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1969 studio album by Willie Colón For the Rauw Alejandro album, see Cosa Nuestra (Rauw Alejandro album).
Cosa Nuestra
Studio album by Willie Colón
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenreSalsa
Length33:58
LabelFania
ProducerJerry Masucci
Willie Colón chronology
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(1969) 		Cosa Nuestra
(1969) 		Asalto Navideño
(1970)
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Cosa Nuestra (Our Thing) is an album by Willie Colón featuring Héctor Lavoe. The album was the first by the duo to become a gold record, followed by La Gran Fuga (1971), El Juicio (1972) and Lo Mato (1973). The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in October 2024.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Che Che Colé"Willie Colón3:30
2."No Me Llores Más"Willie Colón / Héctor Lavoe / Kent Gómez5:35
3."Ausencia"Willie Colón / Héctor Lavoe5:10
4."Te Conozco"Héctor Lavoe4:55
5."Juana Peña"Willie Colón / Héctor Lavoe5:37
6."Sonero Mayor"Willie Colón4:57
7."Sangrigorda"D.R.4:14
8."Tú No Puedes Conmigo"Willie Colón / Héctor Lavoe3:30

Personnel

  • Willie Colón: leader and trombone
  • Héctor Lavoe: lead vocals
  • Willie Campbell: trombone
  • Kent Gómez: piano
  • Santi González: bass
  • Milton Cardona: conga
  • José Mangual Jr.: bongo, cowbell
  • "Little Louie" Romero: timbales
  • Producer: Jerry Masucci
  • Audio Engineer: Irv Greenbaum
  • Recording Director: Johnny Pacheco
  • Recording studio: Beltone Studio, New York, New York
  • Album photography: Henri Wolfe
  • Album design: Izzy Sanabria

See also

References

  1. Cosa Nuestra at AllMusic
  2. Colin Larkin (1998). "Colón, Willie". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 1180–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
  3. "Cosa Nuestra: Fania Records". Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  4. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Volume 2 - Page 899 1561591769 Colin Larkin - 1995 "Cosa Nuestra (1970), was the first to go gold, followed by gold record awards for The Big Break - La Gran Fuga (1971), El Juicio (1972) and Lo Mato (1973)."
  5. Ernesto Lechner (2024-10-30), "The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone, retrieved 2024-10-31
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