Escenas (Scenes) is the second studio album by Rubén Blades as a soloist and with his band Seis Del Solar, released on October 15, 1985 by Elektra Records.[1] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.[2]

Escenas
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1985
GenreSalsa
LabelElektra
Rubén Blades chronology
Buscando América
(1984)
Escenas
(1985)
Doble Filo
(1986)

Highlighting songs like "La Cancion Del Final Del Mundo", "Caina", "Sorpresas".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Village VoiceA−[4]

John Storm Roberts of AllMusic noted that "there's a lot going on here" on the album, which the editors of AllMusic gave a 3.5 out of five star rating.[3]

Escenas also won a Grammy in the category of Best Tropical Latin Performance.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cuentas Del Alma"Rubén Blades5:08
2."Tierra Dura (Etiopia)"Rubén Blades5:04
3."La Canción Del Final Del Mundo"Rubén Blades4:34
4."Sorpresas"Rubén Blades7:31
5."Caína"Rubén Blades4:54
6."Silencios"Rubén Blades5:28
7."Muévete"Rubén Blades, Juan Formell8:00

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rubén Blades: Escenas. Elektra Records. 1985.
  2. ^ "Rubén Blades: Escenas (Top Tropical Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ a b Storm, Roberts. John. "Rubén Blades: Escenas". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Rubén Blades y Seis del Solar: Escenas". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  5. ^ "Rubén Blades". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.