Tito Rodriguez - Un Retrato, El Hombre, Su Musica Y Su Vida

Compilation of recordings from 1969-1972


Disco Hit Productions DH2063


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1. Mama Guela 2:27 (Tito Rodriguez) Palladium Memories
2. Si Tu Supieras [Si Te Contara] 2:36 (Celio Alva) Palladium Memories / En La Soledad
3. Yambu 4:09 (Mongo Santamaria) Palladium Memories
4. Me Faltabas Tu 3:01 (Jose A. Mendez) Algo Nuevo / En La Soledad
5. Ahi No 3:34 (M. Alvarez, F. Hernandez) Algo Nuevo / Reliquas De Tito Rodriguez
6. Cuando, Cuando / Cara De Payaso 2:43 (C. Boone, E. Cesar & D.R.) 25th Anniversary Performance (medley made for this album)
7. A Los Muchachos De Belen 3:05 (Eduardo Davidson) Palladium Memories
8. Tu Mi Delirio 3:37 (Cesar Portillo de la Luz) Inolvidable
9. Amor No Es Solo Sexo 4:01 (Maria Ruffino Villaverde) Inolvidable
10. El Que Se Fue 4:40 (Tito Rodriguez) Palladium Memories
11. Perico Perejil 4:01 (Augustin Ribot) Algo Nuevo
12. En La Soledad 3:40 (Puchi Balsero) En La Soledad
13. El Mulato Rumbero 3:52 (Alejandro Rodriguez) Algo Nuevo
14. La Batea 3:58 (Mercedes Segredo) Algo Nuevo
15. Hay Mucho Que Olvidar 3:06 (Bobby Capo) Reliquias De Tito Rodriguez
16. Como Canto Yo 3:43 (Justi Barretto) Algo Nuevo
17. No Lo Recuerdas 3:22 (Maria Ruffino Villaverde) Inolvidable

The songs in this compilation CD is from recordings made between 1969 and 1972. There are no liner notes or musician information. Apparently this absence is true for all albums of Tito Rodriguez from this period.

Trying to figure out where all the songs came from this compilation was quite tricky. This is my best guess. All of the songs came from recordings done with Tito Rodriguez's own label, TR Records. All recordings from TR records became part of another label called Disco Hit Productions (a.k.a. Top Ten Hits). It would appear that at least four original LPs were released before Tito Rodriguez died. These are most likely Inolvidable (DH2061) in 1969, Palladium Memories (DH2064) in 1971, Algo Nuevo (DH2065 with Louie Ramirez), and 25th Anniversary Live Performance (DH2066) about a month before his death (presumably 1973). Additional material not released in these four albums were included in two other albums - Reliquias De Tito Rodriguez (DH2062) and En La Soledad (DH2067), which borrowed songs from other albums.

The best material for dancing are all from two albums - Palladium Memories and Algo Nuevo. El Que Se Fue made salsanewyork.com honor list. Other songs worth checking out include Mama Guela (though too fast to consider dancing), Yambu, Ahi No, A Los Muchachos De Belen, Perico Perejil and El Mulato Rumbero.