Fantasmas (Willie Colón album)

Fantasmas (English: "Ghosts") is an salsa album by Willie Colón. The album was released in 1981 during the Romantic Salsa period and gave him a musical vehicle to explore his new interests.^[1]

Track listing[]

1. "Oh, Qué Será?" Chico Buarque - 6:08
2. "Sueño De Papelote" Eladia Blázquez - 4:15
3. "Mi Sueño" Zé Katimba - 6:33
4. "Celo" Tim Maia - 3:59
5. "Amor Verdadero" Eddy Grant - 7:26
6. "Volar A Puerto Rico" Willie Colón - 5:01
7. "Al Dormir" - 3:39
8. "Toma Mis Manos" Willie Colón - 6:05

Personnel[]

• Willie Colón: Synthesizer, Chorus Ensemble, Top Producer, Mixing, Lead Vocals
• Jon Fausty: Engineer, Mixing
• Jerry Masucci: Executive Producer
• Fabian Ross: Associate Producer
• Leopoldo Pineda: Assistant Producer, Trombone
• Jorge Calandrelli: Piano, Arranger (Al Dormir & Sueño de Papelote)
• Lewis Kahn: Trombone
• Sam Burtis: Trombone
• Yomo Toro: Cuatro
• Salvador Cuevas: Bass
• Paul Kimbarrow: Drums
• Hector Garrido: Vocal Arrangements, Arranger (Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera & Mi Sueño)
• Marty Sheller: Arranger (Volar a Puerto Rico & Celo)
• Ruben Blades: Chorus Ensemble
• Jose Torres: Piano
• Jose Mangual: Bongo, Maracas, Guiro, Guira, Chorus Ensemble
• Milton Cardona: Tumba, Quinto, Chequere, Surdo, Claves, Chorus Ensemble
• Johnny Almendra: Timbal
• Harold Kohon: Strings
• Luis Cruz: Arranger (Toma Mis Manos)
• Damaris Cortez: Chorus Ensemble (Toma Mis Manos, Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera, Volar A Puerto Rico)
• Doris Eugenio: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño, Toma Mis Manos, Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera, Volar A Puerto Rico)
• Yvonne: Chorus Ensemble (Amor Verdadero, Oh Que Sera, Volar A Puerto Rico)
• Encarnacion Perez: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño)
• Sandy Mangual: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño)
• Nancy O'Neil: Chorus Ensemble (Mi Sueño)
• Frank Kolleogy: Photography
• Terry Borges: Art Direction
• Ron Levine: Album Design

Recorded at La Tierra Studios / Mixed at Latin Sound Studios.

See also[]

• Willie Colón discography

References[]