''Clásicos de la Provincia II'' is the twelfth album by Colombian singer/composer
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
. The album is a sequel to Vives' 1993 breakthrough album ''
Clásicos de la Provincia
''Clásicos de la Provincia'' is the sixth album 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 standards. The album made ...
'' and like its predecessor it is a collection of
vallenato standards, updated by Carlos and his long-time backing band La Provincia.
Prior to the album's release Vives had signed a licensing deal with the supermarket company
Grupo Éxito. Under the terms of the deal the album was released exclusively through stores belonging to the Éxito group on September 30, 2009, in exchange for being priced at COP$16,000, about half the normal retail price for an album.
The album's low price contributed to record sales for an album in Colombia, with 42,500 copies sold on the first day of release.
It sold 300,000 copies in the country, as of 2010.
Track listing
# "El Pollo Vallenato" (Luis Enrique Martínez) – 3:15
# "Sí, Sí, Sí" (Juancho Polo Valencia) – 3:22
# "Sin Ti" (Náfer Durán) – 3:20
# "Las Mujeres" (Carlos Huertas) – 3:48
# "Momentos de Amor" (Fernando Meneses) – 3:33
# "Confidencias" (Gustavo Gutiérrez) – 3:19
# "El Contrabandista" (Sergio Moya Molina) – 3:11
# "Frente a Mí" (Octavio Daza) – 3:44
# "La Parrandita" (Leandro Díaz) – 4:00
# "La Bogotana" (Rafael Sánchez) – 3:45
# "Mujer Conforme" (Máximo Mobil) – 4:11
# "La Colegiala" (Rubén Darío Salcedo) – 3:34
# "La Caja Negra" (Rafael Valencia) – 3:28
# "La Muchachita" (Alejo Durán) – 3:05
# "Noche sin Luceros" (Rosendo Romero) – 3:28
Personnel
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Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
- Director, Vocals, Producer, Arrangement
*Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion
*Mayté Montero - Gaita, Additional arrangement
*Andrés Castro - Guitars, Arrangement, Producer
*Luis Ángel "El Papa" Pastor - Bass, Additional arrangement
*Pablo Bernal - Drums
*Archie Peña - Percussion
*Rodny Teran - Percussion
*Carlos Ivan Medina - Piano, Keyboards, Organ, Additional arrangement
*Ron Taylor - Keyboards
*Alfredo Rosado - Caja Vallenata
*Eder Polo - Guaracharaca
*Carlos Huertas Jr. & Juan Deluque - Backing vocals
*Konstantin Litvinenko - Cello
*Pedro Alonso - Violin
Sales
References
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2009 albums
Carlos Vives albums
Philips Records albums
Covers albums