''Solista Pero No Solo'' (Soloist But Not Alone) is the debut album by
Puerto Rica
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salsa
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* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
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singer
Frankie Ruiz
José Antonio Torresola Ruiz better known as Frankie Ruiz (March 10, 1958 – August 9, 1998) was an American salsa singer and songwriter of Puerto Rican descent. He was a major figure in the ''salsa romántica'' subgenre that was popular in the ...
following his departure from
Tommy Olivencia
Tommy Olivencia (May 15, 1938 – September 22, 2006) was a renowned Puerto Rican bandleader of salsa music.
Early years
Olivencia (birth name: Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán) was born in the Villa Palmeras section of Santurce, San Juan, Puert ...
's band. The album reached #1 on the Tropical Album chart which made Ruiz the first solo performer to achieve this feat.
Track listing
# Ahora Me Toca a Mí - 4:20
# Esta Cobardía - 5:40
# Como le Gusta a Usted - 4:12
# Tú Con Él - 5:00
# La Cura - 4:55
# El Camionero - 5:22
# Si Esa Mujer Me Dice Que Sí - 4:28
# Amor de Un Momento - 4:41
Chart position
Reception
José A. Estévez Jr. of
Allmusic
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gave the album a positive review his debut album praising that it "has attitude, fun, and Ruiz's joyful vocal skills to boot".
See also
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List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1980s
The Tropical Albums, ''Billboard'' Tropical Albums chart, published in Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. This data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that in ...
References
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1985 debut albums
Frankie Ruiz albums
Rodven Records albums