La Prision de Santa Fe

La Prision de Santa Fe is the ninth full-length album released by the New Mexican musician Al Hurricane in 1980.[1][2]

La Prision de Santa Fe
Studio album by
ReleasedUnited States 1979
GenreNew Mexico music
LabelHurricane Records
Al Hurricane chronology
Cantan Corridos
(1979)
La Prision de Santa Fe
(1979)
Madrecita, Te Debo Tanto
(1980)

The lead single "(El Corrido De) La Prision De Santa Fe" is a song that tells the story of New Mexico State Penitentiary riot. According to Al Hurricane, he wrote the song to be "strictly narrative, not a subjective account or soapbox. The song does not attempt to assign blame."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."(El Corrido De) La Prision De Santa Fe [Long]" 
2."Mi Madrecita" 
3."El Corrido De Juanito" 
4."(El Corrido De) La Prision De Santa Fe [Short]" 
5."Sentimiento" 
6."Tristes Noches" 
7."La Distancia" 
8."Tres Noches" 

References

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  1. ^ "Al Hurricane's official discography". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ^ Al Hurricane (Musical LP, 1980) [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 8558947. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  3. ^ García, Peter J. (2001). La Onda Nuevo Mexicana: Multi-Sited Ethnography, Ritual Contexts, and Popular Traditional Musics in New Mexico. p. 125.