Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos
Studio album by
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1981 (1981-09-20)
RecordedJune 1981- July 1981
Studio
  • La Tierra Sound Studios
  • Sound Works Studios, New York City
GenreSalsa
Length42:17
LanguageSpanish
LabelFania
Producer
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades chronology
Maestra Vida
(1980)		 Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos
(1981)		 The Last Fight
(1982)

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is the third studio álbum between the duo of Willie Colón and Rubén Blades released on September 20, 1981, by Fania Records. This being the second most successful album of the duo and the one that comes closest to being a post-boogalo album with the sounds of hard salsa characteristic of the Harlow Orchestra.[1]

Background

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is the penultimate of four collaborative duo albums produced by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón for Fania. The songs were mainly composed by Blades ranging in theme from the political to the comical/playful. "Tiburón" has since become widely considered one of the highlights of Rubén Blades' songwriting career.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Although Grammy-nominated, Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos received little air play in the United States at the time of its release due to the political slant of the song "Tiburón" (literally, "Shark") referring to U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The main opposition to the composition came from the Cuban communities in the U.S.[3] In 1991 Willie Colón reflected, "that type of composition caused us a lot of trouble, so much so that at one point when we were doing "Pedro Navaja" and "Tiburón" with Blades, we had to perform in bulletproof vests."[3] However, reception was much warmer in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, where "Tiburón", "Te Están Buscando" and "Ligia Elena" were major radio hits.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rubén Blades, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tiburón"Rubén Blades6:57
2."Te Están Buscando"Rubén Blades6:25
3."Madame Kalalú"Rubén Blades6:53
4."El Telefonito"Silvestre Méndez5:11
5."Y Deja"Piloto y Vera4:20
6."Ligia Elena"Rubén Blades6:01
7."¿De Qué?"Rubén Blades6:15

Personnel

Concept and Artistic Direction:

  • Rubén Blades & Willie Colon

Arrangements:

  • Hector Garrido
  • Javier Vazquez
  • Luis Cruz
  • Marty Sheller
  • Rubén Blades
  • Willie Colon

Participating Musicians:

  • Johnny Andrews
  • Ruben Blades
  • Sam Burtis
  • Milton Cardona
  • Willie Colon
  • Salvador Cuevas
  • Jimmy Delgado
  • Andy González
  • Reynaldo Jorge
  • Lewis Kahn
  • Jose Rodríguez
  • Joe Santiago
  • Joe Torres

Engineers:

Assistants:

  • Kevin Zambrana
  • Henry Monzon

Original Cover Design:

  • Izzy Sanabria

Designer:

  • Jorge Vargas

Photographer:

  • Lee Marshall

Hair Stylist for Willie Colon:

  • James Perez

Produced By:

  • Willie Colon & Ruben Blades for WAC Productions, Inc.

References

  1. ↑ "Willie Colon - Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos CD Album".
  2. ↑ Bush, John. "canciones-del-solar-de-los-aburridos: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos". 13 April 2020.
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