Canciones Del Solar De Los Aburridos

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos
Studio album by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Released 1981
Recorded La Tierra Sound Studios
Sound Works Studios
New York City
6/1981-7/1981
Genre Salsa
Label Fania Records JM 597
NYC
Producer Willie Colón
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades chronology
Siembra Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos The Last Fight

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is an album by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón released by Fania Records in 1981.[1]

Background

Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos is the penultimate of four collaborative duo albums produced by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón. 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

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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 written by Rubén Blades, except where noted. 

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

Personnel

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References

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