Latin Alliance (album)

Latin Alliance
Studio album by Latin Alliance
Released	August 6, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Studio	Digital Sound & Picture (New York City, New York) Wide Tracks (Hollywood, California) Image Recorders (Hollywood, California) Skyline Recording (Topanga, California) Echo Sound (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Latin hip hop, Chicano rap
Length	43:15
Label	Virgin
Producer	Frost Tony G Will Roc Ralph Rivers Todd Alexander the Baka Boyz Geoff Rios Julio G Mike Greene
Kid Frost chronology
Hispanic Causing Panic (1990) Latin Alliance (1991) East Side Story (1992)
A.L.T. chronology
Latin Alliance (1991) Another Latin Timebomb (1992)

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Low Rider (On the Boulevard)" (performed by Kid Frost, A.L.T., Mellow Man Ace, Markski & War)	Frost Tony G. Will Roc	4:46
2.	"What Is an American?" (performed by A.L.T.)	Frost Tony G.	4:00
3.	"Runnin'" (performed by Kid Frost & A.L.T.)	Frost Will Roc	3:59
4.	"Know What I'm Sayin'?" (performed by Rayski Rockswell)	Frost Will Roc	4:22
5.	"What You See Is What You Get" (performed by Kid Frost)	Ralph Rivers Todd Alexander Frost (add.) Tony G. (add.)	4:40
6.	"Latinos Unidos" (special appearance by Scoop DeVille)	Geoff Rios Julio G. Frost Ralph Rivers Todd Alexander Mike Greene Tony G. Will Roc	5:07
7.	"Can U Feel It" (performed by Markski)	Tony G.	3:34
8.	"Smooth Roughness" (performed by Lyrical Engineer)	Ralph Rivers Todd Alexander the Baker Boyz (add.)	4:05
9.	"Valla en Paz" (performed by Hip Hop Astronaut)	The Baker Boyz Tony G.	3:49
10.	"No Man's Land" (performed by The Lyrical Latin)	The Baker Boyz	4:53
Total length:			43:15

Sample credits

• "Lowrider (On the Boulevard)" sampled "Lowrider" by War and "Evil Ways" by Santana
• "What Is an American" sampled "Heartbeat" by War and "On Your Face" by Earth, Wind & Fire
• "Know What I'm Sayin'?" sampled "Nautilus" by Bob James and "Life Is Just a Moment" by Roy Ayers
• "What You See Is What You Get" sampled "What You See Is What You Get" by the Dramatics
• "Latinos Unidos (United Latins)" sampled "Funky Nassau" by ATC, "Mr. Groove" by One Way Band, "Cut the Lake" by Average White Band and "Just Let It Play" by Gonzales
• "Can U Feel It" sampled "I.O.U." by Freeez
• "Smooth Roughness" sampled "Hang Up Your Hang-Ups" by Herbie Hancock

Personnel

• Arturo Molina Jr. – vocals, producer (tracks: 1–4, 6), additional producer (track 5)
• Alvin Trivette – vocals
• Mark Santiago – vocals
• Ray Ramos – vocals
• Ulpiano Sergio Reyes – vocals
• George Anthony Perez – vocals
• Elijah Blue Molina – vocals
• Hip Hop Astronaut – vocals
• The Lyrical Latin – vocals
• War – vocals
• Ronnie King – keyboards (tracks: 5, 8)
• Vincent La Bauve – guitar (tracks: 5, 10)
• Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson – guitar (track 4)
• D.J. Milner – bass (track 10)
• Mitch Rafel – saxophone (track 5), flute (track 10)
• Tommy D. – harmonica (track 2)
• "Professor" Dwight Baldwin – percussion (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Antonio Gonzalez – percussion (tracks: 4, 6, 10), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), additional producer (track 5), mixing (tracks: 6, 9), arranging (track 10)
• Todd Alexander – percussion (tracks: 5, 8), producer (tracks: 5, 6, 8)
• Ralph Medrano – scratches (tracks: 1, 3–6)
• Nick Vidal – scratches (tracks: 6, 8–10), producer (tracks: 9, 10), additional producer (track 8), mixing (track 9)
• Julio Gonzalez – scratches (track 9), producer (track 6)
• Kevin Gilliam – scratches (track 4)
• William L. Griffin – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6), mixing (track 6)
• Ralph Rivers – producer (tracks: 5, 6, 8)
• Eric Vidal – producer (tracks: 9, 10), additional producer (track 8)
• Geoff Rios – producer (track 6)
• Mike Greene – producer (track 6)
• Jason Roberts – mixing (track 1), engineering
• John Cevetello – mixing (track 6), engineering
• Bob Drake – engineering, mixing
• Josh Schneider – engineering, mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Steve J. Gerdes – art direction
• Tom Dolan – design
• Jackie Sallow – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Latin Alliance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [6]	133
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7]	83
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8]	18

References

1. McFarland, Pancho (2012). Chicano Rap: Gender and Violence in the Postindustrial Barrio. University of Texas Press. p. 39. ISBN   9780292748484.
2. Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. 2015. p. 236.
3. "Latin Alliance Latin Alliance". AllMusic . Retrieved November 14, 2018.
4. Snider, Eric (August 19, 1991). "Swimming Upstream". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1D.
5. Robbins, Ira. "Kid Frost". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
6. "Latin Alliance Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
7. "Latin Alliance Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
8. "Latin Alliance Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2018.

External links

Latin Alliance at Discogs (list of releases)