Spanish Harlem (album)

Spanish Harlem
Studio album by Ben E. King
Released	May 1, 1961
Recorded	1961
Genre	Latin, soul
Length	31:02
Label	Atco Records
Producer	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Ben E. King chronology
Spanish Harlem (1961) Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers (1962)

Spanish Harlem is a classic debut album by Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records as an LP in 1961.

Track listing

1. "Amor" (Gabriel Ruíz, Sunny Skylar, Ricardo López Méndez) - [3:02]
2. "Sway" (Norman Gimbel, Gabriel Ruíz) - [2:18]
3. "Come Closer to Me" (John Stewart, Osvaldo Farrés) - [2:35]
4. "Perfidia" (Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds) - [2:04]
5. "Granada" (Agustín Lara, Dorothy Dodd) - [2:27]
6. "Sweet and Gentle" (George Thorn, Otilio del Portal, Martin Ledyard) - [2:24]
7. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" (Joe Davis, Osvaldo Farrés) - [2:12]
8. "Frenesi" (Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) - [3:09]
9. "Souvenir of Mexico" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus) - [2:24]
10. "Besame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez) - [2:57]
11. "Love Me, Love Me" (Ben E. King) - [2:37]
12. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) - [2:53]

Reception

• Allmusic link