Canciones de Mi Padre

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Canciones De Mi Padre
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Studio album by Linda Ronstadt
Released November 24, 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Mariachi, Ranchera, Latin, Mexican
Length 42:57
Label Asylum/WEA
Producer Peter Asher
Linda Ronstadt chronology
For Sentimental Reasons
(1986)For Sentimental Reasons1986		 Canciones De Mi Padre
(1987)		 Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind
(1989)Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[2]

Canciones De Mi Padre (Spanish for "Songs of My Father", or "My Father's Songs") is American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt's first album of Mexican traditional Mariachi music.

History

The album was released in late 1987 and immediately became a global smash hit. At 2 1/2 million US sales, it stands as the biggest selling non-English language album in American record history. This album has been RIAA certified Double-Platinum (for over 2 million US copies sold) and also won Ronstadt the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album at the 31st Grammy Awards.

These canciones were a big part of Ronstadt's family tradition and musical roots. The title Canciones De Mi Padre refers to a booklet that the University of Arizona published in 1946 by Ronstadt's deceased aunt, Luisa Espinel who had been an international singer in the 1920s.[3] The songs come from Sonora and Ronstadt included her favorites on the album. Also, Ronstadt has credited the late Mexican singer Lola Beltrán as an influence in her own singing style, and she recalls how a frequent guest to the Ronstadt home, Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero, father of Chicano music, would often serenade her as child with these songs.[4]

In the accompanying printed material, each song's Spanish lyrics were paired with an English translation and a discussion of the song's background or its significance for Ronstadt (omitted on the CD). Rubén Fuentes served as musical director/bandleader. Follow-up albums include Mas Canciones, Frenesí, and the Rhino Records compilation Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas, which collects songs from the previous three Spanish-language albums.

As of 2012, Canciones de Mi Padre had sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Por Un Amor" (For a Love) Gilberto Parra 2:56
2. "Los Laureles" (The Laurels) José López 2:25
3. "Hay Unos Ojos" (There Are Some Eyes) Rubén Fuentes 2:45
4. "La Cigarra" (The Cicada) Ray Pérez y Soto 3:45
5. "Tú Sólo Tú" (You, Only You) Felipe Valdez Leal 3:09
6. "Y Ándale" (Get on with It) Minerva Elizondo 2:32
7. "Rogaciano El Huapanguero" (Rogatian The Huapanguero) Valeriano Trejo 3:00
8. "La Charreada" (The Charreada) Felipe Bermejo 3:49
9. "Dos Arbolitos" (Two Little Trees) Chucho Martínez Gil 2:34
10. "Corrido De Cananea" (Ballad of Cananea) Rubén Fuentes 3:24
11. "La Barca De Guaymas" (The Boat from Guaymas) Rubén Fuentes 3:25
12. "La Calandria" (The Lark) Nicandro Castillo 3:00
13. "El Sol Que Tú Eres" (Sun That You Are) Daniel Valdez 2:57

[5]

Personnel

  • Linda Ronstadt – vocals
  • Michael J. Ronstadt – vocals
  • Danny Valdez – vocals, guitar
  • Gilberto Puente – guitar
  • Samuel Gutierrez – guitar
  • Humberto Hernandez – guitar
  • Felipe Perez – violin
  • Antonio Ramos – violin
  • Salvador Torres – violin
  • Steve Fowler – flute
  • Ron Kalina – harmonica
  • Juan Gudiño - Trumpet
  • Ignacio N Gomez – Trumpet
  • Jim Self – tuba
  • Larry Bunker – percussion
  • Pedro Rey - Vocals w/Linda Ronstadt
  • Pedro Rey Jr. - Vocals


Production

  • Peter Asher - Producer
  • Ruben Fuentes - Producer
  • Edd Kolakowski - Assistant producer
  • Shawn Murphy - Recording and Mixing Engineer
  • Sharon Rice - Assistant engineer
  • Dwayne Seykora - Assistant engineer
  • Doug Sax - Mastering engineer
  • Kosh - Design and art direction
  • Bob Blakeman - Photography
  • Gilbert Ronstadt - Back cover painting
  • J.Roy Helland - Make-up and hair
  • Manuel - Wardrobe design
  • Janet Stark - Assistant to Miss Ronstadt

See also

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Canciones de Mi Padre at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone review
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  5. ↑ Linda Ronstadt Album and CD Releases 1983 - 1990. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
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