Willie Colon/Ruben Blades - Metiendo Mano! (180g VINYL LP Craft CR00886) | NEW

Label: Craft Recordings – CR00886, Craft Recordings Latino – CR00886, Fania Records – CR00886
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Jul 11, 2025
Genre: Latin
Style: Salsa

A1        Pablo Pueblo
Written-By – Ruben Blades
5:09
A2        Segun El Color
Written-By – Felix Hernandez*
6:00
A3        La Maleta
Written-By – Ruben Blades
4:41
A4        Me Recordaras
Written-By – Frank Dominguez*
3:42
A5        Plantacion Adentro
Written-By – C. Curet Alonso*
5:50
B1        La Mora
Written-By – Eliseo Grenet
6:10
B2        Lluvia De Tu Cielo
Written-By – Johnny Ortiz (2)
5:41
B3        Fue Varon
Written-By – Ruben Blades
5:32
B4        Pueblo
Written-By – Ruben Blades
7:05

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fania Records
Copyright © – Fania Records
Recorded At – La Tierra Sound Studios
Published By – Vaya Publishing
Published By – Fania Publ.
Lacquer Cut At – Well Made Music
Acoustic Guitar – Yomo Toro (tracks: A4)
Arranged By – Louie Ramirez (tracks: B3), Louie Cruz* (tracks: B2, B4), Louis Ortiz* (tracks: A1, A3), Willie Colon* (tracks: A2, A5, B1)
Bass – Salvador Cuevas*
Bongos, Maracas, Percussion, Coro – Jose Mangual, Jr.*
Congas [Quinto] – Milton Cardona (tracks: B4)
Congas, Claves, Talking Drum, Coro – Milton Cardona
Cuatro – Yomo Toro (tracks: A2)
Design [Album Design] – Izzy Sanabria
Design [Title Design] – Pam Lessero
Engineer – Irv Greenbaum, Jon Fausty
Gong, Percussion, Coro – Willie Colon*
Lacquer Cut By – Clint Holley, Dave Polster
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Coro – Ruben Blades
Photography By – Mark Kozlowski
Piano – Jose Torres*, Sonny Bravo (tracks: A1, A2)
Producer – Willie Colon*
Timbales – Nicky Marrero
Trombone – Lewis Kahn, Papo Vasquez*
Trombone, Soloist – Leopoldo Pineda (tracks: B3), Willie Colon* (tracks: B2)
Tuba, Synthesizer [Harp] – Tom Malone
The first collab album between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades, released in 1977, is a record that catapulted Blades to fame, and changed the history of salsa music with social narratives about the struggles of urban Latinos. Produced by Colón, it features Tite Curet Alonso’s “Plantación Adentro,” “Pablo Pueblo” penned by Blades, and “Según el Color” by Félix Hernandez. Featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes, this 180-gram vinyl reissue is an essential for Fania music lovers.

-The first full album collab between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades.
-Highlight songs include “Plantación adentro,” “Pablo Pueblo” and “Según el color.”
-(AAA) Lacquers cut from the original master tapes
-Pressed on 180-gram vinyl
Barcode (Hype Sticker): 888072671935

Willie Colón/Rubén Blades -"Metiendo Mano!". The first collab album between Willie Colón and Rubén Blades, released in 1977, is a record that catapulted Blades to fame, and changed the history of salsa music with social narratives about the struggles of urban Latinos. Produced by Colón, it features Tite Curet Alonso's "Plantación adentro," "Pablo Pueblo" penned by Blades, and "Según el color" by Félix Hernandez. Featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes, this 180-gram vinyl reissue is an essential for Fania music lovers.

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 888072671935N
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: WORLD/LATIN
• Released: 07/11/2025