Dance Mania (album)

For the series of compilation albums, see Dancemania.

Dance Mania
Studio album by Tito Puente
Released	August 1958
Recorded	November – December 1957
Genre	Mambo
Length	37:50
Label	RCA
Producer	Mickey Crofford
Tito Puente chronology
Top Percussion (1957) Dance Mania (1958) Puente in Love (1959)

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Dance Mania is a studio album by American musician Tito Puente.^[1][2][3] The album was added to the National Recording Registry in 2002. It is also listed among the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[4][5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Tito Puente, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"El Cayuco"		2:33
2.	"Complicación"	Aguabella	3:18
3.	"3-D Mambo"	Santos	2:23
4.	"Llegó Miján"		3:10
5.	"Cuando Te Vea"		4:10
6.	"Hong Kong Mambo"		3:42
7.	"Mambo Gozón"		2:44
8.	"Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembé"		3:55
9.	"Varsity Drag"	DeSylva Brown Henderson	2:48
10.	"Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti"	Delgado	3:10
11.	"Agua Limpia Todo"	Aguabella	2:55
12.	"Saca Tu Mujer"		3:02

Personnel

• Tito Puente – leader, arranger, timbales, vibraphone, marimba
• Bernie Glow, Jimmy Frisaura, Frank Lo Pinto, George López, Gene Repetti, Larry Moser, León Merian – trumpet
• Rafael Palau, Jerry Sanfino, Schapp Pullman, Tony Buonpastore – saxophone
• Raymond Concepción – piano
• Bobby Rodríguez – bass
• Ray Barretto – congas
• Ray Rodríguez – bongos
• Julito Collazo – congas (tracks 4 and 11)
• Santitos Colón – lead vocals, chorus
• Vitin Avilés, Otto Olivar – chorus
• Mickey Crofford – original studio engineer

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References

1. Quintana, Carlos. "Tito Puente - 'Dance Mania' CD Review". latinmusic.about.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. Myers, Marc. "Tito Puente: Dance Mania". jazzwax.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
3. Musto, Russ (11 July 2009). "Tito Puente: The Complete 78'S Volumes 1 - 3, Dance Mania, Jazz & Live At The 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. "First Recordings Selected For Library Of Congress". billboard.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
5. Mora, Mike. "The List – 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (The 50s)". morart.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
6. "Tito Puente: Quatro – The Definitive Collection". Latin Jazz Network. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2021.