The Return of El Santo explained

The Return of El Santo
Type:studio
Artist:King Changó
Cover:TheReturnOfElSantoCover.jpg
Released:October 24, 2000
Genre:Ska punk, Latin
Length:55:00
Label:Luaka Bop[1]
Prev Title:King Changó
Prev Year:1996

The Return of El Santo is the second album by the Latin ska band King Changó, released in 2000.[2] [3] The album's title is a tribute to Mexican wrestler El Santo.

Production

The album was recorded in various cities with producers KC Porter, Macaco, and Richard Blair.[2]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "it's a breathtakingly ambitious recording, and it works because the band doesn't jump from style to style but fuses them into a fresh, coherent sound."[4] CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "ravenous, rowdy pop giddily blurring the lines between genres."[5] Billboard deemed it "100% Nuyorican worldbeat."[6] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the song cycle ends in a happy revolution, way over the top, romantic and cynical all at once."[7] The Arizona Republic wrote: "Each cut is an addictive, sarcastic fiesta in itself. Mucho percussion. Mucho horns. Mucho cajones."[8]

Track listing

  1. "Finalmente" (Andrew Blanco, Luis Blanco, Glenda Lee) – 4:33
  2. "El Santo" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco, Luis Ruíz, Mike Wagner) – 4:01
  3. "Brujería" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco) – 5:11
  4. "Tú Verás" (Ramón Nova) – 6:28
  5. "What Politicians Say" (Francisco Gallardo, Lee, Nova, M. Viera, A. Vlanco) – 3:15
  6. "I Don't Care" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco) – 4:03
  7. "Sin Ti" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco) – 4:47
  8. "Best Dressed Pimp" (A. Blanco, Lee, Ruíz) – 4:01
  9. "Lil' Sister" (A. Blanco, L. Blanco, Lee, Candice Owens) – 5:13
  10. "Full Time Business" (A. Blanco, J.B. Eck, Gallardo, Lee) – 2:51
  11. "Step Me Down" (A. Blanco, Gallardo, Lee, Nova, Viera) – 4:20
  12. "Champion Sound" (A. Blanco, Nova) – 6:17

References

  1. Web site: King Chango Biography. luakabop.com.
  2. Web site: The Adventures of 'El Santo' : The long-delayed follow-up to King Chango's debut album takes the rock en espanol band to distant places via electronica.. July 31, 1999. Los Angeles Times.
  3. Web site: 'Sound of the immigrant'. The Globe and Mail.
  4. Web site: KING CHANGO 'The Return of El Santo' Luaka Bop . The Washington Post . 29 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Monthly. January 29, 2001. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Reviews & Previews. Billboard. November 11, 2000. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
  7. News: Obejas . Achy . Recordings . Chicago Tribune . 18 Feb 2001 . Arts & Entertainment . 7.3.
  8. News: Cano-Murillo . Kathy . CD SPINS . The Arizona Republic . 2 Nov 2000 . 24.

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