De Ti Depende (It's Up to You) is the second solo album by Héctor Lavoe, released in 1976 under Fania Records. Its lead single, "Periodico de Ayer", is known as one of the most popular salsa songs ever.
Track listing
Personnel ArrangersMambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila - 2012 -- Page 213 0231505442 "With the original band members now in Lavoe's band, they continued to produce successful albums such as La Voz (1975); The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975); De Ti Depende (1976); Comedia (1978); Héctor's Gold (1980); Revento (1985) iQue Sentimiento! (1981), El Sabio (1980), Strikes Back (1987), Recordando a Felipe Pirela (1979), and the Master and the Protégé (1993).12 In 1988, Lavoe was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album Strikes Back, ..."César Miguel Rondón The Book of Salsa 2008 0807831298 "Furthermore, all of Lavoe's albums made themselves unquestionably and continuously relevant and, it seems, indomitable. In 1976, Hector Lavoe's long-awaited second album, De ti Depende, was released, and it was much more successful ..."
Edwin Rodriguez (Tanto Como Ayer) Jose Febles (De Ti Depende) Louie Ramirez (Consejo de Oro) Louie Ortiz (Tanto Como Ayer), (Felices Horas) Willie Colón (Vamos a Reír un Poco), (Periódico de Ayer), (Mentira)
Musicians
Bass – Santi Gonzalez Bongos – Jose Mangual Jr. Congas – Milton Cardona Guitar – Yomo Toro Piano – Joe "Profesor" Torres Trombone – Harry de Aguiar, Angel Vasquez Trumpet – Ray Feliciano Vocals and Chorus Lead vocals, maracas – Héctor Lavoe Chorus – Jose Mangual Jr., Milton Cardona, Rubén Blades, Willie Colón Percussion – Jose Mangual Jr., Milton Cardona
Production
Producer – Willie Colón Executive producer – Jerry Masucci Engineer – Jon Fausty
Design and Photography
Album design – Ron Levine Photography – Lee Marshall
References