Danny Rivera / Alborada

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.

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)

Album name

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

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

  • 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

Album art

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

Error

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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