''Metiendo Mano!'' () is the debut

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by Puerto Rican-American trombonist and singer

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 ...

and Panamanian singer-songwriter

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 ...

, released on October 7, 1977, through

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. The album was produced by Colón and

Jerry Masucci Gerald "Jerry" Masucci (October 7, 1934 – December 21, 1997) was an American attorney, businessman and was co-founder of Fania Records. Biography Masucci was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrant parents Urbano and Elvira Masucci. He w ...

and is the second of four collaborative duo albums by Colón and Blades. The record includes the song "Pablo Pueblo", which is considered to be one of the initial forays into "conscious" or "intellectual" salsaThe New Rolling Stone Album Guide Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - 2004 - Page 81 0743201698 "It was Colon who took Blades under his wing, collaborating with him on the smoldering, thickly textured Metiendo Mano!" and was the theme song to Blades' unsuccessful Panamanian presidential bid in 1994. Craig Harris wrote in '' MusicHound World'' that the album "not only represents a historic meeting of musical minds but remains a dance-inspiring masterpiece."

Track listing

Personnel

Producer: * Willie Colón Executive Producer: * Jerry Masucci Musicians: * Willie Colón – Trombone Solo (“Lluvia De Tu Cielo”), Gong, Percussion * Ruben Blades – Acoustic Guitar * Leopoldo Pineda – Trombone Solo (“Fue Varón”) * Papo Vasquez – Trombone * Lewis Kahn – Trombone * Salvador Cuevas – Bass * Milton Cardona – Conga, Clave, Talking Drum, Quinto (“Pueblo”) * José Mangual Jr. – Bongos, Maracas, Percussion * Nicky Marrero – Timbales * José Torres – Piano * Sonny Bravo – Piano (“Pablo Pueblo”), (“Según El Color”) * Tom Malone – Tuba, Harp Synthesizer * Yomo Toro – Cuatro (“Según El Color”), Lead Acoustic Guitar (“Me Recordarás”) * Ruben Blades – Lead Vocals * Chorus – Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Milton Cardona, José Mangual Jr Arrangements: * Willie Colón (“Según El Color”, “La Mora”, “Plantación Adentro”) * Louie Cruz (“Pueblo”, “Lluvia De Tu Cielo”) * Louis Ortíz – (“Pablo Pueblo”, “La Maleta”) *Louie Ramírez (“ Fue Varón”) Recorded at – La Tierra Sound Studios, NY Engineers: *

Jon Fausty Jon Evan Fausty (February 20, 1949 – September 29, 2023) was an American multiple Grammy Award-winning sound and recording engineer best known for his work on some of the most successful Latin albums ever recorded. Fausty's career spanned ov ...

* Irv Greenbaum Photography – Mark Kozlowiski Design – Izzy Sanabria Title Design – Pam Lessero

References

1977 albums Fania Records albums Willie Colón albums Rubén Blades albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub