Malo is the first album by 12-piece San Francisco band Malo, released in 1972. It contains the #18 single, "Suavecito". The album charted #14 at the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album's cover art is sourced from a painting by Mexican painter Jesús Helguera.
Track listing
"Pana" (Arcelio García, Jr./Abel Zarate) - 6:45 "Just Say Goodbye" (Rodgers Grant/Luis Gasca) - 8:00 "Café" (Arcelio García/ Jorge Santana, Jr./Pablo Tellez) - 7:21 "Nena" (Arcelio García, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:28 "Suavecito" (Richard Bean/Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:36 "Peace" (Arcelio Garcia, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Ismael Versoza/Abel Zarate) - 9:21
Personnel
Arcelio García, Jr. — Lead vocals, percussion Jorge Santana — guitar Abel Zarate — guitars, vocals Pablo Tellez — bass guitar, percussion Richard Kermode — keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano Richard Spremich — drums, percussion Coke Escovedo — timbales, percussion Victor Pantoja — congas, bongos, percussion Luis Gasca — trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals Roy Murray — flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax Richard Bean (Guest Musician) — vocals, percussion, timbales
Credits Production, engineering and mixing: David Rubinson. Recorded at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California during Fall 1971. Assistant engineers: Fred Catero and Jeremy Zatkin. Art direction: Chris Whorf. Photography: Victor Alemán. Front cover: Jesus Helguera. Album design: John & Barbara Casado.
Charts Album - Billboard (US) YearChartPosition1972Billboard Top LPs141972Billboard Soul Charts10 Single - Billboard (US) SingleYearChartPositionSuavecito1972U.S. Billboard Hot 10018Suavecito1972U.S. Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 13, 197212
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