''¡Soltad a Barrabás!'' is the third album by the

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group

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, released in 1974. The album was originally released as ''Release Barrabás'' or ''Hi-Jack'' in some other countries, but the modern CD release retains the Spanish title. It was the first album recorded outside their native Spain. "

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" / "Lady Love" was released as a single, reached No. 1 in Spain, but only made the

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Charts in the U.S., peaking as high as No. 104 over there, however, the song was successfully covered by American

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musician

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in 1975, in which his version became the much bigger hit success in the U.S.

Track listing

" ( Fernando Arbex) – 5:46 #"Mad Love" (Arbex) – 4:15 #"Funky Baby" (Enrique Morales, Miguel Morales) – 3:56 #"Lady Love" (E. Morales) – 4:14 #"Susie Wong" (Arbex) – 4:32 #"Humanity" (José María Moll, Jesús Moll) – 3:24 #"Tell Me the Thing" ( Ernesto Duarte) – 3:18 #"Fly Away" (M. Morales, José Luís Tejada) – 4:26 #"Concert" (E. Morales, M. Morales, David Waterston) – 4:15

Personnel

*José Luís Tejada –

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(1, 2, 5–9) *Enrique "Ricky" Morales –

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and acoustic guitars, lead (3 & 4) and backing vocals *Miguel Morales –

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, acoustic guitar, lead (3 & 4) and backing vocals * Ernesto "Tito" Duarte –

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*Juan Vidal – keyboards *José María Moll – drums *"The Waters" (Maxine, Julia & Patti) – backing vocals *Produced by Fernando Arbex *Recorded at MGM Polydor Studios, Hollywood *Sound engineer – Humberto Gatica *Sleeve design – Miquel A. López Parras

Release information

*Spain –

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Eurodisc 87912 *France – Eurodisc 87912 (as ''Hi-Jack'') *USA& –

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ATC 9580 (as ''Hi-Jack'') *Disconforme DISC 1994CD (2000 CD)

References

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