| Innovations | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 37:48 | |||
| Label | Combo Records | |||
| El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico chronology | ||||
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Innovations is a 1985 studio album released by Puerto Rican salsa group, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. It was the first number-one album on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, established in June 1985.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Juan Cabeza Dura" | Tommy Sánchez | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Camino de Amapolas" | Gabriel Romero | 4:20 |
| 3. | "No Me Olvides" | Perín Vásquez | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Resignación" | Benjamín Muñiz | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Prosigue" | Tommy Sánchez | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Años" | Pablo Milanés | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Nunca Es Tarde" | Mike Amadeo | 3:50 |
| 8. | "La Loma del Tamarindo" | Wiso Santiago | 5:16 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
José A. Estévez, Jr. of AllMusic criticized the lack of novelties while stating Juan Cabeza Dura, No Me Olvides and La Loma del Tamarindo were "servicable".
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Tropical Albums [2] | 1 |
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