Mo' Ritmo

Name	Mo' Ritmo
Type	Studio
Artist	Gerardo
Cover	Gerardo_Mo'_Ritmo_album_art.JPG
Released	January 29, 1991
Recorded	Bossa Nova Hotel, Cafe Al Dente, Cliffhanger Studio in 1990
Genre	Latin rap
Length	49:02
Label	Interscope Records
Producer	Christian Warren, Hilary Bercovici, Dr. Freeze and Michael Sembello
This album	Mo' Ritmo (1991)
Next album	Dos (1992)

Mo' Ritmo is the debut album of Latin rap artist Gerardo. It was released on January 29, 1991 on Interscope Records, the first such album to be released by the record company. Mo’ Ritmo achieved success by breaking into the top-50 on the Billboard 200 and the top-75 on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums, making Gerardo a summer hit in 1991.

Song lengths from the CD liner notes differ from the actual track lengths.

Track listing

#"When The Lights Go Out" (Gerardo Mejia, Dan Sembello, Michael Sembello) – 4:05 #"Brother To Brother" (Gerardo Mejia, Alfred Rubalcava) – 3:33 #"Rico Suave" - 4:51 #"En Mi Barrio" - 2:58 #"Latin Till I Die (Oye Como Va)" - 4:01 #"We Want The Funk" (cover of George Clinton song) - 4:12 #"Christina" - 3:56 #"Fandango" - 5:30 #"You Gotta Hold Of My Soul" - 4:58 #"The Groove Remains The Same" - 5:13 #”When the Lights Go Out [Dr. Freeze Mix]” - 3:20

Chart performance

{| width="0%" |- valign="top" | width="50%" | {|class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1991) !align="center"|Peak
position |- |align="left"|Billboard 200 |align="center"|36 |- |align="left"|Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums |align="center"|64 |}

Credits

Lead vocals: Gerardo

Additional vocals: Coco, Ellis Hall, Nikki Harris, Anna Marie, Gerardo, Xavier Menia, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Cruz Baca Sembello, and Michael Sembello

Programmers: Jimmy Abney, Hilary Bercovici, Brian O’Daughtery, Alfred Rubalcava, Danny Sembello, Michael Sembello, and Christian Warren

Engineer: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, Bud Rizzo, and Michael Smith

Assistant Engineer: Tim Anderson

Mixers: Hilary Bercovici, David Bianco, Bobby Brooks, and Erik Zobler

Scratcher: D-Roc

Remixers: Dr. Freeze and Angela Piva

Timbales: Ronnie Gutierrez and Michael Sembello

Bongos: Alfred Ortiz

Congas: Alfred Ortiz

Photography: Barry King and Randee St. Nicholas

Category:1991 albums Category:Debut albums Category:Gerardo albums Category:Interscope Records albums