El Malo

El Malo (The Bad [One]) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón. 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".

Track listing

 * 1) "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00
 * 2) "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46
 * 3) "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15
 * 4) "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40
 * 5) "El Malo" Colón - 3:57
 * 6) "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00
 * 7) "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07
 * 8) "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00

Personnel

 * Dwight Brewster: piano
 * Willie Colón: trombone, director, lead
 * Yayo el Indio: vocals
 * Irv Elkin: photography
 * Irving Greenbaum: audio engineer
 * Eddie Guagua: bass
 * Lubi Jovanovic: liner notes
 * Bob Katz: mastering
 * Héctor Lavoe: vocals
 * Nicky Marrero: timbales
 * Jerry Masucci: producer
 * Johnny Pacheco: director, recording director
 * Elliot Romero: vocals
 * Pablo Rosario: bongos
 * Joe Santiago: trombone
 * James Taylor: bass