Viva El Chicano! (Their Very Best)
El Chicano
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Viva Tirado, Pt. 1 | El Chicano | 4:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Latin One | El Chicano | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Brown-Eyed Girl | El Chicano | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cantaloupe Island | El Chicano | 6:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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El Cayuco | El Chicano | 3:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tell Her She's Lovely | El Chicano | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Quiet Village | El Chicano | 5:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ahora Si | El Chicano | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pyramid (Of Love and Friends) | El Chicano | 6:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mas Zacate | El Chicano | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
One of Latin rock's most restless, dynamic groups, El Chicano recorded furious Latin jams and gorgeous pop ballads, covering everyone from Van Morrison to Les Baxter to Ray Barretto, and recording some solid original material as well. Though it includes only ten songs, Viva El Chicano! Their Very Best weighs in at nearly 50 minutes, and tells El Chicano's story quite well. It begins with "Viva Tirado," their biggest hit (one that hit the jazz, pop and R&B charts), a groovy re-engineering of the boogaloo grooves of Willie Bobo and Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers with great interplay between organ and guitar. "The Latin One" gained a degree of fame after being used in the 1997 gangster film Donnie Brasco, and the group's cover of "Brown Eyed Girl" illustrates their way with a tender ballad. "Tell Her She's Lovely," though, is the cornerstone of the group's career and this collection as well, with great group vocals and a breezy summer-day soul arrangement. With none of the group's original albums available, Viva El Chicano! Their Very Best is still the best place to investigate one of the best groups of the '70s Latin rock explosion.
Customer Reviews
Viva Tirado
The first song on the album is the only one I've heard. But I love it. I first heard it on This American Life. After hearing This American Life episodes week after week, I began to get curious about the music used. This is one of those tracks and it simply is.
EL CHICANO
My Nino Leonard Padilla , who has since pass, Introduced me To El Chicano at a Party for CINCO, when Tell her shes Lovely Came out, Haved Loved them still all These years. I listen To Them and My Ninos memory Flys High again , Thanks Guys For the Music, best to all Hey Popeye , my Nino In heaven says Que pasa!!!!
Biography
Formed: Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Alternativo & Rock Latino
Years Active: '70s, '90s
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- $8.99
- Genres: Alternativo & Rock Latino, Music, Latino
- Released: 1976
- ℗ 1988 Geffen Records
