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A much better effort than his self-titled debut, With Love shows Ralfi Pagan with more command over his voice and with much better arrangements to back him up -- by Louie Ramirez on side one and Marty Sheller on the flip. Pagan handles a difficult song like the opener, "Make It With You," with more confidence than he would have earlier, and the strung-out blues guitar during the intro doesn't hurt either. There's hardly any Latin left to this crossover album; it turns out that concentrating purely on pop makes for a much more consistent LP. Surprisingly, only "Make It With You" is a cover, though the others (with songwriting credits to Pagan, Ramirez, Joe Bataan, and Harvey Averne) display a lot of influence from early-'70s soul, pop, and even cocktail jazz. "Latin Soul" is a nice boogaloo change of pace (a bit of a repeat from his earlier LP), and while "Ain't No Big Thing" isn't going to compete with James Brown, it's pleasant enough for a side-two song. No one was confusing him with Smokey Robinson or Curtis Mayfield either, but With Love is a notable success from one of Fania's sideline artists.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Johnny Pacheco, ComposerLyricist - Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Catalino Curet Alonso, ComposerLyricist - Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - DAVID GATES, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harold Martin, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Joe Bataan, ComposerLyricist - Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Marty Sheller, Arranger, Work Arranger - Harvey Averne, Producer, Recording Producer - Ralfi Pagan, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
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A much better effort than his self-titled debut, With Love shows Ralfi Pagan with more command over his voice and with much better arrangements to back him up -- by Louie Ramirez on side one and Marty Sheller on the flip. Pagan handles a difficult song like the opener, "Make It With You," with more confidence than he would have earlier, and the strung-out blues guitar during the intro doesn't hurt either. There's hardly any Latin left to this crossover album; it turns out that concentrating purely on pop makes for a much more consistent LP. Surprisingly, only "Make It With You" is a cover, though the others (with songwriting credits to Pagan, Ramirez, Joe Bataan, and Harvey Averne) display a lot of influence from early-'70s soul, pop, and even cocktail jazz. "Latin Soul" is a nice boogaloo change of pace (a bit of a repeat from his earlier LP), and while "Ain't No Big Thing" isn't going to compete with James Brown, it's pleasant enough for a side-two song. No one was confusing him with Smokey Robinson or Curtis Mayfield either, but With Love is a notable success from one of Fania's sideline artists.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:55
- Main artists: Ralfi Pagan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Wereldmuziek
© 2022 Craft Recordings. ℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
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