Malo (album)

Malo is the first album by 12-piece San Francisco band Malo, released in 1972. It contains the #18 single, "Suavecito". The album charted #14 at the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album's cover art is sourced from a painting by Mexican painter Jesús Helguera.

Track listing

1. "Pana" <small>(Arcelio García, Jr./Abel Zarate) - 6:45 </small>
2. "Just Say Goodbye" <small>(Rodgers Grant/Luis Gasca) - 8:00 </small>
3. "Café" <small>(Arcelio García/ Jorge Santana, Jr./Pablo Tellez) - 7:21 </small>
4. "Nena" <small>(Arcelio García, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:28 </small>
5. "Suavecito" <small>(Richard Bean/Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:36 </small>
6. "Peace" <small>(Arcelio Garcia, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Ismael Versoza/Abel Zarate) - 9:21 </small>

Personnel

• Arcelio García, Jr. — Lead vocals, percussion
• Jorge Santana — guitar
• Abel Zarate — guitars, vocals
• Pablo Tellez — bass guitar, percussion
• Richard Kermode — keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
• Richard Spremich — drums, percussion
• Coke Escovedo — timbales, percussion
• Victor Pantoja — congas, bongos, percussion
• Luis Gasca — trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
• Roy Murray — flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax
• Richard Bean (Guest Musician) — vocals, percussion, timbales

Credits

• Production, engineering and mixing: David Rubinson.
• Recorded at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California during Fall 1971.
• Assistant engineers: Fred Catero and Jeremy Zatkin.
• Art direction: Chris Whorf.
• Photography: Victor Alemán.
• Front cover: Jesus Helguera.
• Album design: John & Barbara Casado.

Charts

Album - Billboard (US)

Single - Billboard (US)

References