Canciones de Mi Padre

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Canciones de Mi Padre (Spanish for "Songs of My Father," or "My Father's Songs") was Linda Ronstadt's first album of Mexican traditional mariachi music. The album was recorded in 1987 and quickly became one of her better-selling albums. The title refers to the fact that Ronstadt's father was a traditional mariachi singer; these songs are among the most popular in the mariachi repertoire. In the accompanying printed material, each song's Spanish lyrics were paired with an English translation and a discussion of the song's background or its significance for Ronstadt. Rubén Fuentes served as musical director/bandleader. Follow-up albums include Mas Canciones, Frenesi, and Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas, which collects songs from the previous three Spanish-language albums.