El Malo

For the Aventura song, see El Malo (song). For the Jesse & Joy song, see Un Besito Más.

El Malo (The Bad [One) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón.^[4][5] 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".^{[citation needed]}

El Malo
Studio album by Willie Colón
Released	1967
Recorded	1966
Genre	Boogaloo
Length	27:55
Label	Fania Records
Producer	Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco
Willie Colón chronology
El Malo The Hustler

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound World	[3]

Track listing

1. "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
2. "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46
3. "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15
4. "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40
5. "El Malo" Colón - 3:57
6. "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00
7. "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07
8. "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00

Personnel

• Composer, Piano - Dwight Brewster
• Bass - Eddie Guagua
• Vocals - Elliot Romero
• Vocals - Héctor Lavoe
• Cover Photo - Irv Elkin
• Audio Engineer - Irving Greenbaum
• Bass - James Taylor
• Producer - Jerry Masucci
• Trombone - Joe Santiago
• Recording Director - Johnny Pacheco
• Linear Notes - Lubi Jovanovic
• Congas - Mario Galagarza
• Timbales - Nicky Marrero
• Bongos - Pablo Rosario
• Linear Notes - Pete Rodriguez
• Cover Design - Shelly Schreiber
• Composer, Leader, Primary Artist, Trombone - Willie Colón
• Vocals - Yayo el Indio