El Malo (The Bad ne) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón.Sue Steward Musica!: The Rhythm of Latin America - Salsa, Rumba, Merengue, and More- 1999 - 0811825663 "Their first record together, El malo (The Bad Guy), in 1967, was a raw, minimalist collection of songs about teenage barrio life with an inner-city edge. " 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".

Track listing

# "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00 # "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46 # "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15 # "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40 # "El Malo" Colón - 3:57 # "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00 # "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07 # "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00

Personnel

* Composer, Piano - Dwight Brewster * Bass - Eddie Guagua * Vocals - Elliot Romero * Vocals - Héctor Lavoe * Cover Photo - Irv Elkin * Audio Engineer - Irving Greenbaum * Bass - James Taylor * Producer - Jerry Masucci * Trombone - Joe Santiago * Recording Director - Johnny Pacheco * Linear Notes - Lubi Jovanovic * Congas - Mario Galagarza * Timbales - Nicky Marrero * Bongos - Pablo Rosario * Linear Notes - Pete Rodriguez * Cover Design - Shelly Schreiber * Composer, Leader, Primary Artist, Trombone - Willie Colón * Vocals - Yayo el Indio

References

1967 debut albums Albums produced by Willie Colón 1960s Spanish-language albums Willie Colón albums Fania Records albums {{1960s-jazz-album-stub