Clásicos de la Provincia

Clásicos de la Provincia is the sixth album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives. Released in Colombia in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato standards. The album made Vives a superstar in Colombia and was his breakthrough in the Vallenato genre.

Clásicos de la Provincia
Studio album by Carlos Vives
Released	August 27, 1993 (Colombia) February 22, 1994 (International)
Genre	Vallenato
Length	50:55
Label	Sonolux (Colombia) Polygram (worldwide)
Producer	Eduardo De Narváez Bernardo Ossa Fidel Jaramillo
Carlos Vives chronology
Escalona: Vol. 2 (1992) Clásicos de la Provincia (1993) La Tierra del Olvido (1995)

The album sold over 1,200,000 copies in Colombia and 3 millions of copies worldwide in it first 6 months of been released.[1]

Track listing

1. "La gota fría" (E. Zuleta) – 3:33
2. "Amor Sensible" (F. Molina) – 4:26
3. "Alicia Adorada" (J. Valencia) – 4:15
4. "La Hamaca Grande" (A. Pacheco) – 3:16
5. "El Cantor De Fonseca" (C. Huertas) – 3:07
6. "Matilde Lina" (L. Díaz) – 3:57
7. "Altos Del Rosario" (A. Durán) – 3:56
8. "Honda Herida" (R. Escalona) – 3:03
9. "La Cañaguatera" (I. Carrillo) – 3:13
10. "Lirio Rojo" (C. Ochoa) – 2:48
11. "La Tijera" (L. Martínez) – 3:27
12. "Compae Chipuco" (C. Gomez) – 3:16
13. "Pedazo De Acordeón" (A. Durán) – 4:06
14. "La Celosa" (F. Molina) – 4:12
15. "Contestación A La Brasilera (fragmento)" (A. Zabaleta) – 0:49

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Chile (APF)[2]	1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[3]	2
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[3]	2

Personnel

Performance Credits

• Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
• Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
• Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
• John Jairo Lemus - Conga
• Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
• Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
• Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
• Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
• Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
• Eder Polo - Guacharaca
• Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
• Michael Egizi - Piano
• Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
• Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")

Technical Credits

• Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
• Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
• Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
• Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
• Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
• Phil Austin - Engineer
• Jorge Díaz - Engineer
• Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
• Manuel Riveira - Representation

References

1. "El grito de la Independencia en la música colombiana". Canal Trece. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
2. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 107 (3): 49. 1995-01-21. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
3. "Clasicos de la Provincia – Carlos Vives". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

External Credits

• Carlos Vives official website