Gypsy Woman

by Joe Bataan

Gypsy Woman cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Fania
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:27
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded for Fania Records, 'Gypsy Woman' established Joe Bataan as the undisputed 'King of Latin Soul' during the height of the New York City boogaloo craze. The album brilliantly fuses African-American R&B vocal styling and doo-wop harmonies with heavy Afro-Cuban montunos and driving dance rhythms. Bataan's seminal debut laid the absolute foundation for the crossover success of urban Latin music.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad

Tracklist

  1. Gypsy Woman (2:32)
  2. So Fine (3:09)
  3. Fuego (6:28)
  4. Campesino (3:44)
  5. Chickie's Trombone (2:38)
  6. Too Much Lovin (2:36)
  7. Sugar Guaguanc贸 (3:56)
  8. Figaro (3:57)
  9. Ordinary Guy (3:23)

Credits

  • Joe Bataan - primary artist, piano, vocals
  • Louis Devis - bass
  • Victor Gonzalez - congas
  • Richie Cortez - percussion [bell]
  • Eddie Nater - timbales
  • Joe "Chickie" Fuente - trombone
  • Ruben Hernandez - trombone
  • Joe Pagan - vocals
  • Jerry Masucci - producer

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