''Clásicos de la Provincia'' is the sixth
album
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by
Colombian singer/composer
Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian
vallenato
Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing t ...
standards. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the
Vallenato
Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing t ...
genre.
The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Colombia,
and 3 million copies worldwide in it first 6 months of been released.
Worldwide copies stands at 4 million.
Track listing
# "
La gota fría
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
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* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
" (''E. Zuleta'') – 3:33
# "Amor Sensible" (''F. Molina'') – 4:26
# "
Alicia Adorada" (''J. Valencia'') – 4:15
# "La Hamaca Grande" (''A. Pacheco'') – 3:16
# "El Cantor De Fonseca" (''
C. Huertas'') – 3:07
# "Matilde Lina" (''L. Díaz'') – 3:57
# "Altos Del Rosario" (''A. Durán'') – 3:56
# "Honda Herida" (''
R. Escalona'') – 3:03
# "La Cañaguatera" (''I. Carrillo'') – 3:13
# "Lirio Rojo" (''C. Ochoa'') – 2:48
# "La Tijera" (''L. Martínez'') – 3:27
# "Compae Chipuco" (''C. Gomez'') – 3:16
# "Pedazo De Acordeón" (''A. Durán'') – 4:06
# "La Celosa" (''F. Molina'') – 4:12
# "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (''A. Zabaleta'') – 0:49
Personnel
Performance credits
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Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
*Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
*Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
*Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
*John Jairo Lemus - Conga
*Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
*Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
*Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
*Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
*Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
*Eder Polo - Guacharaca
*Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
*Michael Egizi - Piano
*Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
*Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")
Technical credits
*Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
*Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
*Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
*
Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
*Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
*Phil Austin - Engineer
*Jorge Díaz - Engineer
*Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
*Manuel Riveira - Representation
Chart performance
Certifications and sales
See also
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List of best-selling albums in Colombia
This is a list of some of the best-selling albums in Colombia. Colombia is one of the largest music markets in Latin America. The majority of the albums are from local artists; various artists such as Carlos Vives, Diomedes Díaz, Juancho Rois, ...
References
External credits
Carlos Vives official website
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1993 albums
1994 albums
Carlos Vives albums
Covers albums