Fantasmas (Willie Colón album) explained
| Fantasmas |
| Type: | studio album |
| Artist: | Willie Colón |
| Cover: | Fantasmas (Willie Colón album).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Recorded: | New York City |
| Genre: | Salsa |
| Length: | 43:40 |
| Label: | Fania Records JM 590
WAC Production NYC |
| Producer: | Willie Colón |
| Prev Title: | Doble Energía |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Corazón Guerrero |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Fantasmas (Ghosts) is the second studio album by Willie Colón, released in 1981 by Fania Records. The album was very experimental, experimenting with sounds and rhythms like Zamba, La Plena, Bomba and Disco Music. The album was released in 1981 during the Romantic Salsa period and gave him a musical vehicle to explore his new interests.[1]
Tracklisting
The song list have been adapted from AllMusic.
Personnel
- Willie Colón: Synthesizer, Chorus Ensemble, Top Producer, Mixing, Lead Vocals
- Jon Fausty: Engineer, Mixing
- Jerry Masucci: Executive Producer
- Fabian Ross: Associate Producer
- Leopoldo Pineda: Assistant Producer, Trombone
- Jorge Calandrelli: Piano, Arranger (Al Dormir & Sueño de Papelote)
- Lewis Kahn: Trombone
- Sam Burtis: Trombone
- Yomo Toro: Cuatro
- Salvador Cuevas: Bass
- Paul Kimbarrow: Drums
- Hector Garrido: Vocal Arrangements, Arranger (Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera & Mi Sueño)
- Marty Sheller: Arranger (Volar a Puerto Rico & Celo)
- Ruben Blades: Chorus Ensemble
- Jose Torres: Piano
- Jose Mangual: Bongo, Maracas, Guiro, Guira, Chorus Ensemble
- Milton Cardona: Tumba, Quinto, Chequere, Surdo, Claves, Chorus Ensemble
- Johnny Almendra: Timbal
- Harold Kohon: Strings
- Luis Cruz: Arranger (Toma Mis Manos)
- Damaris Cortez: Chorus Ensemble (Toma Mis Manos, Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera, Volar A Puerto Rico)
- Doris Eugenio: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño, Toma Mis Manos, Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera, Volar A Puerto Rico)
- Yvonne: Chorus Ensemble (Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera, Volar A Puerto Rico)
- Encarnacion Perez: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño)
- Sandy Mangual: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño)
- Nancy O'Neil: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño)
- Frank Kolleogy: Photography
- Terry Borges: Art Direction
- Ron Levine: Album Design
Recorded at La Tierra Studios / Mixed at Latin Sound Studios.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Fantasmas: Fania Records . 2010-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908004443/http://www.fania.com/content/fantasmas . 2010-09-08 . dead .
