Cosa Nuestra

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
Guisando
(1969) 		Cosa Nuestra
(1969) 		Asalto Navideño
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Cosa Nuestra (Our Thing) is an album by Willie Colón featuring Héctor Lavoe.[3] 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).[4] The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in October 2024.[5]

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

  • Trombone - Eric Matos
  • Composer - Hector Perez
  • Cover Photo - Henri Wolfe
  • Original Photography - Henry Wolf
  • Composer - Héctor Lavoe
  • Engineer - Irv Greenbaum
  • Design - Izzy Sanabria
  • Producer - Jerry Masucci
  • Recording Director - Johnny Pacheco
  • Bongos, Cowbell - Jose Mangual Jr.
  • Piano - José Torres "Professor"
  • Composer - Kent Gomes
  • Timbales - Little "Louie" Romero
  • Congas - Milton Cardona
  • Bass - Santi González
  • Composer, Primary Artist - Willie Colón

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 July 29, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  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 (October 30, 2024), "The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone, retrieved October 31, 2024
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