Bobby Valentin
Siempre En Forma
CD
(Bronco 120),
Re-Issued 1995
Editor's Pick:
**Classics Revisited**
The title Siempre En Forma, Always On Form, was no exaggeration in 1981 because Bobby Valentín's output during the previous decade had been of an unrelentingly high standard. This was singer Rafael (Rafú) Warner's second album with Bobby's orchestra, and the source of his first major hit, the wonderful "Cuando Uno Se Enamora" composed by Henry Arana, which is worth the price of the CD alone. Rafú had left Impacto Crea after their album Impacto Crea 1981 '80 on Vaya to join Bobby's existing frontline vocalists Cano Estremera and Johnny Vázquez on 1980's Bobby Valentín (aka El Gato) on Bronco. Siempre En Forma also spawned "Que Te Pasó" and " La Tinajita", two of the many hits Cano had during his six-year tenure with the orchestra, and Johnny's hits "No Me Conoces" (also by Arana), "El Prendedor" and "Tu Rica Boca". Bobby's arrangements and production were as authoritative as ever. Johnny retired in 2002 after 27 years and 15 albums with the organization, while Cano went on to record a significant solo body of work and is still active. After making another four albums with Bobby between 1983 and 1988, Rafú departed and assumed an unconvincing romantic image to pursue a brief and undistinguished solo career with the soft salsa erótica albums Usame (1989) and Entrégate (1990), both on Sonotone. He re-launched his solo career in 2003 with A Mis Amigos on Performance, on which he got back to the serious business of making robust swinging salsa.
Highly Recommended. (John Child, 2004-10-22)
Song titles include:
Que Te Paso 5:21
Cuando Uno Se Enamora 5:07
Tu Rica Boca 4:48
La Tinajita 4:28
El Prendedor 4:13
Donde Ira 4:11
No Me Conoces 6:11
La Gitana 4:35
Los Celos De Maria 4:33
Musicians include:
Charlie Sepulveda Trompeta
Agustin Antomatdtei Trompeta
Al Schnitzler Alto sax
Freddy Miranda Alto sax
Alfredo Falu Saxofon bartitono
Edwin Cintron Trombon
Hector Faberlle Bongo
William (Danny) Thompson Congas
Mario Roman Piano
Rafael (Koki) Rivera Timbales
Carlos (Cano) Estremera Vocalista
Johnny Vazquez Vocalista
Rafael (Rafu) Warner Vocalista
Bobby Valentin Vocalista
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa
=> Puerto Rico
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