Fireworks is a 1970 album by Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano. Most of the tracks are acoustic cover versions and instrumentals of songs popularized by other artists, including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, added by four songs write by himself and a guitar arrangements and recording of a classical composition by Georg Friedrich Händel.
Fireworks! was the last LP produced with Rick Jarrard, who had produced the previous four successful and Gold LPs by Feliciano. The album reached the top ten on the album charts of such countries as Spain, Australia and South East and Italy.
Track listing
Side one "Fireworks (From Handel's "Fireworks Suite")" (G.F. Haendel) – 2:07 "Destiny" (Jose Feliciano) – 2:28 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:18 "Norwegian Wood" (instrumental) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:32 "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:18
Side two "Pegao" (Jose Feliciano) – 2:45 "Once There Was A Love" (Jose Feliciano, Rick Jarrard) – 3:23 "Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:23 "Susie-Q" (Hawkins, Broadwater, Lewis) – 5:14 "Yesterday" (instrumental) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:57 "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:00
Personnel José Feliciano – classical guitar, vocals, electric guitar, bass, arrangements Paulinho Magalhaes – percussion, drums George Tipton – orchestration, string & woodwind arrangements Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements Al Capps – arrangements
Technical Rick Jarrard – producer Mickey Crofford – recording engineer Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California, in November 1969 and April 1970
Chart performance + Chart performance for Fireworks Chart (1970) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (Go-Set)11
References