''Alma Ranchera'' (''Ranchera Soul'') is the title of the last studio album released by Spanish singer
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress with a career spanning more than four decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romanti ...
on 14 September 2004 by
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Organizations Music publishing companies
* Bertelsmann Music Group, a 1987–2008 division of Bertelsmann that was purchased by Sony on October 1, 2008
** Sony BMG, a 2004–2008 joint venture of Bertelsmann and Sony that was pur ...
and
RCA
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.
Produced by Memo Gil and
Carlos Cabral "Junior", the album is a tribute to
ranchera
Ranchera () or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in the vast majority of regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional fo ...
music.
''Alma Ranchera'' features eleven cover versions of classic songs written by famous Mexican composers, including
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (; 19 January 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs are regarded as the basis of modern Regional Mexican music and Rancheras.
Early life
Jiménez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, ...
,
Cuco Sánchez
José Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez Saldaña (3 May 1921 – 5 October 2000) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
Sánchez was one of Mexico's most popular singers and recorded most of his singles and studio albums for Columbia ...
,
José Ángel Espinoza
José Ángel Espinoza Aragón (2 October 1919 – 6 November 2015), also known as ''Ferrusquilla'', was a Mexican singer-songwriter and film actor. He was the father of actress Angélica Aragón. There is a statue of him along Olas Altas Promen ...
,
Rubén Fuentes
Rubén Fuentes (15 February 1926 – 5 February 2022) was a Mexican classical violinist and composer who was best known for his contributions to mariachi music.
Biography
In 1944, Fuentes joined Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán as a violinist a ...
, and
Tomás Méndez
Tomás Méndez (born ''Tomás Méndez Sosa''; July 25, 1927 – June 19, 1995) was a Mexican composer and singer of Mexican music and ranchera music. He was born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. He became famous thanks to his partnership with th ...
.
It also includes a previously unreleased song, "Vete A Volar", which was written by Jaime Flores, Luis Carlos Monroy and Raúl Ornelas. In 2005, the album was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican American music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gra ...
and the
Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album was an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording art ...
.
Track listing
Awards
Credits and personnel
Musicians
*
Rocío Dúrcal
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress with a career spanning more than four decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romanti ...
– (Vocals)
* Group "Esto es México" – (Chorus of mariachi)
* Claudia Angelica and Sorrel – (Vocals)
* Ariadne Gobera – (Vocals)
* Jair Alcalá – (
Accordion
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)
* Lupe Alfaro – (
Vihuela
The vihuela () is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form offering strength and portability) but tuned like a lute. It was used in 15th- and 16th-century Spain as the equivalent of t ...
)
* Carlos Cabral, "Junior" – (Lead Guitar, Keyboards)
* Dave Rivera – (
Guitarrón
Guitarrón or guitarron is a common name for a number of stringed instruments found in Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish ...
)
* Paco Rosas – (Acoustic guitar and
Arrangements
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)
* Fernando de Santiago – (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar,
Vihuela
The vihuela () is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form offering strength and portability) but tuned like a lute. It was used in 15th- and 16th-century Spain as the equivalent of t ...
, Songs and Arrangements)
* Marco Antonio Santiago – (Guitar)
* Javier Serrano – (Trumpet and
Bugle
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)
* Moses Tlaxcaltécatl – (Flute)
Production
* Producers: Memo Gil and Carlos Cabral "Junior".
* Arrangers: Manuel Cazares.
* Programming, Audio Mixing and Arrangements: Memo Gil.
* Arrangers: Rigoberto Alfaro.
* Audio Mix: Isaiah G. Asbún.
* Mastering: Ron Boustead.
* Latin Percussion: Armando Montiel.
* Musical Director:
Antonio Morales
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.
* Session string: Enrique Ramos.
* Programming and Arrangements: Pancho Ruiz.
* Percussion Symphony: Francisco Sanchez.
* Copies of scores: Oscar Wilde.
* Recorded at: La Bodega,
Mexico, D.F. and Torres Sound,
Madrid
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, Spain.
* Label:
RCA
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,
BMG Music
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Although it was established in 1987, the music co ...
.
* Manufactured and Distributed by:
BMG Music
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Although it was established in 1987, the music co ...
,
RCA Records
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.
References
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2004 albums
Rocío Dúrcal albums
Ranchera albums