''Comedia (Comedy)'' is the third solo album by the Puerto Rican musician
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican salsa music, salsa singer. Widely regarded as one of salsa’s most important and influential vocalist ...
. It was released on 1978 under the label of
Fania Records
Fania Records is a New York City, New York–based record label founded by Dominican-born composer and bandleader Johnny Pacheco and his American lawyer Jerry Masucci in 1964 in music, 1964. The label took its name from a popular luncheonette fre ...
. It is notable for the song "
El Cantante", which was written by
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...
. In 2006, ''
Hispanic
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'' included the album on its list of 10 classic salsa albums.
The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by ''
Rolling Stone
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'' in October 2024.
Track listing
# "
El Cantante" – 10:23
# "Comedia" - 3:28
# "La Verdad" - 5:30
# "Tiempos Pasados" - 4:26
# "Bandolera" - 9:32
# "¿Por Qué Te Conocí?" - 4:47
# "Songoro Cosongo" - 7:50
Personnel
*
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican salsa music, salsa singer. Widely regarded as one of salsa’s most important and influential vocalist ...
- Vocals
*Salvador Cuevas - Bass
*Gilberto Colon - Piano
*Jose Rodriguez - Trombone
*Reinaldo Jorge - Trombone
*Luis E. Ortiz - Trumpet
*Jose Febles - Trumpet
*Milton Cardona - Conga ("El Cantante" & "La Verdad" only)
*
Eddie Montalvo - Conga
*Steve Berrios - Timbales & Percussion ("El Cantante" & "La Verdad" only)
*Jose Cigno - Drums (except "El Cantante" & "La Verdad")
*Alfredo De La Fé - Violin ("El Cantante")
Coros:
*Jose Mangual
*Milton Cardona
*
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is a Puerto Rican and American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a be ...
*Eddie Natal
*
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican salsa music, salsa singer. Widely regarded as one of salsa’s most important and influential vocalist ...
*Recorded at La Tierra Sound Studios, New York City
*Audio Engineers: Jon Fausty, Mario Salvati, Irv Greenbaum
*Mixed by:
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is a Puerto Rican and American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a be ...
*"Bandolera" mixed by Jon Fausty
*Produced by
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is a Puerto Rican and American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a be ...
*
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is a Puerto Rican and American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a be ...
(Arrangements)
*Luis Ortiz (Arrangements)
*José Febles (Arrangements)
*Edwin Rodríguez (Arrangements)
References
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Héctor Lavoe albums
1978 albums
Fania Records albums