Innovations (album)

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Innovations
Gran combo innovations.jpg
Studio album by
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Released1985
GenreSalsa
Length37:48
LabelCombo Records
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico chronology
In Alaska: Breaking the Ice
(1984) 		Innovations
(1985) 		Y Su Pueblo
(1986)

Innovations is a 1985 studio album released by Puerto Rican salsa group, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. It was the first #1 release on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, established in June 1985.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Juan Cabeza Dura"Tommy Sánchez4:38
2."Camino de Amapolas"Gabriel Romero4:20
3."No Me Olvides"Perín Vásquez4:55
4."Resignación"Benjamín Muñiz4:57
5."Prosigue"Tommy Sánchez4:57
6."Años"Pablo Milanés4:55
7."Nunca Es Tarde"Mike Amadeo3:50
8."La Loma del Tamarindo"Wiso Santiago5:16

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

José A. Estévez, Jr. of Allmusic gave the album a mixed review criticizing the lack of novelties while stating Juan Cabeza Dura, No Me Olvides and La Loma del Tamarindo were "servicable".

Chart performance[]

Chart (1985)[2] Peak
position
US Billboard Tropical Album 1

See also[]

  • List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s

References[]

  1. ^ "Album Review: Innovations". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  2. ^ "Innovations - Chart performance". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
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