The following is the discography of Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US World SPA BEL FRALa fabulosa guitarra de Paco de Lucía Released: 1967 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD — — — — Fantasía flamenca de Paco de Lucía Released: 1969 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD — — — — El mundo del flamenco Released: 1971 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD — — — —Recital de guitarra de Paco de Lucía Released: 1971 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD — — — —El duende flamenco de Paco de Lucía Released: 1972 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD — — — — Fuente y caudal Released: 1973 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD — — — —Almoraima Released: 1976 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD — — — —Interpreta a Manuel de Falla Released: 1978 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD — — — —Sólo quiero caminar with the Paco de Lucía Sextet Released: 1981 Label: Phonogram Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — —Siroco Released: 2 April 1987 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — —Zyryab Released: 17 September 1990 Label: Polygram Ibérica Formats: LP, CD, digital download 11 — — —Concierto de Aranjuez Released: 28 October 1991 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download — 39 — — Luzia Released: 10 November 1998 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download 15 — — —Cositas buenas Released: 26 January 2003 Label: Blue Thumb Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download — 37 53 77 Canción Andaluza Released: 29 April 2014 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download — 1 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborative albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US US Jazz GER AUT FRADos guitarras flamencas en stereo with Ricardo Modrego Released: 1964 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — — 12 canciones de García Lorca para guitarra with Ricardo Modrego Released: 1965 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — — 12 éxitos para 2 guitarras flamencas with Ricardo Modrego Released: 1965 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — —Canciones andaluzas para 2 guitarras with Ramón de Algeciras Released: 1967 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — —Dos guitarras flamencas en América Latina with Ramón de Algeciras Released: 1967 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — — Paco de Lucía y Ramón de Algeciras en Hispanoamérica with Ramón de Algeciras Released: 1969 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — —12 Hits para 2 guitarras flamencas y orquesta de cuerda with Ramón de Algeciras Released: 1969 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — — Castro Marín with Larry Coryell and John McLaughlin Released: 1981 Label: Phonogram Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — —Passion, Grace and Fire with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin Released: 1983 Label: Philips Formats: LP, CD, digital download 171 9 35 — — The Guitar Trio with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin Released: 15 October 1996 Label: Verve Records Formats: LP, CD, digital download — 1 55 27 21 Paco and John Live at Montreux 1987 with John McLaughlin Released: 24 June 2016 Label: Verycords Format: LP, CD — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions POR SPA Entre dos aguas Released: 1975 Label: Phonogram Formats: LP, CD, digital download — 3 Antología Released: 1995 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, digital download 24 — Integral Released: August 18, 2003 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD — — Por Descubrir Released: 18 August 2003 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD, digital download — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions SPA US US Jazz GER NLD AUT NZL FRAEn vivo desde el Teatro Real Released: 1975 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: LP, CD, digital download — — — — — — — — Friday Night in San Francisco with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin Released: 10 August 1981 Label: Philips Formats: CD, digital download — 97 6 22 66 5 48 154 Live... One Summer Night The Paco de Lucía Sextet Released: 1984 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — Live in América The Paco de Lucía Sextet Released: 1993 Label: Polygram Iberica Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — —En Vivo - Conciertos Live In Spain 2010 Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Universal Music Spain Formats: CD, digital download 40 — — — — — — — Paco and John Live at Montreux 1987 with John McLaughlin Released: 24 June 2016 Label: Verycords Format: LP, CD — — — — — — — — Paco De Lucia – The Montreux Years Released: 24 February 2023 Label: BMG Format: LP, CD, download — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Albums accompanying singers Paco de Lucía was the lead guitarist accompanying singers on their albums, often with his name noted in the album's title.
Flamenco Festival Gitano recorded 1966–1971 Volume 3 (L&R records L&R 44.015) (in cuadro) released 1986 Volume 4 (L& R Records L&R 12L0101 recorded 1969, released 1981 El Chato de La Isla (Polydor EP 334 FEP) 1966 Canta El Chato de la Isla 1967 (Fontana 701 968 WPY) Manuel Soto "El Sordera" 1967 (Polydor 342 FEP) Gaspar de Utrera 1967 (Polydor 341 FEP) El Sevillano six Polydor EPs, 1967 El Sevillano con Paco de Lucía (1972 LP) El Lebrijano EL Lebrijano: De Sevilla a Cádiz 1969 (Columbia LP CS 8002) El Lebrijano con la Collaboración Especial de Paco de Lucía 1970 (Polydor 23 85 006) Juan de la Vara 1970 (Hispavox EP 16/748) Enrique Montoya 1971 (Discophon 3024) Niño de Barbate Niño de Barbate con la Collaboración Especial de Paco de Lucía 1971 (TIP 24 56 016 and 24 56 017) Naranjito de Triana Naranjito de Triana: A Triana 1971 (RCA Victor LPM 10 416) Pepe de Lucía Pepe de Algeciras (Polydor 343), 1966 (malagueña "De Mi Larga Enfermedad", bulerías "Desterrado Me Fui Para El Sur", tientos "Pesaba Este Cuerpo Mío", soleá "La Muerte Pedía Yo") El Mundo Flamenco de Paco de Lucia (Philips 63 28 025), 1971 Pepe de Lucia y Paco de Lucia (Triumph S 249 6202), 1972 Caminando (Polydor 813 488-1), 1983 El Orgullo De Mi Padre (Nuevos Medios NM 15 686 CD), 1995 Fosforito 1968–1972 EPs: Belter 52 190, 52 275, 52 361, 52 365 LPs: Belter 22 219, 22 360, 22 362, 22 587, 22 588 Fosforito: Selección Antológica (Belter 75.012, 75.013, 75.014, 75.015, re-released on 2-CD set as Fosforito con Paco de Lucía, Selección Antológica del Cante Flamenco, Iris Music France B00005MH91) Antonio Mairena Antonio Mairena: Cantes en Londres ye en La Union Pasarela PRD-107 (Live performance with Manuel Morao in London in 1954 and with Paco at La Union, February 16, 1974, released 1984) Camarón de la Isla Officially, the simple descriptive title for five of the first six collaborative albums by these two performers, excluding Canastera, was El Camarón de la Isla con la colaboración especial de Paco de Lucía, but each of the five came to be identified by the title of their first track. Al Verte las Flores Lloran (1969) Cada Vez que Nos Miramos (1970) Son Tus Ojos Dos Estrellas (1971) Canastera (1972) Una Noche en Torres Bermejas (1972, but recorded in 1969), Philips 63 28 033), live with Camarón and Pepa de Utrera. Caminito de Totana (1973) Soy Caminante (1974) Arte y Majestad (1975) Rosa María (1976) Castillo de Arena (1977) Camarón en la Venta de Vargas (2006) Camarón de la Isla (also with Tomatito) Como el Agua (1981) Calle Real (1983) Viviré (1984) Potro de Rabia y Miel (1992)
Other contributions Poets in New York (Poetas en Nueva York) (contributor, Federico García Lorca tribute album, 1986) accompanied two songs on Jazz Flamenco: Pedro Iturralde (Hispavox HH S 11'28) Composed or contributed to the soundtracks for La Sabina The Hit by Stephen Frears Flamenco, Flamenco (2011), Carmen and Sevillanas by Carlos Saura Montoyas y Tarantos Soñadores de España(1992), Plácido Domingo & Manuel Alejandro Vicky Cristina Barcelona One song contributed to Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Soundtrack (La Nina de Puerta Oscura) (2004) Elegant Gypsy by Al Di Meola (1977) - de Lucía plays a duet with Di Meola on the track "Mediterranean Sundance". Shpongle sampled his track "Introduccion y Pantomima" in their song "Around the World in a Tea Daze" from the album Tales of the Inexpressible.
Further information
A tentatively complete discography of Lucía, including cover-photos and listing all his appearances, both in his own right and with other artists whomsoever, has been compiled by the flamenco guitarist Mark Shurey "Pimientito", and was presented by him on the flamenco forum www.foroflamenco.com.
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