Celia & Johnny

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| name = Celia & Johnny

| type = studio

| artist = Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco

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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}}

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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

  1. "Quimbara" [04:56]
  2. "Toro Mata" [05:39]
  3. "Vieja Luna" [03:13]
  4. "El Paso Del Mulo" [04:41]
  5. "Tengo El Idde" [05:00]

Side B

  1. "Lo Tuyo Es Mental" [03:13]
  2. "Canto A La Habana" [05:31]
  3. "No Mercedes" [04:17]
  4. "El Tumbao Y Celia" [04:52]
  5. "El Pregón Del Pescador" [05:04]

References

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{{AllMusic|class=album|id=celia-johnny-mw0000172360|title=Review of Celia & Johnny|author=John Storm Roberts|accessdate=2024-03-30}}

{{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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Category:1974 albums

Category:Celia Cruz albums

Category:Salsa albums

Category:United States National Recording Registry albums

Category:1970s Spanish-language albums