El Cantante (soundtrack)

***El Cantante*** () is the soundtrack to the motion picture of the same name by American recording artists Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. It was released on July 24, 2007 by Sony BMG. The entire album, except for the last track "Toma de Mí", is a cover album of songs originally written and recorded by the famous Puerto Rican salsa icon Héctor Lavoe.

## Track listing

1. "El Cantante" <small>(Rubén Blades)</small> — 6:47
1. "Mi Gente" <small>(Johnny Pacheco)</small> — 3:52
1. "Escándalo" <small>(Rafael Cárdenas Crespo; Rubén Fuentes)</small> — 3:58
1. "Aguanile" <small>(Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe)</small> — 5:15
1. "Che Che Colé" <small>(Willie Colón)</small> — 3:26
1. "El Día de Mi Suerte" <small>(Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe)</small> — 5:19
1. "Qué Lío" <small>(Willie Colón; Joe Cuba; Héctor Lavoe)</small> — 4:24
1. "Quítate Tú Pa' Ponerme Yo" <small>(Johnny Pacheco; Bobby Valentín)</small> — 4:24
1. "Todo Tiene Su Final" <small>(Willie Colón)</small> — 4:56
1. "Toma de Mí" (Performed by Jennifer Lopez) <small>(Nelly Furtado; Julio Reyes Copello)</small> — 4:29

## Charts

- Album charts
|align="left"|Chart (2007)|align="left"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Spanish Album Chart|align="center"|11|
|align="left"|Swiss Album Chart|align="center"|100|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|align="center"|31|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Latin Albums|align="center"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Latin Tropical Albums|align="center"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Soundtracks|align="center"|4|

- Year-end charts
|align="left"|Chart (2007)|align="left"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Latin Albums Year-End Charts|align="center"|11|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top Tropical Albums Year-End Charts|align="center"|2|

### Performance credits

- Yomo Toro – Cuatro
- Milton Cardona – Vocals, coro
- Tito Allen – Vocals, Coro
- Bobby Allende – Conga
- Renaldo Jorge – Trombone
- Myung Hi Kim – Violin
- Ozzie Melendez – Trombone
- Suzanne Ornstein – Violin
- Ricardo Tiki Pasillas – Percussion
- Marc Quiñones – Timbales
- Laura Seaton – Violin
- Gene Moye – Cello
- Sergio George – Piano
- Ray Colon – Bongos, bells
- Raul Agraz – Trumpet
- Luis Quintero – Percussion, timbales
- William Castro – Arpa
- William Duval – Vocals
- Sarah Seiver – Cello
- José Tabares – Bass
- Peter Winograd – Violin
- Ramon B. Sanchez – Conductor
- Robert Rinehart – Viola
- Daniel Panner – Viola
- Elizabeth Dyson – Cello
- Jenny Strenger – Violin
- Wilson Cifuentes – Flute, gaita
- Katherine Fong – Violin
- Duoming Ba – Violin
- Minyoung Chang – Violin
- Sarah OBoyle – Violin
- Wen Qian – Violin
- Sein Ryu – Violin
- Mario Guini – Electric guitar
- Julio Reyes Copello – Piano
- Jose Mangual – Vocals, Coro
- Daniel Caro – Bandola
- Oriol Caro – Tiple
- Angélica Gámez – Violin
- Laura Ospina – Cello
- Urian Sarmiento – Percussion

### Technical credits

- Marc Anthony – Producer, executive producer
- Sergio George – Producer
- Héctor Ivan Rosa – Engineer
- Jim Caruana – Engineer
- Luisito Quintero – Percussion overdubs
- David Kutch – Mastering
- Vlado Meller – Mastering
- Peter Wade Keusch – Engineer
- Bigram Zayas – Producer
- Alysia Oakley – Assistant music supervisor
- Maria Paula Marulanda – Art direction
- Matt Havron – Assistant Music supervisor
- Julio Reyes Copello – Arranger, programming, producer

## Other websites

- Official _El Cantante_ home page

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: El Cantante
- **type**: soundtrack
- **artist**: Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
- **released**: July 24, 2007
- **recorded**: 2006
- **length**: 46:47
- **label**: Sony BMG
- **prev title**: Como Ama una Mujer
- **prev year**: 2007
- **next title**: Brave (Jennifer Lopez album), Brave
- **next year**: 2007