Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburridos
| Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos | ||||
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| Studio album by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded |
La Tierra Sound Studios Sound Works Studios New York City 6/1981-7/1981 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Label |
Fania Records JM 597 NYC | |||
| Producer | Willie Colón | |||
| Willie Colón & Rubén Blades chronology | ||||
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Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is an album by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón released by Fania Records in 1981.[1]
Background
Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is the penultimate of four collaborative duo albums produced by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón. The songs were mainly composed by Blades ranging in theme from the political to the comical/playful. "Tiburón" has since become widely considered one of the highlights of Rubén Blades' songwriting career.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Although Grammy-nominated, Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos received little air play in the United States at the time of its release due to the political slant of the song "Tiburón" (literally, "Shark") referring to U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The main opposition to the composition came from the Cuban communities in the U.S.[3] In 1991 Willie Colón reflected, "that type of composition caused us a lot of trouble, so much so that at one point when we were doing "Pedro Navaja" and "Tiburón" with Blades, we had to perform in bulletproof vests."[3] However, reception was much warmer in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, where "Tiburón", "Te Están Buscando" and "Ligia Elena" were major radio hits.
Track listing
All tracks written by Rubén Blades, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tiburón" | Rubén Blades | 6:57 |
| 2. | "Te Están Buscando" | Rubén Blades | 6:25 |
| 3. | "Madame Kalalú" | Rubén Blades | 6:53 |
| 4. | "El Telefonito" | Silvestre Méndez | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Y Deja" | Piloto y Vera | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Ligia Elena" | Rubén Blades | 6:01 |
| 7. | "¿De Qué?" | Rubén Blades | 6:15 |
Personnel
Concept and Artistic Direction:
- Rubén Blades & Willie Colon
Arrangements:
- Hector Garrido
- Javier Vazquez
- Luis Cruz
- Marty Sheller
- Rubén Blades
- Willie Colon
Participating Musicians:
- Johnny Andrews
- Ruben Blades
- Sam Burtis
- Milton Cardona
- Willie Colon
- Salvador Cuevas
- Jimmy Delgado
- Andy González
- Reynaldo Jorge
- Lewis Kahn
- Jose Rodríguez
- Joe Santiago
- Joe Torres
Engineers:
- Willie Colon
- Jon Fausty
Assistants:
- Kevin Zambrana
- Henry Monzon
Original Cover Design:
- Izzy Sanabria
Designer:
- Jorge Vargas
Photographer:
- Lee Marshall
Hair Stylist for Willie Colon:
- James Perez
Produced By:
- Willie Colon & Ruben Blades for WAC Productions, Inc.
References
- ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7058121
- ↑ Bush, John. "canciones-del-solar-de-los-aburridos: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
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