¡Soltad a Barrabás!

1974 studio album by Barrabás

¡Soltad a Barrabás!

Studio album by

Barrabás

Released

1974

Recorded

1973–74

Genre

Latin rock, funk, soul

Label

Ariola Records

Barrabás chronology

Power
(1973)

¡Soltad a Barrabás!
(1974)

Heart of the City
(1975)

¡Soltad a Barrabás! is the third album by the Spanish group Barrabás, released in 1974. The album was originally released as Release Barrabás or Hi-Jack in some other countries, but the modern CD release retains the Spanish title. It was the first album recorded outside their native Spain.

"Hi-Jack" / "Lady Love" was released as a single, reached No. 1 in Spain, but only made the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Charts in the U.S., peaking as high as No. 104 over there, however, the song was successfully covered by American jazz musician Herbie Mann in 1975, in which his version became the much bigger hit success in the U.S.^[1]

Track listing

"Hi-Jack" (Fernando Arbex) – 5:46
"Mad Love" (Arbex) – 4:15
"Funky Baby" (Enrique Morales, Miguel Morales) – 3:56
"Lady Love" (E. Morales) – 4:14
"Susie Wong" (Arbex) – 4:32
"Humanity" (José María Moll, Jesús Moll) – 3:24
"Tell Me the Thing" (Ernesto Duarte) – 3:18
"Fly Away" (M. Morales, José Luís Tejada) – 4:26
"Concert" (E. Morales, M. Morales, David Waterston) – 4:15

Personnel

José Luís Tejada – lead vocals (1, 2, 5–9)
Enrique "Ricky" Morales – lead and acoustic guitars, lead (3 & 4) and backing vocals
Miguel Morales – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, lead (3 & 4) and backing vocals
Ernesto "Tito" Duarte – saxophone, flute, percussion, drums
Juan Vidal – keyboards
José María Moll – drums
"The Waters" (Maxine, Julia & Patti) – backing vocals
Produced by Fernando Arbex
Recorded at MGM Polydor Studios, Hollywood
Sound engineer – Humberto Gatica
Sleeve design – Miquel A. López Parras