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1	Chan Chan Congas, Backing Vocals – Compay SegundoWritten-By – Francisco Repilado	4:16
2	De Camino A La Vereda Written-By – Ibrahim Ferrer	5:03
3	El Cuarto De Tula Congas – Joachim CooderTimbales – Julienne Oviedo Sánchez*Written-By – Sergio Siaba*	7:27
4	Pueblo Nuevo Congas – Ibrahim FerrerWritten-By – Israel López*	6:05
5	Dos Gardenias Written-By – Isolina Carrillo	3:02
6	¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? Written-By – Eusebio Delfín	3:13
7	Veinte Años Vocals – Omara PortuondoWritten-By – María Teresa Vera	3:29
8	El Carretero Guiro – Juan de Marcos GonzálezOud, Kora [Bolon], Slide Guitar [Floor Slide], Percussion – Ry CooderWritten-By – Guillermo Portabales	3:28
9	Candela Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric Slide] – Ry CooderWritten-By – Faustino Oramas	5:27
10	Amor De Loca Juventud Bongos – Ibrahim FerrerDouble Bass – Salvador Repilado LabradaGuitar – Benito Suárez Magana*Slide Guitar – Ry CooderVocals, Maracas – Julio Alberto Fernández*Written-By – Rafael Ortiz*	3:21
11	Orgullecida Drums – Joachim CooderWritten-By – Eliseo Silveira	3:18
12	Murmullo Written-By – Electo Rosell 'Chepín'*	3:50
13	Buena Vista Social Club Congas – Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaWritten-By – Israel López*	4:50
14	La Bayamesa Written-By – Sindo Garay	2:54

Credits

• A&R [A&R Consultant] – Juan de Marcos González
• Backing Vocals – Alberto Valdés* (tracks: 2, 3, 9), Ibrahim Ferrer (tracks: 1, 8), Juan de Marcos González (tracks: 2, 8, 9), Luis Barzaga (tracks: 2, 3, 9), Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea (tracks: 2, 9)
• Bongos – Carlos González (tracks: 1, 3, 9)
• Claves – Ibrahim Ferrer (tracks: 6, 13)
• Conductor – Juan de Marcos González (tracks: 3, 9)
• Congas – Lázaro Villa (tracks: 5, 12)
• Cowbell – Carlos González (tracks: 3, 9)
• Design – The Team
• Double Bass – Orlando "Cachaíto" López (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 14)
• Executive-Producer – Nick Gold
• Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim Cooder (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 to 11)
• Guiro – Lázaro Villa (tracks: 4, 13)
• Guitar – Compay Segundo (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14), Eliades Ochoa (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9, 11), Ry Cooder (tracks: 1 to 7, 11 to 13)
• Keyboards – Rubén González (tracks: 4 to 6, 11 to 14)
• Laúd [Laoud] – Barbarito Torres (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 11)
• Maracas – Alberto Valdés* (tracks: 1 to 9, 12, 13)
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Mbira – Ry Cooder (tracks: 1, 8)
• Mixed By, Recorded By – Jerry Boys
• Photography By – Susan Titelman
• Producer – Ry Cooder
• Recorded By [Additional] – Larry Hirsch
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Jerry Boys
• Sleeve Notes – Nick Gold, Nigel Williamson
• Sleeve Notes [Translations By] – Francesca Clarke, Jenny Adlington
• Transcription By [Song Transcriptions By] – Juan de Marcos González, María Rodríguez
• Trumpet – Mañuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal* (tracks: 1 to 6, 9, 11)
• Udu – Joachim Cooder (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8, 13)
• Vocals – Compay Segundo (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 11, 14), Eliades Ochoa (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9), Ibrahim Ferrer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 14), Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea

Notes

Recorded at Egrem Studios, Havana, Cuba, March 1996.
Additional recording at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles.
Mixed at Livingston Studios, London & The Bakery, Los Angeles.

track1 is a "son"
track2 is a "son"
track3 is a "son"
track4 is a "danzón"
track5 is a "bolero"
track6 is a "bolero"
track7 is a "bolero"
track8 is a "guajira"
track9 is a "son/tumbao"
track10 is influenced by "americana/gospel/blues"
track11 is influenced by "americana/jazz"
track12 is a "ballad"
track13 is a "danzón"
track14 is a "criolla"

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Picture sleeve in Thick-case. No Outer cover or booklet as with most issues.

Distributed by Warner Music Canada Ltd

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 321698 636828
• Matrix / Runout: CDG-0288

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WCD 050, WCD050	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club ‎(CD, Album)	World Circuit, World Circuit	WCD 050, WCD050	Europe	1997
79478-2, 79479-2	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club ‎(CD, Album)	World Circuit, Nonesuch	79478-2, 79479-2	US	1997
WPCR-5594	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club ‎(CD, Album)	Nonesuch	WPCR-5594	Japan	1997
WCD 050, WCD050	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club ‎(CD, Album)	World Circuit, World Circuit	WCD 050, WCD050	Netherlands	Unknown
RTH 79478	Buena Vista Social Club	Buena Vista Social Club ‎(2xLP, Album, Unofficial)	Nonesuch	RTH 79478	Europe	2014