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"Mi Gente" (English: My People) is a song by Latin salsa star Héctor Lavoe from the album, La Voz. It is considered by many Latinos to be his signature song. The most popular version of the song was recorded in 1974 in Africa with the Fania All Stars.
The song was composed by Johnny Pacheco.
Marc Anthony version
| "Mi Gente" | ||||
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| Single by Marc Anthony | ||||
| from the album El Cantante | ||||
| Released | July 3, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Pacheco | |||
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"Mi Gente" is a cover of Héctor Lavoe's song by Marc Anthony for the movie El Cantante as he plays Lavoe himself. The song was featured on Gloria Estefan's Mexican promo single of No Llores. The song received a nomination at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards for "Tropical Airplay Song Of The Year".
Chart position
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 23 |
| Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 1 |
Other Covers
- Domingo Quiñones covered the song on his tribute album, "¿Quién Mató a Héctor Lavoe?".
- Angel & Khriz covered "Mi Gente" while using Hector Lavoe's recorded voice. It was included as part of the Urban Tribute to Hector Lavoe.
References
- "Mi Gente by Hector Lavoe | Who Sampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1110791/charts-awards/billboard-single
External links
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