''Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos'' is a 1981 album by
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, Conducting, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded Plácido Domingo discography, over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, ...
. The album was recorded in Argentina where it sold over 80,000 copies.
[Billboard - 30 Jan 1982 - Page 70
Vol. 94, No. 4 - "Mi Buenos Aires Quendo," set for release as a promotional prop for the album "Placido Domingo Sings Tango." recorded in Argentina last year when the singer was touring there with the opera "Olello." The album, which has sold 80.000-plus copies in Argentina, came about as a result of what Domingo calls "a jam session with a tango band ..."]
Track listing
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"Caminito" 3:18
#"Nostalgias" 3:31 Music by:
Juan Carlos Cobian. Lyrics by:
Enrique Cadicamo. (1936)
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"Volver" 3:26
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Vida mía 3:51 Music:
Osvaldo Fresedo Lyrics: Emilio Fresedo (1933)
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"Mi Buenos Aires querido" 3:24
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El día que me quieras 3:41
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"Uno" 3:45
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"María" 3:04
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"Alma de bohemio" 3:16 Music:
Roberto Firpo
Roberto Firpo (May 10, 1884June 14, 1969) was an Argentine tango pianist, composer, and leader. Firpo was among the first innovators of the classic tango music genre. He was the establisher of the piano in the tango orchestra.
Firpo was born i ...
Lyrics: Juan Andrés Caruso (1914)
#"Cuesta abajo" 3:26 "Si arrastré por estemundo" Lyricist:
Alfredo Le Pera Composer:
Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardès; 11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a French-born Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was one of the most influential inte ...
(1934)
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Plácido Domingo albums