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1992 studio album by La India
Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri
Studio album by La India
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1992
GenreSalsa
LabelSoho Sounds
Acid Jazz
ProducerEddie Palmieri
Little Louie Vega
La India chronology
Breaking Night
(1990) 		Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri
(1992) 		Dicen Que Soy
(1994)
Alternative cover
1993 release on Acid Jazz Records

Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri (La India Has Arrived Via Eddie Palmieri) is a salsa album by Puerto Rican-American singer La India in collaboration with pianist Eddie Palmieri. It was released in the US by Soho Sounds in 1992 and features songs in Spanish and English. The album was released in the UK by Acid Jazz Records in 1993.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

AllMusic awarded the album 3.5 stars out of 5. The album peaked at number 5 on the US Tropical Albums chart. La India was subsequently nominated for a Premio Lo Nuestro award in 1993 in the Female Artist of the Year – Tropical/Salsa category. The album was named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in October 2024.

Track listing

  1. "Vivir Sín Ti" (Eddie Palmieri, arr. Eddie Palmieri) – 5:03
  2. "Llegó La India" (Eddie Palmieri, arr. Eddie Palmieri) – 6:31
  3. "Soledad" (India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, Patrick Morales, arr. Eddie Palmieri and Nelson Jaime) – 4:36
  4. "Mi Primera Rumba" (Eddie Palmieri, arr. Eddie Palmieri) – 5:39
  5. "Yemaya Y Ochun (Prelude)" (Milton Cardona, arr. Milton Codona) – 2:16
  6. "Yemaya Y Ochun" (Eddie Palmieri, arr. Eddie Palmieri) – 5:43
  7. "Merengue Internacional" (Eddie Palmieri, arr. Eddie Palmieri and Nelson Jaime) – 5:49
  8. "Solitude" (India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, arr. Eddie Palmieri and Nelson Jaime) – 4:36
  9. "I Wanna Dance" (India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, arr. Eddie Palmieri and Nelson Jaime) – 4:31
  10. "Soledad/Bi-Lingual Version" (India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, Patrick Morales, arr. Eddie Palmieri and Nelson Jaime) – 6:20

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Tropical Albums (Billboard) 5

Personnel

  • La India – vocals
  • Eddie Palmieri – piano, arranger, producer
  • Johnny Torres – bass
  • Charlie Sepúlveda – trumpet
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Nelson Jaime – trumpet
  • Brian Lynch – trumpet
  • Conrad Herwig – trombone
  • David Sánchez – tenor saxophone
  • José Claussell – percussion, timbales
  • Jimmy Delgado – bongo, bells, timbales
  • Milton Cardona – conga, shekere, iyá
  • Theodore Holliday II – itotele
  • Jesús Andújar – tambora
  • Ricardo Mejía Carreras – guira
  • Pepe Conde Rodríguez – clave
  • Pedro E. Rodríguez – maracas
  • Johnny Torres, Milton Cardona, Pepe Conde Rodriquez, Pedro E. Rodríguez, India, Connie Harvey, Benny Diggs – chorus

References

  1. ^ "Llegó la India via Eddie Palmieri — India: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. Ernesto Lechner (2024-10-30), "The 50 Greatest Salsa Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone, retrieved 2024-10-31
  3. "India Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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