Clásicos de la Provincia (Classics from the Province) is the sixth album by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato classics. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the vallenato genre.
The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Colombia, and 3 million copies worldwide in its first 6 months of being released. Worldwide copies stands at 4 million.
Track listing
- "La gota frÃÂa" (E. Zuleta) â 3:33
- "Amor Sensible" (F. Molina) â 4:26
- "Alicia Adorada" (J. Valencia) â 4:15
- "La Hamaca Grande" (A. Pacheco) â 3:16
- "El Cantor De Fonseca" (C. Huertas) â 3:07
- "Matilde Lina" (L. DÃÂaz) â 3:57
- "Altos Del Rosario" (A. Durán) â 3:56
- "Honda Herida" (R. Escalona) â 3:03
- "La Cañaguatera" (I. Carrillo) â 3:13
- "Lirio Rojo" (C. Ochoa) â 2:48
- "La Tijera" (L. MartÃÂnez) â 3:27
- "Compae Chipuco" (C. Gomez) â 3:16
- "Pedazo De Acordeón" (A. Durán) â 4:06
- "La Celosa" (F. Molina) â 4:12
- "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (A. Zabaleta) â 0:49
Personnel
Performance credits
- Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
- Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
- Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
- Luis ÃÂngel Pastor - Bass
- John Jairo Lemus - Conga
- Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
- Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
- Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
- AnÃÂbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
- Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
- Eder Polo - Guacharaca
- Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
- Michael Egizi - Piano
- Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
- Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")
Technical credits
- Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
- Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
- Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
- Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
- Rafael MejÃÂa - Art Direction
- Phil Austin - Engineer
- Jorge DÃÂaz - Engineer
- Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
- Manuel Riveira - Representation
Chart performance
Certifications and sales
See also
References
External credits