''De Ti Depende'' is the second solo album by

Héctor Lavoe Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (30 September 1946 – 29 June 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa ...

, It was released in 1976 under the label of Fania Records. It is famous for the song " Periodico de Ayer", which was written by

Tite Curet Alonso Catalino "Tite" Curet Alonso (February 26, 1926 – August 5, 2003) was a Puerto Rican composer of over 2,000 salsa songs. Early years Curet Alonso (birth name: Catalino Curet Alonso) was born in Guayama, a town located in the southern region o ...

. Arrangements by: Willie Colon ("Vamos A Reir Un Poco", "Periodico De Ayer" & "Mentira"), Louie Ramirez ("Consejo De Oro"), Louis "Perico" Ortiz ("Tanto Como Ayer" & "Felices Horas"), Jose Febles ("De Ti Depende"), and Edwin Rodriquez ("Hacha Y Machete"). Cover & Liner Photos (on Vinyl) by: Lee Marshall. Album Design by: Ron Levine.César Miguel Rondón ''The Book of Salsa'' 2008 0807831298 "Furthermore, all of Lavoe's albums made themselves unquestionably and continuously relevant and, it seems, indomitable. In 1976, Hector Lavoe's long-awaited second album, De ti Depende, was released, and it was much more successful ..."

Track listing

# "Vamos a Reir Un Poco" - 7:32 # "De Ti Depende" - 4:33 # "Periódico de Ayer" - 6:43 # "Consejo de Oro" - 2:40 # "Tanto Como Ayer" - 3:42 # "Hacha y Machete" - 5:41 # "Felices Horas" - 6:04 # "Mentira" - 6:37

Personnel

- Lead Vocals & Maracas *José Mangual, Jr. - Bongos, Percussion & Coro *Milton Cardona - Conga, Percussion & Coro *José "Profesor" Torres - Piano *Angel "Papo" Vazquez - Trombone *Harry De Aguiar - Trombone *Ray Feliciano - Trumpet *Santi "Choflomo" González - Bass *Yomo Toro - Guitar *

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

- Coro *

Alfredo De La Fé Alfredo Manuel De La Fé (born February 6, 1954) is a Cuban-born and New York-based violinist who lived in Colombia for more than 16 years and is responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music. The first ...

- Violin (Periódico de Ayer)

References

{{Authority control Héctor Lavoe albums 1976 albums Fania Records albums