Barrabás - Heart of the City (1975)

Barrabás - Heart of the City (1975)

Tracklist front / back album covers

"Checkmate" (Fernando Arbex) – 4:28

"Take a Wild Ride" (E. Morales, M. Morales, Ernesto Duarte, Daniel Louis) – 4:00

"Along the Shore" (Duarte, José Luís Tejada) – 6:06

"Make It Easy" (E. Morales, M. Morales) – 3:54

"Family Size" (Arbex) – 3:21

"Mellow Blow" (E. Morales) – 4:12

"Thank You Love" (E. Morales, M. Morales) – 4:45

"Four Season Woman" (Arbex) – 3:57

Barrabás Band Members / Musicians

José Luís Tejada – lead vocals

Enrique "Ricky" Morales – lead and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

Miguel Morales – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

Ernesto "Tito" Duarte – saxophone, flute, percussion, bass guitar

Juan Vidal – keyboards, backing vocals

Daniel Louis – drums, percussion

"The Waters" (Maxine, Julia & Patti) – backing vocals

Produced by Fernando Arbex

Recorded at Blue Rock Studios, New York

Heart of the City is the 4th album by the Spanish group Barrabás, released in 1975. The album charted at #149 on the Billboard 200 in the USA, and was later re-released on CD in Spain as Check Mate.

This album was the first to feature Daniel Louis on drums, after the departure of José María Moll.

"Checkmate" / "Family Size" and "Make It Easy" / "Take a Wild Ride" were released as singles. The instrumental "Mellow Blow" was one of the first 12-inch singles to be released, and the first ever on Atlantic Records.