Union (Puya album)

Union
Studio album by Puya
Released	June 12, 2001 (U.S) July 2, 2001 (Canada)/(Puerto Rico)
Recorded	Denver, Colorado, St Louis, Missouri
Genre	Latin metal, progressive metal, salsa
Length	65:04
Label	MCA
Producer	GGGarth
Puya chronology
Fundamental (1999) Union (2001) Areyto (EP) (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Union is the third studio album by Puerto Rican progressive metal band Puya, released by MCA, in 2001.

Background

Union draws from diverse genres, including salsa,^[2][3] progressive metal,^[4] rap^[5] and jazz.^[2] Jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente agreed to record a timbale solo on Unión, but died before he could do so.^[2] Because sales did not meet MCA's expectations, the label did not renew the bands contract after it had expired in 2002.^[2]

Track listing

Songs written by R. Ortiz, except where noted.

1. "Ride" (Harold Hopkins Miranda (HHM)) - 3:52
2. "People" (HHM)- 3:30
3. "Erizo" - 2:29
4. "Socialize" - 3:49
5. "Numbed" (Curbelo, Ortíz) - 3:09
6. "Bridge" - 4:04
7. "Si Aja" (HHM) - 5:39
8. "No Interference" - 5:58 (Canadian Versión Track Mix)
9. "Semilla" - 1:08
10. "A Matter Of Time" - 3:03
11. "Pa'ti Pa'mi" (HHM) - 4:42
12. "Ahorake" (HHM) - 6:56
13. "Unión" (HHM, Ortíz) - 16:39

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Mateus, Jorge Arévalo (2004). "Boricua Rock". In Hernandez, Deborah Pacini. Rockin' las Américas: the global politics of rock in Latin/o America. D. Fernández, Héctor l'Hoeste; Zolov, Eric. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-8229-5841-4.
3. Flicky, Brad (August 2001). "Review of Union". CMJ New Music (95): 87. ISSN 1074-6978.
4. https://www.questia.com/article/1G1-77810705/puya
5. Inc, CMJ Network (2001-08-01). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc.