Guantanamera/Strangers In The Night/Carmen/Cast Your Fate To The Wind/La Bamba/Beyond The Sea/Louie Louie/Things We Said Today/Enamarado/What Makes You Dream Pretty Girl/For The Last Time/Angelica
Multilingual easy listening folk group The Sandpipers achieved international success with their interpretation of the Latin American tune Guantanamera. The title track was a No. 9 hit in the US and No. 7 in the UK. (US:13)
"This great classic album by The Sandpipers (their very best) was released during the summer of 1966. This was the album and version which made Guantanamera known and acclaimed worldwide. What had been until then a virtually unknown Cuban 'guajira' song, became a milestone hit overnight."
"The Sandpipers, with their cool tones and gently pulsating rhythms, remained successful even when the principle focus of the music industry changed to rock and roll. They possessed the ability to touch hearts and minds with their songs; and they sang flawlessly in English, Spanish, French and Italian."
"As an American who lived in Latin America for thirteen years, I can vouch for the fact that their version of Guantanamera alone merits buying this album. It is truly startling to witness an American folk group capture the essence of 'The Latin Heart'. It is one of the most moving songs ever written and difficult to do correctly even if you are Latin. These guys do it in nearly flawless Spanish and with all the feeling and meaning appropriate to this masterpiece of world heritage."
"Guantanamera is without a doubt one of the best albums ever made. This was the way music was supposed to sound like, these songs have the power to seduce, comfort and inspire the soul."
"The Guantanamera collection is their introduction to the pop music world, and from a purely personal standpoint, it is some of their very best work. This is reflected in their adaptation of La Bamba, which is a very pleasant rendition of an old Spanish wedding song, not the 'rock' version by Richie Valens. The Sandpipers gave Louie Louie the same treatment, and it is a very pretty tune."
"These guys know how to draw the in the listener. And Angelica has to be the saddest song ever sung."
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