RAY BARRETO - Acid (1968-2006) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Ray Barretto's Latin/soul crossover record of 1968, Acid includes a few tracks of his ebullient, instrumental salsa, but also plays off the boogaloo craze of the past few years with a few Latin soul numbers. The crossovers "A Deeper Shade of Soul," "Soul Drummers," and "Teacher of Love" (all written by Barretto himself) are a lot of fun, but the (relatively) straight-ahead salsa of "El Nuevo Barretto" and the title track easily edge out the competition. It's nowhere near as psychedelic as the title would indicate, but Acid holds up nevertheless as a great document of the late-'60s confluence of Latin, funk, and soul. by John Bush
Tracklist
1 El Nuevo Barretto 5:50
Ray Barretto
2 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 2:44
Ray Barretto
3 Acid 5:05
Ray Barretto
4 A Deeper Shade Of Soul 2:46
Ray Barretto
5 The Soul Drummers 3:48
Ray Barretto
6 Sola Te Dejare 3:49
Ray Barretto / Gilbert Lopez
7 Teacher Of Love 2:27
Ray Barretto
8 Espiritu Libre 8:27
Ray Barretto
Credits
Bass – Big Daddy
Congas – Ray Barretto
Design – Izzy Sanabria
Piano – Luis Cruz
Producer – Harvey Averne, Jerry Masucci
Timbales – Orestes Vilato
Trumpet – Rene Lopez, Roberto Rodriguez
Vocals, Cowbell [Bell] – Adalberto Santiago
Vocals, Guiro – Pete Bonet