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De Ti Depende

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De Ti Depende
Studio album by
Released1976
GenreSalsa
Length43:32
LabelFania Records
ProducerWillie Colón
Héctor Lavoe chronology
La Voz
(1975)
De Ti Depende
(1976)
Comedia
(1978)

De Ti Depende (It's Up to You) is the second solo album by Héctor Lavoe, released in 1976 under Fania Records. Its lead single, "Periodico de Ayer", is known as one of the most popular salsa songs ever.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vamos a Reír un Poco"Perucho Torcat7:32
2."De Ti Depende"Miguel Ángel Amadeo4:33
3."Periódico de Ayer"Catalino Curet Alonso6:43
4."Consejo de Oro"Arquímedes Arcidiácono2:40
5."Tanto Como Ayer"D.R.3:42
6."Hacha y Machete"Enildo "Chino" Padrón5:41
7."Felices Horas"Luis A. Pérez6:04
8."Mentira"Ignacio Piñeiro6:37
Total length:43:32

Personnel

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Arrangers[1][2]

  • Edwin Rodriguez (Tanto Como Ayer)
  • Jose Febles (De Ti Depende)
  • Louie Ramirez (Consejo de Oro)
  • Louie Ortiz (Tanto Como Ayer), (Felices Horas)
  • Willie Colón (Vamos a Reír un Poco), (Periódico de Ayer), (Mentira)

Musicians[1][2]

  • Bass – Santi Gonzalez
  • Bongos – Jose Mangual Jr.
  • Congas – Milton Cardona
  • Guitar – Yomo Toro
  • Piano – Joe "Profesor" Torres
  • Trombone – Harry de Aguiar, Angel Vasquez
  • Trumpet – Ray Feliciano
  • Vocals and Chorus
  • Lead vocals, maracas – Héctor Lavoe
  • Chorus – Jose Mangual Jr., Milton Cardona, Rubén Blades, Willie Colón
  • Percussion – Jose Mangual Jr., Milton Cardona

Production[1][2]

  • Producer – Willie Colón
  • Executive producer – Jerry Masucci
  • Engineer – Jon Fausty

Design and Photography[1][2]

  • Album design – Ron Levine
  • Photography – Lee Marshall

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila - 2012 -- Page 213 0231505442 "With the original band members now in Lavoe's band, they continued to produce successful albums such as La Voz (1975); The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975); De Ti Depende (1976); Comedia (1978); Héctor's Gold (1980); Revento (1985) iQue Sentimiento! (1981), El Sabio (1980), Strikes Back (1987), Recordando a Felipe Pirela (1979), and the Master and the Protégé (1993).12 In 1988, Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album Strikes Back, ..."
  2. ^ a b c d César Miguel Rondón The Book of Salsa 2008 0807831298 "Furthermore, all of Lavoe's albums made themselves unquestionably and continuously relevant and, it seems, indomitable. In 1976, Hector Lavoe's long-awaited second album, De ti Depende, was released, and it was much more successful ..."