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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album|
| Name = A Mis Amigos
| name = A Mis Amigos
|Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Nat King Cole]]
| artist = [[Nat King Cole]]
| Cover = natmis.jpg
| cover = natmis.jpg
| Released = 1959
| alt =
| Recorded = October 30, November 4, 10, 1959
| released = 1959
| recorded = April 13–16, 1959<ref name="Nat Rio">{{cite web|author=Nat King Cole with Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra|title=Unnamed Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: April 13-16, 1959|publisher=Jazz Disco|accessdate=27 May 2021|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/nat-king-cole/discography/#590413}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
| Length = 35:39
| venue =
| studio =
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| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| Producer = Lee Gillette
| genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
| Chronology = [[Nat King Cole]]
| length = 28:20
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| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
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| Last album = ''[[Welcome to the Club (Nat King Cole album)|Welcome to the Club]]''<br>(1959)
| producer = Lee Gillette
| This album = '''''A Mis Amigos'''''<br>(1959)
| chronology = [[Nat King Cole]]
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| Next album = ''[[Tell Me All About Yourself]]''<br>(1960)
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| prev_title = [[Welcome to the Club (Nat King Cole album)|Welcome to the Club]]
| prev_year = 1959
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| next_title = [[Tell Me All About Yourself]]
| next_year = 1960
}}
}}
'''''A Mis Amigos''''' is a 1959 [[studio album]] by [[Nat King Cole]], arranged by [[Dave Cavanaugh]] and recorded in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=a-mis-amigos-r24832|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|title=A Mis Amigos|accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref>
'''''A Mis Amigos''''' is a 1959 [[studio album]] by [[Nat King Cole]] to the Latin market, arranged by [[Dave Cavanaugh]] and recorded in [[Rio de Janeiro]],<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-mis-amigos-r24832|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|title=A Mis Amigos|accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> during his Brazilian tour.


This was Cole's second album of Spanish themed music (despite it also features three songs in Portuguese, "Suas Mãos", "Caboclo Do Rio" and "Não Tenho Lágrimas"), following ''[[Cole Español]]'' (1958) and preceding ''[[More Cole Español]]'' (1962).
This was Cole's second album of [[Spanish language|Spanish]] themed music (despite that it also features three songs in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], "Suas Mãos", "Caboclo Do Rio" and "Não Tenho Lágrimas"), following ''[[Cole Español]]'' (1958) and preceding ''[[More Cole Español]]'' (1962).


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|1|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 43
}}</ref>
}}
}}


The [[Allmusic]] review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three and a half stars, and said that Cole "still didn't have much feeling for Spanish"<ref name="Allmusic"/>
The [[AllMusic]] review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three-and-a-half stars, and said that Cole "still didn't have much feeling for Spanish."<ref name="Allmusic"/>

This album was a big hit in Brazil during the 60s where it became Cole's most recognized work.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Caboclo Do Rio" (DeOliveira)&nbsp;– 1:54
# "Caboclo Do Rio" (DeOliveira)&nbsp;– 1:54
# "Fantastico" (Keller, Sherman)&nbsp;– 1:55
# "Fantastico" (Keller, Sherman)&nbsp;– 1:55
# "Nadie Me Ama" (Lobo, Maria)&nbsp;– 2:33
# "Ninguém Me Ama" (Lobo, Maria)&nbsp;– 2:33
# "Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros" (Osvaldo Silva)&nbsp;– 2:22
# "Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros" (Osvaldo Silva)&nbsp;– 2:22
# "Perfidia" (Dominiguez)&nbsp;– 2:20
# "[[Perfidia]]" ([[Alberto Domínguez (songwriter)|Alberto Domínguez]])&nbsp;– 2:20
# "El Choclo" (Villoldo, Discépolo, Marambio Catán)&nbsp;– 2:13
# "El Choclo" (Villoldo, Discépolo, Marambio Catán)&nbsp;– 2:13
# "Ansiedad" (Jose Enrique Sarabia)&nbsp;– 3:27
# "Ansiedad" (Jose Enrique Sarabia)&nbsp;– 3:27
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Nat King Cole]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|vocals]] (2-4, 6, 9-12, lead on 1, 5, 7-8)<ref name="Informal Sessions">{{cite web|title=Sessions of April 13-16, 1959|publisher=Nat King Cole: An Informal Discography|accessdate=30 May 2021|url=http://apileocole.alongthehall.com/sessions/session1959.html#session2}}</ref>
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*[[Nat King Cole]]&nbsp;– [[singing|vocals]]
*[[Sylvia Telles]]&nbsp;– [[Lead vocalist|additional lead vocals]] (5, 7)<ref name="Informal Sessions"/>
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*[[Dave Cavanaugh]]&nbsp;– [[Arrangement|arranger]]
*Irakitan Trio &nbsp;– [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]] (1, 5, 8)<ref name="Informal Sessions"/>
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*[[Dave Cavanaugh]]&nbsp;– [[Arrangement|arranger]], [[Conducting|conductor]]
*[[John Collins (jazz guitarist)|John Collins]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
*Charles P. Harris &nbsp;– [[Double bass|bass]]
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*[[Lee Young]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Spanish-language albums]]
[[Category:1950s Spanish-language albums]]
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[[Category:Nat King Cole albums]]
[[Category:Nat King Cole albums]]
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[[Category:Latin music albums by American artists]]

Latest revision as of 10:22, 23 July 2024

A Mis Amigos
Studio album by
Nat King Cole
Released1959
RecordedApril 13–16, 1959[1]
GenreVocal jazz
Length28:20
LabelCapitol
ProducerLee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
Welcome to the Club
(1959) 		A Mis Amigos
(1959) 		Tell Me All About Yourself
(1960)

A Mis Amigos is a 1959 studio album by Nat King Cole to the Latin market, arranged by Dave Cavanaugh and recorded in Rio de Janeiro,[2] during his Brazilian tour.

This was Cole's second album of Spanish themed music (despite that it also features three songs in Portuguese, "Suas Mãos", "Caboclo Do Rio" and "Não Tenho Lágrimas"), following Cole Español (1958) and preceding More Cole Español (1962).

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three-and-a-half stars, and said that Cole "still didn't have much feeling for Spanish."[2]

This album was a big hit in Brazil during the 60s where it became Cole's most recognized work.

Track listing

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  1. "Ay, Cosita Linda" (Galan) – 2:16
  2. "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" (Menendez) – 2:13
  3. "Suas Mãos" (Maria, Pernambuco) – 2:21
  4. "Capullito De Aleli" (Hernandez) – 2:28
  5. "Caboclo Do Rio" (DeOliveira) – 1:54
  6. "Fantastico" (Keller, Sherman) – 1:55
  7. "Ninguém Me Ama" (Lobo, Maria) – 2:33
  8. "Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros" (Osvaldo Silva) – 2:22
  9. "Perfidia" (Alberto Domínguez) – 2:20
  10. "El Choclo" (Villoldo, Discépolo, Marambio Catán) – 2:13
  11. "Ansiedad" (Jose Enrique Sarabia) – 3:27
  12. "Não Tenho Lágrimas" (Bulhoes, DeOliveira) – 2:18

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Nat King Cole with Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra. "Unnamed Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: April 13-16, 1959". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "A Mis Amigos". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 43. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ a b c "Sessions of April 13-16, 1959". Nat King Cole: An Informal Discography. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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