Swinger (album)
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Swinger is the sixth album
Album
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 by the Spanish group Barrabás
Barrabás
Barrabás are a Spanish musical group, most successful in the 1970s and 1980s, when they were led by drummer Fernando Arbex. The group's musical style was initially Latin rock with jazz and funk influences, and later developed into a more disco-orientated sound.-History:Arbex formed Barrabás in 1971...

, released in 1976. It was the last album before the group's four-year hiatus, and the last to feature several band members including Ricky Morales, Juan Vidal and Daniel Louis. Due to the album title being absent from the cover, it is sometimes known simply as Barrabás. The album was later re-released on CD as Watch-Out with a similar sleeve, but is not related to the other Barrabás album of that name, the 1975 release, Watch Out
Watch Out (Barrabás album)
Watch Out is the fifth album by the Spanish group Barrabás, released in 1975. The album was later re-released on CD in Spain as Desperately....

.

"Swinger" / "Week End" was released as a single.

Track listing

  1. "Swinger" (Fernando Arbex
    Fernando Arbex
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    ) – 4:55
  2. "Movi'on" (Ernesto Duarte) – 4:30
  3. "Turn Me Love" (Enrique Morales) – 4:48
  4. "Oldie" (Duarte, E. Morales, Miguel Morales) – 5:10
  5. "Week End" (E. Morales, M. Morales) – 4:42
  6. "Do It" (M. Morales) – 4:09
  7. "Sweet and Mellow" (E. Morales) – 4:48
  8. "Love Is in the Air" (M. Morales) – 4:10

Personnel

  • José Luís Tejada – lead vocals
    Singing
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  • Enrique "Ricky" Morales – lead guitar
    Lead guitar
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    , vocals
  • Miguel Morales – guitar
    Guitar
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    , bass guitar
    Bass guitar
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    , vocals
  • Ernesto "Tito" Duarte – saxophone
    Saxophone
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    , flute
    Flute
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    , percussion
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    , bass guitar
  • Juan Vidal – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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    , vocals
  • Daniel Louis – drums
    Drum kit
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    , percussion

  • Produced by Fernando Arbex
    Fernando Arbex
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  • Recorded at Atlantic Studios
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    , New York

Release information

  • Spain – Ariola
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    Eurodisc

  • Disconforme DISC 1988CD (2001 CD) as Watch-Out
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