Mo' Ritmo

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Mo' Ritmo
File:Gerardo Mo' Ritmo album art.JPG
Studio album by
Gerardo
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1991
RecordedBossa Nova Hotel, Cafe Al Dente, Cliffhanger Studio in 1990
GenreLatin rap
Length49:02
LabelInterscope
Producer
Gerardo chronology
Mo' Ritmo
(1991) 		Dos
(1992)
Singles from Mo' Ritmo
  1. "Rico Suave"
    Released: December 1990
  2. "We Want the Funk"
    Released: 1991
  3. "When the Lights Go Out"
    Released: 1991

Mo' Ritmo is the first album by the Ecuadorian-born American Gerardo.[1][2] Released in 1991 by Interscope Records[3] as the label's inaugural album, it peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Production

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The album was partially produced by Michael Sembello, who had worked on the "Rico Suave" single.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[7]
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Entertainment Weekly wrote that Gerardo's "heavy use of Latin rhythms and melodies may give the music a twist, but Spanglish rap is delivered with more finesse by Mellow Man Ace and Kid Frost."[10] Rolling Stone deemed Mo' Ritmo "a Latin-tinged debut album of bilingual just-a-gigolo raps."[11] The Baltimore Sun wrote that "instead of simply sampling some Santana, Gerardo builds his beat around conga and timbale for a hard-core Latin hip-hop groove that makes 'Brother to Brother' and 'Rico Suave' kick like nothing else in rap."[12]

Track listing

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  1. "When the Lights Go Out" (Gerardo Mejía, Dan Sembello, Michael Sembello) – 4:05
  2. "Brother to Brother" (Mejía, Alfred Rubalcava) – 3:33
  3. "Rico Suave" (Mejia, Christian Warren, Alberto Slezynger, Rosa Soy, Charles Bobbit) – 4:51
  4. "En Mi Barrio" (Mejia, M. Sembello) – 2:58
  5. "Latin Till I Die (Oye Como Va)" (cover; Mejia, Tito Puente) – 4:01
  6. "We Want the Funk" (cover; written by Mejia, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Jerome Brailey) – 4:12
  7. "Christina" (Mejia, Warren) – 3:56
  8. "Fandango" (Mejia, Rubalcava) – 5:30
  9. "You Gotta Hold of My Soul" (Mejia, M. Sembello) – 4:58
  10. "The Groove Remains the Same (Mo' Ritmo)" (Mejia, M. Sembello, Brian O'Doherty) – 5:13

Credits

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  • Lead vocals: Gerardo
  • Additional vocals: Coco, Ellis Hall, Nikki Harris, Anna Marie, Gerardo, Xavier Menia, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Cruz Baca Sembello, and Michael Sembello
  • Programmers: Jimmy Abney, Hilary Bercovici, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Danny Sembello, Michael Sembello, and Christian Warren
  • Engineer: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, Bud Rizzo, and Michael Smith
  • Assistant engineer: Tim Anderson
  • Mixers: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, and Erik Zobler
  • Scratcher: D-Roc
  • Remixers: Dr. Freeze and Angela Piva
  • Timbales: Ronnie Gutierrez and Michael Sembello
  • Bongos: Alfred Ortiz
  • Congas: Alfred Ortiz
  • Photography: Barry King and Randee St. Nicholas

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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