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De Ti Depende
Studio album by
Released1976
Genre Salsa
Length69:31
Label Fania Records
Producer Willie Colón
Héctor Lavoe chronology
La Voz
(1975)
De Ti Depende
(1976)
Comedia
(1978)

De Ti Depende is the second solo album by Héctor Lavoe, It was released in 1976 under the label of Fania Records. It is famous for the song " Periodico de Ayer", which was written by Tite Curet Alonso. Arrangements by: Willie Colon ("Vamos A Reir Un Poco", "Periodico De Ayer" & "Mentira"), Louie Ramirez ("Consejo De Oro"), Louis "Perico" Ortiz ("Tanto Como Ayer" & "Felices Horas"), Jose Febles ("De Ti Depende"), and Edwin Rodriquez ("Hacha Y Machete"). Cover & Liner Photos (on Vinyl) by: Lee Marshall. Album Design by: Ron Levine. [1] [2]

Track listing

  1. "Vamos a Reir Un Poco" - 7:32
  2. "De Ti Depende" - 4:33
  3. "Periódico de Ayer" - 6:43
  4. "Consejo de Oro" - 2:40
  5. "Tanto Como Ayer" - 3:42
  6. "Hacha y Machete" - 5:41
  7. "Felices Horas" - 6:04
  8. "Mentira" - 6:37

Personnel

  • Héctor Lavoe - Lead Vocals & Maracas
  • José Mangual, Jr. - Bongos, Percussion & Coro
  • Milton Cardona - Conga, Percussion & Coro
  • José "Profesor" Torres - Piano
  • Angel "Papo" Vazquez - Trombone
  • Harry De Aguiar - Trombone
  • Ray Feliciano - Trumpet
  • Santi "Choflomo" González - Bass
  • Yomo Toro - Guitar
  • Rubén Blades - Coro
  • Alfredo De La Fé - Violin (Periódico de Ayer)

References

  1. ^ Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila - 2012 -- Page 213 0231505442 "With the original band members now in Lavoe's band, they continued to produce successful albums such as La Voz (1975); The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975); De Ti Depende (1976); Comedia (1978); Héctor's Gold (1980); Revento (1985) iQue Sentimiento! (1981), El Sabio (1980), Strikes Back (1987), Recordando a Felipe Pirela (1979), and the Master and the Protégé (1993).12 In 1988, Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album Strikes Back, ..."
  2. ^ César Miguel Rondón The Book of Salsa 2008 0807831298 "Furthermore, all of Lavoe's albums made themselves unquestionably and continuously relevant and, it seems, indomitable. In 1976, Hector Lavoe's long-awaited second album, De ti Depende, was released, and it was much more successful ..."