Vigilante

by Willie Col贸n & H茅ctor Lavoe

Vigilante cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Fania
  • Country: Puerto Rico
  • Length: 37:36
  • Community rating: 4.63/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the final studio album for the lauded duo, 'Vigilante' functions as a film soundtrack that infuses hard-edged salsa with the ambitious, cinematic production of Willie Col贸n. The arrangements feature expansive, long-form tracks that incorporate rock guitars, orchestral strings, and Yomo Toro's cuatro, supporting street-life narratives like the hit "Juanito Alima帽a". H茅ctor Lavoe's commanding vocal performance is central to the album, which successfully revitalized his career during a period of personal difficulty.

Genres

Descriptors: Spanish language, rhythmic, percussive, piano, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Triste Y Vacia (6:05)
  2. Vigilante (12:23)
  3. Juanito Alima帽a (7:34)
  4. Pase La Noche Fumando (11:34)

Credits

  • H茅ctor Lavoe - voices
  • Willie Col贸n - voices, choirs, producer, mixing
  • Milton Cardona - choirs, congas
  • Graciela Carriqu铆 - choirs
  • Gabriel Arnon - choirs
  • Doris Eugenio - choirs
  • Leopoldo Pineda - trombones
  • Lewis Khan - trombones
  • Luis L贸pez - trombones (in vigilante)
  • Johnny Almendra - timbales
  • Jimmy Delgado - bongo
  • "Professor" Joe Torres - piano
  • Sal Cuevas - bass
  • Jorge Maldonado - maracas and g眉iro
  • Yomo Toro - cuatro (on vigilante and pas茅 la noche fumando)
  • Morris Goldberg - soprano saxophone (on vigilante)
  • Georg Wadenius - guitar (on vigilante)
  • Harold Kohon's Ensemble - strings (on vigilante)
  • Jon Fausty - recording director, mixing
  • H茅ctor Garrido - arrangements (triste y vac铆a, vigilante)
  • Luis Cruz - arrangements (juanito alima帽a, pas茅 la noche fumando)
  • Ron Levine - original album artwork
  • Thomas Muriel - lines

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