King Of The Mambo: The Singles Collection 1949-62 [CD]
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Perez Prado was Cuban pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader who was one of the most prominent personalities who popularised the mambo Latin dance during the early 1950s, his profile and success brining him the accolade of "The King Of The Mambo". Born in 1916, he was a popular bandleader in Havana during the late 1940s before moving to Mexico in 1949 to start his recording career, and moving to the USA in the early '50s. He caused a sensation by topping the charts with "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" in 1955 on both sides of the Atlantic, and following with another No. 1 "Patricia" in 1958. This 83-track 3-CD collection comprises early sides from his Mexican releases and most of the A and B sides of his singles in the USA for RCA during this era. It includes his two No. 1 singles with "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" and "Patricia", plus other US hits with "Guaglione", "Paris" and "Patricia Twist". The album is a feast of infectious and evocative Latin music, featuring many of Prado's compositions as well as mambo treatments of popular standards. It's a substantial and entertaining showcase for an innovative and influential artist.
Tracklist:
- MacOme
- Comparsa
- Mangolele
- Manicero
- Timba Timba
- Kuba Mambo
- Oh Caballo
- Mambo en Sax
- Mambo
- Mambo No. 5
- More Mambo Jambo
- Mambo No. 8
- Babarabatiri
- Pachito E Che
- Pianolo
- Mambo Del Papelero
- Cuban Mambo
- Syncopated Clock Mambo
- Broadway Mambo
- C'est Si Bon
- In a Little Spanish Town
- Go, Go Mambo
- A la Billy May
- Beautiful
- Anna
- Sylvana Mangano
- Suby
- Jazz Me Blues
- Such a Night
- Ballin' the Jack
- Tomcat Mambo
- High and the Mighty
- Skokiaan
- Marilyn Monroe Mambo
- Steam Heat - Mambo
- Rhythm Sticks
- Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
- Maria Elena
- Mood Indigo
- Whatever Lola Wants
- Dilo
- Monitor Mambo
- Crazy Crazy
- Macarena
- Pretty Doll
- Red River Valley
- Story of Love
- Tomorrow I Will Live
- Hawaiian War Chant
- Cuban Rock
- Petticoats of Portugal
- Bandido
- Bongo Bash
- Donna
- Mambo Japanese
- Hawaiian Cha Cha
- Rum and Coca Cola
- Cose, Cose, Cose
- Calypso Man
- Cucura Cha Cha
- Leyenda Mexicana
- Beautiful Margaret
- A Lo Loco
- Kilindini Docks
- Patricia
- Why Wait?
- Guaglione
- Paris
- Millionaire
- Catalania
- My Roberta
- Clap Hands
- Divina
- Rockambo Baby
- Oh, Oh, Rosie
- Be True to Me
- Julie Is Her Name
- Teresita la Chunga
- Arrivederci Roma - Chunga
- Moliendo Cafe - Chunga
- Patricia - Twist
- Via Veneto
- Ragazza [The Girl]
UPC: 824046918026
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 4.3.26
Format: CD
110698390
