Arriving in 1996 after several years of alternating English-language adult contemporary pop albums with contemporary Latin pop albums, Tango was a back to basics move of sorts for Julio Iglesias.
Back to basics might be stretching it a little, because Iglesias always was a contemporary pop singer, so this was more of a roots move, finding Iglesias tackling 12 of the most famous tangos, many of which date back to the '30s and '40s, if not earlier.
If the production did not exactly sound timeless -- it was a contemporary big-budget recording, so it was very clean and polished -- it nevertheless wasn't nearly as slick as his English language records, and the execution of these tangos modernized these classic songs, bringing them to new audiences.
Iglesias responded in kind, giving them some of his most passionate performances in years, and the result was one of the highlights of his '90s work.
[In 2006, Tango was reissued by Columbia/Legacy in remastered sound with new liner notes.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La CumparsitaPascual Contursi, Enrique Pedro Maroni, Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | A Media LuzEdgardo Donato, Carlos Cesar Lenzi | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | VolverCarlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera | Julio Iglesias | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | El ChocloCarlos Marambio Catan, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Angel Villoldo | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | CaminitoJuan de Dios Filiberto, C. Penaloza, Gabino Coria Peñaloza | Julio Iglesias | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | El Dia Que Me Quieras (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Yira...Yira (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Mano A Mano (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Adios, Pampa Mia (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Cambalache (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | !Uno! . . . (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Mi Buenos Aires Querido (Album Version) | Julio Iglesias | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Alvarez | Basic Track, Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer |
| 2 | Steven Berkowitz | A&R |
| 3 | Tom Burleigh | Project Director |
| 4 | Jorge Calandrelli | Direction, Director, String Arrangements |
| 5 | Ed Calle | Guest Artist, Musician |
| 6 | Francisco Canaro | Composer |
| 7 | Carlos Marambio Catan | Composer |
| 8 | Pascual Contursi | Composer |
| 9 | Carlos Alberto Corrales, Jr. | Musician |
| 10 | Tim Devine | Musician |
| 11 | Enrique Santos Discépolo | Composer |
| 12 | Edgardo Donato | Composer |
| 13 | Rafael Ferro | Direction, Director, Musician, String Arrangements |
| 14 | Juan de Dios Filiberto | Composer |
| 15 | Esteban Celedonio Flores | Composer |
| 16 | Lalo Fransen | Production Coordination |
| 17 | Carlos Gardel | Composer |
| 18 | Humberto Gatica | Basic Track, Engineer, String Engineer |
| 19 | Grant Geissman | Musician |
| 20 | Julio Hernández | Musician |
| 21 | Mario Houben | Art Direction, Artwork, Design, Illustrations |
| 22 | Julio Iglesias | Primary Artist, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 23 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Guest Artist, Musician |
| 24 | Ernesto Lechner | Liner Notes |
| 25 | Carlos Cesar Lenzi | Composer |
| 26 | Lee Levin | Musician |
| 27 | Roberto Livi | Arranger, Director, Producer, Realization, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 28 | Néstor Marconi | Guest Artist, Musician |
| 29 | Juan Mardi | Production Coordination |
| 30 | Enrique Pedro Maroni | Composer |
| 31 | Vladimir Meller | Mastering |
| 32 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 33 | Lester Mendez | Musician |
| 34 | Roger Menz | Project Director |
| 35 | Mariano Mores | Composer |
| 36 | Julián Navarro | Musician |
| 37 | Raul Parentella | Musician, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 38 | Ivo Pelay | Composer |
| 39 | C. Penaloza | Composer |
| 40 | Gabino Coria Peñaloza | Composer |
| 41 | Alfredo Le Pera | Composer |
| 42 | José Razzano | Composer |
| 43 | Steve Robillard | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 44 | Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez | Composer |
| 45 | Ron Taylor | Digital Editing, Editing |
| 46 | Angel Villoldo | Composer |
| 47 | Dan Warner | Musician |
| 48 | Rory Yvers | Cover Photo, Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |