Celia & Johnny
{{Infobox album
| name = Celia & Johnny
| type = studio
| artist = Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco
| cover = Celia & Johnny.png
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| released = 1974
| recorded = 1974
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| genre = Salsa
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| language = Spanish
| label = Vaya
| producer = Jerry Masucci
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{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{r|AM}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{r|larkin}}
| noprose = yes
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Celia & Johnny is the first collaborative album between the duo of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco. It was released in 1974 by Vaya Records.{{cite web|title=Celia & Johnny – Celia & Johnny|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 22, 2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Celia-Johnny-Celia-Johnny/release/4394778}} In 2014, the U.S. Library of Congress named it to the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-14-052/ |title=Hallelujah, the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400 |author= |date=April 2, 2014 |website=Library of Congress |publisher= |access-date=April 8, 2021 |quote=}} In 2015, it was selected by Billboard magazine as one of the "50 Essential Latin Albums of the Last 50 Years".{{cite web|title=The 50 Greatest Latin Albums of the Past 50 Years|publisher=Billboard|date=September 17, 2015|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6686047/50-most-essential-latin-albums-past-50-years}} The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in October 2024.{{citation |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-salsa-albums-1235139298/ |title=The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |author=Ernesto Lechner |date=2024-10-30 |access-date=2024-10-31}}
Track listing
Side A
- "Quimbara" [04:56]
- "Toro Mata" [05:39]
- "Vieja Luna" [03:13]
- "El Paso Del Mulo" [04:41]
- "Tengo El Idde" [05:00]
Side B
- "Lo Tuyo Es Mental" [03:13]
- "Canto A La Habana" [05:31]
- "No Mercedes" [04:17]
- "El Tumbao Y Celia" [04:52]
- "El Pregón Del Pescador" [05:04]
References
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{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|edition=3rd|volume=II|date=1998|publisher=Muze|page=1319{{ndash}}1320|isbn=0-333-74134-X|chapter=Cruz, Celia|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo02lark/page/1319/}}
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