''El Cantante'' (English: ''The Singer'') is the soundtrack album to the
film of the same name, the seventh Spanish-language and the ninth studio album by American singer
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
.
Background
Marc Anthony plays the role of
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 ...
in ''
El Cantante'', a film he had been wanting and waiting to make for many years. Lavoe was known, and is still considered a hero to salsa fans, famed for the artistry of his vocals and the intensity of his rhythm, as well as his involvement with famous salsa musician
Willie Colón during the early '70s were high points for salsa, and they paved the way for many vocalists to come (including one Marc Anthony). The album is not only a soundtrack, but a tribute album to the famous salsa singer. Anthony's cover versions of "Aguanile", "Che Che Colé", "
Mi Gente" and "El Cantante", have become chart topping hits on the United States Latin ''
Billboard
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''. Anthony also worked with
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 ...
during the production of the film, as well as the soundtrack. The tenth track finds
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'', where she re ...
, Anthony's wife in the film, performing a pop ballad titled "Toma de Mí," composed by Canadian singer-songwriter
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists.
She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired de ...
. The album was awarded ''Best Salsa Album'' at the
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paul ...
and ''Tropical Album of the Year'' at the
2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards
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.
Commercial performance
The soundtrack debuted at number 1 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Top Latin Albums
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chart and number 31 on the
''Billboard'' 200. In its second week it still peaked at number 1 on the Top Latin Albums but felt back 2 places to end at number 33 on the Billboard 200. It still peaked the Top Latin Albums in the third, fourth and fifth week and went on number 32, number 44 and number 55 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
[ Marc Anthony Discography ''Billboard''. Accessed January 24, 2009]
Track listing
# "
El Cantante"
(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 ...
) – 6:47
# "
Mi Gente"
( Johnny Pacheco) – 3:52
# "Escándalo"
(Rafael Cárdenas Crespo; Rubén Fuentes) – 3:58
# "
Aguanilé"
( Willie Colón; 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 ...
) – 5:15
# "Che Che Colé"
(Willie Colón) – 3:26
# "El Día de Mi Suerte"
(Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe) – 5:19
# "Qué Lío"
(Willie Colón; Joe Cuba; Héctor Lavoe) – 4:24
# "Quítate Tú"
(Johnny Pacheco; Bobby Valentín
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) – 4:24
# "Todo Tiene Su Final"
(Willie Colón) – 4:56
# "Toma de Mí" (Performed by
Jennifer Lopez
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)
(Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists.
She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired de ...
; Julio Reyes Copello) — 4:2
Personnel
Performers
*
Yomo Toro –
Cuatro
*Milton Cardona – Vocals, coro
*Tito Allen – Vocals, Coro
*Bobby Allende –
Conga
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*Renaldo Jorge –
Trombone
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*Myung Hi Kim – Violin
*
Ozzie Melendez
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– Trombone
*Suzanne Ornstein – Violin
*Ricardo Tiki Pasillas – Percussion
*
Marc Quiñones –
Timbales
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*Laura Seaton – Violin
*Gene Moye – Cello
*Sergio George – Piano
*Ray Colon –
Bongos
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,
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*Raul Agraz – Trumpet
*Luis Quintero – Percussion, timbales
*William Castro –
Arpa
*William Duval – Vocals
*Sarah Seiver – Cello
*José Tabares –
Bass
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*Peter Winograd – Violin
*Ramon B. Sanchez – Conductor
*Robert Rinehart –
Viola
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*Daniel Panner – Viola
*Elizabeth Dyson – Cello
*Jenny Strenger – Violin
*Wilson Cifuentes – Flute, gaita
*Katherine Fong – Violin
*Duoming Ba – Violin
*Minyoung Chang – Violin
*Sarah OBoyle – Violin
*Wen Qian – Violin
*Sein Ryu – Violin
*Mario Guini – Electric guitar
*Julio Reyes Copello – Piano
*
Jose Mangual – Vocals, Coro
*Daniel Caro –
Bandola
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Traditional varieties
Instruments known as ''bandola'' include:
*Bandola llanera: tra ...
*Oriol Caro –
Tiple
*Angélica Gámez – Violin
*Laura Ospina – Cello
*Urian Sarmiento – Percussion
Technical
*
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
– Producer, executive producer
*
Sergio George
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– Producer
*Héctor Ivan Rosa – Engineer
*Jim Caruana – Engineer
*Luisito Quintero – Percussion overdubs
*David Kutch – Mastering
*Vlado Meller – Mastering
*
Peter Wade Keusch
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– Engineer
*Bigram Zayas – Producer
*Alysia Oakley – Assistant music supervisor
*Maria Paula Marulanda – Art direction
*Matt Havron – Assistant Music supervisor
*Julio Reyes Copello – Arranger, programming, producer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2007
*
List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 2000s
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References
External links
Official ''El Cantante'' home page
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Biographical film soundtracks
Marc Anthony soundtracks
2007 soundtrack albums
Sony BMG Norte soundtracks
Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album
Albums produced by Sergio George
Spanish-language soundtracks
Tribute albums