Cosa Nuestra Explained
Cosa Nuestra (Our Thing) is an album by Willie Colón featuring Héctor Lavoe.[1] The album was the first by the duo to become a gold record, followed by La Gran Fuga (1971), El Juicio (1972) and Lo Mato (1973).[2] The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in October 2024.
Personnel
- Willie Colón: leader and trombone
- Héctor Lavoe: lead vocals
- Willie Campbell: trombone
- Kent Gómez: piano
- Santi González: bass
- Milton Cardona: conga
- José Mangual Jr.: bongo, cowbell
- "Little Louie" Romero: timbales
- Producer: Jerry Masucci
- Audio Engineer: Irv Greenbaum
- Recording Director: Johnny Pacheco
- Recording studio: Beltone Studio, New York, New York
- Album photography: Henri Wolfe
- Album design: Izzy Sanabria
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Cosa Nuestra: Fania Records . 2010-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130729143431/http://www.fania.com/content/cosa-nuestracosa-nuestra . 2013-07-29 . dead .
- The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Volume 2 - Page 899 1561591769 Colin Larkin - 1995 "Cosa Nuestra (1970), was the first to go gold, followed by gold record awards for The Big Break - La Gran Fuga (1971), El Juicio (1972) and Lo Mato (1973)."
