Released 1976
Produced by Willie Colon
Fania / E-Musica Remastered 2006
Available at Amazon, Descarga, etc
Arrangements by Willie Colon (1,3,8), Louie Ramirez (4), Luis “Perico” Ortiz (5,7), Jose Febles (2), Edwin Rodriguez (6)
1. Vamos A Reir Un Poco 7:34 (Perucho Torcat)
2. De Ti Depende 4:34 (Miguel Angel Amadeo)
3. Periodico De Ayer 6:47 (C. Curet Alonso)
4. Consejo De Oro 2:43 (Arquimedes Arcidiacono)
5. Tanto Como Ayer 3:42 (D.R.)
6. Hacha Y Machete 5:32 (Enildo Padron)
7. Felices Horas 6:05 (Luis A Perez)
8. Mentira 6:38 (D.R.)
Two songs (Vamos A Reir Un Poco, Hacha Y Machete) made salsanewyork.com honor list. Vamos A Reir Un Poco should be played slowed down perhaps by about 5% if same pitch can be maintained. Periodico De Ayer is one of the best-known Hector Lavoe songs. Some consider it better for listening than dancing, but I personally like dancing to it. Felices Horas is another possibility albeit a bit long and fast. I have read some complaints on the net about the sound quality of the E-Musica remastering, but I don’t think there’s a big problem (with caveat that I have not heard “better” LP sound). For whatever it’s worth, I like this album the most out of the four Hector Lavoe albums I have – and I like all four.
Musicians
Hector Lavoe / Lead Vocals & Maracas
Jose Mangual Jr / Bongos, Percussion & Chorus
Milton Cardona / Conga, Percussion & Chorus
Jose “Professor” Torres / Piano
Angel “Papo” Vazquez / Trombone
Ray Feliciano / Trumpet
Santi “Choflomo” Gonzalez / Bass
Yomo Toro / Tres Guitar
Willie Colon / Chorus
Ruben Blades / Chorus
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