Cosa Nuestra

• Artist: Willie Colón
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• Release Date: 1969
• Genre: Latin

Review

Willie Colón's first masterpiece benefits from the inventive arrangements of Colón and "recording director" Johnny Pacheco, plus the most precise, intricate group playing heard from any second-generation salsero leader. And Hector Lavoe's vocals are probably his best on record, opening with the brisk, catchy, effusive "Che Che Cole" and "No Me Llores Mas," but extending through slower material like the magisterial "Ausencia." Highlights are literally all over this record, also including the playful, piano-driven "Te Conozco" and the deft "Sangrigorda," which features an amazing sneering trombone line. Featuring musicians as brutal as the hitman on the cover and some of the smoothest vocals of any New York salsa LP, Cosa Nuestra is not only Willie Colón's first masterpiece, it's his best. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Che Che Colé	Willie Colón	Willie Colón	(3:32)
No More Llores Más	Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe	Willie Colón	(5:38)
Ausencia	Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe	Willie Colón	(5:10)
Te Conozco	Héctor Lavoe	Willie Colón	(4:56)
Juana Peña	Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe	Willie Colón	(5:37)
Sonero Mayor	Willie Colón	Willie Colón	(4:55)
Sangrigorda	D.R.S.	Willie Colón	(4:10)
Tu No Puedes Conmigo	Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe	Willie Colón	(3:27)

Credits

Willie Colón (Trombone), Willie Colón (Vocals), Willie Colón (Main Performer), Johnny Pacheco (Recording Director), Milton Cardona (Conga), Jerry Masucci (Producer), Irving Greenbaum (Engineer), Izzy Sanabria (Design), Santiago Ortega Gonzalez (Bass), Louise Hilton (Graphic Design)