Best II

Willie Colon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 22, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony U.S. Latin
• ASIN: B000002FQJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,674 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. El Entierro

2. Si Te Contara

3. El Gran Varon

4. Hasta Que Te Conocí

5. Hay Quien Se Va

6. Carmelina

7. Idilio

8. No

9. Yo Te Podria Decir

10. Vida Nocturna

11. Atrapado

12. Aerolínea Desamor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST II, January 30, 2001

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Erick Dominguez "Salsa Hawk" (Panama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best II (Audio CD)

While I'm not crazy about Sony's recompiling old recordingS, this CD contains some really good songs that were missed the first time around. "Idilio" alone makes this CD worth buying. It is a retro sounding tune with excellent lyrics and enough horn work for me to stay interested in this song. "Hay Quien Se Va" is another one of my favorites. It's a hybrid of the NY Salsa sounds with a strong dose of Cumbia. The words and melody are penned by Janet Becerra. They bring a heroically philosofical perspective to the meaing of life and when the time comes to leave this world. Whenever I'm down this song will get me back into the goove. "Aerolinea Desamor" (Heart Break Airlines) is another great experiment with solo work by the great Bobby Franceschini on the Tenor and solos throuhout the begining by funk bassist Gene Perez. "Si Te Contara" and "Hasta Que Te Conocí" are two of my best recorded torch song bolero-chas. To me this CD is an excellent example of the contemporary sound as oppossed to the vintage Fania compilations. The musicianship and sound quality is far superior to early records. Please check this one out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Best????..., December 29, 2000

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Jason Ortiz (Miami,Fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best II (Audio CD)

Well,this collection of Willie Colon's songs doesnt entirely prove Willie Colon's awesome influence of Salsa in the 1970s;where Willie Colon was at his best with great album releases such as"Asalto Navideno","El Jucio","Lo Mato",and much more.These songs featured in this album are way too revised and sorta dilutes Salsa into Latin Pop,especially with"El Gran Varon."Its origional version is much better.If you're really looking for"The Best"of Willie Colon,you should refer to his album title releases in the 1970s.Those are the true Salsa and Latin Jazz records to hear from Willie Colon.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente disco, variado y agradable de escuchar, April 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Best II (Audio CD)

Es un disco que escucho con mucha frecuencia, tiene una buena selección de canciones y la interpretación de Idilio es excelente