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| cover = Bk spanishharlem.jpg
| cover = Bk spanishharlem.jpg
| released = May 1, 1961
| released = May 1, 1961
| recorded = 1960-1961
| recorded = 1960–1961
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], [[Soul Music|soul]]
| genre = [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| length = 31:02
| length = 31:02
| label = [[Atco Records|Atco]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA3999|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
| label = [[Atco Records|Atco]]
| producer = [[Jerry Leiber]], [[Mike Stoller]]
| producer = [[Jerry Leiber]], [[Mike Stoller]]
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'''''Spanish Harlem''''' is the debut album by [[Ben E. King]]. The album was released by [[Atlantic Records]] as an LP in 1961. The title track and "Amor" were released as singles. The latter was released as "Amor Amor" on London. Stan Applebaum was the arranger.
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|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
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'''''Spanish Harlem''''' is the debut album by [[Ben E. King]], released by [[Atco Records]] as an LP in 1961. The title track and "Amor" were released as singles. The latter was released as "Amor Amor" on London. [[Stan Applebaum]] was the arranger.

The title track peaked at No. 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/ben-e-king/chart-history|title=Ben E. King|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 30 on the [[UK Albums chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9491/ben-e--king/|title=BEN E KING &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*Charlie Margulis – trumpet
*Charlie Margulis – trumpet
*[[Ray Barretto]] – percussion
*[[Ray Barretto]] – percussion
*[[Al Schackman]] - marimba
*[[George Barnes (musician)|George Barnes]] – guitar
*[[George Barnes (musician)|George Barnes]] – guitar
*[[Urbie Green]] – trombone
*[[Urbie Green]] – trombone
*Stan Applebaum - arrangements
;Technical
*Allen Vogel, Loring Eutemey - artwork


==Reception==
==References==
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*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r10876|pure_url=yes}} link]


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[[Category:1961 debut albums]]
[[Category:1961 debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:23, 8 December 2024

Spanish Harlem
Studio album by
Ben E. King
ReleasedMay 1, 1961
Recorded1960–1961
GenreLatin, soul
Length31:02
LabelAtco[1]
ProducerJerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Ben E. King chronology
Spanish Harlem
(1961) 		Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers
(1962)
Singles from Spanish Harlem
  1. "Spanish Harlem"
    Released: December 1960
  2. "Amor"
    Released: 1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Spanish Harlem is the debut album by Ben E. King, released by Atco Records as an LP in 1961. The title track and "Amor" were released as singles. The latter was released as "Amor Amor" on London. Stan Applebaum was the arranger.

The title track peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The album peaked at No. 30 on the UK Albums chart.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Amor" (Gabriel Ruíz, Sunny Skylar, Ricardo López Méndez) - [3:02]
  2. "Sway" (Norman Gimbel, Gabriel Ruíz) - [2:18]
  3. "Come Closer to Me" (Al Stewart, Osvaldo Farrés) - [2:35]
  4. "Perfidia" (Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds) - [2:04]
  5. "Granada" (Agustín Lara, Dorothy Dodd) - [2:27]
  6. "Sweet and Gentle" (George Thorn, Otilio del Portal, Martin Ledyard) - [2:24]
  7. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" (Joe Davis, Osvaldo Farrés) - [2:12]
  8. "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) - [3:09]
  9. "Souvenir of Mexico" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus) - [2:24]
  10. "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez) - [2:57]
  11. "Love Me, Love Me" (Ben E. King) - [2:37]
  12. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) - [2:53]

Personnel

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Technical
  • Allen Vogel, Loring Eutemey - artwork

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 843.
  4. ^ "Ben E. King". Billboard.
  5. ^ "BEN E KING | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
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