Crime Pays (Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe album)

Crime Pays is a vintage collection of Willie Colón's early lounge recordings from the late 1960s and early 1970s mainly with Héctor Lavoe, including Guajirón, El Titán, Que Lío and Eso Se Baila Así.^[3]

Crime Pays
Compilation album by Willie Colón
Released	1972 (1972)
Genre	post-Boogaloo Salsa music
Label	Fania Records
Producer	Jerry Masucci
Willie Colón chronology
Asalto Navideño Vol.2 (1972) Crime Pays (1972) Lo Mato (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

1. "Che Che Colé" Colón - 3:30
2. "El Malo" Colón - 3:55
3. "Guisando" Colón, Lavoe - 4:00
4. "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
5. "Juana Peña" Colón, Lavoe - 5:37
6. "Guajirón" Dimond - 5:59
7. "El Titán" Colón, Lavoe - 5:21
8. "Que Lío" Colón, Joe Cuba, Lavoe - 4:35
9. "Eso Se Baila Así" Colón - 5:15

Personnel

• Len Bauman: photography
• Jon Child: liner notes
• Willie Colón: trombone, vocals
• Héctor Lavoe: vocals
• Jerry Masucci: producer
• Johnny Pacheco: recording director
• Izzy Sanabria: design

References

1. Crime Pays at AllMusic
2. Colin Larkin (1998). "Colón, Willie". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 1180–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
3. Ilan Stavans Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes 2014 p412 0313343969 "Fania even released a compilation album of their best recordings entitled Crime Pays featuring a cover photograph of the pair dressed like mad mobsters, crouched on the running board of an old roadster. ."