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Barrabas – ¡Soltad A Barrabas!
Label:
Sommor – SOMM071
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold
Country:
Spain
Released:
2021
Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
Funk, Disco
"¡Soltad a Barrabás!" (Release Barrabás!) was the third album by the famous Spanish funk–rock band. Recorded in the US and originally released in 1974, housed in a shocking gatefold cover, this time the sound was 100% funk oriented and included big hits like "Hi–Jack", covered by Herbie Mann.
After reaching worldwide success with their previous two albums and a lenghty South America tour, Fernando Arbex went even further with Barrabás: he wanted to register their third album in the US. So he managed to book MGM studios in Hollywood and the band spent a month in L.A. Fernando encouraged all the other Barrabás members to write songs for the planned album. The result was a fantastic pro–sounding recording (thanks to the work of sound engineer Humberto Gatica), where the band nearly dropped their previous Latin influences to concentrate on funk and black music. "Hi–Jack" rocketed to number one in the Billboard and Black Music charts in the US and soon after Herbie Mann released his famous jazzy cover. The album also included other ace tracks like "Tell Me The Thing" – much in the vein of Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Suzie Wong", "Lady Love"...
*First ever vinyl reissue in original gatefold cover artwork design.
*Remastered sound
*Four–panel color insert with detailed liner notes in English / Spanish & photos.
Tracklist
A1 Hi-Jack
Written-By – F. Arbex*
5:46
A2 Mad Love
Written-By – F. Arbex*
4:15
A3 Funky Baby
Written-By – M. Morales*, E. Morales*
3:56
A4 Lady Love
Written-By – E. Morales*
4:14
B1 Susie Wong
Written-By – F. Arbex*
4:32
B2 Humanity
Written-By – J. Moll*, J. M. Moll*
3:24
B3 Tell Me The Thing
Written-By – E. Duarte*
3:18
B4 Fly Away
Written-By – J. L. Tejada*, E. Morales*
4:26
B5 Concert
Written-By – D. Waterston*, M. Morales*, E. Morales*
4:15
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Lead] – Enrique Morales*
Arranged By, Directed By – Barrabas
Arranged By, Directed By, Producer – F. Arbex*
Artwork – Miguel A. López Parras
Backing Vocals – The Waters
Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Hermanos Morales
Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Miguel Morales
Drums – Jose Maria Moll*
Drums, Brass, Effects [Special] – Tito Duarte
Engineer – Humberto Garcia*
Lead Vocals – Hermanos Morales (tracks: A3 + A4), Jose Luis Tejada*
Producer – F. Arbex*
Synthesizer, Piano, Organ – Juan Vidal
Notes
Gatefold sleeve + 4-page insert
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 4040824090548