Innovations is a 1985 studio album released by Puerto Rican salsa group, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. It was the first number-one album on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, established in June 1985.

Innovations
Studio album by
Released1985
GenreSalsa
Length37:48
LabelCombo Records
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico chronology
In Alaska: Breaking the Ice
(1984)
Innovations
(1985)
Y Su Pueblo
(1986)

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Juan Cabeza Dura"Tommy Sánchez4:38
2."Camino de Amapolas"Gabriel Romero4:20
3."No Me Olvides"Perín Vásquez4:55
4."Resignación"Benjamín Muñiz4:57
5."Prosigue"Tommy Sánchez4:57
6."Años"Pablo Milanés4:55
7."Nunca Es Tarde"Mike Amadeo3:50
8."La Loma del Tamarindo"Wiso Santiago5:16

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

José A. Estévez, Jr. of AllMusic criticized the lack of novelties while stating Juan Cabeza Dura, No Me Olvides and La Loma del Tamarindo were "servicable".

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Tropical Albums[2] 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Album Review: Innovations". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  2. ^ "Innovations - Chart performance". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-06.