Introducing...Rubén González
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Introducing...Ruben Gonzalez is the debut studio album
by Afro-Cuban
pianist Rubén González. It was released on September 16, 1997 through World Circuit Records. The album reached number seventeen on Billboard
Top Latin Albums.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Afro-Cuban
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
pianist Rubén González. It was released on September 16, 1997 through World Circuit Records. The album reached number seventeen on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Latin Albums.
Track listing
- "La Engañadora" –2:32
- "Cumbanchero" – 4:35
- "Tres Lindas Cubanas" – 5:22
- "Melodía Del Rio" – 4:42
- "Mandinga" – 8:28
- "Siboney" – 2:32
- "Almendra" – 9:52
- "Tumbao" – 5:11
- "Como Siento Yo" – 2:40
Personnel
- Richard Egües – Flute
- Robert Garcia – Bongos, Cowbell, Guiro
- Roberto García – Conga, Multi Instruments, Guiro
- Carlos González – Conga
- Rubén González – Piano
- Manuel "Puntillita" Licea – Vocals, Choir, Chorus
- Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez – Bass
- Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal – Trumpet
- Carlos Puisseaux – Guiro
- Antonio M. Rodriguez – Choir, Chorus
- Antonio Rodriguez – Vocals
- Alberto Valdes – Maracas
- Amadito Valdés – Timbales
Production
- Jerry Boys – Engineer, Mixing
- Duncan Cowell – Mastering
- Lucy Duran – Photography, Interviewer
- Nick Gold – Producer
- Juan de Marcos González – Arranger, Conductor, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Choir, Chorus
- Cristina Piza – Photography
- Kathryn Samson – Cover Design, Sleeve Design
- Nigel Williamson – Liner Notes