Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos Explained

Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos is a 1981 album by Plácido Domingo.^[1] The album was recorded in Argentina where it sold over 80,000 copies.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Caminito" 3:18
2. "Nostalgias" 3:31 Music by: Juan Carlos Cobian. Lyrics by: Enrique Cadicamo. (1936)
3. "Volver" 3:26
4. Vida mía 3:51 Music: Osvaldo Fresedo Lyrics: Emilio Fresedo (1933)
5. "Mi Buenos Aires querido" 3:24
6. El día que me quieras 3:41
7. "Uno" 3:45
8. "María" 3:04
9. "Alma de bohemio" 3:16 Music: Roberto Firpo Lyrics: Juan Andrés Caruso (1914)
10. "Cuesta abajo" 3:26 "Si arrastré por estemundo" Lyricist: Alfredo Le Pera Composer: Carlos Gardel (1934)

Notes and References

1. Stereo Review - Volume 47; Volume 47 - Page 6 1982 Pavarotti has an ethnic fling with an album of Neapolitan songs ("O Sole Mio" London 26560), and Domingo replies with "Placido Domingo Sings Tangos" (DG 3636 416). Even if Domingo hadn't already recorded an album of zarzuela hits
2. Billboard - 30 Jan 1982 - Page 70 Vol. 94, No. 4 - "Mi Buenos Aires Quendo," set for release as a promotional prop for the album "Placido Domingo Sings Tango." recorded in Argentina last year when the singer was touring there with the opera "Olello." The album, which has sold 80.000-plus copies in Argentina, came about as a result of what Domingo calls "a jam session with a tango band ..."