''The Return of El Santo'' is the second album by the

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band King Changó, released in 2000. The album's title is a tribute to Mexican

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El Santo.

Production

The album was recorded in various cities with producers

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, Macaco, and Richard Blair.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "it's a breathtakingly ambitious recording, and it works because the band doesn't jump from style to style but fuses them into a fresh, coherent sound." ''

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'' called the album "ravenous, rowdy pop giddily blurring the lines between genres." '' Billboard'' deemed it "100% Nuyorican worldbeat." The ''

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'' wrote that "the song cycle ends in a happy revolution, way over the top, romantic and cynical all at once." ''

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'' wrote: "Each cut is an addictive, sarcastic fiesta in itself. Mucho percussion. Mucho horns. Mucho cajones."

Track listing

# "Finalmente" (Andrew Blanco, Luis Blanco, Glenda Lee) – 4:33 # "El Santo" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco, Luis Ruíz, Mike Wagner) – 4:01 # "Brujería" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco) – 5:11 # "Tú Verás" (Ramón Nova) – 6:28 # "What Politicians Say" (Francisco Gallardo, Lee, Nova, M. Viera, A. Vlanco) – 3:15 # "I Don't Care" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco) – 4:03 # "Sin Ti" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco) – 4:47 # "Best Dressed Pimp" (A. Blanco, Lee, Ruíz) – 4:01 # "Lil' Sister" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco, Lee, Candice Owens) – 5:13 # "Full Time Business" (A. Blanco, J.B. Eck, Gallardo, Lee) – 2:51 # "Step Me Down" (A. Blanco, Gallardo, Lee, Nova, Viera) – 4:20 # "Champion Sound" (A. Blanco, Nova) – 6:17

References

2000 albums Luaka Bop albums Cultural depictions of El Santo {{latin-album-stub