Mambo Kings [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Soundtrack]

Carlos Franzetti (Composer), Robert Kraft (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 28, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Soundtrack
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000046RZZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,034 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ran Kan Kan [Pablo Flores Mix]

2. Beautiful Maria of My Soul (Bella Maria de Mi Alma)

3. La Dicha Mia

4. Ran Kan Kan

5. Cuban Pete

6. Mambo Caliente

7. Quiereme Mucho

8. Sunny Ray

9. Melao de Caña

10. Beautiful Maria of My Soul

11. Para los Rumberos

12. Perfidia

13. Guantanamera

14. Tea for Two

15. Accidental Mambo

16. Como Fue

17. Tanga.Rumba-Afro-Cubana

18. Beautiful Maria of My Soul

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!, August 20, 2000

By 

NappyGirl (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mambo Kings (Audio CD)

It's amazing that a soundtrack this rich and diverse came from such a terrible movie. The world may have already forgotten that turkey (based on a beautiful novel by Oscar Hijuelos) but this energetic collection of of sizzling mambo standards will enrich anyone's music collection.

The liner notes read like a Who's Who of Latino music. Everyone from the legendary Celia Cruz and Tito Puente to Los Lobos and Linda Ronstadt make contributions to the CD and pay homage to the great tradition of musical expression in Latino culture.

Even Antonio Banderas get's into the act, singing the film version of "Bella Maria de mi Alma" with enough passion to make you wonder if he's made the right career choice. The three tracks by Celia Cruz are reason enough to purchase this disk, everything else is just gravy!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Extra Tracks Ruined the CD, January 3, 2004

By 

Daniel A. Leonard "Rustman" (Orange CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mambo Kings (Audio CD)

The original release of this album was a five star. I was originally attempting to replace a lost album of the same title which is no longer being distributed. 1.The remix of a perfectly good Ran Kan Kan was very disappointing. If you can't improve on an original, then leave the song alone. 2.Unfortunately someone decided that two versions of Beautiful Maria was not enough and decided to add a third and badly executed track. The worst part of this new release is that the two new tracks are at the front of the album so that I have to manually skip through them in order to really enjoy the album. Sounds like someone was trying to further their career by attaching themselves to an orginal hot selling album. If you can get your hands on the original release, do that instead!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Already great album is improved., February 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mambo Kings (Audio CD)

Superb songs arranged by the talented musician/arranger from P.R. Ray Santos,performed by The King Tito Puente, The Queen Celia Cruz,The Legendary Linda Ronstadt, etc., and a new remix of Tito's Ran Kan Kan by Pablo Flores with vocals by the powerful voice of Olga Tanon make this cd a must buy for those who love latin music.