Celia & Johnny

Celia & Johnny
Studio album by
Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenreSalsa
LanguageSpanish
LabelVaya
ProducerJerry Masucci
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]

Celia & Johnny is the first collaborative album between the duo of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco. It was released in 1974 by Vaya Records. In 2014, the U.S. Library of Congress named it to the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3] In 2015, it was selected by Billboard magazine as one of the "50 Essential Latin Albums of the Last 50 Years".[4] The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in October 2024.[5]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Quimbara"Junior CepedaFelipe Yanes4:56
2."Toro Mata" Bobby Valentin5:39
3."Vieja Luna"Orlando de la RosaFelipe Yanes3:13
4."El Paso Del Mulo"Rey Diaz CalvetJohnny Pacheco4:41
5."Tengo El Idde"C. Curet AlonsoPapo Lucca5:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Lo Tuyo Es Mental"Anam Muar 3:13
2."Canto A La Habana"Alberto CastilloPapo Lucca5:31
3."Ño Mercedes"C. Curet Alonso 4:17
4."El Tumbao Y Celia"Johnny PachecoJohnny Pacheco4:52
5."El Pregón Del Pescador" Bobby Valentin5:04


References

  1. ↑ John Storm Roberts. Review of Celia & Johnny at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. ↑ Colin Larkin (1998). "Cruz, Celia". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 1319–1320. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
  3. ↑ "Hallelujah, the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400". Library of Congress. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ↑ "The 50 Greatest Latin Albums of the Past 50 Years". Billboard. 2015-08-17.
  5. ↑ Ernesto Lechner (2024-10-30), "The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone, retrieved 2024-10-31
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