Suavecito (Malo song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Suavecito
| cover = Suavecito_-_Malo.jpg
| alt =
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| type = single
| artist = Malo
| album = Malo
| released = February 1972 (U.S.){{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/wb7559|title=Suavecito / Nena - Malo|publisher=45cat|accessdate=2021-04-18}}
| B-side = Nena
| recorded = 1971
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Chicano rock, jazz fusion, funk{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2020/05/19/857397725/jorge-santana-malo-guitarist-and-latin-rock-maestro-dead-at-68|title=Jorge Santana, Malo Guitarist And Latin Rock Maestro, Dead At 68|last1=Contreras|first1=Felix|publisher=NPR|date=May 19, 2020|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}
| length = 6:36 (Album)
3:25 (Single)
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Richard Bean, Abel Zarate, Pablo Tellez
| producer =
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| prev_year = 19
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| next_year = 19
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"Suavecito" is a song recorded by Malo in 1971. It was the lead single from their debut LP, Malo.
Background
Suavecito means "soft" or "smooth" in Spanish. The song has been called "The Chicano National Anthem".
Chart history
The song was the band's biggest hit: the only U.S. Top-20 (#18) and Canada (#14) during the spring of 1972.Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}} It also reached #8 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=147}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1972)
!Peak |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7705.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - May 20, 1972}}
| style="text-align:center;"|14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}
| style="text-align:center;"|18 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=147}}
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19720513.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 13, 1972]
|align="center"|12 |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|RTnxqJBUkOo|Listen to "Suavecito"}}