Guantanamera

 
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The Sandpipers
Guantanamera

[ A&M Records / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 1 January 1967

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Guantanamera is the debut album by the Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in October 1966. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, while the title track, released as a single, reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dolores Erickson appeared on the front cover which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Album Cover - Photography.

The October 15, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine reviewed the album:

The "Guantanamera" hit group have a sure-fire sales winner in this, their debut LP which also includes their new single "Louie Louie". Produced by Tommy Li Puma, the album offers a most diversified program of fresh, creative ideas. The smooth blend of voices, backed by the Latin flavored arrangements throughout, makes it an intriguing package.

Tracks:

1. "Guantanamera" (Héctor Angulo/José Martí/Pete Seeger)
2. "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert/Charles Singleton/Eddie Snyder)
3. "Carmen" (Nick De Caro)
4. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi/Carel Werber)
5. "La Bamba" (Traditional)
6. "La Mer (Beyond the Sea)" (Charles Trenet/Jack Lawrence)
7. "Louie, Louie" (Richard Berry)
8. "Things We Said Today" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
9. "Enamorado" (Keith Colley-Paul Rubio)
10. "What Makes You Dream, Pretty Girl?" (Garson/Wilson)
11. "Stasera Gli Angeli Non Volano (For The Last Time)" (Mogol/Pattacini)
12. "Angelica" (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil)