Necesito de Ti (CD - 2009)

Personnel: Maximo Torres, Jesus Mora, Roberto Lopez, Ana Castillas, Margarita Sierra, Angel Lopez (vocals); Guillermo Hernandez (guitar); Roberto Arballo (acoustic guitar); Bernardo De Santiago (guitarron); José Manuel Jiménez (vihuela); Javier Carrillo, Javier Alfaro, Edmundo Cortes, Hugo Colula, Juan Manuel Biurquis, Hugo De Santiago, Alvaro Mora, Daniel Rivera (violin); Pablo Martinez Bourquet, Erika Ramirez Sanchez (viola); Cesar Martinez Bourquet, Maria Valle (cello); Oscar Gonzalez Grau (flute); Javier Trejo (accordion); Miguel Angel Chavez, Israel Tlaxcalteca, Xavier Serano (trumpet); José Manuel López, Esteban Rivera (trombone).

Astonishingly, this is ranchera superstar Vicente Fernandez's 81st album, following on the success of 2008's Grammy-winning PARA SIEMPRE. The title track, composed by Grammy nominee Manuel Toscano, is of particular interest in that Fernandez chose to release it on May 5, 2009, the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, a significant event in Mexican history. As befits that gesture, the still vocally virile Fernandez remains the most diehard of ranchera traditionalists even while maintaining his commercial viability well into the new century. NECESITO DE TI was produced by Manuel Cázarez. minimize