Tropical Tribute to The Beatles

Infobox Album
Name = Tropical Tribute to the Beatles
Type = Tribute
Artist = various artists


Released = 1996
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Genre = Tropical
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Label = RMM Records
Producer = Oscar Gomez
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"Tropical Tribute to the Beatles" is a tribute album of tropical artists released in 1996
RMM Records (Ralph Mercado's record company), produced by Oscar Gomez (distributed by Bellaphon & Uni Distribution).

Arrangements by Steve Roistein. Lyrics adapted in spanish by Jorge Córcega (who had adapted in spanish french lyrics of Salvatore Adamo).

The concert in New York at Radio City Music Hall was released on DVD.In 1996 they did a tour in Spain (Plaza de Toros (Valencia), Madrid, La Coruña's Coliseum, Barcelona).

Tracks

#"Hey Jude" - Tony Vega 5:30
#"Let It Be" - Tito Nieves & Tito Puente 5:20
#"No Puedes Comprarme (Can't Buy Me Love)" - Guianko 4:39
#"A Hard Day's Night" - Johnny Rivera 5:02
#"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (adaptado en español) - Celia Cruz 4:45
#"The Fool On The Hill" - Ray Sepulveda 4:31
#"Manny Manuel (I Want To Hold Your Hand)" - Manny Manuel (merengue) 4:29
#"Day Tripper" - Domingo Quiñones 4:18
#"Lady Madonna" (adaptado en español) - Oscar D'León 4:49
#"La Ayuda De La Amistad (With a Little Help from My Friends)" - Jesus Enriquez & Miles Peña 5:07
#"Yesterday" - Cheo Feliciano 4:54
#"Un Gran Amor Le Di (And I Love Her)" - Jose Alberto "El Canario" (bachata) 3:17
#"Vamos Juntos (Come Together)" - All singers 5:58

DVD « Live » from Radio City Music Hall

#Isidro Infante y la Orquesta RMM – "Eleanor Rigby" / "Magical Mystery Tour"
#Miles Peña / Jorge Enriquez – "With a Little Help from My Friends (La Ayuda De La Amistad)"
#Frankie Morales – "A Hard Day's Night"
#David Novello – "Day Tripper"
#Guianko – "Can't Buy Me Love (No Puedes Comprarme)"
#Ray Sepúlveda – "The Fool On The Hill"
#Tito Puente / Tito Nieves – "Let It Be"
#Jose Alberto "El Canario" – "And I Love Her"
#Ravel – "I Want To Hold Your Hand (Tu Mano Cogeré)"
#Oscar D'León – "Lady Madonna"
#Tony Vega – "Hey Jude"
#Cheo Feliciano - "Yesterday"
#Celia Cruz – "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"

Duration : 1 h 10 m

Album Cover

Looks like "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

List of people :

Singers of the album :
*Celia Cruz
*Tito Nieves
*Guianko
*Ray Sepúlveda
*Johnny Rivera
*Domingo Quiñones
*Jesús Enriquez
*Tito Puente
*Miles Peña
*Cheo Feliciano
*Manny Manuel
*Tony Vega
*Jose Alberto "El Canario"
*Oscar D'León

Famous latin artists :
*Chivirico Davila
*Louie Ramirez
*Charlie Palmieri
*Francisco "Kako" Bastar
*Rafael Cortijo
*La Lupe
*Beny Moré
*Bobby Capó
*Ismael Rivera
*Arsenio Rodríguez
*Dizzy Gillespie
*Chambo Silva
*Chano Pozo
*Mario Bauzá
*Francisco "Machito" Grillo
*Xavier Cugat
*Daniel Santos
*Héctor Lavoe
*Vicentico Valdés
*Miguelito Valdés
*Desi Arnaz
*Tito Rodríguez
*Pellin Rodríguez
*Mon Rivera
*Pérez Prado

Musicians

*Steve Roistein : piano, synth
*Ed Calle : saxophone
*Tony Conception : trumpet
*Dana Teboe : trombone
*Rene Luis Toledo : guitar
*Chema Moncillo : bass
*Sammy "Timbalon" Pagan, Oscar Gomez :percussions
*Cheito Quiñones, Steve Roistein, Oscar Gomez, Rosa Giron, Jose Morato, Juan Canovas : chorusIn the merengue "I want to hold your hand (Tu Mano Cogere)" :
*Rafael Rojas : congas
*Yuni Brito : tambora

ee also

*List of artists who have covered The Beatles

External links

* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1699883,00.html ArtistDirect.com]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/tropical-tribute-to-the-beatles Answers.com]
* [http://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1996/07/14/larevista/235300.html El Mundo]
* [http://michbuze.club.fr/zik/salsacovers.htm Site about salsa covers]