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"Guantanamera" (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem by the Cuban poet José Martí for the lyrics. The official writing credits have been given to Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on radio as early as 1929 (although it is unclear when the first release as a record o
Professional ratings. Guantanamera is the debut album by the Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in October 1966. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, while the title track, released as a single, reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dolores Erickson appeared on the front cover which received a Grammy Award nomination for ...
They also had many lesser chart entries including cover versions of "Louie Louie", [3] "The French Song" (Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes), and songs from the movies The Sterile Cuckoo and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. [1] The record sleeve for their 1966 album Guantanamera was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album Cover ...
The Sandpipers was an LP album featuring the group of the same name, released by A&M Records in May 1967. The album reached #53 on the Billboard charts . The catalog numbers were LP 125 in monaural and SP 4125 in stereo in the U.S. and AML 901 in the U.K. Other international releases included Argentina (Fermata LF-130, titled Los Sandpipers ...
The Carnival was released to critical acclaim. [14] In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau found the album more R&B than the "diasporan flavors" it uses as "half decoration, half concept", and remarked that Jean uses the sampler for "one-dimensional tunes" that showcase his "well-articulated morality tales and popwise carnivalesque."
Spanish Album. Spanish Album was an LP album consisting of tracks from previous albums by The Sandpipers, many with re-recorded vocals in Spanish. Most of the tracks were translations of songs better-known in the United States in English . The October 26, 1968 issue of Billboard Magazine reviewed the album: [1]
Soul Assassins Chapter 1. "Everyone Wants to Be" (Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers featuring Wyclef Jean) Fallen Is Babylon. 1998. "Caribbean Connection" (Big Pun featuring Wyclef Jean) Capital Punishment. "Bubblegoose" (South Park featuring Wyclef Jean) Chef Aid: South Park. 1999.
Live albums. 3. Compilation albums. 13. Singles. 58. This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B / soul male vocal group The Spinners.