The Legacy of Mamma Lena & Dino Gustin

TRINI LOPEZ

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TRINI LOPEZ

SIDE 1
1. TAKIN' THE BACK ROADS
2. STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
3. LOVE LETTERS
4. HAPPY
5. MAME
6. YOUR EVER CHANGIN' MIND SIDE 2
1. GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA' NOW
2. LADY JANE
3. IT HAD TO BE YOU
4. FEVER
5. I WANNA BE AROUND
6. THAT'S WHAT MAKESTHE WORLD GO ROUND

TRINI LOPEZ

[ BACK ]

TAKIN' THE BACK ROADS

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT

LOVE LETTERS

HAPPY

MAME

YOUR EVER CHANGIN' MIND

GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA' NOW

LADY JANE

IT HAD TO BE YOU

FEVER

I WANNA BE AROUND

THAT'S WHAT MAKESTHE WORLD GO ROUND

Arranged and Produces by Don Costa

In May of 1963, Trini Lopez was unknown beyond the confines of small nightclubs in his native city of Dallas and Hollywood. At that time he was barely able to make ends meet as the featured attraction at P.J.'s, an intimate nightclub in Hollywood. Less than a year later, he had become an international star and was well on his way to making his first million dollars.

On June 5, 1963, Trini released his first album, "Trini Lopez at P.J.'s". The distinctive Latin beat and the joie de vivre of Trini's delivery captivated the public, disc jockeys and the music world immediately. Six weeks after its release, the album had raced to second position on the bestseller charts. Trini Lopez had arrived.

But it was "If I Had a Hammer" which was to put him in orbit, and this record became an immediate hit, not only in the U.S., but also around the world. In less than six months it became the number one bestselling single in sixteen countries, with world sales of over 4,500,000.

Born Trinidad Lopez Ill, he lived as a child with his parents and five brothers and sisters in a one-room house in Dallas. Theirs was a poverty-ridden existence. At the age of 11, Trini discovered a flair for music and formed a small combo with other 11-year-olds. He learned to play the guitar and developed a crowd-pleasing singing style.

The future was limited in the Southwest, so Trini struck out for Los Angeles in 1959. It was there that producer-arranger-conductor Don Costa saw Trini for the first time and signed him to a contract. On this album, both the dynamic performance of Trini Lopez and the swinging arrangements of Don Costa are evident on such great hits as "Strangers in the Night", "Mame" and "Love Letters".