Plácido Domingo - The Latin Album Collection (2014)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Siboney
02. Noche azul
03. Andalucía
04. Por eso te quiero
05. Siempre en mi corazón
06. Maria la O
07. Canto karabali
08. Juventud
09. Malagueña
10. Damisela encantadora
11. La comparsa

CD2
01. Adoro
02. Un Viejo Amor
03. Serenata Tapatia
04. Adios Mariquita Linda
05. La Negra Noche
06. Las Mañanitas A La Virgen
07. El Triste
08. Rayando El Sol
09. Noche Plateada
10. China
11. Maria Bonita

CD3
01. El grito de América
02. Si yo fuera el
03. Sonadores de Espana
04. Yo sere tu primer hombre
05. Sevilla
06. Cancion para una reina
07. El necesita ayuda
08. Los dos estamos queriendo

CD4
01. Aquellos ojos verdes
02. La flor de la canela-Que nadie sepa mi sufrir-Amarraditos
03. Nosotros-Contigo-Sin tí
04. De México a Buenos Aires
05. Se me olvidó otra vez
06. El Humahuaqueño-Caballo viejo-Moliendo café
07. Delirio-Alma llanera
08. Solamente una vez-Veracruz-Noche de ronda
09. Manhã de carnaval-Aquarela do Brasil
10. Sabrás que te quiero
11. Alfonsina y el mar-Gracias a la vida
12. Lamento borincano-Vereda tropical
13. Como ayer
14. Perfidia-Frenesí-La última noche
15. Adiós
16. Por amor-Así como te buscaba-Yo vendo unos ojos negros

CD5
01. Sabrá Dios-Un Minuto de Amor-Sabor a Mí
02. La Paloma
03. Capullito de Alhelí-Cuando Calienta e Sol-Guantanamera
04. Qué Daría
05. Alma Latina
06. Volver, Volver-El Rey
07. Perdón-Obsesión
08. Maria Elena-Corazón, Corazón-Fina Estampa
09. Bahia-Copacabana
10. Princesita-Ay, Ay, Ay

CD6
01. Granada
02. Clavel Sevillano
03. Novillero
04. Murcia
05. Cuerdas De Mi Guitarra
06. Madrid
07. Fermín
08. Sevilla
09. Españolerías
10. Valencia
11. Silverio
12. Toledo

CD7
01. Paloma querida
02. La malagueña
03. Pa' todo el año
04. De qué manera te olvido
05. Cómo olvidar
06. Tequila con limón
07. La rondalla
08. Ella
09. Más fuerte que yo
10. ¡Ay, jalisco no te rajes!
11. El jinete
12. Si nos dejan
13. Cuando sale la luna
14. Yo soy mexicano
15. Amanecí en tus brazos
16. La feria de las flores

CD8
01. Quiéreme mucho
02. Celos-Usted
03. Flor de azalea-No me quieras tanto-Piel canela
04. Mía
05. Tú me haces falta-Sígueme
06. Cocula
07. Tres veces te amo
08. Señora
09. Tú me acostumbraste-Contigo en la distancia
10. Ayúdame, Dios mío
11. Yo sin ti
12. Tres palabras-Cenizas
13. Fallaste corazón-La que se fue-Grítenme piedras del campo
14. Así
15. Y
16. Frío, frío
17. Total

Popular songs, ballads and light repertoire have always played a huge part in Plácido Domingo’s career, from his first appearances on stage in his parents’ zarzuela (operetta) company to his recent collaborations with stars such as Josh Groban and Susan Boyle. Some of his admirers have criticized him for this apparent betrayal of his operatic gift, but Domingo has always risen above such brickbats, and proudly defended his choices. “I know there were many who were purist about it,” he has said. “But I don’t care. I’ve given to the purists all my life. I have the right to enjoy these works.”

And enjoy them he certainly does, as you can hear on these eight delightful discs of popular Spanish songs recorded between 1984 and 2002. Several are devoted to the works of just one pivotal composer: Siempre en mi corazón (CD 1) focuses on the evergreen hits of Cuban musician Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963); Soñadores de España (CD 3) comprises songs by the Spaniard Manuel Alejandro (born in 1933), whose works have been high on the pop billboards from the 1960s and 1970s through to today; and Bajo el Cielo Español (CD 6) is made up of works by the Mexican composer Agustín Lara (1897 –1970), who achieved artistic immortality as the author of that seminal piece of Iberianism, Granada.

Other discs are themed around a particular genre or location: Adoro (CD 2) centres on Mexican songs in general, while 100 Years of Mariachi (CD 7) looks more closely at a particular sub-genre of folk music which has become the unofficial “national folk music of Mexico”. The subtitle of CD 8 — “Canta, boleros, y mas” (Singing, boleros, and more’) — also hints at the pervasiveness of dance music to the whole of the Spanish/Latin popular repertoire, and there are further tangos, boleros, and Spanish waltzes scattered throughout the rest of the discs, especially in the two volumes of De mi alma Latina (From My Latin Soul.) His dedication to this repertoire has paid off, not just in the adoration of his fans, but in recognition from the Latin American community. He has been awarded a Latin Grammy three times (in 2000, 2001 and 2008), and in 2010 he was named ‘Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.’ Domingo’s success in lighter music has been acknowledged in the original Grammys too. Siempre en mi corazón won a gong for Best Latin Pop Performance in 1984, and at the 2000 ceremony 100 Years of Mariachi was awarded the title Best Mexican-American Performance.