''Latin Alliance'' is the self-titled studio album by a one-off collaboration of
Latino-American hip hop recording artists under Latin Alliance brand. The group was formed in 1989 and released their one and only album in 1991 via
Virgin Records. It features performances by
Kid Frost,
A.L.T.
Alvin Lowell Trivette (born May 17, 1970), known as A.L.T., is an American rapper. known for the 1991 hit "Lowrider (On the Boulevard)" (as a member of Latin Alliance) and the 1992 hit "Tequila" (No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100).
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, Markski, Rayski Rockswell,
Mellow Man Ace, Lyrical Engineer, Hip Hop Astronaut and The Lyrical Latin, with guest appearances by
WAR and
Scoop DeVille. Recording sessions took place at Digital Sound & Picture in
New York City, Skyline Recording in
Topanga
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, Wide Tracks, Image Recorders and Echo Sound in
Los Angeles.
Production was handled by Kid Frost, Tony G, Will Roc, Todd Alexander, Ralph Rivers,
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Backgroun ...
, Julio G, Geoff Rios and Mike Greene.
The ten-track album peaked at #133 on the
''Billboard'' 200, at #83 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at #18 on the
Heatseekers Albums
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chart in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Lowrider (On the Boulevard)", a remake of
WAR's
hit single
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"
Low Rider", and "Know What I'm Sayin'?". Its
lead single, "Lowrider (On the Boulevard)", which was performed by Frost, A.L.T., Markski, Mellow Man Ace and WAR, made it to number 15 on the
Hot Rap Songs chart. ''Latin Alliance'' is regarded as one of the pioneering albums of Hispanic hip hop, being one of the first albums to be released by a group of Latino rappers.
Track listing
Sample credits
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"Lowrider (On The Boulevard)" sampled " Lowrider" by War and " Evil Ways" by Santana
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* Volkswagen Santana, an automobile
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*
"What Is An American" sampled "Heartbeat" by War and "On Your Face" by Earth, Wind & Fire
*
"Know What I'm Sayin'?" sampled " Nautilus" by Bob James and "Life Is Just A Moment" by Roy Ayers
*
"What You See Is What You Get" sampled "What You See Is What You Get" by The Dramatics
*
"Latinos Unidos (United Latins)" sampled " Funky Nassau" by ATC, "Mr. Groove" by One Way Band, "Cut The Lake" by The Average White Band and "Just Let It Play" by Gonzales
*
"Can U Feel It" sampled "I.O.U.
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" by Freeze
*
"Smooth Roughness" sampled "Hang Up Your Hang-Ups" by Herbie Hancock
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Personnel
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Arturo Molina, Jr. – vocals, producer
(tracks: 1-4, 6), additional producer
(track 5)
*
Alvin Trivette – vocals
*Mark Santiago – vocals
*Ray Ramos – vocals
*
Ulpiano Sergio Reyes – vocals
*George Anthony Perez – vocals
*
Elijah Blue Molina – vocals
*Hip Hop Astronaut – vocals
*The Lyrical Latin – vocals
*
War – vocals
*
Ronnie King – keyboards
(tracks: 5, 8)
*Vincent La Bauve – guitar
(tracks: 5, 10)
*Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson – guitar
(track 4)
*D.J. Milner – bass
(track 10)
*Mitch Rafel – saxophone
(track 5), flute
(track 10)
*Tommy D. – harmonica
(track 2)
*"Professor" Dwight Baldwin – percussion
(tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
*Antonio Gonzalez – percussion
(tracks: 4, 6, 10), producer
(tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), additional producer
(track 5), mixing
(tracks: 6, 9), arranging
(track 10)
*Todd Alexander – percussion
(tracks: 5, 8), producer
(tracks: 5, 6, 8)
*Ralph Medrano – scratches
(tracks: 1, 3-6)
*Nick Vidal – scratches
(tracks: 6, 8-10), producer
(tracks: 9, 10), additional producer
(track 8), mixing
(track 9)
*Julio Gonzalez – scratches
(track 9), producer
(track 6)
*
Kevin Gilliam – scratches
(track 4)
*William L. Griffin – producer
(tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6), mixing
(track 6)
*Ralph Rivers – producer
(tracks: 5, 6, 8)
*Eric Vidal – producer
(tracks: 9, 10), additional producer
(track 8)
*Geoff Rios – producer
(track 6)
*Mike Greene – producer
(track 6)
*Jason Roberts – mixing
(track 1), engineering
*John Cevetello – mixing
(track 6), engineering
*Bob Drake – engineering, mixing
*Josh Schneider – engineering, mixing
*
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
*Steve J. Gerdes – art direction
*Tom Dolan – design
*Jackie Sallow – photography
Charts
References
External links
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1991 debut albums
1991 compilation albums
Frost (rapper) albums
Virgin Records albums
Latin hip hop albums
West Coast hip hop albums
Collaborative albums