Lo Esencial del Bolero

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: February 19, 2002
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Latin

Review

Lo Esencial del Bolero features a dozen passionate boleros, including Agustin Lara's "Solamente una Vez," Libertad Lamarque's "Quiereme Mucho," and Toña "La Negra"'s "Oracion Caribe." Other highlights include Pedro Vargas' "Besame Mucho," Armando Manzanero's "Somos Novios," and Daniel Santos' "Vuelveme a Querer." Though it's not necessarily a definitive historical collection of boleros, the album does feature enough of the style's sweeping romance to give a taste of what it sounds like. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Solamente Una Vez	Agustín Lara	Agustín Lara	(2:38)
Amor Perdido	Pedro Flores	Maria Luisa Landin	(3:15)
Vuélveme a Querer	Luis Lambis Castillo	Daniel Santos	(3:05)
Oración Caribe		Toña "La Negra"	(2:58)
Mujer	Agustín Lara	Pedro Vargas	(3:35)
Inolvidable		Amparo Montes	(2:41)
Sabor a Mi	Alvaro Carrillo	Marco Antonio Muñiz	(2:53)
Bésame Mucho	Consuelo Velázquez	Pedro Vargas	(2:46)
Noche de Ronda	Agustín Lara, María Teresa Lara	Agustín Lara	(3:30)
Lamento Borincano	Rafael Hernández	Marco Antonio Muñiz	(4:04)
Somos Novios (Lyrics)	Armando Manzanero	Armando Manzanero	(2:36)
Quiéreme Mucho	Gonzalo Roig	Libertad Lamarque	(3:02)

Credits

Agustín Lara (Performer), Amparo Montes (Performer), Daniel Santos (Performer), Armando Manzanero (Performer), Libertad Lamarque (Performer), Pedro Vargas (Performer)