Celia & Johnny

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Celia & Johnny
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Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
Genre Salsa
LanguageSpanish
Label Vaya
Producer Jerry Masucci
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Celia & Johnny is the first collaborative album between the duo of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco. It was released in 1974 by Vaya Records. [3] In 2014, the U.S. Library of Congress named it to the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [4] In 2015, it was selected by Billboard magazine as one of the "50 Essential Latin Albums of the Last 50 Years". [5] The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in October 2024. [6]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Quimbara" [04:56]
  2. "Toro Mata" [05:39]
  3. "Vieja Luna" [03:13]
  4. "El Paso Del Mulo" [04:41]
  5. "Tengo El Idde" [05:00]

Side B

  1. "Lo Tuyo Es Mental" [03:13]
  2. "Canto A La Habana" [05:31]
  3. "No Mercedes" [04:17]
  4. "El Tumbao Y Celia" [04:52]
  5. "El Pregón Del Pescador" [05:04]

References

  1. "Celia & Johnny – Celia & Johnny". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. "Hallelujah, the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400". Library of Congress. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. "The 50 Greatest Latin Albums of the Past 50 Years". Billboard. September 17, 2015.
  4. Ernesto Lechner (2024-10-30), "The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone , retrieved 2024-10-31