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Spanish Harlem (album)

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Released
  
May 1, 1961

Length
  
31:02

Release date
  
1 May 1961

Genres
  
Soul music, Latin music

Recorded
  
1960-1961

Artist
  
Ben E. King

Label
  
Atco Records

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Spanish Harlem (1961)
  
Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers (1962)

Producer
  
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Similar
  
Ben E King albums, Soul music albums

Ben e king spanish harlem


Spanish Harlem is a classic debut album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1961. The title track and "Amor" were released as singles. The latter was released as "Amor Amor" on London. Stan Applebaum was the arranger.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Amor" (Gabriel Ruíz, Sunny Skylar, Ricardo López Méndez) - [3:02]
  2. "Sway" (Norman Gimbel, Gabriel Ruíz) - [2:18]
  3. "Come Closer to Me" (John Stewart, Osvaldo Farrés) - [2:35]
  4. "Perfidia" (Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds) - [2:04]
  5. "Granada" (Agustín Lara, Dorothy Dodd) - [2:27]
  6. "Sweet and Gentle" (George Thorn, Otilio del Portal, Martin Ledyard) - [2:24]
  7. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" (Joe Davis, Osvaldo Farrés) - [2:12]
  8. "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) - [3:09]
  9. "Souvenir of Mexico" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus) - [2:24]
  10. "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez) - [2:57]
  11. "Love Me, Love Me" (Ben E. King) - [2:37]
  12. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) - [2:53]

Reception

  • Allmusic link

    • Songs

    1Amor3:05
    2Sway2:19
    3Come Closer to Me2:35

    References

    Spanish Harlem (album) Wikipedia
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