Mo' Ritmo

Mo' Ritmo
Studio album by Gerardo
Released	January 29, 1991
Recorded	Bossa Nova Hotel, Cafe Al Dente, Cliffhanger Studio in 1990
Genre	Latin rap
Length	49:02
Label	Interscope
Producer	Christian Warren, Hilary Bercovici, Dr. Freeze and Michael Sembello
Gerardo chronology
Mo' Ritmo (1991) Dos (1992)
Singles from Mo' Ritmo
"Rico Suave" Released: December 1990 "We Want the Funk" Released: 1991 "When the Lights Go Out" Released: 1991 "When the Lights Go Out" Released: 1991

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Mo' Ritmo is the debut album by Ecuadorian singer Gerardo. It was released on January 29, 1991 on Interscope Records, the first such album to be released by the record company. Mo’ Ritmo achieved success by breaking into the top-50 on the Billboard 200 and the top-75 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, making Gerardo a summer hit in 1991.

Song lengths from the CD liner notes differ from the actual track lengths.

Track listing

1. "When the Lights Go Out" (Gerardo Mejía, Dan Sembello, Michael Sembello) – 4:05
2. "Brother to Brother" (Mejía, Alfred Rubalcava) – 3:33
3. "Rico Suave" (Mejia, Christian Warren) - 4:51
4. "En Mi Barrio" (Mejia, M. Sembello) - 2:58
5. "Latin Till I Die (Oye Como Va)" (Mejia, Tito Puente) - 4:01
6. "We Want the Funk" (cover; written by Mejia, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Jerome Brailey) - 4:12
7. "Christina" (Mejia, Warren) - 3:56
8. "Fandango" (Mejia, Rubalcava) - 5:30
9. "You Gotta Hold of My Soul" (Mejia, M. Sembello) - 4:58
10. "The Groove Remains the Same" (Mejia, M. Sembello, Brian O'Doherty) - 5:13
11. ”When the Lights Go Out [Dr. Freeze Mix]” (Mejia, D. Sembello, M. Sembello) - 3:20

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Billboard 200	36
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	64

Credits

• Lead vocals: Gerardo
• Additional vocals: Coco, Ellis Hall, Nikki Harris, Anna Marie, Gerardo, Xavier Menia, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Cruz Baca Sembello, and Michael Sembello
• Programmers: Jimmy Abney, Hilary Bercovici, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Danny Sembello, Michael Sembello, and Christian Warren
• Engineer: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, Bud Rizzo, and Michael Smith
• Assistant Engineer: Tim Anderson
• Mixers: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, and Erik Zobler
• Scratcher: D-Roc
• Remixers: Dr. Freeze and Angela Piva
• Timbales: Ronnie Gutierrez and Michael Sembello
• Bongos: Alfred Ortiz
• Congas: Alfred Ortiz
• Photography: Barry King and Randee St. Nicholas