{"product_id":"richie-ray-bobby-cruz-lo-mejor-greatest-hits","title":"Richie Ray \u0026 Bobby Cruz – Lo Mejor \/ Greatest Hits","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"r9e5kt\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"52\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eRichie Ray \u0026amp; Bobby Cruz – Lo Mejor \/ Greatest Hits\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"506\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"86\"\u003eRichie Ray \u0026amp; Bobby Cruz\u003c\/strong\u003e compilation brings together some of the duo’s most celebrated salsa recordings, spanning their early Alegre\/Tico period through their influential Vaya Records years. The selection highlights the combination that made the pair so distinctive: Richie Ray’s virtuosic piano and Bobby Cruz’s unmistakable vocals, with a repertoire rooted in salsa, guaguancó and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"469\" data-content-reference-end=\"502\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1hvk5cb\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"521\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"533\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eLado A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"666\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zk0e9x\" data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"576\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"548\"\u003eAgúzate\u003c\/strong\u003e – Richie Ray \u0026amp; Bobby Cruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ob681w\" data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"626\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eSonido Bestial\u003c\/strong\u003e – Richie Ray \u0026amp; Bobby Cruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"123cf93\" data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"666\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eGuaguancó Raro\u003c\/strong\u003e – Justi Barreto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"678\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eLado B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"861\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hpqss6\" data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"720\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eChiviriquitón\u003c\/strong\u003e – Chivirico Dávila\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ot4h5\" data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"769\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"741\"\u003eNabucodonosor\u003c\/strong\u003e – Bobby Cruz \/ Richie Ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"k82x2u\" data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"808\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"791\"\u003eTraigo de Todo\u003c\/strong\u003e – Alice Lancia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13cmyyu\" data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"861\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"833\"\u003ePa' Tra y Pa' Tra\u003c\/strong\u003e – Richie Ray \/ Bobby Cruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1223\"\u003eThe photographed jacket lists these seven selections exactly, including the songwriter credits printed on the sleeve. The recordings come from different points in the duo’s catalog: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1065\"\u003e“Guaguancó Raro”\u003c\/strong\u003e is from \u003cem data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1083\"\u003eAgúzate\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), while \u003cstrong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1118\"\u003e“Sonido Bestial”\u003c\/strong\u003e comes from \u003cem data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eEl Bestial Sonido de Ricardo Ray y Bobby Cruz\u003c\/em\u003e (1971). \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1182\" data-content-reference-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dr5t50\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1236\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16nxrzm\" data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1276\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eArtists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richie Ray \u0026amp; Bobby Cruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"87vbvu\" data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003eAlbum:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003eLo Mejor \/ Greatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e — compilation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y8mcd1\" data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vaya Records \/ Fania Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l0p80i\" data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1406\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1386\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\" Stereo Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ls0mm7\" data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Salsa, Guaguancó, Afro-Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1a1tf9a\" data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1468\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fnm3p5\" data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1490\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12b4u4x\" data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1517\"\u003eFeatured Vocalist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bobby Cruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"whx4pk\" data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1614\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1550\"\u003eNotable Tracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Agúzate,” “Sonido Bestial,” “Guaguancó Raro,” “Traigo de Todo”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tfyk58\" data-start=\"1615\" data-end=\"1749\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003eCatalog\/Pressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e The photographed copy appears to be a later Vaya pressing\/reissue; the jacket shows a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003e1988 copyright date\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1liu4p9\" data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1768\"\u003eSongwriting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richie Ray, Bobby Cruz, Justi Barreto, Alice Lancia and Chivirico Dávila are credited across the selection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"2177\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1897\"\u003eCollector note:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Sonido Bestial” is particularly significant in the Richie Ray \u0026amp; Bobby Cruz catalog. 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