 on Columbia Records.[1][2]

Lo Esencial
Greatest hits album by
DLG (Dark Latin Groove)
ReleasedDecember 7, 2004
Recorded1996–1999
Genre
Length67:45
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
Label
Producer
DLG (Dark Latin Groove) chronology
Serie Azul Tropical
(2003) 		Lo Esencial
(2004) 		20 Éxitos Originales
(2005)

It contains hits like "Volveré", "La Quiero A Morir", "No Morirá", "Juliana", "Que Locura Enamorarme de Ti", among others.[3][4]

Background

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The album contains in its essence the 3 DLG albums, the style of salsa reggae from the DLG album, Swing On! and Gotcha!. Which were the creativity of producer Sergio George the voice of their lead singer Huey Dunbar, the rough rap of James Da Barba, the freestyle and soft rap of Fragrancia.[5]

Repertoire and recordings

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Lo Esencial DLG It contains fifteen songs, most of them covers of merengue, latin pop, pop, reggae and hip hop songs, adapting them to salsa. Four of them co-written by George, and the other eleven written and performed by other singers such as "No Morirá" written by Anne Godwin, Larry Lange and adapted into Spanish by Rodolfo Castillo and Jorge Luís Piloto being this last winner of the award in the tropical category of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1997.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sergio George, except where noted.

Lo Esencial DLG Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."La Quiero A Morir"
Sergio George5:00
2."Juliana"Cuco ValoySergio George4:58
3."Volveré"
Sergio George4:51
4."Que Locura Enamorarme de Ti" (performed by Huey Dunbar and Eddie Santiago)Alejandro M. VezanniSergio George4:57
5."Muévete"
  • Luis Daniel Cabarcas
  • Sergio George
Sergio George4:36
6."A Veces Me Pregunto"
  • Guadalupe "Lupillo" García
  • Sergio George
Sergio George4:31
7."No Morirá (No Matter What)"
  • Leotis Clyburm
  • Sergio George
4:31
8."Me Va Extrañar (Unchained My Heart)"
  • Leotis Clyburm
  • Sergio George
  • George Zamora
4:41
9."Magdalena, Mi Amor (Químbara)" (duet with Ivy Queen)
  • Junior Cepeda
  • Sergio George
Sergio George4:18
10."Todo Mí Corazón"Ilan ChesterSergio George4:59
11."Acucuye"Johnny Pacheco
4:53
12."Gotcha!"
  • Manny Benito
  • Sergio George
  • David Sanchez
  • Sergio George
  • Boogie Lou
5:12
13."Prisionero"Yoel HenríquezSergio George4:51
14."La Solédad"
  • J. Badía
  • Ángelo Valsiglio
  • Cavalli
  • Cremones
Sergio George5:04
Total length:67:45

Personnel

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Technicals

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Performers

References

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  1. ^ Apple, Music (2020). "Gotcha! de DLG en Apple Music". Apple Music LLC.com.
  2. ^ DLG (Dark Latin Groove) - Dark Latin Groove Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-09-25
  3. ^ DLG (Dark Latin Groove) - Lo Esencial DLG Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-09-25 (in Spanish). AllMusic, LLC December 7, 2004
  4. ^ DLG (Dark Latin Groove) - Swing On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-09-25
  5. ^ David, Pawl (October 24, 2006). "One of the Most Innovative Salsa Bands of our Generation..." www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  6. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-09-20). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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