Guantanamera

Guantanamera is the debut album by the Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in October 1966. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, while the title track, released as a single, reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dolores Erickson appeared on the front cover which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Album Cover - Photography. The October 15, 1966 issue of Billboard magazine reviewed the album: The "Guantanamera" hit group have a sure-fire sales winner in this, their debut LP which also includes their new single "Louie Louie". Produced by Tommy LiPuma, the album offers a most diversified program of fresh, creative ideas. The smooth blend of voices, backed by the Latin flavored arrangements throughout, makes it an intriguing package. The U.S. catalog numbers were LP 117 in monaural and SP 4117 in stereo. International releases included Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Venezuela. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantan...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)