The Mambo Kings (soundtrack)

The soundtrack to The Mambo Kings is a solid effort that effectively conveys the atmosphere inherent in the film, which was based on Oscar Hijuelos’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Assembled here is a selection of mambos, rumbas, boleros and cha cha chas performed by stellar artists of the Latin scene including Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Benny Moré, Johnny Pacheco and Arturo Sandoval mixed with well-known performers with roots in the form like Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos. Besides this, the Mambo All-Stars are a high energy dance band composed of top studio sidemen from New York City and Los Angeles. With only a couple of exceptions, the tracks were cut specially for the film and as such, add a novel, accurately reflecting the Cuban music sound of the 1950s. The 2000 Elektra updated edition adds a remix of Tito Puente's "Ran Kan Kan" by Olga Tañón and a rendition of "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" featuring Antonio Banderas and legendary crooner Compay Segundo of Buena Vista Social Club fame.
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== Track listing ==
Track	Song title 	Composer(s) 	Performer(s) 	Time
  1 	La Dicha Mía 	J. Pacheco 	Celia Cruz 	3:20
  2 	Ran Kan Kan 	T. Puente 	Tito Puente 	2:50
  3 	Cuban Pete 	José Norman 	Tito Puente 	2:25
  4 	Mambo Caliente 	A. Sandoval 	Arturo Sandoval 	3:26
  5 	Quiéreme Mucho 	Gonzalo Roig / Agustín Rodríguez	Linda Ronstadt 	2:57
  6 	Sunny Ray 	Ray Santos 	Mambo All-Stars 	2:35
  7 	Melao de Caña 	Mercedes Pedroso 	Celia Cruz 	2:51
  8 	Beautiful Maria of My Soul (Bella María de mi Alma)	Robert Kraft / Arne Glimcher 	Antonio Banderas 	4:10
  9 	Para los Rumberos 	T. Puente 	Tito Puente 	1:51
10 	Perfidia 	Alberto Domínguez 	Linda Ronstadt 	3:41
11 	Guantanamera 	Fernández / Orbón / Angulo,
based on a poem by José Martí  	Celia Cruz 	3:05
12 	Tea for Two 	V. Youmans 	Mambo All-Stars 	2:31
13 	Accidental Mambo 	C. Franzetti 	Mambo All-Stars 	1:23
14 	Cómo fue 	Ernesto Duarte 	Benny Moré 	2:54
15 	Tanga, Rumba Afro-Cubana   	Mario Bauza 	Mambo All-Stars 	3:31
16 	Beautiful Maria of My Soul 	Robert Kraft / Arne Glimcher 	Los Lobos 	4:26