Mo' Ritmo
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| Released | January 29, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Bossa Nova Hotel, Cafe Al Dente, Cliffhanger Studio in 1990 | |||
| Genre | Latin rap | |||
| Length | 49:02 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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Mo' Ritmo is the first album by the Ecuadorian-born American Gerardo.[1][2] Released in 1991 by Interscope Records[3] as the label's inaugural album, it peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard 200.[4]
The album was partially produced by Michael Sembello, who had worked on the "Rico Suave" single.[5]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide |  [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that Gerardo's "heavy use of Latin rhythms and melodies may give the music a twist, but Spanglish rap is delivered with more finesse by Mellow Man Ace and Kid Frost."[10] Rolling Stone deemed Mo' Ritmo "a Latin-tinged debut album of bilingual just-a-gigolo raps."[11] The Baltimore Sun wrote that "instead of simply sampling some Santana, Gerardo builds his beat around conga and timbale for a hard-core Latin hip-hop groove that makes 'Brother to Brother' and 'Rico Suave' kick like nothing else in rap."[12]
Track listing
- "When the Lights Go Out" (Gerardo Mejía, Dan Sembello, Michael Sembello) – 4:05
- "Brother to Brother" (Mejía, Alfred Rubalcava) – 3:33
- "Rico Suave" (Mejia, Christian Warren, Alberto Slezynger, Rosa Soy, Charles Bobbit) – 4:51
- "En Mi Barrio" (Mejia, M. Sembello) – 2:58
- "Latin Till I Die (Oye Como Va)" (cover; Mejia, Tito Puente) – 4:01
- "We Want the Funk" (cover; written by Mejia, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Jerome Brailey) – 4:12
- "Christina" (Mejia, Warren) – 3:56
- "Fandango" (Mejia, Rubalcava) – 5:30
- "You Gotta Hold of My Soul" (Mejia, M. Sembello) – 4:58
- "The Groove Remains the Same (Mo' Ritmo)" (Mejia, M. Sembello, Brian O'Doherty) – 5:13
Credits
- Lead vocals: Gerardo
- Additional vocals: Coco, Ellis Hall, Nikki Harris, Anna Marie, Gerardo, Xavier Menia, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Cruz Baca Sembello, and Michael Sembello
- Programmers: Jimmy Abney, Hilary Bercovici, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Danny Sembello, Michael Sembello, and Christian Warren
- Engineer: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, Bud Rizzo, and Michael Smith
- Assistant engineer: Tim Anderson
- Mixers: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, and Erik Zobler
- Scratcher: D-Roc
- Remixers: Dr. Freeze and Angela Piva
- Timbales: Ronnie Gutierrez and Michael Sembello
- Bongos: Alfred Ortiz
- Congas: Alfred Ortiz
- Photography: Barry King and Randee St. Nicholas