Malo (album)
Malo is the first album by 12-piece San Francisco band Malo, released in 1972. It contains the #18 single, "Suavecito". The album charted #14 at the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album's cover art is sourced from a painting by Mexican painter Jesús Helguera.
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| Released | January 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1971 | |||
| Genre | Latin rock, funk[1] | |||
| Length | 44:31 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
- "Pana" (Arcelio García, Jr./Abel Zarate) - 6:45
- "Just Say Goodbye" (Rodgers Grant/Luis Gasca) - 8:00
- "Café" (Arcelio García/ Jorge Santana, Jr./Pablo Tellez) - 7:21
- "Nena" (Arcelio García, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:28
- "Suavecito" (Richard Bean/Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:36
- "Peace" (Arcelio Garcia, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Ismael Versoza/Abel Zarate) - 9:21
Personnel
- Arcelio García, Jr. — Lead vocals, percussion
- Jorge Santana — guitar
- Abel Zarate — guitars, vocals
- Pablo Tellez — bass guitar, percussion
- Richard Kermode — keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
- Richard Spremich — drums, percussion
- Coke Escovedo — timbales, percussion
- Victor Pantoja — conga, bongos, percussion
- Luis Gasca — trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Roy Murray — flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax
- Richard Bean — vocals, percussion, timbales
Credits
- Production, engineering and mixing: David Rubinson.
- Recorded at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California during Fall 1971.
- Assistant engineers: Fred Catero and Jeremy Zatkin.
- Art direction: Chris Whorf.
- Photography: Victor Alemán.
- Front cover: Jesus Helguera.
- Album design: John & Barbara Casado.
Charts
Album - Billboard (US)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | Billboard Top LPs | 14 |
| 1972 | Billboard Soul Charts | 10 |
Single - Billboard (US)
| Single | Year | Chart | Position |
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| Suavecito | 1972 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
| Suavecito | 1972 | U.S. Cash Box Top 100[2] | 12 |
References
- Unterberger, Richie. "Malo - Malo". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Review. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 13, 1972
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