Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer

Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer is the first studio album by Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer. It was released on June 8, 1999, through World Circuit, and was one of the top ten selling Latin albums in the US in that year.

Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
Studio album by Ibrahim Ferrer
Released	June 8, 1999
Recorded	March 1998
Studio	EGREM, Havana, Cuba Livingston Studios, London, UK
Genre	Canción, bolero, son cubano, guajira, guaguancó, son montuno
Length	52:05
Language	Spanish
Label	World Circuit / Nonesuch
Producer	Ry Cooder, Nick Gold, Juan de Marcos González
Ibrahim Ferrer chronology
Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer (1999) Buenos Hermanos (2003)

Recording

The album was recorded in March, 1998.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer at AllMusic

AllMusic reviewer David Lavin commented: "Ferrer's album is pleasant, the kind of album you could put on during brunch on a sunny morning. (…) One standout is "Mami Me Gusto," a rolling upbeat tune by the legendary Cuban composer/bandleader Arsenio Rodríguez. (…) The rest of the album is nice, but rarely as inspired or joyous as the original Buena Vista release. If you're looking for classy cocktail party music that will hold the attention of music fans, and won't bother the uninterested, look no further."^[2]

In his review for fRoots magazine, Jon Lusk stated: "The new album strikes a perfect balance between continuity and innovation. There's still that suave subtle old-time acoustic vibe, but there are also plenty of pleasant surprises. (…) Ferrer is said to have hankered to do more boleros throughout his career, and his wish is finally granted here in abundance. The slower tempos predominate, though there are also wonderful examples of guaguancó, son and guajira. The choice of composers reflects his personal history as the little man in the background who has finally got to make the hit album he always wanted."^[3]

At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000, Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer received a nomination for Best Tropical Traditional Latin Performance.^[4][5] At the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in the same year, the record was nominated for Traditional Tropical Album, Best Engineered Album, and while Ferrer himself won the award for Best New Artist.^[6] At the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards, the album won the award for Tropical Album of the Year by a New Artist and was nominated Tropical Album of the Year by a Male Artist.^[7]

Track listing

1. "Bruca Maniguá" (Arsenio Rodríguez) – 4:44
2. "Herido De Sombras" (Pedro Vega Francia) – 4:11
3. "Marieta" (Faustino Oramas) – 5:55
4. "Guateque Campesino" (Celia Romero) – 5:09
5. "Mami Me Gustó" (Arsenio Rodríguez) – 5:04
6. "Nuestra Ultima Cita" (Armando Medina) – 3:56
7. "Cienfuegos Tiene Su Guaguanco" (Victor Lay) – 5:22
8. "Silencio" (Rafael Hernández) – 4:38
9. "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" (Nilo Menendez / Adolfo Utrera) – 4:54
10. "Qué Bueno Baila Usted" (Benny Moré) – 4:39
11. "Como Fue" (Ernesto Duarte) – 3:33

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999-2000) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9] 16 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10] 9 French Albums (SNEP)^[11] 35 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[13] 4 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16] 12 US Billboard 200^[17] 137 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[18] 2 US Tropical Albums (Billboard)^[19] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[20] 10 US Tropical Albums (Billboard)^[20] 4 Chart (2000) Position US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)^[21] 9 US Tropical Albums (Billboard)^[21] 5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany	—	230,000^[22]
United States (RIAA)^[23]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Musicians Ibrahim Ferrer – vocals Rubén González – piano Manuel Galbán – electric guitar Orlando "Cachaíto" López – bass Amadito Valdés – timbales Ángel Terry Domech – congas Roberto García – bongos Carlos González – bongos Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés – maracas Ibrahim Ferrer Jr. – clave Ry Cooder – electric guitar Joachim Cooder – udu drum, dumbek and drums Gil Bernal – tenor saxophone Lázaro Ordóñez Enríquez – violin Eliades Ochoa – guitar Papi Oviedo – tres Barbarito Torres – laúd Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal – trumpet Octavio Calderón – trumpet Carmelo González – trumpet Yanko Pisaco Pichardo – trumpet Alejandro Pichardo Pérez – trumpet Daniel Ramos – trumpet Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos – trombone Jorge Leal – trombone Alberto Muñoz – trombone Carlos Montenegro Ruíz – alto saxophone José Ramírez Nurque – alto saxophone Antonio Francisco Jiménez Sánchez – tenor saxophone Braulio Hernández Rodríguez – tenor saxophone Adrian Corzo González – tenor saxophone Julián Corrales Subidá – 1st violin Alyoth Marichal Castillo – 1st violin Pedro Depestre González – 1st violin José Conyedo Román – 1st violin José Pérez Fuentes – 2nd violin Ariel Sarduy Méndez – 2nd violin Rogelio Martínez Muguercia – 2nd violin Humberto Legat Yera – 2nd violin Lenor Bermúdez Bermúdez – viola Rafael Cutiño Diequez – viola Angél Zaldívar Copello – viola, cello Roy Ávila Serrano – cello Andrés Escalona Graña – bass Aleida Espinosa – bass

Singers Pío Leyva  – chorus vocals Manuel "Puntillita" Licea  – chorus vocals José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez  – vocals, chorus vocals Lázaro Villa – chorus vocals Teresa García Caturla – chorus vocals Omara Portuondo – chorus vocals Michelle Alderete Espigul – vocals (Gema Cuatro) Estela Guzmán Vega – vocals (Gema Cuatro) Laura Flores Hernández – vocals (Gema Cuatro) Odette Tellería Orduña – vocals (Gema Cuatro) Production Ry Cooder – producer Nick Gold – executive producer Juan de Marcos González – consultant and coordinator Jerry Boys – engineer, mixing, mastering Tom Leader – assistant mastering engineer Jenny Adlington – project manager Francesca Clarke – translation Sigfredo Ariel – song transcriptions and research Karl Halmel – photography Susan Titelman – photography Donata Wenders – photography The Team – design

See also

•  Cuba portal
•  Latin music portal

• 1999 in Latin music
• List of number-one Billboard Tropical Albums from the 1990s

References

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External links

• "fRroots Reviews Index - 'F': Ferrer, Ibrahim - Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer", frootsmag.com