Song:Together
Album:Ay Califas: Raza Rock Of The 70s & 80s
The popularity of Santana and other Latino groups led to the Raza Rock movement of the 70s. Some were rock oriented. Some were more R & B and soul oriented. This various artists comp from Rhino is a good intro to this genre of music. Tierra came along a little later and had a top 20 pop hit with Together in 1980. Guitarist Rudy Salas and his trombonist brother Steve Salas were members of the group El Chicano. They had a couple of hits in the early 70s including Tell Her She's Lovely. They split and formed Tierra in Los Angeles in 1973. Other members were keyboardist Joey Guerra, bassist Steve Falomir, drummer Philip Madayag, percussionist Andre Baeza and sax player Bobby Navarette. Their 1974 debut album on 20th Century Records did not sell. They went back to the drawing board and reemerged in 1980 with the album City Nights on Boardwalk Records. Latin music legend Willie Bobo and his producer Stan Silverberg produced the album. Together is a cover of a Gamble/Huff song originally recorded by The Intruders and Tierra's latin soul version reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's the only big hit Tierra had but they have a big following in the Latino community in Los Angeles and they continue to record on their own Thump label. Latin soul fans should check them out. Here's Tierra performing Together on Thee Mister Duran Show Sept. 2006.
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