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Guisando (album)

Guisando (literally "cooking up a stew") is the third studio album of Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe issued in 1969 by Fania Records. Guisando was the first Colón-Lavoe album in which they shared the credits and the album cover. The track, “I Wish I Had A Watermelon” is a response to the 1962 instrumental "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock. "Guisando in Puerto Rico, among other meanings, is a slang term to signify making quick money usually informally or not in a legit fashion. The cover of the album implies that as Lavoe is counting money while Colon holds a gun, a safe appears to have been broken with the tools above it.

Track listing

  1. "Guisando" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 4:00
  2. "No Me Den Candela" (Willie Colón) – 7:05
  3. "El Titán" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 5:21
  4. "Oiga Señor" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 3:30
  5. "I Wish I Had a Watermelon" (Willie Colón) – 5:18
  6. "Te Están Buscando" (Mark Dimond) – 7:30
  7. "Se Baila Mejor" (Willie Colón) – 4:20

Personnel

  • Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals - Héctor Lavoe
  • Art Direction - Izzy Sanabria
  • Producer - Jerry Masucci
  • Recording Director - Johnny Pacheco
  • Composer - Mark Diamond
  • Original Cover Photography - Marty Topp
  • Cover Design - Walter Velez
  • Composer, Primary Artist, Trombone, Vocals - Willie Colón

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