Celia & Johnny
| Celia & Johnny | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Genre | Salsa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Label | Vaya |
| Producer | Jerry Masucci |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
Celia & Johnny is the first collaborative album between the duo of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco. It was released in 1974 by Vaya Records. In 2014, the U.S. Library of Congress named it to the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3] In 2015, it was selected by Billboard magazine as one of the "50 Essential Latin Albums of the Last 50 Years".[4] The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in October 2024.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quimbara" | Junior Cepeda | Felipe Yanes | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Toro Mata" | Bobby Valentin | 5:39 | |
| 3. | "Vieja Luna" | Orlando de la Rosa | Felipe Yanes | 3:13 |
| 4. | "El Paso Del Mulo" | Rey Diaz Calvet | Johnny Pacheco | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Tengo El Idde" | C. Curet Alonso | Papo Lucca | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lo Tuyo Es Mental" | Anam Muar | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "Canto A La Habana" | Alberto Castillo | Papo Lucca | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Ño Mercedes" | C. Curet Alonso | 4:17 | |
| 4. | "El Tumbao Y Celia" | Johnny Pacheco | Johnny Pacheco | 4:52 |
| 5. | "El Pregón Del Pescador" | Bobby Valentin | 5:04 |
References
[edit]- ↑ John Storm Roberts. Review of Celia & Johnny at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Colin Larkin (1998). "Cruz, Celia". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 1319–1320. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
- ↑ "Hallelujah, the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400". Library of Congress. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ↑ "The 50 Greatest Latin Albums of the Past 50 Years". Billboard. 2015-08-17.
- ↑ Ernesto Lechner (2024-10-30), "The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone, retrieved 2024-10-31
