Time: 3:47 Ismael has always been recognized by his great performances as vocalist for many of Eddie Palmieri's hits. Also his extraordinary performances with the Fania All-Stars. In 1970, Ismael signed up with producer Ralph Lewand UA Latino, who released his first album. Four years later, Ismael decided to go it alone. He left the Palmieri band to experiment on his own. At the time, UA was recording many ballad singers, Chucho Avellanet, Nelson Ned and others, and Ismael wanted to try his hand at recording ballads. He reached an agreement with producer Bobby Marin to do half of his next album in ballad style and the other half with a top notch salsa orchestra. Louie Ramirez arranged the Salsa session while Hector Garrido created the beautiful arrangements for the ballad sessions. This a great show piece for the many talents of Ismael Quintana.
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