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Clásicos de la Provincia is the sixth album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives.

Released in late 1993, and internationally on February 22, 1994, the album is a collection of Colombian vallenato standards, updated with a modern twist. It became Vives' breakthrough album, making him Colombia's first singer to sell over one million albums globally. Propelled by the global chart-topper ("La gota fría"); the album won the Billboard Latin Music Awards Best Album, and popularized the vallenato genre, both for the younger generation in Colombia and international audiences.

Background and recording
In 1991, Carlos Vives was the lead actor for the Colombian telenovela Escalona, un canto a la vida (produced by Caracol Television) which was based on the life of Colombian vallenato singer-songwriter Rafael Escalona whom Vives portrayed as. Escalona was one of leading vallenato musicians of Colombia who influenced and formed the sound of the genre. The telenovela produced two soundtracks featuring Escalona's songs performed by Vives which was released by Sony Music Colombia and both albums were a commercial success in the country. Previously, Vives was only recognized as a ballad singer and his records with Sony had little impact in sales.

The soundtracks led to Vives to proposing an album of classic vallenato songs but the idea was turned down by Sony. Instead, the proposal was accepted Sonolux, a Colombian record label owned by Organización Ardila Lülle (one of the largest conglomerates in the country), and the project was backed by its founder Carlos Ardila Lülle. Clásicos de la Provincia features fifteen classic vallenato tunes covered by Vives. For the album, Vives recruited musicians who shared his enthusiasm of vallenato music by forming a band called La Provincia and the record was promoted by RCN Television. Musically, the production incorporates the music of vallenato and fusion of rock, pop, and jazz genres.

Personnel
Performance Credits Technical Credits
 * Carlos Vives - Primary Artist, Director, Vocals
 * Egidio Cuadrado - Accordion, Vocals (Pedazo de Accordion), Backing Vocals
 * Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar
 * Luis Ángel Pastor - Bass
 * John Jairo Lemus - Conga
 * Luis Pacheco - Conga, Guache, Tamboura, Tambourine
 * Alexa Hernández - Vocals, Choir
 * Amparo Sandino - Vocals Choir
 * Aníbal Rivera - Electric Guitar
 * Antonio Arnedo - Gaita, Soprano Saxophone
 * Eder Polo - Guacharaca
 * Bernardo Ossa - Keyboards, Percussion
 * Michael Egizi - Piano
 * Alfredo Rosado - Tamboura, Tambourine
 * Heberth Cuadrado - Violin, Vocals ("Pedazo De Acordeón")
 * Eduardo de Narváez - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
 * Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo - Arranger
 * Bernardo Ossa - Arranger
 * Carlos Vives - Arranger, Direction
 * Rafael Mejía - Art Direction
 * Phil Austin - Engineer
 * Jorge Díaz - Engineer
 * Robin Jenny - Engineer, Mastering
 * Manuel Riveira - Representation

External Credits
For soundbites and further information, go to http://www.carlosvives.com

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Category:1993 albums Category:1994 albums Category:Carlos Vives albums Category:Vallenato albums