"Ese Hombre"
Single by Rocío Jurado
from the album Señora
A-side"Señora"
Released1980
Recorded1979
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Manuel Alejandro, Ana Magdalena

"Ese Hombre" (English: "That Man") is a song written by Ana Magdalena and Manuel Alejandro and performed by Spanish recording artist Rocío Jurado for her studio album Señora (1979). It was released by RCA Records as a B-side to "Señora" in 1980. Lyrically, the song is about a womanizer who lures women into a wrongful relationship filled with lies and deceit.

In 1994, American salsa singer La India recorded the track for her first solo album, Dicen Que Soy (1994), which was produced by Sergio George. "Ese Hombre" is the salsa song responsible for La India's honorific title as the "Princess of Salsa", according to The New York Times. The recording received positive reviews and acclaim from media respondents. "Ese Hombre" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Tropical Songs chart and peaked within the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks and Latin Pop Songs charts. The track became La India's second number-one single on the Tropical Songs chart behind, "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte".

Background and release

In 1979, Rocío Jurado recorded "Ese Hombre" for her studio album Señora (1979).[1] It was released by RCA Records as a B-side to "Señora" in 1980.[2] The song was written by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena[3] for the Spanish singer.[4] Jurado sung a duet version with Rosario Mohedano during one of her live tours.[5]

According to the lyrics, the protagonist is describing negative attributes about a former lover who uses a false identity to capture and lure women into deceitful ill-fated relationships.[6]

La India salsa version

"Ese Hombre"
Single by La India
from the album Dicen Que Soy
Released1994
Recorded1994
Genresalsa, tropical
Length4:38
LabelRMM
Songwriter(s)Manuel Alejandro, Ana Magdalena
Producer(s)Sergio George
La India singles chronology
"Nunca Voy a Olvidarte"
(1995)		 "Ese Hombre"
(1994)		 "Que Ganas de No Verte Más"
(1995)

La India recorded the song for her second studio album, Dicen Que Soy (1994). Because of its heavy airplay on radios, the single boosted sales for the parent album.[7]

RMM selected "Ese Hombre" among its top ten music videos for their compilation album RMM Best of Videos Vol. I (1997).[8] "Ese Hombre" is a salsa[9] song set in common time at 88 beats per minute.[10]

Reception

Lise Waxer wrote in her book Situating Salsa: Global Markets and Local Meanings in Latin Popular Music, that "Ese Hombre" is a "strong feminist song".[11] Virginia Marie Raymond wrote in her book Mexican Americans Write Toward Justice in Texas, 1973--1982 that the lyrics are "rousingly hostile",[12] while John Lannert of Billboard magazine praised the recording's lyrical content calling it a "fiery, stand-up-to-that-man testimony".[13] David Cazares of the Sun Sentinel called the track an "outrageous song that bashes an egotistical and womanizing man". Cazares believed the track suited La India because it revamped her salsa career.[6]

Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News named "Ese Hombre" and another La India recording, "Nunca Voy Olvidarte" as "radio hits".[14] Manuel Peter wrote that "Ese Hombre" is an "anthem for female salsa lovers".[9] Larry Flick of Billboard, called the recording a "tropical purity".[15] According to Jose Manuel Simian of The New York Times, "Ese Hombre" contributed to La India being named the "Princess of Salsa".[16] Madeline Rodriguez of Gozamos.com named "Ese Hombre" the "perfect break-up song".[17] Jim Allen of AllMusic, called the song a "propulsive, no-nonsense attack" that "deliver a resonant portrait of this contemporary salsa sensation."[18]

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[19] 12
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 8
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[21] 1

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Allmusic and Dicen Que Soy liner notes.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Senora". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Señora (LP). Rocío Jurado. Spain: RCA Records. 1980. PB-7708.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Subero, Gustavo (2014). Queer masculinities in Latin American cinema : male bodies and narrative representations. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 199. ISBN 978-1780763200. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Isfahani-Hammond, Alexandra (2005). The masters and the slaves plantation relations and mestizaje in American imaginaries (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 125. ISBN 1403981620. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Rocio Siempre (Compact disc). RMM. 2010. 78635334425.
  6. 1 2 Cazeras, David (15 August 2003). "La India Blends Urban Sensibility, Latin Music". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Lannert, John (18 February 1995). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 7. p. 32. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Lannert, John (19 July 1997). "Rock Imprint Jazzes Up RMM". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 29. Prometheus Global Media. p. 39. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 Manuel, Peter; Bilby, Kenneth; Largey, Michael (10 August 1995). Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae. Temple University Press. p. 110. ISBN 9781592134649. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ese Hombre: La India Digital Sheet Music" (Chordify). Chordify.com. RMM. 1994. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Waxer, Lise (2002). Situating salsa : global markets and local meanings in Latin popular music. Routledge. ISBN 0815340192.
  12. ↑ Raymond, Virginia Marie (2007). Mexican Americans Write Toward Justice in Texas, 1973--1982. ISBN 978-0549715474.
  13. ↑ Lannert, John (25 February 1995). "Soho's India Puts Zest Back in Salsa". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 8. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Burr, Ramiro (8 August 1997). "Salsa, New York style India to make S.A. debut Thursday night". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 28 January 2013. Sergio George, generated "Nunca Voy Olvidarte" and "Ese Hombre" as radio hits. (subscription required)
  15. ↑ Flick, Larry (15 February 1997). "Dance Trax". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 7. Prometheus Global Media. p. 30. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  16. ↑ Simian, Jose Manuel (5 June 2014). "Brooklyn's Barclays Center celebrates best of '90s salsa". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  17. ↑ Rodriguez, Madeline. "Interview: La India, Princesa de la Salsa". Gozamos.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  18. ↑ Allen, Jim. "The Greatest Salsa Ever (Album Review)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "India Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "India Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "India Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Dicen Que Soy — La India: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.

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