Fania: The 75 Greatest Fania Songs

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: CD1
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1I Like It Like That
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
recording of:
I Like It (Like That) (Pete Rodríguez boogaloo)
lyricist:
Tony Pabón
writer:
Manny Rodríguez (percussionist and composer with Pete Rodríguez)
Pete Rodríguez2.454:24
2Plástico
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Willie Colón
recording of:
Plástico
composer:
Rubén Blades
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades56:39
3Soul Drummers
producer:
Harvey Averne and Jerry Masucci
recording of:
The Soul Drummers
lyricist and composer:
Ray Barretto
publisher:
Fania Music (publisher)
Ray Barretto3:49
4Viva Tirado
Fania All-Stars5:22
5Café
producer:
Teddy Reig
Eddie Palmieri6:32
6El faisán
Johnny Pacheco8:20
7Baila que baila
recording of:
Baila que baila mi son (in 1978)
writer:
Ovidio Guerra and Tomás Martínez (Cuban singer, band leader, composer)
Típica 733:33
8La palomilla
Joe Cuba2:47
9Pa' Bravo yo
recording of:
Pa' bravo yo (in 1972)
writer:
Ismael Miranda
Justo Betancourt3:44
10Puro teatro
recording of:
Puro teatro
writer and composer:
C. Curet Alonso (Puerto Rican salsa composer)
La Lupe2:57
11Mi ritmo es bueno
Bobby Valentín5:44
12Maestra vida
Rubén Blades7:20
13Merecumbe
Johnny Colón5:59
14Ran kan kan
recording of:
Ran kan kan (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Tito Puente
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Tito Puente3:08
15El manisero
Alegre All Stars5:40
2▼CD: CD2
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1Oye como va
recording of:
Oye como va (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Tito Puente
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Full Keel Music, Planetary Music Publ. Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Chanchullo
is based on:
Te enseñaré
Tito Puente4:31
2Toro mata
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Jerry Masucci
recorded at:
Good Vibrations Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Toro mata
lyricist:
Carlos "Caitro" Soto de la Colina
composer:
Campos De La Colina Mauro Rona
version of:
Toro mata (Peruvian folk song)
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco5:40
3Mi gente
recording of:
Mi gente
composer:
Johnny Pacheco
Héctor Lavoe55:29
4Che che colé
audio engineer:
Irv Greenbaum
producer:
Jerry Masucci
recording of:
Che che colé
writer:
William Anthony Colón
publisher:
Fania Music (publisher) and Fania Publ.
version of:
Che Che Kule (folk song from Ghana)
Willie Colón53:30
5Coco seco
Bobby Valentín3:35
6El ratón
Cheo Feliciano3:48
7Diez lágrimas
The Lebron Brothers5:10
8Lluvia con nieve
recording of:
Lluvia con nieve
writer:
Efrain "Mon" Rivera (Salsa band leader)
Mon Rivera2:56
9Agúzate
recording of:
Agúzate (in 1970)
writer:
Bobby Cruz and Ricardo Ray (Richie Ray)
Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz6:13
10Chin Chon Chow
Louie Ramírez2:51
11Tiburón
Rubén Blades6:56
12Subway Joe
Joe Bataan2:59
13Estrellas de Fania
Fania All-Stars7:27
14Shaft
Joe Bataan5:53
15El cantante
recording of:
El cantante
lyricist and composer:
Rubén Blades
Héctor Lavoe510:23
3▼CD: CD3
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1Quimbara
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Jerry Masucci
vocals:
Celia Cruz
recorded at:
Good Vibrations Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Químbara (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Junior Cepeda (salsa songwriter)
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco4:49
2Fever
cover recording of:
Fever (in 1968)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
La Lupe2:45
3Acid
recording of:
Acid
composer:
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto5:06
4Quítate tú
arranger:
Johnny Pacheco and Bobby Valentín
recording of:
Quítate tú
writer:
Johnny Pacheco and Bobby Valentín
Fania All-Stars16:43
5Muñeca
Joe Bataan5:06
6Aguanile
lead vocals:
Héctor Lavoe
recording of:
Aguanile
additional writer:
Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe
writer:
Antar Daly
version of:
Mucho guaguancó
Willie Colón6:09
7El bravo soy yo
Willie Rosario3:02
8La hija de Lola
recording of:
La hija de Lola
writer:
Raúl Marrero (Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter)
Charlie Palmieri4:32
9Que rico suena mi tambor
Ismael Miranda & Fania All-Stars4:52
10Bang Bang
Joe Cuba4:04
11La esencia del guaguancó
producer:
Jerry Masucci
vocals:
Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez (Pedro Juan Rodríguez Ferrer, Puerto Rican salsa singer)
recording of:
La esencia del guaguancó (in 1970)
composer:
Tite Curet Alonso (Puerto Rican salsa composer)
Johnny Pacheco & Pete Rodríguez4:04
12Ligia Elena
vocals:
Rubén Blades
recording of:
Ligia Elena (in 1981)
writer:
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades6:01
13Trucutu
recording of:
Trucutú (in 1985)
writer:
Chamaco Ramírez
Tommy Olivencia5:04
14Jive Samba
Jack Costanzo3:02
15Abran paso
Larry Harlow & Ismael Miranda3:31
4▼CD: CD4
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1Que se sepa
recording of:
Mi quimbín (aka "Que se sepa": "Yo naci con...") (in 1973)
writer:
José Cauto
Roberto Roena3:14
2María Lionza
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Willie Colón
recording of:
María Lionza
lyricist and composer:
Rubén Blades
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades35:30
3Ay que rico
Eddie Palmieri3:26
4Me tienes loco
Ismael Rivera4:10
5El Todopoderoso
recording of:
El Todopoderoso
composer:
Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Lavoe54:20
6Mambo Mongo
Mongo Santamaría5:58
7Flores blancas y negras
Tito Allen4:18
8Indestructible
producer:
Jerry Masucci
background vocals:
Héctor Lavoe and Meñique
choir vocals:
Hector Lavoe and Meñique
vocal:
Tito Allen
recording of:
Indestructible
writer:
Ray Barretto
publisher:
Concord Copyrights (BMI) and Fania Music (publisher)
Ray Barretto4:13
9I'll Be a Happy Man
The Latin Blues Band feat. Luis Aviles3:32
10Fuego en el 23
La Sonora Ponceña4:44
11La murga
guitar:
Yomo Toro
vocals:
Héctor Lavoe
recording of:
La murga (in 1972)
writer:
Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe
Willie Colón5:33
12Anacaona
producer:
Tite Curet Alonso (Puerto Rican salsa composer) and Jerry Masucci
bass:
Bobby Valentín
bongos:
Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter)
claves and maracas:
Ismael Quintana
congas:
Johnny Pacheco
electric guitar:
Vinnie Bell
piano:
Larry Harlow
timbales:
Orestes Vilató
tres:
Charlie Rodriguez (Salsa musician)
vibraphone:
Louie Ramírez
background vocals:
Justo Betancourt, Santos Colón (Puerto Rican bolero and mambo singer), Johnny Pacheco and Ismael Quintana
recording of:
Anacaona
lyricist and composer:
Tite Curet Alonso (Puerto Rican salsa composer)
Cheo Feliciano4:13
13Paula C
Rubén Blades6:19
14Micaela
Pete Rodríguez5:25
15Juan Pachanga
lead vocals:
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades6:13
5▼CD: CD5
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1Together
producer:
Jerry Masucci
recording of:
Together
writer:
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto2:37
2Para los rumberos
engineer:
Pat Jacques
recording of:
Para los rumberos
composer:
Tito Puente
publisher:
Windswept Pacific Music
Tito Puente4:02
3Oriente
recording of:
Oriente (Cuban son)
writer:
Cheo Marquetti
La Lupe4:05
4Amada mía
recording of:
Amada mía
writer:
José Nogueras
Cheo Feliciano4:43
5Hacha y machete
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Willie Colón
bass:
Santi González (Bassist)
bongos and percussion:
José Mangual Jr.
congas and percussion:
Milton Cardona
guitar:
Yomo Toro
maracas and lead vocals:
Héctor Lavoe
piano:
Joe Torres
trombone:
Harry de Aguiar and Ángel "Papo" Vásquez
trumpet:
Ray Feliciano
background vocals:
Rubén Blades, Milton Cardona, Willie Colón and José Mangual Jr.
arranger:
Edwin Rodriguez
recording of:
Hacha y machete (in 1976)
writer:
Emildo Padrón
Héctor Lavoe5:32
6Las muchachas
recording of:
Las muchachas (in 1975)
writer:
Billo Frómeta
Johnny Pacheco4:54
7El molestoso
recording of:
El molestoso (in 1963)
writer:
Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri2:40
8El nazareno
recording of:
El nazareno
writer:
Henry D. Williams (El nazareno)
Ismael Rivera5:38
9Chanchullo
recording of:
Chanchullo (in 1980)
composer:
Israel López
Típica 734:51
10Consolación
Roberto Roena3:27
11I'm Satisfied
Joe Bataan3:35
12Do You Feel It? (¿Tú lo sientes?)
Joe Cuba3:26
13La cartera
recording of:
La cartera (quotes Camina Juan Pescao) (in 1974)
writer:
Arsenio Rodríguez
quotes lyrics from:
Camina Juan Pescao
quotes music from:
Camina Juan Pescao
version of:
La cartera
Orchestra Harlow6:27
14Descarga Fania All Stars
arranger:
Ray Barretto and Luis Cruz
Fania All-Stars9:19
15Pedro Navaja
engineer:
Jon Fausty
producer:
Willie Colón
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 90)
recording of:
Pedro Navaja
lyricist and composer:
Rubén Blades
is based on:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades57:22

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manufactured in:France
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
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distributed by and marketed by:Wagram Music S.A. (marketing/distribution only)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) (from 2013 to present)
ASIN:FR: B00FCAZFQC [info]