Malo (album)

Malo is the first album by 12-piece San Francisco band Malo, released in 1972. It contains the #18 single, "Suavecito". The album charted #14 at the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album's cover art is sourced from a painting by Mexican painter Jesús Helguera.

Malo
Studio album by Malo
Released	January 1972
Recorded	Fall 1971
Genre	Latin rock, funk
Length	44:31
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	David Rubinson
Malo chronology
Malo (1972) Dos (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Pana" (Arcelio García, Jr./Abel Zarate) - 6:45
2. "Just Say Goodbye" (Rodgers Grant/Luis Gasca) - 8:00
3. "Café" (Arcelio García/ Jorge Santana, Jr./Pablo Tellez) - 7:21
4. "Nena" (Arcelio García, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:28
5. "Suavecito" (Richard Bean/Pablo Tellez/Abel Zarate) - 6:36
6. "Peace" (Arcelio Garcia, Jr./Pablo Tellez/Ismael Versoza/Abel Zarate) - 9:21

Personnel

• Arcelio García, Jr. — Lead vocals, percussion
• Jorge Santana — guitar
• Abel Zarate — guitars, vocals
• Pablo Tellez — bass guitar, percussion
• Richard Kermode — keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
• Richard Spremich — drums, percussion
• Coke Escovedo — timbales, percussion
• Victor Pantoja — conga, bongos, percussion
• Luis Gasca — trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
• Roy Murray — flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax
• Richard Bean (Guest Musician) — vocals, percussion, timbales

Credits

• Production, engineering and mixing: David Rubinson.
• Recorded at Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California during Fall 1971.
• Assistant engineers: Fred Catero and Jeremy Zatkin.
• Art direction: Chris Whorf.
• Photography: Victor Alemán.
• Front cover: Jesus Helguera.
• Album design: John & Barbara Casado.

Charts

Album - Billboard (US)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Top LPs	14
1972	Billboard Soul Charts	10

Single - Billboard (US)

Single	Year	Chart	Position
Suavecito	1972	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	18
Suavecito	1972	U.S. Cash Box Top 100	12