Rubén Blades y Son del Solar...Live!
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| Released | March 6, 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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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 6, 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.
Background
After 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
Blades 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
All 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) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Decisiones (Live)" | Rubén Blades | 6:03 |
| 2. | "Cuentas Del Alma (Live)" | Rubén Blades, Gabriel García Márquez | 6:49 |
| 3. | "El Padre Antonio (Live)" | Rubén Blades | 8.46 |
| 4. | "Pedro Navaja (Live)" | Rubén Blades | 9:26 |
| 5. | "Todos Vuelven (Live)" | Rubén Blades | 5:53 |
| 6. | "La Canción del Final del Mundo (Live)" | Rubén Blades | 6:35 |
| 7. | "Ojos de Perro Azul (Live)" | Rubén Blades, Gabriel García Márquez | 7:05 |
| 8. | "Buscando América (Live)" | Rubén Blades | 11:08 |
| 9. | "Muévete (Live)" | Juan Formell, Rubén Blades | 12:16 |
| Total length: | 1:14:27 | ||
Musicians
Obtained from Jazz en la Web (in Spanish):[6]
- 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
Obtained and adapted from Discogs:
- 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
- ^ "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.