El Cantante (English: The Singer) is the soundtrack to the motion picture of the same name by American pop musicians Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez and was released on July 24, 2007 by Sony BMG. The entire album, with the exception of 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.
Background
Marc Anthony plays the role of Héctor Lavoe in El Cantante, a film he had been wanting and waiting to make for many years.[1] Lavoe was known, and is still considered a hero to salsa fans, famed for the artistry of his vocals and the intensity of his rhythm, as well as his involvement with famous salsa musician Willie Colón during the early '70s were high points for salsa, and they paved the way for many vocalists to come (including one Marc Anthony). The album is not only a soundtrack, but a tribute album to the famous salsa singer. Anthony's cover versions of "Aguanile", "Che Che Colé", "Mi Gente" and "El Cantante", have become chart topping hits on the United States Latin Billboard. Anthony also worked with Rubén Blades during the production of the film, as well as the soundtrack. The tenth track finds Jennifer Lopez, Anthony's wife in the film and in real life, performing a pop ballad titled "Toma de Mí," composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado.
Chart performance
The soundtrack debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and number 31 on the Billboard 200. In its second week it still peaked at number 1 on the Top Latin Albums but felt back 2 places to end at number 33 on the Billboard 200. It still peaked the Top Latin Albums in the third, fourth and fifth week and went on number 32, number 44 and number 55 on the Billboard 200. [2]
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
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- Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) |
Peak
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| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums Year-End Charts[5] |
11 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Tropical Albums Year-End Charts[6] |
2 |
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- Singles charts [7]
| Year |
Chart |
Single |
Peak |
| 2007 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
Aguanile |
31 |
| 2007 |
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay |
Aguanile |
2 |
| 2007 |
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
Mi Gente |
23 |
| 2007 |
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay |
Mi Gente |
39 |
| 2007 |
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay |
Mi Gente |
1 |
| 2008 |
Billboard Latin Tropcial Airplay |
El Dia de Mi Suerte |
29 |
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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
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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References
External links
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Marc Anthony |
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| Studio albums |
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| Compilations albums |
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| Singles |
" Ride on the Rhythm" · "Hasta Que Te Conocí" · "Palabras del Alma" · "Si Tú No Te Fueras" · "Vivir Lo Nuestro" · "Nadie Como Ella" · "Se Me Sigue Olvidando" · "Te Conozco Bien" · "Hasta Ayer" · "Llegaste a Mi" · "Por Amor Se Da Todo" · "Te Amaré" · "Vieja Mesa" · "Y Hubo Alguien" · "Contra La Corriente" · "Me Voy a Regalar" · "No Me Conoces" · "Si Te Vas" · "No Sabes Como Duele" · "No Me Ames" · "I Need to Know/Dímelo" · "Da La Vuelta" · "You Sang to Me/Muy Dentro de Mí" · "My Baby You" · "Celos" · "Barco a la Deriva" · "Hasta Que Vuelvas Conmigo" · "Viviendo" · "I Need You/Me Hace Falta" · "I've Got You/Te Tengo Aquí" · "Tragedy/Tragedia" · "Ahora Quien" · "Valió la Pena" · "Amigo" · "Se Esfuma Tu Amor" · "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien" · "Volando Entre Tus Brazos" · "¿Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo?" · "Aguanile" · "Mi Gente" · "El Día de Mi Suerte" |
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