Strikes Back

Strikes Back
Studio album by
Héctor Lavoe
Released1987
GenreSalsa
LabelFania Records
Héctor Lavoe chronology
Reventó
(1985) 		Strikes Back
(1987) 		The Master and the Protégé
(1993)

Strikes Back is a 1987 album by Héctor Lavoe.[1][2] The album was the only time Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Loco" (arrangements by Marty Sheller) Tommy Sánchez 5:23
  2. "Ponce" (arrangements by Louie Cruz) Tommy Sánchez 6:14
  3. "Taxi" (arrangements by Javier Vásquez) Public Domain 3:45
  4. "Como No Voy A Llorar" (arrangements by Louie Cruz) Ricardo Nuñez 6:36
  5. "Ella Mintió" (arrangements by Louie Ramírez) Diego Verdaguer / Amanda Miguel / G. Carballo 4:45
  6. "En El Fiando" (arrangements by Isidro Infante) Johnny Ortiz 5:22
  7. "Escarcha" (arrangements by Marty Sheller) Johnny Ortiz 5:36
  8. "Plato de Segunda Mesa" (Arreglos musicales por: Marty Sheller) C. Curet Alonso 4:35

References

  1. ^ Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City 2012 p.213 0231505442 "With the original band members now in Lavoe's band, they continued to produce successful albums such as La Voz (1975); The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975); De Ti Depende (1976); Comedia (1978); Héctor's Gold (1980); Revento (1985) iQue Sentimiento! (1981), El Sabio (1980), Strikes Back (1987), Recordando a Felipe Pirela (1979), and the Master and the Protégé (1993).12 In 1988, Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album Strikes Back, ..."
  2. ^ César Miguel Rondón The Book of Salsa 2008 0807831298 "Furthermore, all of Lavoe's albums made themselves unquestionably and continuously relevant and, it seems, indomitable. In 1976, Hector Lavoe's long-awaited second album, De ti Depende, was released, and it was much more successful ..."
  3. ^ Marc Shapiro Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe 2007 142997446X Page 156 "Hector Lavoe Strikes Back was released that year, and Hector could not have asked for a better comeback. The album was both a critical and commercial success and would ultimately be nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award. "