El Cantante (soundtrack)
El Cantante (English: The Singer) is the soundtrack to the motion picture of the same name by American recording artists Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. It was released on July 24, 2007 by Sony BMG. The entire album, except for the last track "Toma de Mí", is a cover album of songs originally written and recorded by the famous Puerto Rican salsa icon Héctor Lavoe.
| El Cantante | ||||
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| Released | July 24, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 46:47 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
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| Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez chronology | ||||
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| Singles from El Cantante | ||||
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Track listing
- "El Cantante" (Rubén Blades) — 6:47
- "Mi Gente" (Johnny Pacheco) — 3:52
- "Escándalo" (Rafael Cárdenas Crespo; Rubén Fuentes) — 3:58
- "Aguanile" (Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe) — 5:15
- "Che Che Colé" (Willie Colón) — 3:26
- "El Día de Mi Suerte" (Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe) — 5:19
- "Qué Lío" (Willie Colón; Joe Cuba; Héctor Lavoe) — 4:24
- "Quítate Tú Pa' Ponerme Yo" (Johnny Pacheco; Bobby Valentín) — 4:24
- "Todo Tiene Su Final" (Willie Colón) — 4:56
- "Toma de Mí" (Performed by Jennifer Lopez) (Nelly Furtado; Julio Reyes Copello) — 4:29
Charts
- Album charts
| Chart (2007)[1][2] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spanish Album Chart | 11 |
| Swiss Album Chart | 100 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks | 4 |
- Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums Year-End Charts[3] | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Tropical Albums Year-End Charts[4] | 2 |
Credits and personnel
Performance credits
- Yomo Toro – Cuatro
- Milton Cardona – Vocals, coro
- Tito Allen – Vocals, Coro
- Bobby Allende – Conga
- Renaldo Jorge – Trombone
- Myung Hi Kim – Violin
- Ozzie Melendez – Trombone
- Suzanne Ornstein – Violin
- Ricardo Tiki Pasillas – Percussion
- Marc Quiñones – Timbales
- Laura Seaton – Violin
- Gene Moye – Cello
- Sergio George – Piano
- Ray Colon – Bongos, bells
- Raul Agraz – Trumpet
- Luis Quintero – Percussion, timbales
- William Castro – Arpa
- William Duval – Vocals
- Sarah Seiver – Cello
- José Tabares – Bass
- Peter Winograd – Violin
- Ramon B. Sanchez – Conductor
- Robert Rinehart – Viola
- Daniel Panner – Viola
- Elizabeth Dyson – Cello
- Jenny Strenger – Violin
- Wilson Cifuentes – Flute, gaita
- Katherine Fong – Violin
- Duoming Ba – Violin
- Minyoung Chang – Violin
- Sarah OBoyle – Violin
- Wen Qian – Violin
- Sein Ryu – Violin
- Mario Guini – Electric guitar
- Julio Reyes Copello – Piano
- Jose Mangual – Vocals, Coro
- Daniel Caro – Bandola
- Oriol Caro – Tiple
- Angélica Gámez – Violin
- Laura Ospina – Cello
- Urian Sarmiento – Percussion
Technical credits
- Marc Anthony – Producer, executive producer
- Sergio George – Producer
- Héctor Ivan Rosa – Engineer
- Jim Caruana – Engineer
- Luisito Quintero – Percussion overdubs
- David Kutch – Mastering
- Vlado Meller – Mastering
- Peter Wade Keusch – Engineer
- Bigram Zayas – Producer
- Alysia Oakley – Assistant music supervisor
- Maria Paula Marulanda – Art direction
- Matt Havron – Assistant Music supervisor
- Julio Reyes Copello – Arranger, programming, producer
References
- ↑ "El Cantante". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ "El Cantante". Les Charts. Les Charts. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ "Top Latin Albums - El Cantante (soundtrack)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ "Top Tropical Albums - El Cantante (soundtrack)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
Other websites
- Official El Cantante home page Archived 2009-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Agárrese by Grupo Montéz de Durango |
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album August 11, 2007 - September 15, 2007 |
Succeeded by La Radiolina by Manu Chao |