Frankie Ruiz – Gold

Compilation released 2006

Universal Music Latino
TH Rodven

available at Amazon, Descarga, etc.


disk 1.
1. Mi Libertad 4:29 (Pedro Azael, Laly Carrizo)
2. Bailando 4:53 (Jose Garcia Alonso)
3. Mirandote 5:07 (Jose Garcia Alonso)
4. Voy Pa’ Encima 4:16 (Peter Velazquez)
5. Cosas Nativas 5:33 (Rolando Garrin)
6. El Camionero 5:26 (Roberto Carlos, John Hartford, Erasmo Carlos)
7. Nunca Que Quedas 4:50 (Palmer Hernandez)
8. Vuelvo A Nacer 4:19 (Myriam Valentin)
9. Ahora Me Toca A Mi 4:21 (Hansel, Raul)
10. Me Faltas 4:44 (Gustavo Marquez)
11. Tu Eres 4:28 (Jose Chein Garcia Alonso)
12. Ironia 5:05 (Jankarlos Nunez)
13. Perdon Senora 3:58 (Gonzalez)
14. Entre El Fuego Y La Pared 4:26 (Pedro Azael)
15. Hablame 4:26 (Chein Garcia Alonso)
16. Primero Fui Yo 4:53 (Raul Marrero)

disk 2.
1. Desnudate Mujer 4:49 (V. Pulignano)
2. Como Lo Hacen 5:07 (Raul Marrero)
3. Por Haberto Amado Tanto 5:09 (Ramon Sanchez)
4. Esta Cobardia 5:43 (Paco Cepero, Paco Moncada)
5. Para Darte Fuego 4:41 (Jose Chein Garcia Alonso)
6. Quiero Llenarte 4:31 (M Molina, M. Flores, M. Favini)
7. Tu Me Vuelves Loco 4:57 (Anders Erik Hansson, Nadir Khayat)
8. Senora 4:21 (Pedro Azael)
9. Ella Tiene Que Saber 4:13 (Juan Cintron)
10. Deseandote 4:43 (Jose Chein Garcia Alonso)
11. Mujer 5:22 (Walter Pulignano)
12. Me Acostumbre 4:50 (Gloria Gonzalez)
13. La Rueda Vuelve A Rodar 5:16 (Tite Curet Alonso)
14. Imposible Amor 5:00 (Pedro Arroyo)
15. Otra Vez 4:48 (Vinny Urrutia, Carlos De La Cima)

This is a high-end compilation of Frankie Ruiz with fairly nice but not always accurate liner notes - often a compilation album is given as the source album rather than the original album. This compilation also is very similar in content compared to now discontinued Serie 32 compilation – the two compilations share 26 common songs essentially in same order no less. Five “new” songs (Nunca Que Quedas, Perdon Senora, Por Haberto Amado Tanto, Senora and La Rueda Vuelve A Rodar) replaces the six “old” songs (La Rueda, Dile A El, La Cura, Si Esa Mujer Me Dice Que Si, Puerto Rico, Tu Con El).

Although finding original albums by Frankie Ruiz is quite problematic, I’m fairly sure that all of his songs (<80?) can be collected by buying several compilation albums and/or MP3 stores. Frankie Ruiz arguably was the biggest Salsa star from 1980s to 1990s. Wikipedia already has a pretty good discography section for Frankie Ruiz’s solo career.

In this compilation 8 songs (Bailando, Mirandote, Nunca Que Quedas, Hablame, Como Lo Hacen (Tommy Olivencia), Esta Cobardia, Para Darte Fuego, Quiero Llenarte) are included in the salsanewyork.com list.