Metiendo Mano

Metiendo Mano! (Reaching Out!) is an album by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades released by Fania Records in 1977.[1] Metiendo Mano! is the first of four collaborative duo albums by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades.[2]

Metiendo Mano!
Studio album by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Released	1977
Recorded	New York City
Genre	Salsa
Label	Fania Records JM 500 NYC
Producer	Willie Colón
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades chronology
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (1975) Metiendo Mano! (1977) Siembra (1978)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rubén Blades, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pablo Pueblo"		5:09
2.	"Según el Color"	Felix Hernández	6:00
3.	"La Maleta"		4:41
4.	"Me Recordarás"	Frank Domínguez	3:42
5.	"Plantación Adentro"	C. Curet Alonso	5:50
6.	"La Mora"	Eliseo Grenet	6:10
7.	"Lluvia de Tu Cielo"	Johnny Ortiz	5:41
8.	"Fue Varón"		5:32
9.	"Pueblo"		7:05

Personnel

Producer:

• Willie Colón

Executive Producer:

• Jerry Masucci

Musicians:

• Willie Colón – Trombone Solo (“Lluvia De Tu Cielo”), Gong, Percussion
• Ruben Blades – Acoustic Guitar
• Leopoldo Pineda – Trombone Solo (“Fue Varón”)
• Papo Vasquez - Trombone
• Lewis Kahn - Trombone
• Salvador Cuevas - Bass
• Milton Cardona – Conga, Clave, Talking Drum, Quinto (“Pueblo”)
• José Mangual Jr. – Bongos, Maracas, Percussion
• Nicky Marrero – Timbales
• José Torres – Piano
• Sonny Bravo – Piano (“Pablo Pueblo”), (“Según El Color”)
• Tom Malone – Tuba, Harp Synthesizer
• Yomo Toro – Cuatro (“Según El Color”), Lead Acoustic Guitar (“Me Recordarás”)
• Ruben Blades – Lead Vocals
• Chorus – Willie Colón, Ruben Blades, Milton Cardona, José Mangual Jr

Arrangements:

• Willie Colón (“Según El Color”, “La Mora”, “Plantación Adentro”)
• Louie Cruz  (“Pueblo”, “Lluvia De Tu Cielo”)
• Louis Ortíz – (“Pablo Pueblo”, “La Maleta”)
• Louie Ramírez (“ Fue Varón”)

Recorded at – La Tierra Sound Studios, NY

Engineers:

• Jon Fausty
• Irv Greenbaum

Photography – Mark Kozlowiski

Design – Izzy Sanabria

Title Design – Pam Lessero

References

1. Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set) Dave DiMartino - 2016 - Page 70 1317464303 Reubén Blades is a Panamanian-born singer and musician who has helped to revolutionize the salsa sound. Together with Willie Colón and others, he blended the movement called La Nueva Cancion (New Song) with salsa, ... Quintessential Blades works include Metiendo Mano (1977) and the 1978 release Siembra, one of the biggest selling salsa albums ..."
2. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - 2004 - Page 81 0743201698 "It was Colon who took Blades under his wing, collaborating with him on the smoldering, thickly textured Metiendo Mano!"