Regalo del Alma

Infobox Album
Name = Regalo del Alma
Type = studio
Artist = Celia Cruz


Released = August 5, 2003
Recorded =
Genre = Salsa, Pop Latino
Length =
Label = Sony International
Producer = Sergio George
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfyxqlaldfe~T0 link]
Last album = "Hits Mix"
(2002)
This album = "Regalo del Alma"
(2003)
Next album = "Carnaval de la Vida"
(2003)

"Regalo del Alma" (Eng.: "A Gift from the Soul") is the title of the last studio album recorded by Celia Cruz. This album became her first number-one hit on the "Billboard" Top Latin Albums chart and won the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. [cite web|title="Regalo del Alma"|publisher=Allmusic.com|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfyxqlaldfe~T32|accessdate=2008-09-20|date=2003-07-15|author=The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]

Tracklisting

This information from Billboard.com [cite web|title="Regalo del Alma"|publisher=Billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=albums&pid=30846&aid=592969#artAlbumMoreContainer|accessdate=2008-09-20|date=2003-08-05|source=Billboard.com]
#Ella Tiene Fuego (El General/Sergio George/Jorge Luis Piloto) — 4:07
#José Caridad (Alain Pérez/Gradelio Pérez) — 3:59
#Ríe y Llora (George/Fernando Osorio) — 4:10
#Ay, Pena, Penita (León Quiroga) — 4:58
#Diagnóstico (Marisela Verena) — 4:28
#La Niña de la Trenza Negra (Perez/Perez) — 4:10
#Me Huele a Rumba (Banggy/Cherito) — 4:04
#No Estés Amargao (Rafael Rey) — 4:03
#Pa' la Cola (Manny Benito/George) — 4:04
#María la Loca (Yavis Mindez/Javier Suárez/Luca Germini) — 4:01
#Yo Viviré (Dino Fekaris/Freddie Perren) — 4:31

Personnel

This information from Allmusic. [cite web|title="Regalo del Alma"|publisher=Allmusic.com|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfyxqlaldfe~T2|accessdate=2008-09-20|date=2003-08-05|source=Allmusic]

Production
*Sergio George — Piano, arranger, keyboards, producer, bass, drum programming
*Angel Carrasco — Executive producer
*Bob Brockman — Mixing
*Mike Fuller — Mastering
*Jake R. Tanner — Engineer
*Luca Germini — Engineer
*Jon Fausty — Engineer, mixing
*Jorge Gómez — Sound technician, mixing
*Oscar Gómez — Adaptation, digital producer, vocals, realization, mixing
*Ivan "Melón" González — Piano
*Carlos Laurenz — Engineer, sound technician, mixing
*José López — Sound technician
*Olga Santos — Sound technician
*Susana Ensin Tarriño — Production coordination
*Maite Palencia — Production coordination
*Adolfo Pérez Butrón — Photography
*Mario Houben — Graphic design
*Rudy Sanchez — Hair

Musicians
*Yrvis Méndez — acoustic guitar, arranger, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, bass, vocals
*Jose "Majito" Aguilera — percussion, bongos, timbales, bata, cajon, tumbadora, vocals
*Alain Pérez — Arranger, keyboards, tres, bass, vocals
*Bernd Schoenhart — Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*Juan Cerro — spanish guitar
*Juan Munguía — Trumpet
*Marc Quiñones — percussion
*Luis Quintero — Percussion
*Cherito — Vocals
*Celía Cruz — Vocals
*William Duvall — Vocals
*Rubén Rodríguez — Vocals
*Julio Barreto — Vocals
*Axé Bahia — Guest appearance
*Bandolero — Rap

Chart performance

References