Tras La Tormenta
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| Released | 31 January 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 at the Acme Recordings Studios (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 52:32 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
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| Rubén Blades and Willie Colón chronology | ||||
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Tras la Tormenta (transl. "After the Storm") is the fiifth and final collaborative studio album made between the American singer Willie Colón and the Panamanian Songwriter Rubén Blades. It was released on January 31, 1995, through Sony Tropical, Epic Records and Columbia Records. Recorded at Acme Recordings Studios, it had four singles, "Talento De Televisión", "Homenaje A Héctor Lavoe", "Tras La Tormenta" and "Como Un Huracán." It is considered one of the most successful salsa albums. They were also nominated for in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Grammy Award For Best Tropical Latin Album and reached the third spot in Billboard's Tropical Albums chart.[2][3]
Background
The album was recorded after a 10 year-long hiatus between Blades and Colon, following disagreements with the album The Last Fight (1984). It was released after both Colón and Blades had issued their own commercially successful records, Hecho en Puerto Rico (1993) and Amor y Control (1992), respectively.[4] At no point during the recording of the album were Colón and Blades in the same studio, a circumstance that would not change until 2003, when they celebrated the 20th anniversary of their second collaborative album, Siembra.[5]
Sony Music intervention
The intervention of Sony Music was proposed in a humorous way by Blades himself, due to his intention to thank Colón for entering him into the world of music in 1977 with his album Metiendo Mano!, although Colón accepted the project did not come out as expected being in different studios at the time of recording the album.[6]
Singles
Talento De Televisión
It was written by Amílcar Boscán inspired by the actress Yuyito, saying that it was born from "everyday phenomena that are usually forgotten". He also said that when he watched television in the 1990s there was a Venezuelan television program called Super Sábado Sensacional where the Argentine model "Yuyito" was, who is really Amalia González.[7] It was also said that it was Jennifer López but it was ruled out by Amílcar Boscán himself.[8]
Homenaje A Héctor Lavoe
This is the song where the album opens. Fingering the trombone for 40 seconds where Colón and Lavoe leaned on to achieve fame.
Track listing
This list has been adapted from Apple Music.[9]
All tracks are written by Rubén Blades, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Homenaje a Héctor Lavoe" |
| Willie Colón | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Como un Huracán" | Rubén Blades | Rubén Blades | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Caer en Gracia" | Amílcar Boscán | Willie Colón | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Todo o Nada" | Rubén Blades | Rubén Blades | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Dale Paso" | Janet Becerra | Willie Colón | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Desahucio" |
| Rubén Blades | 5:16 |
| 7. | "Doña Lele" | Rubén Blades |
| 4:30 |
| 8. | "Oye" | Rubén Blades | Rubén Blades | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Talento de Televisión" | Amílcar Boscán | Willie Colón | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Tras la Tormenta" | Rubén Blades |
| 6:32 |
| Total length: | 52:32 | |||
Staff
Musicians and general producers,adapted from AudioKat:[10]
Performers credits
- Andreu Johnny Almendra: Percussion, Timbales
- Rubén Blades: Performer, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Milton Cardona: Conga, Vocals (Background)
- Willie Colón: Arranger, Producer, Trombone, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Sal Cuevas: Bass
- Eddy Ganz: Vocals (Background)
- Oscar Hernandez: Director, Mixing, Piano, Producer
- Louis Kahn: Trombone
- Luis Lopez: Trombone
- Jose Mangual Jr.: Bongos, Guitar, Maracas, Vocals (Background)
- Leopoldo Pineda: Trombone
- Nestor Sanchez: Vocals (Background)
- Prof. Joe Torres: Piano
- Tite Curet: Composer
Technicals credits
- Ricardo Betancourt: Photography
- Rory Young: Engineer, Mixing
- Ted Jensen: Mastering
- Isidro Infante: Producer
- Marty Sheller: Arranger
- Tite Curet: Composer
- Humberto Ramírez: Arranger
- Mario Houben: Art Direction, Design
- Cucco Peña: Arranger, Producer
- Shari Weingarten: Assistant Engineer
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum (Latin) | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Willie Colón - Tras la Tormenta Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Strauss, Neil (January 5, 1996). "New Faces in Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Rubén Blades". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "CANCIONES DEL SOLAR DE LOS ABURRIDOS". Fania Records (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Ruben Blades y Willie Colon celebran 25 años de "Siembra" | Tropicana Colombia". Tropicana Colombia | Lo mejor de la salsa y del entretenimiento (in Spanish). February 5, 2003. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Biografía de Rubén Blades". www.buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Paulin, Emily (May 14, 2022). "¿A quién le escribieron 'Talento de Televisión', el famoso tema de Willie Colón?". www.sonica.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "¿Saben a quien le escribieron la cancion " TALENTO DE TV " ?". answers.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Tras la Tormenta de Rubén Blades & Willie Colón (in Mexican Spanish), January 31, 1995, retrieved July 25, 2022
- ^ "Tras la Tormenta (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 1995), Willie Colón & Rubén Blades :: AudioKat' 2002-2022". www.audiokat.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Willie Colon, Ruben Blades – Tras La Tormenta". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 29, 2025.