Latin Alliance (album)

Latin Alliance
File:Latin Alliance.jpg Studio album by Latin Alliance
Released	August 6, 1991
Recorded	July 1990 - March 1991
Studio	Digital Sound & Picture (New York City, New York) Wide Tracks (Hollywood, California) Image Recorders (Hollywood, California) Skyline Recording (Topanga, California) Echo Sound (Los Angeles)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Latin hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length	43:15
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Frost, The Baker Boyz, Julio G., Geoff Rios, Mike Greene, Ralph Rivers, Todd Alexander, Tony G, Will Roc

Latin Alliance is the debut self-titled album by Latino-American Hip hop supergroup Latin Alliance. The group consists of Latin hip hop artists: Mellow Man Ace, A.L.T., Lyrical Engineer, Rayski Rockswell, Hip Hop Astronaut, Frost, Markski and The Lyrical Latin. The group was formed in 1989. It was released on August 6, 1991 via Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at Digital Sound & Picture in New York City, Skyline Recording in Topanga and at Wide Tracks, Echo Sound and Image Recorders in Los Angeles from July 1990 to March 1991. Production was handled by The Baker Boyz, Geoff Rios, Frost, Will Roc, Ralph Rivers, Mike Greene, Julio G., Todd Alexander and Tony G. It features guest appearances by WAR and Scoop Deville.

The album peaked at #133 on the Billboard 200, #83 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. Latin Alliance released the two singles: "Lowrider (On the Boulevard)" and "Know What I'm Sayin'?". Latin Alliance is regarded as one of the pioneering albums of Hispanic hip hop, being one of the first albums to be released by a group of Latino rap artists.

Track listing

1. "Lowrider (On the Boulevard)" (feat. WAR) - 4:46
2. "What Is An American?" - 4:00
3. "Runnin'" - 3:59
4. "Know What I'm Sayin'?" - 4:22
5. "What You See Is What You Get" - 4:40
6. "Latinos Unidos (United Latins)" (feat. Scoop DeVille) - 5:07
7. "Can U Feel It" - 3:34
8. "Smooth Roughness" - 4:05
9. "Valla en Paz (Go In Peace)" - 3:49
10. "No Man's Land" - 4:53

Samples

Lowrider (On the Boulevard)

• "Lowrider" by WAR
• "Evil Ways" and "Jingo" by Santana

What Is An American?

• "Heartbeat" by WAR
• "On Your Face" by Earth, Wind & Fire

Know What I'm Sayin'?

• "Nautilus" by Bob James
• "Life Is Just a Moment - Part 2" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity

What You See Is What You Get

• "What You See Is What You Get" by The Dramatics

Latinos Unidos (United Latins)

• "Funky Nassau" by The Beginning of the End
• "Mr. Groove" by One Way
• "Cut The Cake" by Average White Band
• "Just Let It Play" by Gonzales
• "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.

Can U Feel It

• "I.O.U." by Freeze

Smooth Roughness

• "Hang Up Your Hang-Ups" by Herbie Hancock
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Valla En Paz (Go In Peace)

• "Night on Bald Mountain" by Bob James