Malo (album)

Malo is the first album by 12-piece San Francisco band Malo, released in 1972. It contains the #18 single, "Suavecito". The album charted #14 at the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album's cover art is sourced from a painting by Mexican painter Jesús Helguera.

Track listing

 * 1) "Pana" (Arcelio García, Jr./Abel Zarate) - 6:45
 * 2) "Just Say Goodbye" (Rodgers Grant/Luis Gasca) - 8:00
 * 3) "Café" (Arcelio García/ Jorge Santana, Jr./Pablo Tellez) - 7:21
 * 4) "Nena" (Arcelio García, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:28
 * 5) "Suavecito" (Richard Bean/Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:36
 * 6) "Peace" (Arcelio Garcia, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Ismael Versoza/Abel Zarate) - 9:21

Personnel

 * Arcelio García, Jr. — Lead vocals, percussion
 * Jorge Santana — guitar
 * Abel Zarate — guitars, vocals
 * Pablo Tellez — bass guitar, percussion
 * Richard Kermode — keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
 * Richard Spremich — drums, percussion
 * Coke Escovedo — timbales, percussion
 * Victor Pantoja — conga, bongos, percussion
 * Luis Gasca — trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
 * Roy Murray — flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax
 * Richard Bean (Guest Musician) — vocals, percussion, timbales

Credits

 * Production, engineering and mixing: David Rubinson.
 * Recorded at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California during Fall 1971.
 * Assistant engineers: Fred Catero and Jeremy Zatkin.
 * Art direction: Chris Whorf.
 * Photography: Victor Alemán.
 * Front cover: Jesus Helguera.
 * Album design: John & Barbara Casado.

Charts
Album - Billboard (US) Single - Billboard (US)