Strikes Back
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreSalsa
LabelFania Records
Héctor Lavoe chronology
Reventó
(1985)
Strikes Back
(1987)
The Master and the Protégé
(1993)

Strikes Back is a 1987 album by Héctor Lavoe.[1][2] The album was the only time Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Loco" (arrangements by Marty Sheller) Tommy Sánchez 5:23
  2. "Ponce" (arrangements by Louie Cruz) Tommy Sánchez 6:14
  3. "Taxi" (arrangements by Javier Vásquez) Public Domain 3:45
  4. "Como No Voy A Llorar" (arrangements by Louie Cruz) Ricardo Nuñez 6:36
  5. "Ella Mintió" (arrangements by Louie Ramírez) Diego Verdaguer / Amanda Miguel / G. Carballo 4:45
  6. "En El Fiando" (arrangements by Isidro Infante) Johnny Ortiz 5:22
  7. "Escarcha" (arrangements by Marty Sheller) Johnny Ortiz 5:36
  8. "Plato de Segunda Mesa" (Arreglos musicales por: Marty Sheller) C. Curet Alonso 4:35

References

  1. Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City 2012 p.213 0231505442 "With the original band members now in Lavoe's band, they continued to produce successful albums such as La Voz (1975); The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975); De Ti Depende (1976); Comedia (1978); Héctor's Gold (1980); Revento (1985) iQue Sentimiento! (1981), El Sabio (1980), Strikes Back (1987), Recordando a Felipe Pirela (1979), and the Master and the Protégé (1993).12 In 1988, Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album Strikes Back, ..."
  2. César Miguel Rondón The Book of Salsa 2008 0807831298 "Furthermore, all of Lavoe's albums made themselves unquestionably and continuously relevant and, it seems, indomitable. In 1976, Hector Lavoe's long-awaited second album, De ti Depende, was released, and it was much more successful ..."
  3. Marc Shapiro Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe 2007 142997446X Page 156 "Hector Lavoe Strikes Back was released that year, and Hector could not have asked for a better comeback. The album was both a critical and commercial success and would ultimately be nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award. "
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