Buena Suerte, Señorita
Studio album by
Flaco Jiménez
Released1996
LabelArista Texas[1]
ProducerCameron Randle, Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez chronology
15 Exitos
(1995)		 Buena Suerte, Señorita
(1996)		 Said and Done
(1998)

Buena Suerte, Señorita is an album by the American musician Flaco Jiménez, released in 1996.[2][3] It was released around the same time as the Texas Tornados' 4 Aces.[4] The first single was "Borracho #1".[5]

Production

The album was produced by Cameron Randle and Jiménez.[6][7] It was an attempt to recapture a rougher conjunto sound.[8] Some of Buena Suerte, Señorita's songs were composed in the 1950s.[9] All of its vocals are in Spanish; Jiménez sang lead on some songs.[10][11]

Two of the songs are instrumentals.[12] "Tico Taco Polka" is an homage to "Tico Tico Polka", a song performed on The Lawrence Welk Show.[13] Oscar Tellez and Max Baca played bajo sexto and bass, respectively, on the album.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Edmonton Journal[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB[16]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[7]

The Austin Chronicle determined that "this is vintage Flaco with an all-star cast, making love to and on a passionate pillow of compressed air, the squeezebox between his arms."[17] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "by mixing polka and waltz rhythms with Mexican folk flavors, he conjures up images of old-world Europe and Mexican dance halls."[16] The Ottawa Citizen concluded that "the accordion in the hands of Jimenez has wit and wisdom, but overall his album suffers from a sameness of tone."[18]

The Los Angeles Times noted that Buena Suerte, Señorita "features rich conjunto-style vocal harmonies and a stripped-down 'garage band conjunto' feel."[19] Texas Monthly called it "an exceptional back-to-basics piece of cantina fare—dusty, dirty conjunto that wraps vocal harmonies and a bajo-sexto twelve-string rhythm around Flaco’s pile-driving squeeze-box leads."[20]

AllMusic called the album "good traditional accordion-based Tejano music from the king of the genre."[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Borracho #1" 
2."Mala Movida" 
3."Tico Taco Polka" 
4."En Avión Hasta Acapulco" 
5."Buena Suerte, Señorita" 
6."El Gallo Copetón" 
7."Dos Cosas" 
8."Contigo Nomás" 
9."Mis Brazos Te Esperan" 
10."Swiss Waltz" 

References

  1. ↑ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (June 6, 1999). "World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Baca, Max (May 15, 2021). "Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music". University of New Mexico Press – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Koster, Rick (May 8, 2000). "Texas Music". Macmillan – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Beal Jr., Jim (June 30, 1996). "Texas Tornados deal 'Four Aces'". Music. San Antonio Express-News.
  5. ↑ Burr, Ramiro (May 18, 1996). "Jimenez returns to Conjunto on Arista-Texas set". Billboard. 108 (20): 11.
  6. ↑ Verna, Paul (May 11, 1996). "Buena Suerte, Senorita". Billboard. 108 (19): 40.
  7. 1 2 MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 347.
  8. ↑ Burr, Ramiro (1999). The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music. Billboard Books. p. 120.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Rick (May 30, 1996). "Flaco Jimenez to headline Miller concert". Houston. Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Terrell, Steve (3 May 1996). "TERRELL'S TUNE-UP". PASATIEMPO. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 37.
  11. 1 2 Levesque, Roger (2 Nov 1996). "Flaco Jimenez: Buena Suerte Senorita". Edmonton Journal. p. C2.
  12. ↑ Portillo Jr., Ernesto (June 20, 1996). "BUENA SUERTE, SENORITA FLACO JIMENEZ". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 14.
  13. ↑ Hoekstra, Dave (August 2, 1996). "Get your ears in gear for a great weekend". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 6.
  14. ↑ Ragland, Cathy (May 28, 1996). "Tejano music's big night – Pura Vida will honor Latino legends, sounds". Austin American-Statesman. p. E8.
  15. 1 2 "Flaco Jiménez Buena Suerte Senorita Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  16. 1 2 "Buena Suerte, Senorita". EW.com.
  17. ↑ "Flaco Jimenez". www.austinchronicle.com.
  18. ↑ Beyer, Susan (27 July 1996). "Tejano ambassador offers a taste of warm summer". Ottawa Citizen. p. E3.
  19. ↑ Loewenthal, Robyn (15 Feb 1996). "Accordionist Plugs Into the Mainstream With Tex-Mex Style". Los Angeles Times. p. 1B.
  20. ↑ Patoski, Joe Nick (Jun 1996). "Hot CDs". Texas Monthly. 24 (6): 21.
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