El Malo (The Bad [One) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón. 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".
Track listing
- "Jazzy" <small>Colón</small> - 4:00
- "Willie Baby" <small>Colón</small> - 2:46
- "Borinquen" <small>Public Domain</small> - 3:15
- "Willie Whopper" <small>Colón</small> - 2:40
- "El Malo" <small>Colón</small> - 3:57
- "Skinny Papa" <small>Colón</small> - 4:00
- "Chonqui" <small>Brewster, Colón</small> - 4:07
- "Quimbombo" <small>Brewster, Colón</small> - 5:00
Personnel
- Composer, Piano - Dwight Brewster
- Bass - Eddie Guagua
- Vocals - Elliot Romero
- Vocals - Héctor Lavoe
- Cover Photo - Irv Elkin
- Audio Engineer - Irving Greenbaum
- Bass - James Taylor
- Producer - Jerry Masucci
- Trombone - Joe Santiago
- Recording Director - Johnny Pacheco
- Linear Notes - Lubi Jovanovic
- Congas - Mario Galagarza
- Timbales - Nicky Marrero
- Bongos - Pablo Rosario
- Linear Notes - Pete Rodriguez
- Cover Design - Shelly Schreiber
- Composer, Leader, Primary Artist, Trombone - Willie Colón
- Vocals - Yayo el Indio
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