Jose Feliciano y Amigos: Edicion Especial
Jose Feliciano
Rudy Perez, Cristian Castro, Alicia Villarreal, Ramon Ayala, Luciano Pereyra, Lupillo Rivera, Luis Fonsi, Ricardo Montaner, Marc Anthony, Raul Di Blasio, Ana Gabriel, Gloria Estefan
Universal Music Latino, 2007
1 CD
Catalogue #: 653 486
EAN: 0827865348623
UPC: 827865348623
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Tracklist
Jose Feliciano
Jose Feliciano's spirited, soulful singing and fiery bolero-flavored guitar playing appealed to traditionalists and young record-buyers in the mid 1960s, who made his version of the Doors' "Light My Fire" a big hit. In 1970, Feliciano penned "Feliz Navidad" for a Christmas album, and the song has since become a holiday classic, recorded many times over. He also wrote and performed for television and film, most notably singing the theme song to (and occasionally appearing as an actor on) the sitcom CHICO AND THE MAN. Although his mainstream popularity in the U.S. peaked in the '70s, he has maintained a large following in the Spanish-speaking community, and his albums continue to appear on the Latin music charts, and sell very well in Latin countries. Blind since birth, the singer-songwriter has served as a role model for people with physical challenges.
Marc Anthony
The late-1990s commercial emergence of Latin male pop stars like Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias can be attributed in part to Marc Anthony's earlier success. By mixing salsa sounds with elements of dance and pop, Anthony scored a massive hit with his 1999 self-titled release (his fourth overall).
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan began her career as the lead singer for Miami Sound Machine, which found great popularity in the 1980s with its salsa-tinged dance music, and she went on to be a Latin crossover success story. Estefan has since gone solo and experimented with romantic ballads, Latin-inspired pop, and smooth Afro-Cuban Spanish-language albums, but her greatest strength lies in irrepressible, danceable party music.
