Tango

by Julio Iglesias

Overview

Arriving in 1996 after several years of alternating English-language adult contemporary pop albums with contemporary Latin pop albums, Tango was a back to basics move of sorts for Julio Iglesias. Back to basics might be stretching it a little, because Iglesias always was a contemporary pop singer, so this was more of a roots move, finding Iglesias tackling 12 of the most famous tangos, many of which date back to the '30s and '40s, if not earlier. If the production did not exactly sound timeless -- it was a contemporary big-budget recording, so it was very clean and polished -- it nevertheless wasn't nearly as slick as his English language records, and the execution of these tangos modernized these classic songs, bringing them to new audiences. Iglesias responded in kind, giving them some of his most passionate performances in years, and the result was one of the highlights of his '90s work. [In 2006, Tango was reissued by Columbia/Legacy in remastered sound with new liner notes.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2006
Label:	Columbia / Legacy
UPC:	0828768456125
Rank:	100237

Tracks

1. La Cumparsita
2. El D¿¿a Que Me Quieras
3. A Media Luz
4. Volver
5. Yira, Yira
6. Mano a Mano
7. El Choclo
8. Adi¿¿s, Pampa M¿¿a!
9. Cambalache
10. Uno
11. Caminito
12. Mi Buenos Aires Querido

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Julio Iglesias   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nestor Marconi   Guest Artist
Ed Calle   Guest Artist
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Guest Artist
Jorge Calandrelli   Director
Roberto Livi   Director
Rafael Ferro   Director

Technical Credits

Roberto Livi   Producer,Arranger,Realization,Rhythm Arrangements
Ron Taylor   Editing,Digital Editing
Julian Navarro   Musician
Nestor Marconi   Musician
Tim Devine   Musician
Dan Warner   Musician
Vlado Meller   Mastering
Ivo Pelay   Composer,Lyricist
Roger Menz   Project Director
Rory Yvers   Cover Photo,Photography
Alfredo Le Pera   Composer,Lyricist
Carlos Marambio Catan   Composer
Steve Robillard   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Lalo Fransen   Production Coordination
Esteban Celedonio Flores   Composer
Carlos Cesar Lenzi   Composer,Lyricist
Gabino Coria Penaloza   Composer,Lyricist
Juan Carlos Marambio Catan   Composer,Lyricist
Carlos Alvarez   Mixing,Engineer,Basic Track,Vocal Engineer
Jorge Calendrelli   Arranger
Jorge Calandrelli   Direction,String Arrangements
Juan Mardi   Production Coordination
Mario Houben   Design,Artwork,Art Direction,Illustrations
Carlos Alberto Corrales, Jr.   Musician
Enrique Pedro Maroni   Composer,Lyricist
Jose Razzano   Composer,Lyricist
Angel Villoldo   Composer,Lyricist
Mariano Mores   Composer,Lyricist
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Gerardo Hernan Matos Rodriguez   Composer,Lyricist
Edgardo Donato   Composer,Lyricist
Julio Iglesias   Arranger,Rhythm Arrangements
Ed Calle   Musician
Tom Burleigh   Project Director
Juan de Dios Filiberto   Composer
Rafael Ferro   Musician,Direction,String Arrangements
Raul Parentella   Arranger,Musician,Rhythm Arrangements
Celedonio Flores   Composer,Lyricist
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Musician
Vladimir Meller   Mastering
C. Penaloza   Composer
Ernesto Lechner   Liner Notes
Enrique Santos Discepolo   Composer,Lyricist
Grant Geissman   Musician
Pascual Contursi   Composer,Lyricist
Julio Hernandez   Musician
Carlos Gardel   Composer,Lyricist
Francisco Canaro   Composer,Lyricist
Humberto Gatica   Engineer,Basic Track,String Engineer
Lee Levin   Musician
Lester Mendez   Musician