Craft Latino announces the release of It’s a Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles), a brand-new collection that showcases Fania’s era-defining output of boogaloo and Latin soul music. Spanning 1965–1975, the box set compiles 89 singles from such best-selling artists as Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Bobby Valentín, Ralfi Pagan, and Larry Harlow, plus rarities from 125th Street Candy Store, The Latinaires, The Harvey Averne Band, and Ali Baba, among many others.

 

Set for release on October 8th and available for pre-order today, It’s a Good, Good Feeling includes four CDs plus a bonus 7-inch single, all housed in a 60-page hardcover book, featuring extensive new liner notes by compilation co-producer and DJ Dean Rudland, as well as photos and ephemera from Fania’s archives. Helping to set the scene is a 7-inch single, which culls vintage promo tracks for “Symphony” Sid Torin’s radio shows on New York’s WEVD AM and FM. The famed DJ was an early champion of Latin music and helped to popularise the genre in the ’60s. Featuring newly remastered audio by the GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, Paul Blakemore, It’s a Good, Good Feeling will also be available on digital and streaming platforms, while an abridged, 2-LP vinyl edition of the compilation offers 28 choice cuts and an eight-page booklet. A collectible orange-crush coloured pressing (limited to 300 copies) can be found exclusively at Fania.com.

The first instant grat. single “Gypsy Woman,” Joe Bataan’s 1967 debut hit, is available to stream/download today.

 

TRACK LISTINGS

4-CD + 7” Tracklist:

Disc One

1.125th Street Candy Store – Silent Heart

2.125th Street Candy Store – Hey Girl

3.Bobby Valentín – Geronimo

4.Harvey Averne + 9 – Make Out

5.Willie Colón – Willie Baby

6.Bobby Valentín – Love Me So

7.Bobby Valentín – Bad Breath

8.Joe Bataan – Gypsy Woman

9.Joe Bataan – So Fine

10.Harvey Averne and Group Therapy – The Micro Mini

11.Harvey Averne and Group Therapy – The Think Drink “Spiked”

12.Joe Bataan – Ordinary Guy

13.Joe Bataan – Too Much Lovin’

14.Monguito Santamaría – Juicy 

15.Ray Barretto – Mercy, Mercy Baby

16.Ray Barretto – Soul Drummers

17.Joe Bataan – Subway Joe

18.Joe Bataan – Special Girl

19.Joe Bataan – Magic Rose

20.Bobby Valentín – Use It Before You Lose It

21.Bobby Valentín – Funky Big Feet

22.Larry Harlow – Mess Around

23.Larry Harlow – That Groovy Shingaling

Disc Two

 1.The Latinaires – Camel Walk

2.Bobby Quesada – Bataola Boogaloo

3.Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 1

4.Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 2

5.Ray Barretto – A Deeper Shade of Soul

6.Ralph Robles – Mercie

7.Joe Bataan – What Good Is a Castle - Part 1

8.Joe Bataan – What Good Is a Castle - Part 2

9.Orchestra Harlow – Grazin’ in the Grass (Una Miradita de Amor)

10.Ray Barretto – Hard Hands

11.Ray Barretto – Love Beads

12.The Harvey Averne Dozen – Accept Me

13.The Harvey Averne Dozen – Why Can’t We Really Be Free

14.Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Ungawa

15.Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Cookin’ with Ali

16.Monguito Santamaría – Hey Sister

17.Fania All Stars – Richie’s Bag

18.Fania All Stars – Red Garter Strut

19.Ralph Robles – Maybe

20.Joe Bataan – Sad Girl 

21.Ray Barretto – Together

22.Ray Barretto – New York Soul

23.Ralfi Pagan – Who Is the Girl for Me

24.El Apollo Sound – Spinning Wheel

Disc Three

 1.The Harvey Averne Band – Come Back Baby

2.The Harvey Averne Band – Stand

3.Ralfi Pagan – Don’t Stop Now

4.Joe Bataan – My Opera

5.The Harvey Averne Band – Lovers

6.The Harvey Averne Band – Love Never Stays the Same

7.Joe Bataan – When We Get Married

8.Monguito Santamaría – Crying Time

9.The Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get Together This Christmas

10.Ray Barretto – Right On 

11.Ronnie Marks – Some Lonely Heart (Vocal)

12.Ralfi Pagan – Make It with You

13.Ralfi Pagan – Stray Woman

14.Joe Bataan – So Young, Too Young

15.Joe Bataan – I’m Satisfied

16.Joe Bataan – This Boy

17.Joe Bataan – Johnny’s No Good

18.Ralfi Pagan – Baby I’m a Want You

19.Ralfi Pagan – Look at Her

20.Joe Bataan – Shaft

Disc Four

1.Joe Bataan – Cry

2.Joe Bataan – If I Were a King

3.Ralfi Pagan – My Dream

4.Ralfi Pagan – It’s Alright

5.Ralfi Pagan – Up on the Roof

6.Ralfi Pagan – The Gambler

7.Ralfi Pagan – Too Late

8.Ralfi Pagan – To Say I Love You

9.Joe Bataan – Latin Soul Square Dance

10.Joe Bataan – Call Me

11.Ralfi Pagan – Wonderful Thing

12.Butter Scotch – Try Just a Little Harder

13.Butter Scotch – Today

14.Ralfi Pagan – Didn’t Want to Have to Do It

15.W.R.L.C – Johnny’s No Good

16.W.R.L.C. – Blonde Latin Blues

17.Joe Bataan – I’m No Stranger

18.Ralfi Pagan – Just a Little While

19.Ralfi Pagan – Loneliest Loneliness

20.Ralfi Pagan – I Could Never Hurt You Girl

 

7” Single

Side A

1. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Joe Bataan

 

Side

1. Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid – Bobby Valentín

2-LP Tracklist: 

Side One

1.125th Street Candy Store – Silent Heart

2.125th Street Candy Store – Hey Girl

3.Bobby Valentín – Geronimo

4.Willie Colón – Willie Baby

5.Joe Bataan – Gypsy Woman

6.Harvey Averne And Group Therapy – The Micro Mini

7.Bobby Valentín – Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid

 

Side Two

1.Monguito Santamaría – Juicy 

2.Ray Barretto – Soul Drummers

3.Larry Harlow – Mess Around

4.The Latinaires – Camel Walk

5.Bobby Quesada – Bataola Boogaloo

6.Joe Bataan – It’s a Good Feeling (Riot) Part 1

7.Orchestra Harlow – Grazin’ In the Grass (Una Miradita de Amor)

 

Side Three

1.Ali Baba (Louie Ramirez) – Ungawa

2.El Apollo Sound – Spinning Wheel

3.The Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get Together This Christmas

4.Ronnie Marks – Some Lonely Heart (Vocal)

5.Ralfi Pagan – Make It with You

6.Joe Bataan – Shaft

7.Ralfi Pagan – To Say I Love You

 

Side Four

1.Joe Bataan – Latin Soul Square Dance

2.Butter Scotch – Try Just a Little Harder

3.Butter Scotch – Today

4.W.R.L.C – Johnny’s No Good

5.W.R.L.C. – Blonde Latin Blues

6.Ralfi Pagan – Just a Little While

About Fania:

Highly influential, both musically and culturally, Fania Records spread the sound of salsa music from the clubs of New York City to the rest of the world and became a revered global brand in the process. Fania’s master recording catalog is the definitive home for genres such as Latin big band, Afro-Cuban jazz, boogaloo, salsa and Latin soul and includes artistic giants such as Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades. With the creation of the international supergroup known as the Fania All Stars, the label’s signature musical style became known as the “Fania Sound.” Fania’s rich master catalog also includes the Pete Rodriguez’s boogaloo classic “I Like It Like That”  which was sampled by Cardi B in her #1 hit “I Like It.” Additionally, three Fania Recordings, Celia & Johnny by Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco, Azucar Pa’ Ti by Eddie Palmieri and Live at Yankee Stadium by the Fania All Stars, appear in the National Recording Registry, a list of sound recordings that “are culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.” For more info, visit Fania.com and follow on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

 

About Craft Latino:

Craft Latino is home to one of the largest and most prestigious collections of Latin music master recordings and compositions in the world. Its rich and storied repertoire includes legendary artists such as Antonio Aguilar, Joan Sebastian, Pepe Aguilar, Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, La Lupe, Ruben Blades and the Fania All Stars, to name just a few. Renowned imprints with catalogs issued under the Craft banner include Musart, Fania, TH, Panart, West Side Latino and Kubaney, among many others. Craft creates thoughtfully curated packages, with a meticulous devotion to quality and a commitment to preservation, ensuring that these recordings endure for new generations to discover. Craft Latino is the Latin repertoire arm of Craft Recordings. For more info, visit CraftRecordings.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.