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A Celia Cruz/Willie Colon collaboration is to salseros what a Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet is to soul lovers or an Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong project is to jazz enthusiasts; in other words, you're bringing together two of the best artists that the genre has to offer. When Cruz and Colon get together, the sparks usually fly -- and Celia y Willie is no exception. Considering how much this LP had going for it, one would have been surprised if things hadn't gone well. Celia y Willie is an album that boasts Cruz on lead vocals, Colon producing, salsa impresario Jerri Masucci serving as executive producer, and talent like Luis "Perico" Ortiz and Louie Ramirez helping with the arrangements, not to mention Cruz having access to excellent material. Add those things up, and it would have been surprising if Cruz hadn't soared on exuberant gems like "Kirimbambara," "Latinos en Estados Unidos," and the hit "Don Jueyes." Equally strong is "Come Down to Miami," which has an English title but offers mostly Spanish lyrics. Praising Miami, the song playfully urges New York's Latinos to say good-bye to the Big Apple's chilly winters and make Miami their permanent home. And even if you're quite happy living in New York and don't care for Miami's year-round heat, "Come Down to Miami" is still fun and infectious. A fine example of the chemistry that Cruz and Colon enjoy, Willie y Celia is happily recommended to salseros.
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Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Madera, Arranger, Work Arranger - Marilyn Pupo, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tomas Mendez, ComposerLyricist - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Perico Ortiz, Arranger, Work Arranger - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Javier Vazquez, Arranger, Work Arranger - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Cevedo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Titti Sotto, ComposerLyricist - Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Catalino Curet Alonso, ComposerLyricist - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Franzetti, ComposerLyricist - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - JOSE ALOMAR, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Perico Ortiz, Arranger, Work Arranger - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ramon Luis Rodriguez Morales, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raquel Attias, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Madera, Arranger, Work Arranger - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Johnny Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Ramirez, Arranger, Work Arranger - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Chorus, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, ComposerLyricist - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rodriguez, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Producer, Trumpet, Chorus, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Cruz, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Francisco Cabrera, Arranger, Work Arranger - Johnny Almendra, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
A Celia Cruz/Willie Colon collaboration is to salseros what a Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet is to soul lovers or an Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong project is to jazz enthusiasts; in other words, you're bringing together two of the best artists that the genre has to offer. When Cruz and Colon get together, the sparks usually fly -- and Celia y Willie is no exception. Considering how much this LP had going for it, one would have been surprised if things hadn't gone well. Celia y Willie is an album that boasts Cruz on lead vocals, Colon producing, salsa impresario Jerri Masucci serving as executive producer, and talent like Luis "Perico" Ortiz and Louie Ramirez helping with the arrangements, not to mention Cruz having access to excellent material. Add those things up, and it would have been surprising if Cruz hadn't soared on exuberant gems like "Kirimbambara," "Latinos en Estados Unidos," and the hit "Don Jueyes." Equally strong is "Come Down to Miami," which has an English title but offers mostly Spanish lyrics. Praising Miami, the song playfully urges New York's Latinos to say good-bye to the Big Apple's chilly winters and make Miami their permanent home. And even if you're quite happy living in New York and don't care for Miami's year-round heat, "Come Down to Miami" is still fun and infectious. A fine example of the chemistry that Cruz and Colon enjoy, Willie y Celia is happily recommended to salseros.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:39
- Main artists: Willie Colón Celia Cruz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fania
- Genre: World
© 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1981 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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