Por Un Amor For A Love
Los Laureles The Laurels
Hay Unos Ojos Ther Are Some Eyes
La Cigarra The Cicada
Tu Sólo Tú You Only You
Y Andale Get On With It
Rogaciano El Huapanguero - Rogiciano
La Charreada The Charreada
Dos Arbolitos Two Little Trees
Corrido DeCanenea Ballad Of Cananea
La Barca De Guaymas The Boat From Guaymas
La Calandria The Lark
El Sol Que Tu Eres The Sun That You Are
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Canciones De Mi Padre
Published: 07 Jul 2009, 11:02
Canciones De Mi Padre Spanish For "Songs Of My Father " Or "My Father's Songs" Was American Singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt's First Album Of Mexican Traditional Mariachi Music. The Album Was Released In Late 1987 And Quickly Became A Smash Hit. It Stands As The Biggest Selling Non-English Language Album In American Record History. The Album Has Been RIAA Certified Double-Platinum For Over 2 Million US Copies Sold And Also Won Ronstadt The Grammy Award For Best Mexican-American Performance. To Date It Has Sold Nearly 10 Million Copies Worldwide. These Canciones Were A Big Part Of Ronstadt's Family Tradition And Musical Roots. The Title Canciones De Mi Padre Refers To A Booklet That The University Of Arizona Published In 1946 By Ronstadt's Aunt Luisa Espinel Who Had Been An International Singer In The 1920s. The Songs Come From Sonora And Ronstadt Included Her Favorites On The Album. Also Ronstadt Has Credited Mexican Singer Lola Beltran As An Influence In Her Own Singing Style And She Recalls How A Frequent Guest To The Ronstadt Home Eduardo “Lalo” Guerrero Father Of Chicano Music Would Often Serenade Her As Child With These Songs. In The Accompanying Printed Material Each Song's Spanish Lyrics Were Paired With An English Translation And A Discussion Of The Song's Background Or Its Significance For Ronstadt Omitted On The CD . Rubén Fuentes Served As Musical Director/bandleader. Follow-Up Albums Include Mas Canciones Frenesi And The RHINO Records Compilation Mi Jardin Azul Las Canciones Favoritas Which Collects Mainly Songs From The Previous Three Spanish-Language Albums.