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{{Infobox album
| name = Asalto Navideño
| type = studio
| artist = [[Willie Colón]] & [[Héctor Lavoe]]
| cover = File:Willie Colon Asalto Navideno cover small.png
| alt =
| released = 1970
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 32:18
| label = [[Fania Records|Fania]]
| producer = [[Jerry Masucci]]
| prev_title = [[Cosa Nuestra]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[La Gran Fuga]]
| next_year = 1971
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{r|allmusic}}
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]] (reissue with vol. 2)
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{r|allmusic2}}
| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{r|larkin}}
}}
'''''Asalto Navideño''''' is a [[Christmas album]] by American musicians [[Willie Colón]] and [[Héctor Lavoe]]. It was released by [[Fania Records]] in 1970.
==Background and release==
Colón hired Puerto Rican musician [[Yomo Toro]] to play [[cuatro (instrument)|cuatro]] on the album, which gave a boost to his career.{{r|nyt}} John Bush of [[AllMusic]] noted that Toro's presence on the album gave it a [[Jíbaro music|jíbaro]] feel, which "any Puerto Rican native or person with heritage would recognize and appreciate during the Christmas season".{{r|allmusic2}}
Colón and Lavoe released a second Christmas album in 1973, entitled ''Asalto Navideño Vol. II''. The album again featured Toro playing the cuatro, and he also appeared on the cover dressed as [[Santa Claus]].{{r|nyt}} Both albums were later re-released together.{{r|universo}}
The track "La Murga" was a particular hit,{{r|stereo}} and was later covered by {{ill|Víctor Piñero|es}} with [[Los Melódicos]].
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side One
| total_length = 15:01
| title1 = Introducción
| length1 = 02:58
| title2 = Canto A Borínquen
| length2 = 04:29
| writer2 = [[Flor Morales Ramos]]
| title3 = Popurrí Navideño / Estrella De Oriente (De Tierras Lejanas) / Noche De Paz / La Virgen María / La Tierra Mía
| length3 = 03:36
| writer3 = Traditional
| title4 = Traigo La Salsa
| length4 = 03:55
| writer4 = [[Héctor Lavoe]], [[Willie Colón]]
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side Two
| total_length = 17:17
| title1 = Aires De Navidad
| length1 = 03:43
| writer1 = Roberto García
| title2 = La Murga
| length2 = 05:34
| writer2 = Lavoe, Colón
| title3 = Esta Navidad
| length3 = 05:17
| writer3 = Lavoe, Colón
| title4 = Vive Tu Vida Contento
| length4 = 02:43
| writer4 = Morales Ramos
}}
==Personnel==
*[[Willie Colón]] – leader, trombone, chorus vocals
*[[Héctor Lavoe]] – lead vocals
*William "Sweet" Campbell – trombone
*[[Milton Cardona]] – congas, percussion
*[[José Mangual Jr.]] – bongos, percussion
*[[Johnny Pacheco]] – percussion, chorus vocals
*Prof. Joe Torres – piano
*Louie "Timbalito" Romero – timbales
*Santi "Choflomo" González – bass
*[[Yomo Toro]] – cuatro
*Roberto García – cuatro
*Miguel "El Túnel" Matos – "band boy", minor percussion
*[[Justo Betancourt]] – chorus vocals
'''Technical'''
*[[Jerry Masucci]] – production
*Johnny Pacheco – recording
*Irv Greenbaum – engineering
'''Artistic'''
*Elliot Sachs – cover location
*Izzy Sanabria – design
*Len Bauman – photography
==References==
{{reflist | refs =
<ref name=allmusic>{{allmusic|id=asalto-navideño-mw0000097983|title=Asalto Navideño|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
<ref name=allmusic2>{{allmusic|id=asalto-navideño-vols-1-2-mw0000486680|title=Asalto Navideño, Vols. 1-2|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
<ref name=larkin>{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|edition=3rd|volume=II|date=1998|publisher=Muze|page=1180{{ndash}}1|isbn=0-333-74134-X|chapter=Colón, Willie|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo02lark/page/1180/}}</ref>
<ref name=nyt>{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/...tin-music-virtuoso-dies-at-78.html|title=Yomo Toro, Virtuoso of Latin Music, Dies at 78|publisher=[[New York Times]]|website=nytimes.com|author=Ben Ratliff|date=2012-07-02|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
<ref name=universo>{{citation|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2010/12/22/1/1378/asalto-navideno-lavoe-colon.html/|title='Asalto navideño', con Lavoe y Colón: Reedición|publisher=[[El Universo]]|website=eluniverso.com|date=2010-12-22|language=es|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
<ref name=stereo>{{citation|url=https://latinastereo.com/50-anos-de-asalto-navideno/|title=50 Años de Asalto Navideño|website=latinastereo.com|author=Diego Andrés Aranda Estrada|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
}}
{{Willie Colón}}
{{Héctor Lavoe}}
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[[Category:Willie Colón albums]]
[[Category:Héctor Lavoe albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jerry Masucci]]
[[Category:1970 Christmas albums]]
[[Category:Fania Records albums]]
[[Category:Spanish-language albums]]
[[Category:Christmas albums by Puerto Rican artists]]
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{{Infobox album
| name = Asalto Navideño
| type = studio
| artist = [[Willie Colón]] & [[Héctor Lavoe]]
| cover = File:Willie Colon Asalto Navideno cover small.png
| alt =
| released = 1970
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 32:18
| label = [[Fania Records|Fania]]
| producer = [[Jerry Masucci]]
| prev_title = [[Cosa Nuestra]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[La Gran Fuga]]
| next_year = 1971
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{r|allmusic}}
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]] (reissue with vol. 2)
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{r|allmusic2}}
| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{r|larkin}}
}}
'''''Asalto Navideño''''' is a [[Christmas album]] by American musicians [[Willie Colón]] and [[Héctor Lavoe]]. It was released by [[Fania Records]] in 1970.
==Background and release==
Colón hired Puerto Rican musician [[Yomo Toro]] to play [[cuatro (instrument)|cuatro]] on the album, which gave a boost to his career.{{r|nyt}} John Bush of [[AllMusic]] noted that Toro's presence on the album gave it a [[Jíbaro music|jíbaro]] feel, which "any Puerto Rican native or person with heritage would recognize and appreciate during the Christmas season".{{r|allmusic2}}
Colón and Lavoe released a second Christmas album in 1973, entitled ''Asalto Navideño Vol. II''. The album again featured Toro playing the cuatro, and he also appeared on the cover dressed as [[Santa Claus]].{{r|nyt}} Both albums were later re-released together.{{r|universo}}
The track "La Murga" was a particular hit,{{r|stereo}} and was later covered by {{ill|Víctor Piñero|es}} with [[Los Melódicos]].
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side One
| total_length = 15:01
| title1 = Introducción
| length1 = 02:58
| title2 = Canto A Borínquen
| length2 = 04:29
| writer2 = [[Flor Morales Ramos]]
| title3 = Popurrí Navideño / Estrella De Oriente (De Tierras Lejanas) / Noche De Paz / La Virgen María / La Tierra Mía
| length3 = 03:36
| writer3 = Traditional
| title4 = Traigo La Salsa
| length4 = 03:55
| writer4 = [[Héctor Lavoe]], [[Willie Colón]]
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side Two
| total_length = 17:17
| title1 = Aires De Navidad
| length1 = 03:43
| writer1 = Roberto García
| title2 = La Murga
| length2 = 05:34
| writer2 = Lavoe, Colón
| title3 = Esta Navidad
| length3 = 05:17
| writer3 = Lavoe, Colón
| title4 = Vive Tu Vida Contento
| length4 = 02:43
| writer4 = Morales Ramos
}}
==Personnel==
*[[Willie Colón]] – leader, trombone, chorus vocals
*[[Héctor Lavoe]] – lead vocals
*William "Sweet" Campbell – trombone
*[[Milton Cardona]] – congas, percussion
*[[José Mangual Jr.]] – bongos, percussion
*[[Johnny Pacheco]] – percussion, chorus vocals
*Prof. Joe Torres – piano
*Louie "Timbalito" Romero – timbales
*Santi "Choflomo" González – bass
*[[Yomo Toro]] – cuatro
*Roberto García – cuatro
*Miguel "El Túnel" Matos – "band boy", minor percussion
*[[Justo Betancourt]] – chorus vocals
'''Technical'''
*[[Jerry Masucci]] – production
*Johnny Pacheco – recording
*Irv Greenbaum – engineering
'''Artistic'''
*Elliot Sachs – cover location
*Izzy Sanabria – design
*Len Bauman – photography
==References==
{{reflist | refs =
<ref name=allmusic>{{allmusic|id=asalto-navideño-mw0000097983|title=Asalto Navideño|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
<ref name=allmusic2>{{allmusic|id=asalto-navideño-vols-1-2-mw0000486680|title=Asalto Navideño, Vols. 1-2|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
<ref name=larkin>{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|edition=3rd|volume=II|date=1998|publisher=Muze|page=1180{{ndash}}1|isbn=0-333-74134-X|chapter=Colón, Willie|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo02lark/page/1180/}}</ref>
<ref name=nyt>{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/...tin-music-virtuoso-dies-at-78.html|title=Yomo Toro, Virtuoso of Latin Music, Dies at 78|publisher=[[New York Times]]|website=nytimes.com|author=Ben Ratliff|date=2012-07-02|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
<ref name=universo>{{citation|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2010/12/22/1/1378/asalto-navideno-lavoe-colon.html/|title='Asalto navideño', con Lavoe y Colón: Reedición|publisher=[[El Universo]]|website=eluniverso.com|date=2010-12-22|language=es|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
<ref name=stereo>{{citation|url=https://latinastereo.com/50-anos-de-asalto-navideno/|title=50 Años de Asalto Navideño|website=latinastereo.com|author=Diego Andrés Aranda Estrada|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
}}
{{Willie Colón}}
{{Héctor Lavoe}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Willie Colón albums]]
[[Category:Héctor Lavoe albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jerry Masucci]]
[[Category:1970 Christmas albums]]
[[Category:Fania Records albums]]
[[Category:Spanish-language albums]]
[[Category:Christmas albums by Puerto Rican artists]]
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