Hector Lavoe – La Voz

Released 1975

Produced by Willie Colon

Fania / E-Musica Remastered 2006

Available at Amazon, Descarga, etc

Arrangements by Willie Colon (1,2,6,8), Jose Febles (3,5), Louie Ramirez (4,7)

1. El Todopoderoso 4:20 (Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe)
2. Emborrachame De Amor 2:57 (Mario Cavagnaro)
3. Paraiso De Dulzura 4:33 (Hector Lavoe)
4. Un Amor De La Calle 3:21 (Orlando Brito)
5. Rompe Saraguey 6:31 (Virgilio Gonzalez)
6. Mucho Amor 2:08 (Roberto Garcia)
7. Tus Ojos 3:33 (Jose Luis Delgado Perez)
8. Mi Gente 5:29 (Johnny Pacheco)

Hector Lavoe’s debut solo album. Paraiso De Dulzura made salsanewyork.com honor list. Other well-known songs include El Todopoderoso (okay for dancing), Rompe Saraguey (Cha Cha) and Mi Gente (not as good for dancing).

Musicians

Tom Malon / Trombone
Jose Rodriguez / Trombone
Ray Maldonado / Trumpet
Hector Zarzuela / Trumpet
Milton Cardona / Conga
Jose Mangual Jr / Bongos
Eddie “Guagua” Rivera / Bass
Nicky Marrero / Timbales
Mark Dimond / Piano
Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, Willie Garcia / Chorus
Hector Lavoe / Lead Vocals