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.
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| Studio album by Danny Rivera and Alborada | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Recorded | Televicentro Sound, Puerto Rico |
| Genre | Nueva trova |
| Length | 39:42 |
| Label | Graffiti, Coco Records |
| Producer | Harvey 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
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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.