''Escenas (Scenes)'' is the second studio album by
Rubén Blades as a soloist and with his band Seis Del Solar, released on
October 15
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, 1985 by
Elektra Records
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The album reached No. 3 on the
Billboard
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Tropical Albums chart.
Highlighting songs like ''"La Cancion Del Final Del Mundo"'', "''Caina''", "''Sorpresas''".
Critical reception
John Storm Roberts of
AllMusic
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noted that "there's a lot going on here" on the album, which the editors of AllMusic gave a 3.5 out of five star rating.
''Escenas'' also won a
Grammy
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in the category of
Best Tropical Latin Performance
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Track listing
References
1985 albums
Elektra Records albums
Rubén Blades albums
Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album
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