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Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra - Babalu

Facts

Artist(s)Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
StudioRCA
Release DateJune 4, 1996
UPC Code078636686523
 

Tracks

  1. Babalu - Desi Arnaz, Lecuona, Margarita
  2. Through a Thousand Dreams - Desi Arnaz, Schwartz, Arthur
  3. Siboney - Desi Arnaz, Lecuona, Ernesto
  4. Cuban Pete - Desi Arnaz, Norman, Jose
  5. Made for Each Other - Desi Arnaz, Touzet, Rene
  6. Tico-Tico - Desi Arnaz, Abreu, Jose
  7. I'll Take the Rhumba - Desi Arnaz, Arnaz, Desi
  8. Carnival in Rio - Desi Arnaz, Orlando, J.A.
  9. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps) - Desi Arnaz, Davis, Joe
  10. Guadalajara - Desi Arnaz, Guizar, Pepe
  11. In Santiago, Chile (Tain't Chilly at All) - Desi Arnaz, Carroll, J.
  12. El Cumbanchero - Desi Arnaz, Hernandez, Rafael
  13. Ah-Bah-Nah, Coo-Bah - Desi Arnaz, Roberts, A.
  14. Tabú - Desi Arnaz, Stillman, Al
  15. Carinoso - Desi Arnaz, Vianna, Alfredo
  16. Holiday in Havana - Desi Arnaz, Arnaz, Desi
  17. Cuban Cabby - Desi Arnaz, Simon
  18. Another Night Like This - Desi Arnaz, Lecuona, Ernesto
  19. Straw Hat Song - Desi Arnaz, Roberts, Allan
  20. Good Night - Desi Arnaz, Arnaz, Desi

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (10 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteThe BestQuote
Babalu was everything I expected and more. Mr. arnaz never received all the attention he should have for his music. If you enjoy the 40's latin sound then you should buy this. October 30, 2008

rating: 2 QuoteCould Have Been Much BetterQuote
It's too bad these songs from the late 1940s are in such sad shape. While the liner notes list Bill Lacey for 'Audio Restoration', the sound quality is still pretty poor.
The songs seem to be culled from singles and various film selections.
Jane Harvey and Amanda Lane pick up the vocals on a few of the songs, with Desi carrying the weight on others. 11 pages of liner notes and biography are included in this current packaging.
If you are looking for the Desi Arnaz excitement from his performances on the 'I Love Lucy' show of the later 1950s, this collection will leave you disappointed. While the seeds of his genius are here, Desi Arnaz, like Xavier Cugat in the same time period, only got better after these earlier recordings.
He certainly deserves better than this collection gives. December 31, 2005

rating: 5 QuoteMaybe my favorite CDQuote
A friend first gave me this CD 5 years ago. At first I thought it was a joke, and that it would remind me of various I Love Lucy episodes. But I began listening to it at work and really came to appreciate Desi Arnaz's talent and the humor in the songs.

Many of them are catchy tunes you'll find yourself singing and rhumba-ing to across your living room. I highly recommend it as an entertaining pleasant CD for a party or for your own ambient listening. Forget the Cuban Pete you saw on I Love Lucy. The songs you'll hear are simply great Cuban-inspired music. January 16, 2003

rating: 5 QuoteDesi Arnez : Singer and actorQuote
Desi Arnez is not only he is a great singer but marryed one of Hollywoods best actors Lucille Ball (For a short time .)Desi died in 1987 but his music well live on for years to come . June 9, 2000

rating: 5 QuoteWonderful! If you love Great Orchestra's, and Latin Rythym..Quote
...You will indeed love the sounds of a more innocent time in the late 1940's. Desi Arnaz, in my opinion has been over-looked and under-rated. He is Sensational on this CD! A very scarce and hard to find CD! Go for it! D. Thomas March 8, 2000

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