| Mo' Ritmo | ||||
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| Released | January 29, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Bossa Nova Hotel, Cafe Al Dente, Cliffhanger Studio in 1990 | |||
| Genre | Latin rap | |||
| Length | 49:02 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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Mo' Ritmo is the first album by the Ecuadorian-born American Gerardo. [1] [2] Released in 1991 by Interscope Records [3] as the label's inaugural album, it peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard 200. [4]
The album was partially produced by Michael Sembello, who had worked on the "Rico Suave" single. [5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Robert Christgau |  [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide |  [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that Gerardo's "heavy use of Latin rhythms and melodies may give the music a twist, but Spanglish rap is delivered with more finesse by Mellow Man Ace and Kid Frost." [10] Rolling Stone deemed Mo' Ritmo "a Latin-tinged debut album of bilingual just-a-gigolo raps." [11] The Baltimore Sun wrote that "instead of simply sampling some Santana, Gerardo builds his beat around conga and timbale for a hard-core Latin hip-hop groove that makes 'Brother to Brother' and 'Rico Suave' kick like nothing else in rap." [12]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [16] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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