Rubén Blades y Son del Solar...Live!
Rubén Blades y Son del Solar... Live! or also known as Live! is the third live album by Rubén Blades and the first with the band Son Del Solar released on March 20, 1990.[3] For WEA International Inc. and Elektra Records. The album contains all the featured songs from Blades albums from 1984 (with Buscando América) to 1988 (with Antecedente ), with songs like Decisiones (Live), El Padre Antonio (Live) and also including his hit Pedro Navaja (Live). A song that was not in his stay in Elektra but was in Fania Records on his 1978 album Siembra.
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Released | March 20, 1990 | |||
Recorded | October 29 & 30, 1989[1] | |||
Venue | Lone Star Roadhouse, NYC | |||
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Length | 74:27[2] | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
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Background
editAfter recording his curious English album Nothing But the Truth in 1988 Blades said goodbye to Elektra to go to Sony Music until 2002 with his studio album Mundo.
Recordings and songs
editBlades He wanted to record this album with Son Del Solar to give it a touch of eccentricity, also taking from Gabriel García Márquez the song Cuentas Del Alma, Ojos De Perro azul that was included in his album Crossover Dreams.[4] I also include his success in Elektra Decisiones and Pedro Navaja. He also rewrote the song Muévete originally recorded by Los Van Van.
Track listing
editAll songs from Live! were written and composed by Rubén Blades except Muévete written by Juan Formell y Los Van Van.[5]
All tracks are written by Rubén Blades
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Decisiónes" | Rubén Blades |
| 6:03 |
2. | "Cuentas Del Alma" |
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| 6:49 |
3. | "El Padre Antonio" | Blades |
| 8.46 |
4. | "Pedro Navaja" | Blades |
| 9:26 |
5. | "Todos Vuelven" | Blades |
| 5:53 |
6. | "La Canción del Final del Mundo" | Blades |
| 6:35 |
7. | "Ojos de Perro Azul" |
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| 7:05 |
8. | "Buscando América" | Blades |
| 11:08 |
9. | "Muévete" |
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| 12:16 |
Total length: | 74:27 |
Musicians
editObtained from Jazz en la Web (in Spanish):[6]
Performers
edit- Oscar Hernandez: Piano
- Mike Viñas: Bass
- Ralph Irizarry: Timpani
- Edwin "Eddy" Montalvo: Congas
- Arturo Ortiz: Synthesizers
- Robby Ameen: Drums
- Roger Paiz: Bongos
- Marc Quiñones: Congas
- Angel "Papo" Vásquez, Reynaldo Jorge, Leopoldo Pineda: Trombones
Staff
editObtained and adapted from Discogs:
Credits
edit- Art Direction – Carol Bobolts
- Composed by Cesar Miró* (Tracks: 5), Rubén Blades* (Tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 9)
- Engineer – Jerry Solomon
- Lead Vocals – Rubén Blades
- Mixed by Jon Fausty
- Photography by Frank W. Ockenfels III
- Original lyrics and music written by Juan Formell (Tracks:9)
References
edit- ^ "Jazz en la Web: Rubén Blades y Son del Solar - Live!". 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Rubén Blades y Son del Solar, Rubén Blades - Rubén Blades y Son del Solar...Live! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Rubén Blades, Ruben Blades Y Son Del Solar...Live!, retrieved 2022-07-01
- ^ Soyo (2020-01-13). "Jazz en la Web: Rubén Blades y Son del Solar - Live!". Jazz en la Web. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ Rubén Blades y Son del Solar, Rubén Blades - Rubén Blades y Son del Solar...Live! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-01
- ^ Soyo (2020-01-13). "Jazz en la Web: Rubén Blades y Son del Solar - Live!". Jazz en la Web. Retrieved 2022-07-01.