El Malo
Debut album by Willie Colón at age 17
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El Malo (The Bad [One) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón.[4][5] 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".[citation needed]
| El Malo | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Boogaloo | |||
| Length | 27:55 | |||
| Label | Fania Records | |||
| Producer | Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound World |  [3] |
Track listing
- "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
- "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46
- "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15
- "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40
- "El Malo" Colón - 3:57
- "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00
- "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07
- "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00
Personnel
- Composer, Piano - Dwight Brewster
- Bass - Eddie Guagua
- Vocals - Elliot Romero
- Vocals - Héctor Lavoe
- Cover Photo - Irv Elkin
- Audio Engineer - Irving Greenbaum
- Bass - James Taylor
- Producer - Jerry Masucci
- Trombone - Joe Santiago
- Recording Director - Johnny Pacheco
- Linear Notes - Lubi Jovanovic
- Congas - Mario Galagarza
- Timbales - Nicky Marrero
- Bongos - Pablo Rosario
- Linear Notes - Pete Rodriguez
- Cover Design - Shelly Schreiber
- Composer, Leader, Primary Artist, Trombone - Willie Colón
- Vocals - Yayo el Indio
