Señor Bachata

Performer: José Feliciano
Engineer: Marc Lee; Javier Valverde; Dichens Salcedo; Nelson Reyneri, Jr.; Carlos Alvarez
Producer: Al Payson; Jose Feliciano
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Jos� Feliciano (guitar); M�rtires de Le�n (guitar); Al Payson (bajo sexto); Leoginaldo Pimentel (accordion); Sandy Gabriel (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Ite Jerez (trumpet); Marco Hern�ndez (piano, keyboards); Juan "Chocolate" DeLaCruz (percussion). Recording information: Dichens Digital Estudio; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL. Photographer: Mariella Sosa. Arrangers: Al Payson; Jos� Feliciano; Marco Hern�ndez. Though his spirited singing and fiery Latin-flavored guitar playing has earned him considerable mainstream popularity in the U.S., Jose Feliciano has also maintained a strong following in the Spanish-speaking world by dint of his uncanny ability to assimilate styles as diverse as flamenco, jazz, and folk rock. On his album SENIOR BACHATA, Feliciano takes on the Dominican bachata, a romantic, rural-rooted variant of the bolero. With his gritty, soulful delivery and bright steel-string lines on material ranging from swooning ballads to lively percussion-driven numbers, Feliciano applies his unique and sophisticated musicality to the humble, plain-spoken style of bachata--a style that under Feliciano's shepherding is sure to attract a wider audience.

Jose Feliciano's spirited, soulful singing and fiery bolero-flavored guitar playing appealed to traditionalists and young record-buyers in the mid 1960s, who made his version of the Doors' "Light My Fire" a big hit. In 1970, Feliciano penned "Feliz Navidad" for a Christmas album, and the song has since become a holiday classic, recorded many times over. He also wrote and performed for television and film, most notably singing the theme song to (and occasionally appearing as an actor on) the sitcom CHICO AND THE MAN. Although his mainstream popularity in the U.S. peaked in the '70s, he has maintained a large following in the Spanish-speaking community, and his albums continue to appear on the Latin music charts, and sell very well in Latin countries. Blind since birth, the singer-songwriter has served as a role model for people with physical challenges.

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