El Malo
El Malo is the debut album of Willie Colón made when he was 17 years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón. 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought onboard by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".Track listing
- "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
- "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46
- "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15
- "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40
- "El Malo" Colón - 3:57
- "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00
- "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07
- "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00
Personnel
- Dwight Brewster: piano
- Willie Colón: trombone, director, lead
- Yayo el Indio: vocals
- Irv Elkin: photography
- Irving Greenbaum: audio engineer
- Eddie Guagua: bass
- Lubi Jovanovic: liner notes
- Bob Katz: mastering
- Héctor Lavoe: vocals
- Nicky Marrero: timbales
- Jerry Masucci: producer
- Johnny Pacheco: director, recording director
- Elliot Romero: vocals
- Pablo Rosario: bongos
- Joe Santiago: trombone
- James Taylor: bass