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Danny Rivera / Alborada

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Danny Rivera / Alborada
Studio album by
Danny Rivera and Alborada
Released1976
RecordedTelevicentro Sound, Puerto Rico
GenreNueva trova
Length39:42
LabelGraffiti, Coco Records
ProducerHarvey Averne
Alternative cover
CD version (1999)

Danny Rivera / Alborada is an album by Danny Rivera and the group Alborada (from Puerto Rico) which has been categorized by critics as one of the best albums by Danny Rivera.[1] This album was dedicated to Puerto Rican composer Manuel Jiménez "El Canario" who died in 1975.

Album name

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At first it seems like Alborada is the name of an album by Danny Rivera, but in reality it is a self-titled album.

The original agreement between Danny and Alborada was to have the album titled Danny Rivera y Alborada (Danny Rivera and Alborada) but at the last minute the record company decided to get rid of the "y" ("and").[2] The CD version has the name "Alborada" in a smaller font than "Danny Rivera" contributing even more to this misconception.

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Alegoría"Eladio Torres5:19
2."Tu Vives en Mi Pensamiento"Eladio Torres3:19
3."Guaracha del Ruiseñor"Américo Boschetti2:53
4."Piensa"Heriberto Gonzalez3:57
5."El Día del Hombre"Eladio Torres2:56
Side B
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jesus, Maria y Jose"Roberto Figueroa3:51
2."La Resurreccion del Día"Eladio Torres4:18
3."Tanta Vanidad"Manuel Jiménez "El Canario"4:03
4."Villancico Yaucano"Amaury Veray3:05
5."Huracán"Heriberto Gonzalez4:47

Musicians

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  • Danny Rivera - lead vocals
  • Eladio Torres - guitar and lead vocals on "Huracán"
  • Carlos Bedoya - cuatro
  • Heriberto González Sánchez - guitar and lead vocals on "Huracán"
  • Minerva Aponte - lead vocals
  • Roberto Figueroa - guitar and lead vocals on "Huracán"
  • Frank Lovato - guitar (uncredited on album)
  • Tony Fornaris - congas, bongó and percussion
  • Wiso Velez - bass
  • Deano Navarro - drums
  • Pablo Nieves - percussion

Production details

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Album art

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The album art was created by guitarist, singer and composer of Alborada, Heriberto González.

Error

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In Huracán (at 1:24), Danny gets confused when introducing the next singer Heriberto González saying "Rob... Heriberto digo..." ("Rob... I mean, Heriberto"). For some reason this was not corrected.

References

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  1. ^ "El grupo Alborada". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  2. ^ Vivir en el pensamiento