Strikes_Back References

Strikes Back is a 1987 album by Héctor Lavoe.^[1]^[2] The album was the only time Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award.^[3]

Track listing

"Loco" (arrangements by Marty Sheller) Tommy Sánchez 5:23
"Ponce" (arrangements by Louie Cruz) Tommy Sánchez 6:14
"Taxi" (arrangements by Javier Vásquez) Public Domain 3:45
"Como No Voy A Llorar" (arrangements by Louie Cruz) Ricardo Nuñez 6:36
"Ella Mintió" (arrangements by Louie Ramírez) Diego Verdaguer / Amanda Miguel / G. Carballo 4:45
"En El Fiando" (arrangements by Isidro Infante) Johnny Ortiz 5:22
"Escarcha" (arrangements by Marty Sheller) Johnny Ortiz 5:36
"Plato de Segunda Mesa" (Arreglos musicales por: Marty Sheller) C. Curet Alonso 4:35

^ Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City 2012 p.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, ..."
^ 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 ..."
^ Marc Shapiro Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe 2007 142997446X Page 156 "Hector Lavoe Strikes Back was released that year, and Hector could not have asked for a better comeback. The album was both a critical and commercial success and would ultimately be nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award. "