Escenas Explained

Escenas
Type:studio
Artist:Rubén Blades
Cover:Ruben Blades-Escenas.jpg
Released:October 15, 1985
Genre:Salsa
Label:Elektra
Chronology:Rubén Blades
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Escenas (Scenes) is the second studio album by Rubén Blades as a soloist and with his band Seis Del Solar, released on October 15, 1985 by Elektra Records.[1] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.[2]

Highlighting songs like "La Cancion Del Final Del Mundo", "Caina", "Sorpresas".

Critical reception

John Storm Roberts of AllMusic noted that "there's a lot going on here" on the album, which the editors of AllMusic gave a 3.5 out of five star rating.

Escenas also won a Grammy in the category of Best Tropical Latin Performance.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Rubén Blades: Escenas. 1985. Elektra Records.
  2. Web site: Rubén Blades: Escenas (Top Tropical Albums). Billboard. billboard.com.
  3. Web site: Rubén Blades. The Recording Academy. grammy.com.