Buscando América
Buscando América | ||||
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Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | May 1983, July & August 1983 | |||
Genre | Salsa, reggae, Latin jazz, rock | |||
Label | Elektra[1] | |||
Producer | Ruben Blades[2] | |||
Rubén Blades chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | A–[4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Buscando América (Searching for America) is an album by Latin musician Rubén Blades.[6][7] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Latin Performance.[8]
Production[]
The album was recorded with the six musicians of Seis Del Solar.[5] The lyrics were printed inside the album in both Spanish and English.[9]
Critical reception[]
The New York Times wrote that "the musicians, most of whom have labored for years on the salsa circuit, respond to Mr. Blades's creativity and risk-taking with some of the freshest, most impressive playing heard on a pop album this year."[10] Trouser Press wote that Buscando América "stands as the finest of his major-label recordings to date."[11]
Time named the album one of 1984's best.[7]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Rubén Blades, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Decisiones" | Rubén Blades | 5:00 |
2. | "GDBD" | Rubén Blades | 3:35 |
3. | "Desapariciones" | Rubén Blades | 6:20 |
4. | "Todos Vuelven" | César Miró | 4:26 |
5. | "Caminos Verdes" | Rubén Blades | 3:00 |
6. | "El Padre Antonio y el Monaguillo Andrés" | Rubén Blades | 8:02 |
7. | "Buscando América" | Rubén Blades | 8:38 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 64.
- ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 118.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 655.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ "Rubén Blades | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thompson, Clifford (October 7, 2020). "Contemporary World Musicians". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ^ "Rubén Blades". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020.
- ^ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (March 12, 1999). "World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (April 4, 1984). "THE POP LIFE; RUBEN BLADES'S SALSA (Published 1984)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Rubén Blades". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- 1984 albums
- Elektra Records albums
- Rubén Blades albums