Paco de Lucía discography explained

The following is the discography of Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US World	SPA	BEL ^[1]	FRA
La fabulosa guitarra de Paco de Lucía	Released: 1967 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
Fantasía flamenca de Paco de Lucía	Released: 1969 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
El mundo del flamenco	Released: 1971 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
Recital de guitarra de Paco de Lucía	Released: 1971 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
El duende flamenco de Paco de Lucía	Released: 1972 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
Fuente y caudal	Released: 1973 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
Almoraima	Released: 1976 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
Interpreta a Manuel de Falla	Released: 1978 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—
Sólo quiero caminar with the Paco de Lucía Sextet	Released: 1981 Label: Phonogram Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[2]	—	—	—	—
Siroco	Released: 2 April 1987 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[3]	—	—	—	—
Zyryab	Released: 17 September 1990 Label: Polygram Ibérica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[4]	11	—	—	—
Concierto de Aranjuez	Released: 28 October 1991 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[5]	—	39	—	—
Luzia	Released: 10 November 1998 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[6]	15	—	—	—
Cositas buenas	Released: 26 January 2003 Label: Blue Thumb Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[7]	—	37	53	77
Canción Andaluza^[8]	Released: 29 April 2014 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[9]	—	1	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US ^[10] ^[11] ^[12]	US Jazz	GER ^[13]	AUT ^[14]	FRA ^[15]
Dos guitarras flamencas en stereo with Ricardo Modrego	Released: 1964 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[16]	—	—	—	—	—
12 canciones de García Lorca para guitarra with Ricardo Modrego	Released: 1965 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[17]	—	—	—	—	—
12 éxitos para 2 guitarras flamencas with Ricardo Modrego	Released: 1965 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[18]	—	—	—	—	—
Canciones andaluzas para 2 guitarras with Ramón de Algeciras	Released: 1967 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[19]	—	—	—	—	—
Dos guitarras flamencas en América Latina with Ramón de Algeciras	Released: 1967 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[20]	—	—	—	—	—
Paco de Lucía y Ramón de Algeciras en Hispanoamérica with Ramón de Algeciras	Released: 1969 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[21]	—	—	—	—	—
12 Hits para 2 guitarras flamencas y orquesta de cuerda with Ramón de Algeciras	Released: 1969 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[22]	—	—	—	—	—
Castro Marín with Larry Coryell and John McLaughlin	Released: 1981 Label: Phonogram Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[23]	—	—	—	—	—
Passion, Grace and Fire with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin	Released: 1983 Label: Philips Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[24]	171	9	35	—	—
The Guitar Trio with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin	Released: 15 October 1996 Label: Verve Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[25]	—	1	55	27	21
Paco and John Live at Montreux 1987 with John McLaughlin	Released: 24 June 2016 Label: Verycords Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		POR ^[26]	SPA ^[27]
Entre dos aguas	Released: 1975 Label: Phonogram Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[28]	—	3
Antología	Released: 1995 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, digital download^[29] ^[30]	24	—
Integral	Released: August 18, 2003 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD	—	—
Por Descubrir	Released: 18 August 2003 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD, digital download^[31]	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SPA	US	US Jazz	GER	NLD ^[32]	AUT	NZL ^[33]	FRA
En vivo desde el Teatro Real	Released: 1975 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download^[34]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Friday Night in San Francisco with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin	Released: 10 August 1981 Label: Philips Formats: CD, digital download^[35]	—	97	6	22	66	5	48	154
Live... One Summer Night The Paco de Lucía Sextet	Released: 1984 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD, digital download^[36]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in América The Paco de Lucía Sextet	Released: 1993 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: CD, digital download^[37]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
En Vivo - Conciertos Live In Spain 2010	Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD, digital download^[38]	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Paco and John Live at Montreux 1987 with John McLaughlin	Released: 24 June 2016 Label: Verycords Format: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Paco De Lucia – The Montreux Years	Released: 24 February 2023 Label: BMG Format: LP, CD, download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Albums accompanying singers

Paco de Lucía was the lead guitarist accompanying singers on their albums, often with his name noted in the album's title.^[39]

• Flamenco Festival Gitano recorded 1966–1971
  • Volume 3 (L&R records L&R 44.015) (in cuadro) released 1986
  • Volume 4 (L& R Records L&R 12L0101 recorded 1969, released 1981
• El Chato de La Isla
  • (Polydor EP 334 FEP) 1966
  • Canta El Chato de la Isla 1967 (Fontana 701 968 WPY)
• Manuel Soto "El Sordera"
  • 1967 (Polydor 342 FEP)
• Gaspar de Utrera
  • 1967 (Polydor 341 FEP)
• El Sevillano
  • six Polydor EPs, 1967
  • El Sevillano con Paco de Lucía (1972 LP)
• El Lebrijano
  • EL Lebrijano: De Sevilla a Cádiz 1969 (Columbia LP CS 8002)
  • El Lebrijano con la Collaboración Especial de Paco de Lucía 1970 (Polydor 23 85 006)
• Juan de la Vara
  • 1970 (Hispavox EP 16/748)
• Enrique Montoya
  • 1971 (Discophon 3024)
• Niño de Barbate
  • Niño de Barbate con la Collaboración Especial de Paco de Lucía 1971 (TIP 24 56 016 and 24 56 017)
• Naranjito de Triana
  • Naranjito de Triana: A Triana 1971 (RCA Victor LPM 10 416)
• Pepe de Lucía
  • Pepe de Algeciras (Polydor 343), 1966 (malagueña "De Mi Larga Enfermedad", bulerías "Desterrado Me Fui Para El Sur", tientos "Pesaba Este Cuerpo Mío", soleá "La Muerte Pedía Yo")
  • El Mundo Flamenco de Paco de Lucia (Philips 63 28 025), 1971
  • Pepe de Lucia y Paco de Lucia (Triumph S 249 6202), 1972
  • Caminando (Polydor 813 488-1), 1983
  • El Orgullo De Mi Padre (Nuevos Medios NM 15 686 CD), 1995
• Fosforito 1968–1972
  • EPs: Belter 52 190, 52 275, 52 361, 52 365
  • LPs: Belter 22 219, 22 360, 22 362, 22 587, 22 588
  • Fosforito: Selección Antológica (Belter 75.012, 75.013, 75.014, 75.015, re-released on 2-CD set as Fosforito con Paco de Lucía, Selección Antológica del Cante Flamenco, Iris Music France B00005MH91)
• Antonio Mairena
  • Antonio Mairena: Cantes en Londres ye en La Union Pasarela PRD-107 (Live performance with Manuel Morao in London in 1954 and with Paco at La Union, February 16, 1974, released 1984)
• Camarón de la Isla
  • Officially, the simple descriptive title for five of the first six collaborative albums by these two performers, excluding Canastera, was El Camarón de la Isla con la colaboración especial de Paco de Lucía, but each of the five came to be identified by the title of their first track.
  • Al Verte las Flores Lloran (1969)
  • Cada Vez que Nos Miramos (1970)
  • Son Tus Ojos Dos Estrellas (1971)
  • Canastera (1972)
  • Una Noche en Torres Bermejas (1972, but recorded in 1969), Philips 63 28 033), live with Camarón and Pepa de Utrera.
  • Caminito de Totana (1973)
  • Soy Caminante (1974)
  • Arte y Majestad (1975)
  • Rosa María (1976)
  • Castillo de Arena (1977)
  • Camarón en la Venta de Vargas (2006)
• Camarón de la Isla (also with Tomatito)
  • Como el Agua (1981)
  • Calle Real (1983)
  • Viviré (1984)
  • Potro de Rabia y Miel (1992)

Other contributions

• Poets in New York (Poetas en Nueva York) (contributor, Federico García Lorca tribute album, 1986)
• accompanied two songs on Jazz Flamenco: Pedro Iturralde (Hispavox HH S 11'28)
• Composed or contributed to the soundtracks for
  • La Sabina
  • The Hit by Stephen Frears
  • Flamenco, Flamenco (2011), Carmen and Sevillanas by Carlos Saura
  • Montoyas y Tarantos
  • Soñadores de España(1992), Plácido Domingo & Manuel Alejandro
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• One song contributed to Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Soundtrack (La Nina de Puerta Oscura) (2004)
• Elegant Gypsy by Al Di Meola (1977) - de Lucía plays a duet with Di Meola on the track "Mediterranean Sundance".
• Shpongle sampled his track "Introduccion y Pantomima" in their song "Around the World in a Tea Daze" from the album Tales of the Inexpressible.

Further information

A tentatively complete discography of Lucía, including cover-photos and listing all his appearances, both in his own right and with other artists whomsoever, has been compiled by the flamenco guitarist Mark Shurey "Pimientito", and was presented by him on the flamenco forum www.foroflamenco.com.^[40]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paco De Lucia - Cositas buenas . ultratop.be . 2015-04-17.
2. Web site: iTunes - Music - Solo Quiero Caminar by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1981-01-01 . 2015-04-17.
3. Web site: iTunes - Music - Siroco by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1987-01-01 . 2015-04-17.
4. Web site: iTunes - Music - Zyryab by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1990-01-01 . 2015-04-17.
5. Web site: iTunes - Music - Concierto de Aranjuez by Edmon Colomer, Orquesta de Cadaqués & Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1991-01-01 . 2015-04-17.
6. Web site: iTunes - Music - Luzia by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1998-01-01 . 2015-04-17.
7. Web site: iTunes - Music - Cositas Buenas (Edicion Limitada) by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 2003-01-01 . 2015-04-17.
8. Web site: Espectáculos - Canción andaluza, disco póstumo de Paco de Lucía . El Universal . 2015-04-17.
9. Web site: iTunes - Music - Canción Andaluza by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 2014-04-29 . 2015-04-17.
10. Web site: Passion, Grace & Fire - Al di Meola, Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin | Awards . . 2015-04-17.
11. Web site: The Guitar Trio: Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola - Al di Meola, Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin | Awards . . 1996-10-15 . 2015-04-17.
12. Web site: Friday Night in San Francisco - Al di Meola, Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin | Awards . . 1980-12-05 . 2015-04-17.
13. Web site: officialcharts.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204902/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=paco+de+lucia&x=0&y=0&country=de . dead . August 12, 2014 . officialcharts.de . 2015-04-17.
14. Web site: Steffen Hung . Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich . austriancharts.at . 1981-08-15 . 2015-04-17.
15. Web site: Steffen Hung . Les charts français . lescharts.com . 2015-04-17.
16. Web site: iTunes - Music - Dos Guitarras Flamencas en Stereo by Ricardo Modrego & Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 2003-07-07 . 2015-04-17.
17. Web site: iTunes - Music - 12 Canciones de Garcia Lorca para Guitarra (Instrumental) by Ricardo Modrego & Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1992-08-07 . 2015-04-17.
18. Web site: iTunes - Music - 12 Éxitos para Dos Guitarras Flamencas (Instrumental) by Paco de Lucía & Ricardo Modrego . Itunes.apple.com . 1947-12-21 . 2015-04-17.
19. Web site: iTunes - Music - Canciones Andaluzas para Dos Guitarras (Instrumental) by Paco de Lucía & Ramón Algeciras . Itunes.apple.com . 1947-12-21 . 2015-04-17.
20. Web site: iTunes - Music - Dos Guitarras Flamencas en America Latina by Paco de Lucía & Ramón Algeciras . Itunes.apple.com . 1947-12-21 . 2015-04-17.
21. Web site: iTunes - Music - Paco de Lucia / Ramon de Algeciras en Hispanoamerica (Instrumental) by Paco de Lucía & Ramón Algeciras . Itunes.apple.com . 1947-12-21 . 2015-04-17.
22. Web site: iTunes - Music - 12 Hits para 2 Guitarras Flamencas y Orquesta de Cuerda (Instrumental) by Paco de Lucía & Ramón Algeciras . Itunes.apple.com . 2005-05-03 . 2015-04-17.
23. Web site: iTunes - Music - Castro Marin by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1947-12-21 . 2015-04-17.
24. Web site: iTunes - Music - Passion, Grace & Fire by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1954-07-22 . 2015-04-17.
25. Web site: iTunes - Music - Guitar Trio - Paco De Lucía/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola by Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola . Itunes.apple.com . 1996-09-02 . 2015-04-17.
26. Web site: Steffen Hung . Portuguese charts portal . Portuguesecharts.com . 1977-12-19 . 2015-04-17.
27. Web site: Steffen Hung . Spanish charts portal . Spanishcharts.com . 2015-04-17.
28. Web site: iTunes - Music - Entre Dos Aguas by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1947-12-21 . 2015-04-17.
29. Web site: iTunes - Music - Antología, Vol. 1 by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1996-01-30 . 2015-04-17.
30. Web site: iTunes - Music - Antología, Vol. 2 by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1996-01-30 . 2015-04-17.
31. Web site: iTunes - Music - Por Descubrir by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 2003-06-16 . 2015-04-17.
32. Web site: Steffen Hung . Dutch Charts . Dutchcharts.nl . 2015-04-17.
33. Web site: Steffen Hung . New Zealand charts portal . charts.nz . 1981-09-27 . 2015-04-17.
34. Web site: iTunes - Music - Paco de Lucia (En Vivo) by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 2002-08-12 . 2015-04-17.
35. Web site: iTunes - Music - Friday Night In San Francisco (Live) by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia . Itunes.apple.com . 2015-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317091608/https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/friday-night-in-san-francisco/id169856497 . 2015-03-17 .
36. Web site: iTunes - Music - Live... One Summer Night by The Paco de Lucia Sextet . Itunes.apple.com . 2015-04-17.
37. Web site: iTunes - Music - Live in America by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 1993-12-01 . 2015-04-17.
38. Web site: iTunes - Music - En Vivo - Conciertos Live In Spain 2010 by Paco de Lucía . Itunes.apple.com . 2012-03-26 . 2015-04-17.
39. Book: Sevilla, Paco. Sevilla Press, San Diego, Ca. Paco de Lucia : a new tradition for the flamenco guitar. 1995. registration. 0-9646374-0-5.
40. Web site: Paco de Lucia discography by Mark Shurey "Pimientito". 2017-11-02. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629034702/http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=253824&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1. 2017-06-29.