Sola

by Olga Tanon

Overview

Sola, Olga Tanon's solo debut album, released by WEA Latina in 1992, exhibits none of the pop-crossover tendencies of her later work, emphasizing her merengue roots in explicit fashion. Granted, Sola doesn't include any major hits and indeed pales in comparison to what would follow in the years to come: namely, Mujer de Fuego (1993), Siente el Amor... (1994), and Llevame Contigo (1997) -- all great albums that likewise emphasize merengue and predate her descent into Latin pop, beginning with Te Acordaras de Mi (1998). Still, Sola isn't a bad album. In fact, relative to other merengue albums of its time, it's quite good. However, it seems tepid relative to the heights Tanon would soon reach. One song worth nothing is "Me Cambio por Ella," a great song written by Raldy Vazquez, who would pen several hits for Tanon on subsequent albums. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/1992
Label:	Wea Latina
UPC:	0090317747828
Rank:	154306

Tracks

1. Sola
2. Quiero Estar Contigo
3. Besame Agresivamente
4. Me Cambio Por Ella
5. No Te das Cuenta (Oye, Oye)
6. Fragmentos
7. Una Mujer Rota
8. Adventurero Amor

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Olga Tanon   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jose Lucia   Drums (Bass),Drums (Electric),Electronic Drums,Congas,Guitar,Calabash,Tamboura
Juan De La Cruz   Congas,Tamboura,Drums (Bass)
Juan Valdez   Piano,Director,Keyboards,Musical Direction
Fermin Cruz   Trumpet
Pochy Familia   Director,Musical Director,Musical Direction
Freddy Valdez   Bass
Juan Rizek   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Rafael Cadena   Saxophone
Oquil Medrano   Congas
Jos Lucia   Drums
Francisco Ceara   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Okil "Fito" Medrano   Congas
Kaki Ruiz   Trumpet
Manuel Tejada   Bass,Piano,Director,Keyboards,Musical Director,Musical Direction
Rafael "Rafo" German   Guira,Guitar,Calabash

Technical Credits

Alex Enamorado   Composer
Sixto Nolasco   Photography
Manuel Sorribas   Mixing
Juan Valdez   Arranger
Stephen Lumel   Design,Graphic Design
Pochy Familia   Arranger
Eugenio Vanderhorst   Copyist
Moises Abkarian   Producer,Coordination,Production Coordination,Production Coordination Assistant
Enrique Londaits   Composer
Allan Leschhorn   Engineer
Eric Ramos   Engineer
Eric Taveras   Engineer
Victor Garcia   Composer
Raldy Vazquez   Composer
Manuel Tejada   Arranger,Producer,Programming