Fireworks (José Feliciano album)

1970 studio album by José Feliciano

Fireworks

Studio album by

José Feliciano

Released| June 1970
Recorded| December 21, 1969 – April 1970
Studio| RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre| Pop, soft rock, Latin, jazz
Length| 36:32
Label| RCA Victor
Producer| Rick Jarrard
José Feliciano chronology
| 10 to 23
(1969)  | Fireworks
(1970)  | Feliz Navidad
(1971)

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AllMusic| [1]

Fireworks is a 1970 album by Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano. Most of the tracks are acoustic cover versions and instrumentals of songs popularized by other artists, including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, added by four songs write by himself and a guitar arrangements and recording of a classical composition by Georg Friedrich Händel.

Fireworks! was the last LP produced with Rick Jarrard, who had produced the previous four successful and Gold LPs by Feliciano. The album reached the top ten on the album charts of such countries as Spain, Australia and South East and Italy.

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "Fireworks (From Handel's "Fireworks Suite")" (G.F. Haendel) – 2:07
2. "Destiny" (Jose Feliciano) – 2:28
3. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:18
4. "Norwegian Wood" (instrumental) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:32
5. "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:18

Side two

1. "Pegao" (Jose Feliciano) – 2:45
2. "Once There Was A Love" (Jose Feliciano, Rick Jarrard) – 3:23
3. "Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:23
4. "Susie-Q" (Hawkins, Broadwater, Lewis) – 5:14
5. "Yesterday" (instrumental) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:57
6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:00

## Personnel

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* José Feliciano – classical guitar, vocals, electric guitar, bass, arrangements
* Paulinho Magalhaes – percussion, drums
* George Tipton – orchestration, string & woodwind arrangements
* Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements
* Al Capps – arrangements

Technical

* Rick Jarrard – producer
* Mickey Crofford – recording engineer
* Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California, in November 1969 and April 1970

## Chart performance

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Chart performance for Fireworks Chart (1970)  | Peak
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Australian Albums (Go-Set)  | 11
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] | 32
UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 65
US Billboard 200[4] | 57
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] | 1[6]
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] | 10[8]
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9] | 4[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Fireworks – José Feliciano". AllMusic.
2. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2504". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
4. ^ "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
5. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – José Feliciano – Fireworks". Hung Medien.
6. ^ "Spain LP Charts".
7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – José Feliciano – Fireworks". Hung Medien.
8. ^ "Hit Parade Italia".
9. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – José Feliciano – Fireworks". Hung Medien.
10. ^ "Hit Parade Portugal".

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José Feliciano

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Feliciano! (1968)
* Feliciano/10 to 23 (1969)
* Fireworks (1970)
* José Feliciano/Feliz Navidad (1970)
* Angela (1976)
* Romance in the Night (1983)
* Me Enamoré (1983)

Live albums|

* Alive Alive-O! (1969)

Singles|

* "Light My Fire" (1968)
* "California_Dreamin'" (1968)
* "Hi-Heel_Sneakers" (1968)
* "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1968)
* "And the Sun Will Shine" (1969)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind" (1969)
* "Marley Purt Drive" (1969)
* "Susie Q" (1970)
* "Feliz Navidad" (1970)
* "Che Sarà" (1971)
* "Chico and the Man" (1974)
* "Golden Lady" (1974)
* "Affirmation" (1975)
* "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?" (1990)

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