Azúcar Negra (English: "Black Sugar") is a studio album by the Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Vocal or Instrumental in 1994.
Critical reception
The Chicago Tribune called the album "a truly sweet and artfully balanced mix of many worlds: a smart international pan-Latin style that draws on classic salsa, new Latin pop." The Los Angeles Times noted that "though representative of Cruz's well-known style, it allows room for a more pop-oriented presence."
Track listing
Personnel
- Composer - Alfredo Brito
- Assistant Engineer - Alfredo Delafuente
- Trombone - Alfredo Marquez
- Engineer - Allan Leschhorn
- Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Programming - Carlos Goméz
- Engineer - Carlos Santos
- Vocals - Celia Cruz
- Engineer - Charles Dye
- Composer - Cheni Navarro
- Backing Vocals - Cheo Quiñones
- Engineer - Chris Dibble
- Composer - Cucco Peña
- Trombone - Dana Teboe
- Saxaphone - Ed Calle
- Percussion - Eddie Torres
- Make-Up - Eddie Valentine
- Art Direction - Elena C. MartÃÂnez
- Composer - Emilio Aragón
- Arranger, Composer - Emilio Estefan, Jr.
- Engineer - Eric Schilling
- Engineer - Eric Taveras
- Photography - Felix Lam
- Composer, Backing Vocals - Gloria Estefan
- Composer - Guadalupe "Lupillo" GarcÃÂa
- Assistant Engineer - Gundemard Arrancapescueso
- Percussion - Henry Diaz
- Producer, Remixing, Trombone, Trumpet - Héctor "Bomberito" Zarzuela
- Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming - Javier Losada
- Coros, Producer Remixing, Backing Vocals - Joe King
- Assistant Engineer - John Guasamandraca
- Composer - Johnny Ortiz
- Backing Vocals - Jon Secada
- Engineer - Jorge Garcia
- Trumpet - Jose Medrano
- Backing Vocals - Jose Moranto
- Composer - José MarÃÂa Cano
- Backing Vocals - Juan Canovas
- Guitar - Juanito Márquez
- Engineer - Kurt Upper
- Trumpet - Luis Aquino
- Backing Vocals - Maisa Hens
- Arranger - Manuel Tejada
- Composer - Mario Diaz
- Backing Vocals - MarÃÂa Lar
- Backing Vocals - Miguel Martin
- Bass, Director, Musical Director, Percussion, Producer, Backing Vocals - Oscar Gomez
- Assistant Engineer - Pancho Carrancho
- Percussion, Producer, Remixing - Papo Pepin
- Engineer - Patrice Wilkinson Levinsohn
- Executive Producer - Ralph Mercado
- Arranger, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Piano, Producer, Programming, Trumpet - Randy Barlow
- Guest Artist, Guitar - Rene Toldeo
- Bass, Producer, Remixing - Reuben Rodriguez
- Bass - Rubén RodrÃÂguez
- Assistant Engineer - Ruy Garcia
- Cover Photo, Photography - Sally Hershberger
- Percussion - Sammy Pagan
- Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Scott Perry
- Assistant Engineer - Sean Chambers
- Assistant Engineer - Sebastián Krys
- Coros, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Remixing, Backing Vocals - Sergio George
- Assistant Engineer - Sergio Lopez
- Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming, Backing Vocals - Steve Roitstein
- Hair Stylist - Teddy Antolin
- Trombone - Teddy Mulet
- Trombone - Tedoy Mullet
- Flute, Saxophone - Tito Duarte
- Coros, Producer, Remixing, Backing Vocals - Tito Nieves
- Composer - Titti Sotto
- Trumpet - Tony Concepcion
- Composer - Victor Victor
Chart positions
References