Guisando (album)

Guisando (literally "cooking up a stew") is the third studio album of Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe issued in 1969 by Fania Records.[1] Guisando was the first Colón-Lavoe album in which they shared the credits and the album cover.[2] The track, “I Wish I Had A Watermelon” is a response to the 1962 instrumental "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock.

Guisando
Studio album by
Willie Colón
Released1969
Genrepost-Boogaloo
Salsa music
LabelFania Records
ProducerJerry Masucci
Willie Colón chronology
The Hustler
(1968)		 Guisando
(1969)		 Cosa Nuestra
(1970)

Track listing
  1. "Guisando" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 4:00
  2. "No Me Den Candela" (Willie Colón) – 7:05
  3. "El Titán" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 5:21
  4. "Oiga Señor" (Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe) – 3:30
  5. "I Wish I Had a Watermelon" (Willie Colón) – 5:18
  6. "Te Están Buscando" (Mark Dimond) – 7:30
  7. "Se Baila Mejor" (Willie Colón) – 4:20
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References
  1. Marc Shapiro Passion and Pain: The Life of Hector Lavoe 2007 142997446X p68 "But the Colon band did not seem to have a problem with another trip into the studio. ... Consequently, they were more than up for rushing back to the studio to record Guisando. Guisando was sticking very close to the gangster-tough guy imagery that had powered the first two albums, but there was a progression in the works: smoother production values and, by degrees, a more worldly outlook. ..."
  2. Fania Guisando
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